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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 25-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title: (1) the definitions in § 1–101...
Section 25-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies only in Montgomery County.
Section 25-103 - Copy of Legislation - A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by...
Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners
Section 25-201 - Established - There is a Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County.
Section 25-202 - Membership - (a) The County Executive shall appoint five members to the...
Section 25-203 - Chair - From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a...
Section 25-204 - Quorum; Compensation; Staff - (a) Three members of the Board are a quorum for...
Section 25-205 - Inspectors; Civil Citations - An inspector may issue a civil citation as provided in...
Section 25-206 - Regulations - The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
Subtitle 3 - Alcohol Beverage Services
Section 25-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 25-302 - Established - There is the Alcohol Beverage Services in the county government,...
Section 25-303 - Director - (a) There is a Director of the Services, who shall...
Section 25-304 - Staff - (a) (1) With the approval of the County Executive, the...
Section 25-305 - Restrictions on Financial Interests - (a) A member of the County Council or the County...
Section 25-306 - Advisory Board - (a) There is an Advisory Board in the Services. (b)...
Section 25-307 - Monopoly Control - (a) This section does not apply to a holder of...
Section 25-308 - Delivery of Beer to per Diem License Holder - (a) The Services may enter into an agreement with a...
Section 25-309 - Other Powers - (a) With the approval of the County Executive and subject...
Section 25-310 - Dispensaries - (a) With the approval of the County Executive, the Director...
Section 25-311 - Distribution of Proceeds - (a) Revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages shall...
Section 25-312 - Immunity - The Services shall have the immunity from liability established under...
Section 25-313 - Records and Reports - The Department of Finance shall: (1) keep accurate records of...
Section 25-314 - Stale Malt Beverages - (a) A supplier may enter into an agreement with a...
Subtitle 4 - Manufacturer's Licenses
Section 25-401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s...
Section 25-402 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver...
Section 25-403 - Class 3 Winery License - The Board may issue a Class D beer and wine...
Section 25-404 - Class 6 Pub-Brewery License - (a) This section applies to a Class 6 pub–brewery license...
Section 25-405 - Class 7 Micro-Brewery License - (a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery (on–...
Section 25-406 - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor...
Subtitle 5 - Wholesaler's Licenses
Section 25-501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s...
Section 25-502 - Restriction on Sales - A holder of a Class 1 beer, wine, and liquor,...
Section 25-503 - Hours and Days of Sale or Delivery - Alcoholic beverages may be sold or delivered from 6 a.m....
Subtitle 6 - Beer Licenses
Section 25-601 - Class a Beer License - (a) There is a Class A beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 25-602 - Class B Beer License - (a) There is a Class B beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 25-603 - Class C Beer License - (a) There is a Class C beer license. (b) The...
Section 25-604 - Class D Beer License - (a) There is a Class D beer license. (b) (1)...
Section 25-605 - Class H Beer License - (a) There is a Class H beer license. (b) (1)...
Subtitle 7 - Wine Licenses
Section 25-701 - Class a Wine License - (a) There is a Class A wine license in the...
Subtitle 8 - Beer and Wine Licenses
Section 25-801 - Alcohol Content Limitation on Wine Sold Under Beer and Wine License - The wine that may be sold under a beer and...
Section 25-802 - Class a Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class A beer and wine license....
Section 25-803 - Class B Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class B beer and wine license....
Section 25-804 - Class C Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class C beer and wine license....
Section 25-805 - Class D Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class D beer and wine license....
Section 25-806 - Class H Beer and Wine License - (a) There is a Class H beer and wine license....
Subtitle 9 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses
Section 25-901 - Class A-Tp Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class A–TP beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 25-902 - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 25-903 - Class Bd-Bwl License - (a) There is a Class BD–BWL license. (b) The license...
Section 25-904 - Class B-Bwl (H-M) Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - (a) There is a Class B–BWL (H–M) beer, wine, and...
Section 25-906 - 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 25-1001 - Art Gallery License - (a) There is an art gallery beer and wine license....
Section 25-1002 - Beauty Salon License - (a) There is a beauty salon beer and wine license....
Section 25-1003 - Clubhouse/lodge License - (a) There is a Class B–BWL (clubhouse/lodge) license. (b) The...
