Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues
Section 26-1006 - Country Inn License

(a)    There is a Class B–CI license.
    (b)    The Board may determine:
        (1)    to whom the license shall be issued;
        (2)    the number of licenses to be issued; and
        (3)    whether a person who already holds a license issued in the county may also have an interest in a Class B–CI license.
    (c)    The Board may issue the license for the use of a country inn that:
        (1)    accommodates the public;
        (2)    is equipped with a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals;
        (3)    has average daily receipts from the sale of food that exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages; and
        (4)    is in a building that meets the requirements of subsections (e) and (f) of this section.
    (d)    The license authorizes the license holder to sell alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption.
    (e)    A country inn for which the license is issued shall be in a building that:
        (1)    appears on the National Register of Historic Places;
        (2)    has historic, cultural, or architectural significance because it:
            (i)    1.    has character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the county, State, or nation;
                2.    is the site of a significant historic event;
                3.    is identified with a person or a group of persons who influenced society;
                4.    exemplifies the cultural, economic, industrial, social, political, or historical heritage of the community;
                5.    embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;
                6.    represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community, or county due to its singular physical characteristic or landscape; and
            (ii)    possesses high artistic values; or
        (3)    (i)    has been constructed or reconstructed on a site classified as a historic site in the historic sites and districts’ plan for the county;
            (ii)    exemplifies the cultural, economic, industrial, social, political, or historical heritage of the community;
            (iii)    embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; and
            (iv)    possesses high artistic values.
    (f)    In addition to the requirements in subsection (d) of this section, a country inn shall meet the following requirements:
        (1)    the exterior of the building shall give the appearance of appropriate age;
        (2)    the grounds shall include appropriate landscaping, gardens, and appurtenances;
        (3)    except for restrooms, the interior of the building in all areas open to the public shall be decorated and furnished in the style appropriate to the period in which the building was constructed, or the period the building was constructed to exemplify, except that electric lighting may be used if the lighting fixtures are of a style compatible with the decor of the inn;
        (4)    the employees of the country inn who regularly and customarily are in view of patrons in the dining area shall be attired in clothing or costume appropriate to the period exemplified by the inn; and
        (5)    entertainment provided by the country inn shall exemplify the kind of entertainment typical of the period represented by the inn.
    (g)    (1)    A license holder may hold not more than two Class B–CI licenses.
        (2)    The Board may issue not more than two Class B–CI licenses.
    (h)    The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 26–2004 of this title.
    (i)    The annual license fee is $2,365.