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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 19-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title: (1) the definitions in § 1–101...
Section 19-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies only in Dorchester County.
Section 19-103 - Copy of Legislation - A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by...
Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners
Section 19-201 - Established - There is a Board of License Commissioners for Dorchester County.
Section 19-202 - Membership - (a) The County Council sits as the Board. (b) (1)...
Section 19-203 - Compensation; Staff - (a) (1) (i) The chair of the Board shall receive...
Section 19-204 - Inspector May Issue Summons - The inspector assigned to the Board may serve a summons.
Section 19-205 - Regulations - The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this title.
Subtitle 3 - Liquor Control
Section 19-301 - Liquor Control -- Not Applicable - There is no liquor control board or department of liquor...
Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses
Section 19-401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s...
Section 19-402 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver...
Section 19-403 - Class 6 Pub-Brewery License - (a) This section applies to a Class 6 pub–brewery license...
Section 19-404 - Class 7 Micro-Brewery License - (a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery license...
Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses
Section 19-501 - Application of General Provisions - Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of...
Section 19-502 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - Except as provided in § 19–503 of this subtitle, a...
Section 19-503 - Delivery of Beer to per Diem License Holder - (a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into...
Subtitle 6 - Beer Licenses
Section 19-601 - Class a Beer License - (a) There is a Class A beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 19-602 - Class B Beer License - (a) There is a Class B beer license. (b) The...
Section 19-603 - Class C Beer License - (a) There is a Class C beer license. (b) The...
Section 19-604 - Class D Beer License - (a) There is a Class D beer license. (b) (1)...
Subtitle 7 - Wine Licenses
Section 19-701 - Class a Wine License - (a) There is a Class A wine license in the...
Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses
Section 19-801 - Alcohol Content Limitation on Wine Sold Under Beer and Wine License - The wine that may be sold under a beer and...
Section 19-802 - Class a Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class A beer and wine license....
Section 19-803 - Class B Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class B beer and wine license....
Section 19-804 - Class C Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class C beer and wine license....
Section 19-805 - Class D Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class D beer and wine license....
Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses
Section 19-901 - Class a Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 19-902 - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 19-903 - Class C Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 19-904 - Class D Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class D beer, wine, and liquor...
Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges
Section 19-1101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional...
Section 19-1102 - Refillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 19-1103 - Nonrefillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for...
Subtitle 12 - Caterer's Licenses
Section 19-1201 - Class B Caterer's License - (a) There is a Class B caterer’s license. (b) (1)...
Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses
Part I - In General
Section 19-1301 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary...
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 19-1304 - Beer and Wine Festival License - (a) In this section, “festival” means a beer and wine...
Section 19-1305 - Wine Tasting License - (a) There is a 1–day wine tasting (WT) license. (b)...
Section 19-1306 - Beer and Wine Tasting License - (a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license....
Part III - Per Diem, Multiple Day, and Multiple Event Licenses
Section 19-1309 - Class C per Diem Beer and Class C per Diem Beer and Wine Licenses - (a) There is a Class C per diem beer and...
Section 19-1310 - Class C per Diem Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class C per diem beer, wine,...
Section 19-1311 - Club License - (a) The Board may issue a per diem license of...
Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses
Section 19-1401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications...
Section 19-1402 - 1-Year Residency Requirement - At the time an application for a license is filed,...
Section 19-1403 - Board to Obtain Criminal History Record Information - The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each...
Section 19-1404 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Kept in Sealed Envelope - The Board shall keep all criminal history record information in...
Section 19-1405 - Hearing May Not Be Delayed on Account of Failure to Provide Records Check - The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of...
Section 19-1406 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Destroyed After Application Process - The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained...
Section 19-1407 - 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 19-1501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance...
Section 19-1502 - Bowling Establishments - Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or...
Section 19-1503 - Notice of License Application - (a) The Board shall post a suitable notice in a...
Subtitle 16 - Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans
Part I - Licensing Conditions
Section 19-1601 - Distance Restriction From Place of Worship or School - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Part II - Multiple Licensing Plans
Section 19-1604 - Additional Class a Licenses - (a) The Board may issue a Class A beer license,...
Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License
Section 19-1701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer...
Section 19-1702 - Procedures for Substitution of Names on License - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for...
Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses
Section 19-1801 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Section 19-1802 - 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 19-1901 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct...
Section 19-1902 - Employment of Underage Individuals - A holder of a Class A beer license may employ...
Section 19-1903 - Alcohol Awareness Certificate Valid for Only One Establishment - An alcohol awareness program certificate of completion held by an...
Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale
Section 19-2001 - Consumption From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Prohibited - (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2...
Section 19-2002 - Beer Licenses - (a) Except as provided in § 19–2006 of this subtitle,...
Section 19-2003 - Class a Wine License - A holder of a Class A wine license may sell...
Section 19-2004 - Beer and Wine Licenses - (a) A holder of a Class A beer and wine...
Section 19-2005 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and...
Section 19-2006 - Hours on December 24 and 31 - If December 24 or December 31 is on a Sunday,...
Section 19-2007 - Hours for On-Premises Consumption - (a) On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages is allowed: (1) until...
Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses
Section 19-2101 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”)...
Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses
Section 19-2201 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder
Section 19-2301 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death...
Section 19-2302 - Death of Married License Holder or Holder of License for Partnership or Corporation - (a) (1) On the death of a married license holder...
Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review
Section 19-2401 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of...
Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments
Section 19-2501 - Selling, Serving, Keeping, or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages - (a) This section does not apply to an establishment for...
Section 19-2502 - 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 19-2601 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”)...
Section 19-2602 - Service of Summons - In addition to the sheriff who may serve a summons...
Section 19-2603 - Distribution of Fines - One–half of each fine imposed in the county shall be...
Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts
Section 19-2701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited...
Section 19-2702 - 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 19-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- Criminal Procedure - (a) A license holder or an employee of a license...
Section 19-2704 - Unlawful Display or Consumption of Other Alcoholic Beverages - (a) A person may not display or consume in a...
Section 19-2705 - Individual Under the Age of 21 Years on Class D Premises -- Prohibited - An individual under the age of 21 years may not...
Section 19-2706 - Allowing Individual Under the Age of 21 Years to Loiter on Premises - (a) A license holder may not allow an individual under...
Section 19-2707 - Possession of Open Container -- Written Consent Required - An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open...
Subtitle 28 - Penalties
Section 19-2801 - Application of General Provision - Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article...
Section 19-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board - (a) The Board may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500...