Section 25-1004 - Community Performing Arts Facility License - (a) There is a BWL Community Performing Arts Facility license....
Section 25-1004.1 - Consumption Only Marketplace License -- Location -- Hours -- Annual Fee - (a) In this section, “shopping center” means any combination of...
Section 25-1005 - Continuing Care Retirement Community License - (a) There is a continuing care retirement community license. (b)...
Section 25-1006 - Corporate Training Center License - (a) There is a Class B (Corporate Training Center) beer,...
Section 25-1007 - Country Club License - (a) There is a country club license. (b) The application...
Section 25-1008 - Culinary School License - (a) There is a culinary school beer and wine license....
Section 25-1009 - Fraternal/sororal/service Organization License - (a) There is a fraternal/sororal/service organization beer, wine, and liquor...
Section 25-1010 - Large Performing Arts Facility License - (a) There is a Class B–BWL (large performing arts facility)...
Section 25-1011 - Public Golf Course Licenses - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 25-1011.1 - Sports Stadium License - (a) There is a sports stadium license. (b) (1) Subject...
Section 25-1012 - Takoma Park Veterans' License - (a) There is a Class C (Takoma Park veterans’) beer,...
Section 25-1013 - Theater License - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 25-1014 - Veterans' Organization or Club License - (a) There is a veterans’ organization or club license. (b)...
Subtitle 11 - Additional License Privileges
Section 25-1101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) Section 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine...
Section 25-1102 - Restaurants, Clubs, and Hotels With Class H License - Section 4–1102 of this article also applies to an individual...
Section 25-1103 - Refillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 25-1104 - Refillable Container Permit -- Wine - (a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for...
Section 25-1104.1 - Nonrefillable Container Permit -- Draft Beer - (a) The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for...
Section 25-1105 - Organization Supply License - (a) There is an organization supply license. (b) The Board...
Subtitle 12 - Caterer's Licenses
Section 25-1201 - Local Caterer's License - (a) (1) There is a local caterer’s license. (2) The...
Section 25-1202 - Catering Extension - (a) There is a catering extension. (b) The Board may...
Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses
Part I - In General
Section 25-1301 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary...
Section 25-1302 - Purchase of Alcoholic Beverages by Holder of Certain Class C Licenses - A holder of a Class C per diem beer license,...
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 25-1304 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Festival License - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 25-1306 - Beer and Wine Tasting License - (a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license....
Section 25-1307 - Town of Kensington Beer and Wine Tasting - (a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license...
Part III - Per Diem, Multiple Day, and Multiple Event Licenses
Section 25-1310 - Community Swimming Pool Club - The Board may issue a Class C per diem beer...
Section 25-1311 - Fees - The license fees are: (1) $30 per day for a...
Section 25-1312 - Basket of Cheer Permit - (a) There is a basket of cheer permit. (b) The...
Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses
Section 25-1401 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications...
Section 25-1402 - Board to Obtain Criminal History Record Information - The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each...
Section 25-1403 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Destroyed After Application Process - The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained...
Section 25-1404 - Application on Behalf of Partnership - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 25-1405 - Application on Behalf of Corporation or Club - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 25-1406 - Application on Behalf of Limited Liability Company - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 25-1408 - When Statement and Acknowledgment of Assenting to License and Warrantless Search Are Not Required - An applicant who is the lessee of the entire building...
Section 25-1409 - Identification Requirements - (a) This section does not apply to an application for...
Section 25-1410 - Payment of License Fees - The Board shall collect the license fees.
Section 25-1411 - Refund for Voluntary Surrender of License - If a license holder voluntarily surrenders the license at least...
Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Section 25-1501 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance...
Section 25-1502 - Authority of Board - (a) (1) When acting on a license application, the Board...
Section 25-1503 - Bowling Establishments - Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or...
Section 25-1504 - License for Different Part of Premises or Building - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board...
Section 25-1505 - Issuance for Premises With Nonconforming Use - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board...
Section 25-1506 - Notice of License Application - (a) (1) The Board may fulfill the notice requirement under...
