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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 23-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title: (1) the definitions in § 1–101...
Section 23-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies only in Howard County.
Section 23-103 - Copy of Legislation - A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by...
Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners; Appointed Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board
Section 23-201 - "Hearing Board" Defined - In this subtitle, “Hearing Board” means the Appointed Alcoholic Beverage...
Section 23-202 - Board of License Commissioners Established - There is a Board of License Commissioners for Howard County.
Section 23-203 - Membership - (a) The County Council sits as the Board of License...
Section 23-204 - Establishment of Appointed Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board - There is an Appointed Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board in the...
Section 23-205 - Membership of Hearing Board - (a) (1) The County Executive shall appoint five members to...
Section 23-206 - Hearing Board Chair - From among its members, the Hearing Board shall elect a...
Section 23-207 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) (1) A majority of the members then serving on...
Section 23-208 - Hearing Board - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 23-209 - Issuance of Licenses - (a) The Board of License Commissioners or the Hearing Board...
Section 23-210 - Regulations - (a) The Hearing Board shall: (1) propose regulations to enable...
Subtitle 3 - Liquor Control
Section 23-301 - Liquor Control -- Not Applicable - There is no liquor control board or department of liquor...
Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses
Section 23-401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s...
Section 23-402 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver...
Section 23-403 - Class 7 Micro-Brewery License - (a) The licensed premises for which a Class 7 micro–brewery...
Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses
Section 23-501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s...
Section 23-502 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - Except as provided in § 23–503 of this subtitle, a...
Section 23-503 - Delivery of Beer to per Diem License Holder - (a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into...
Subtitle 6 - Beer Licenses
Section 23-601 - Class a Beer License - (a) There is a Class A beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 23-602 - Class B Beer License - (a) There is a Class B beer license. (b) The...
Section 23-603 - Class C Beer License - (a) There is a Class C beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 23-604 - Class D Beer License - (a) There is a Class D beer license. (b) (1)...
Subtitle 7 - Light Wine Licenses
Section 23-701 - Class a Light Wine License - (a) There is a Class A light wine license in...
Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses
Section 23-801 - Class a Beer and Light Wine License - (a) There is a Class A beer and light wine...
Section 23-802 - Class B Beer and Light Wine License - (a) There is a Class B beer and light wine...
Section 23-803 - Class C Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class C beer and wine 6–day...
Section 23-804 - Class D Beer and Light Wine License - (a) There is a Class D beer and light wine...
Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses
Section 23-901 - Class a Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) There are: (1) a Class A–1 beer, wine, and...
Section 23-902 - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 23-903 - Class Blx License - (a) There is a Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 23-904 - Class C Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a 7–day Class C beer, wine, and...
Section 23-905 - Class D Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) There is: (1) a Class D beer, wine, and...
Subtitle 10 - Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues
Section 23-1001 - Conference Center License - (a) There is a Class C (conference center) beer, wine,...
Section 23-1002 - Continuing Care Retirement Community License - (a) There is a Class C (continuing care retirement community)...
Section 23-1003 - Country Club License - (a) There is a Class C (country club) license. (b)...
Section 23-1004 - Golf Course Licenses - (a) There is: (1) a Class GC (golf course) beer...
Section 23-1004.1 - Marketplace License - (a) In this section, “marketplace” means a premises that: (1)...
Section 23-1005 - Police Officers' Local Affiliate License - (a) There is a Class C (police officers’ local affiliate)...
Section 23-1006 - Racetrack License - (a) There is a racetrack license. (b) The Board may...
Section 23-1007 - Veterans' Club License - (a) There is a Class C (veterans’ club) license. (b)...
Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges
Section 23-1101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional...
Section 23-1102 - Refillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 23-1103 - Refillable Container Permit -- Wine - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 23-1104 - Nonrefillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for...
Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses
Part I - In General
Section 23-1301 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary...
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 23-1304 - Beer Festival License - (a) There is a beer festival license. (b) The Board...
Section 23-1305 - Wine Festival License - (a) There is a wine festival (WF) license. (b) The...
Section 23-1306 - Wine Sampling License for Nonprofit Organization - (a) There is a wine sampling (WS) license. (b) The...
Section 23-1307 - Beer and Wine Tasting License - (a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license....
Section 23-1308 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License - (a) There is a beer, wine, and liquor tasting (BWLT)...
Section 23-1309 - Educational Event Licenses - (a) In this section, “educational event” means an event at...
Part III - Per Diem, Multiple Day, and Multiple Event Licenses
Section 23-1312 - Fee - The fee for a Class C per diem beer license,...
Section 23-1313 - Class C per Diem Entertainment Venue Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) In this section, “entertainment venue” means a facility that...
Section 23-1314 - Class D per Diem Entertainment Venue Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) In this section, “entertainment venue” means a facility that...
Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses
Section 23-1401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications...
Section 23-1402 - Board to Obtain Criminal History Record Information - (a) The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of...
Section 23-1403 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Destroyed After Application Process - The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained...
