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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 17-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title: (1) except as provided in subsections...
Section 17-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies only in Cecil County.
Section 17-103 - Copy of Legislation - A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by...
Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners
Section 17-201 - Established - There is a Board of License Commissioners for Cecil County.
Section 17-202 - Membership - (a) The County Commissioners shall appoint three members to the...
Section 17-203 - Chair - From among its members, the Board shall designate a chair.
Section 17-204 - Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) The Board shall meet at least once a month....
Section 17-205 - Inspectors - (a) (1) The Board may employ one full–time inspector and...
Section 17-206 - Regulations - The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
Subtitle 3 - Liquor Control
Section 17-301 - Liquor Control -- Not Applicable - There is no liquor control board or department of liquor...
Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses
Section 17-401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s...
Section 17-402 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver...
Section 17-403 - Class 7 Micro-Brewery License - (a) A Class 7 micro–brewery license may be issued to...
Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses
Section 17-501 - Application of General Provisions - Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of...
Section 17-502 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - Except as provided in § 17–503 of this subtitle, a...
Section 17-503 - Delivery of Beer to per Diem License Holder - (a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into...
Subtitle 6 - Beer Licenses
Section 17-601 - Class a Beer License - (a) There is a Class A beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 17-602 - Class B Beer License - (a) There is a Class B beer license. (b) The...
Section 17-603 - Class C Beer License - (a) There is a Class C beer license. (b) The...
Section 17-604 - Class D Beer License - (a) There is a Class D beer license. (b) (1)...
Subtitle 7 - Wine Licenses
Section 17-701 - Class a Wine License - (a) There is a Class A wine license in the...
Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses
Section 17-801 - Alcohol Content Limitation on Wine Sold Under Beer and Wine License - The wine that may be sold under a beer and...
Section 17-802 - Class a Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class A beer and wine license....
Section 17-803 - Class B Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class B beer and wine license....
Section 17-804 - Class C Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class C beer and wine license....
Section 17-805 - Class D Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class D beer and wine license....
Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses
Section 17-901 - Class a Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 17-902 - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 17-903 - Class Blx Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 17-904 - Class C Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 17-905 - Class D Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor...
Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues
Section 17-1001 - Club or Organization License - (a) There is a beer, wine, and liquor club or...
Section 17-1002 - Entertainment Facility License - (a) There is a Class EF (entertainment facility) beer, wine,...
Section 17-1003 - Golf Course License - (a) There is a Class GC (golf course) beer, wine,...
Section 17-1004 - Motel-Restaurant or Hotel-Restaurant Complex License - (a) There is a motel–restaurant complex or hotel–restaurant complex license....
Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges
Section 17-1101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional...
Section 17-1102 - Refillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 17-1103 - Nonrefillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for...
Subtitle 12 - Caterer's Licenses
Section 17-1201 - Local Caterer's License - (a) There is a local caterer’s license. (b) The Board...
Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses
Part I - In General
Section 17-1301 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of...
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 17-1304 - Wine Festival License - (a) (1) There is a wine festival (WF) license. (2)...
Section 17-1305 - Wine Tasting (Class T) License - (a) There is a wine tasting (Class T) license. (b)...
Section 17-1306 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License - (a) There is a beer, wine, and liquor tasting license....
Part III - Per Diem, Multiple Day, and Multiple Event Licenses
Section 17-1308 - Board Action on per Diem License Applications - (a) (1) A simple majority of the total number of...
Section 17-1309 - License for Use at Entertainment Event - (a) The Board may issue a per diem license of...
Section 17-1310 - Multiple Event Entertainment License - (a) The Board may issue to a fire department a...
Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses
Section 17-1401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications...
Section 17-1402 - Board to Obtain Criminal History Record Information - The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each...
Section 17-1403 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Kept in Sealed Envelope - The Board shall keep all criminal history record information in...
Section 17-1404 - Hearing May Not Be Delayed on Account of Failure to Provide Record Information - The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of...
Section 17-1405 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Destroyed After Application Process - The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained...
Section 17-1406 - Fee to Cover Costs of Obtaining Fingerprints and Records Check Results - The Board may set and charge a fee to cover...
Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Section 17-1501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance...
Section 17-1502 - Exchange of License for One of Different Class or Type - (a) A license holder may apply to the Board to...
Section 17-1503 - Bowling Establishments - Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or...
Section 17-1504 - Issuance Fees for New Licenses - (a) The fees for the issuance of a new license...
Subtitle 16 - Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans
Part I - Licensing Conditions
Section 17-1601 - License Quota for Registered Voters - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the...
Section 17-1602 - Drive-Through Sales Prohibited - The Board may not issue any license with an off–sale...
Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License
Section 17-1701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer...
Section 17-1702 - Transfer of Licenses Prohibited for Drive-Throughs - The Board may not transfer an off–sale license for use...
Section 17-1703 - Transfer Allowed After Destruction or Condemnation of Premises - (a) On approval by the Board, a holder of a...
Section 17-1704 - Procedures for Substitution of Names on License for Corporation or Limited Liability Company - (a) If there is a change in an officer of...
Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses
Section 17-1801 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Section 17-1802 - Criminal History Records Check Not Applicable to License Renewals - The requirement for a criminal history records check under §...
Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders
Section 17-1901 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct...
Section 17-1902 - Employment of Underage Individuals - A license holder may employ an individual at least 18...
Section 17-1903 - Requirements of License Holder - (a) A license holder shall ensure that: (1) each employee...
Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale
Section 17-2001 - "Restaurant" Defined - In this subtitle, “restaurant” means a business establishment: (1) that...
Section 17-2002 - Consumption From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Prohibited - (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, an individual...
Section 17-2003 - Prohibited Hours of Sale -- Sunday - On Sunday, a license holder may not sell any alcoholic...
Section 17-2004 - Beer Licenses - (a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer license...
Section 17-2005 - Beer and Wine Licenses - (a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer and...
Section 17-2006 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer, wine,...
Section 17-2007 - Hours for Sale and Consumption on December 31 and January 1 - (a) This subtitle does not restrict the sale or consumption...
Section 17-2008 - Hours for Consumption on Sunday -- Allowed by Class C License Holders - A holder of a Class C beer, beer and wine,...
Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses
Section 17-2101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation...
Section 17-2102 - Nudity and Sexual Displays - In addition to the revocation of license required under §...
Section 17-2103 - Requirement for Licensed Premises; Hardship Extension - (a) A license shall be revoked if: (1) a licensed...
Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses
Section 17-2201 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Section 17-2202 - Additional Conditions for Expiration of License - In addition to the conditions stated in Title 4, Subtitle...
Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder
Section 17-2301 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division...
Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review
Section 17-2401 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of...
Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments
Section 17-2501 - Selling, Serving, Keeping, or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages - (a) A public club, room, or other unlicensed establishment, at...
Section 17-2502 - Hours When Consuming or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Is Prohibited - (a) From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day,...
Subtitle 26 - Enforcement
Section 17-2601 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”)...
Section 17-2602 - Local Regulation of Disorderly Intoxication Allowed - The county may: (1) adopt an ordinance or resolution supplementing...
Section 17-2603 - Service of Summons - In addition to the sheriff who may serve a summons...
Section 17-2604 - Authority of Board to Subpoena Records - (a) The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed...
Section 17-2605 - Distribution of Fines - One–half of each fine imposed in the county shall be...
Section 17-2606 - Observation of Sales by Out-of-State Official - (a) To protect the public safety and peace when law...
Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts
Section 17-2701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited...
Section 17-2702 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Individual Under the Age of 21 Years -- Criminal Procedure - (a) A license holder or an employee of a license...
Section 17-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- Criminal Procedure - (a) A license holder or an employee of a license...
Subtitle 28 - Penalties
Section 17-2801 - Application of General Provision - Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article...
Section 17-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board - (a) The Board may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000...