Section 23-1404 - Application for Corporation or Limited Liability Company - (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of...
Section 23-1405 - Resident Status - (a) An applicant for a license in the county shall...
Section 23-1406 - Petition of Support to Be Signed by at Least Three Residents - (a) At least one of the applicants shall include with...
Section 23-1407 - Additional Requirements for Applicants - (a) At least one of the applicants for a license...
Section 23-1408 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Made Available Only to Personnel of Board of License Commissioners or Hearing Board - The Board shall make criminal history record information in its...
Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Section 23-1501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance...
Section 23-1502 - Holders of Out-of-State Licenses - The Board may not issue a Class A or Class...
Section 23-1503 - Findings for Decision on Class a License Application - In determining whether to approve an application for any new...
Section 23-1504 - Interests in Multiple Licenses -- Prohibited - Unless otherwise expressly authorized by this article, a person may...
Section 23-1505 - Notice of License Application - (a) In addition to the newspaper notice required under §...
Section 23-1506 - License Not Subject to Certain Actions - A license is not: (1) subject to a writ of...
Section 23-1507 - Waiting Period After Denials - (a) If a license application is denied, another license application...
Section 23-1508 - License for Incomplete Building - (a) The Board may give tentative approval to issuing a...
Subtitle 16 - Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans
Part I - Licensing Conditions
Section 23-1601 - Quota for Class a Licenses - (a) This section does not apply to a Class A...
Section 23-1602 - Distance Restriction From School - (a) (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the...
Section 23-1603 - Drive-Through Sales Prohibited - The Board may not issue any license with an off–sale...
Part II - Multiple Licensing Plans
Section 23-1606 - Combination of Class B and Class Blx Licenses - (a) (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this...
Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License
Section 23-1701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer...
Section 23-1702 - Payment of Taxes - The Board may not allow the transfer of a license...
Section 23-1703 - Application for Corporation or Limited Liability Company - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 23-1704 - Hearing and Notice Requirements - (a) On receipt of an application for a transfer of...
Section 23-1705 - Procedures for Substitution of Names on License - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for...
Section 23-1706 - Transfer of Licenses Prohibited for Drive-Throughs - The Board may not transfer an off–sale license for use...
Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses
Section 23-1801 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal...
Section 23-1802 - Late Filing - If a license holder fails to file a license renewal...
Section 23-1803 - Holders of Out-of-State Licenses - Notwithstanding § 23–1502 of this title, the Board may renew...
Section 23-1804 - Multiple Licenses - Notwithstanding § 23–1504 of this title, a person who has...
Section 23-1805 - Criminal History Records Check Applicable to License Renewals - The requirement for a criminal history records check under §...
Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders
Section 23-1901 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct...
Section 23-1902 - Employment of Underage Individuals - (a) A holder of a Class A, Class B, or...
Section 23-1903 - Alcohol Awareness Program - (a) (1) The license holder or an individual designated by...
Section 23-1904 - Retail Delivery - (a) (1) The holder of a Class A license or...
Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale
Section 23-2001 - Consumption From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Prohibited - (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2...
Section 23-2002 - Beer Licenses - (a) Except as otherwise provided by the Board: (1) a...
Section 23-2003 - Beer and Light Wine Licenses - (a) Except as otherwise restricted by the Board: (1) a...
Section 23-2004 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) Except as otherwise provided by the Board: (1) a...
Section 23-2005 - Holiday Hours - (a) A license holder, other than a holder of a...
Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses
Section 23-2101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation...
Section 23-2102 - Additional Grounds for Revocation or Suspension - In addition to the grounds for revocation or suspension in...
Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses
Section 23-2201 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder
Section 23-2301 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division...
Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review
Section 23-2401 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of...
Section 23-2402 - Costs - (a) Before docketing an action for judicial review under Title...
Section 23-2403 - Court May Remand - In addition to the other powers of the circuit court...
Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments
Section 23-2501 - Place of Adult Entertainment - (a) In this subtitle, “place of adult entertainment” means an...
Section 23-2502 - Prohibited Activities in a Place of Adult Entertainment - (a) A person may not bring into a place of...
Section 23-2503 - 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 23-2601 - Application of General Provisions - Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this...
Section 23-2602 - Authority of Board to Subpoena Records - (a) The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed...
Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts
Section 23-2701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited...
Section 23-2702 - 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 23-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- Criminal Procedure - (a) A license holder or an employee of a license...
Section 23-2704 - On-Premises Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Not Purchased From License Holder -- Exception for Veterans Organization or Continuing Care Retirement Community - (a) (1) The prohibitions in §§ 6–308 and 6–319 of...
Section 23-2705 - Allowing Game of Chance or Skill to Be Played on Premises by Individual Under the Age of 18 Years - (a) A holder of an on–sale license may not allow...
Section 23-2706 - Gifts to Member of Board or Hearing Board Prohibited - (a) A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of...
Subtitle 28 - Penalties
Section 23-2801 - Application of General Provision - Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article...
Section 23-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board - (a) The Board may impose a fine not exceeding $2,000...