Subtitle 16 - Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans
Part I - Licensing Conditions
Section 25-1601 - Restrictions in Certain Districts - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a country...
Section 25-1602 - Licenses Allowed in Barnesville - In Barnesville, the Board may issue a 7–day on–sale beer,...
Section 25-1603 - Licenses Allowed in Damascus - (a) This section applies only to Damascus (12th election district)....
Section 25-1604 - Licenses Allowed in Kensington - (a) This section applies only to Kensington. (b) Except as...
Section 25-1605 - Licenses Allowed in Laytonsville - (a) This section applies only to Laytonsville. (b) (1) Subject...
Section 25-1606 - Poolesville -- Local Voting Option - (a) (1) The Commissioners of Poolesville may submit to the...
Section 25-1607 - Licenses Allowed in Takoma Park - (a) The Board may issue, renew, approve the transfer of,...
Section 25-1609 - Bowling Alley, Billiard Hall, and Drugstore Restrictions - (a) The Board may not issue: (1) a Class H...
Section 25-1610 - Motor Fuel Restrictions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 25-1611 - Regulations for Periodic Inspections - (a) This section does not apply to a premises for...
Part II - Multiple Licensing Plans
Section 25-1613 - Scope of Part - Sections 25–1614 and 25–1615 of this subtitle apply only to...
Section 25-1614 - Maximum Number of Licenses -- in General - (a) Except as provided in § 25–1615 of this subtitle,...
Section 25-1615 - Maximum Number of Class B Licenses -- Hotels - (a) The Board may issue additional Class B beer, wine,...
Section 25-1616 - Maximum Number of Special Culinary School Licenses - (a) The Board may issue no more than three special...
Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License
Section 25-1701 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of...
Section 25-1702 - Hearing and Notice Requirements - (a) Before an application for a transfer of a license...
Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses
Section 25-1801 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal...
Section 25-1802 - Filing Period for Renewal Application - (a) To renew a license, a license holder annually shall...
Section 25-1803 - Photograph and Fingerprint Requirements - A license renewal application shall: (1) meet the photograph and...
Section 25-1804 - Criminal History Records Check Applicable to License Renewals - The requirement for a criminal history records check under §...
Section 25-1805 - Exception to Required Consent Statement - A license holder may renew the license without obtaining a...
Section 25-1806 - Renewal of License for Premises With Nonconforming Use - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board...
Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders
Section 25-1901 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct...
Section 25-1902 - Alcohol Awareness Program -- Caterers - The alcohol awareness program described in § 4–505 of this...
Section 25-1903 - Alcohol Awareness Program -- Presence on Licensed Premises Required - (a) The license holder or an individual designated by the...
Section 25-1904 - Retail Delivery - (a) In addition to being employed in the sale of...
Section 25-1905 - Sales by Certain License Holders Limited to Alcoholic Beverages Purchased From Services - A license holder may sell only alcoholic beverages purchased from...
Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale
Section 25-2001 - Consumption Restrictions - (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, an individual...
Section 25-2002 - Beer Licenses - (a) A holder of a Class A beer license may...
Section 25-2003 - Class a Wine License - A holder of a Class A wine license may sell...
Section 25-2004 - Beer and Wine Licenses - (a) A holder of a Class A beer and wine...
Section 25-2005 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses - (a) Reserved. (b) A holder of a Class A–TP beer,...
Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses
Section 25-2101 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation...
Section 25-2102 - Effects of Revocation - If a license is revoked, the Board may issue a...
Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses
Section 25-2201 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division...
Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder
Section 25-2301 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division...
Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review
Section 25-2401 - Application of General Provisions - Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of...
Section 25-2402 - Court May Remand - In addition to the other powers of the circuit court...
Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments
Section 25-2501 - Selling, Serving, Keeping, or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages - A location under the control or possession of an establishment...
Section 25-2502 - 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 25-2601 - Application of General Provisions - Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this...
Section 25-2602 - Issuance of Citations - An inspector who investigates a license violation may issue a...
Section 25-2603 - Search Warrants and Evidentiary Procedures - (a) (1) If a person is charged with violating §...
Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts
Section 25-2701 - Application of General Provisions - (a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited...
Section 25-2702 - 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 25-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- Criminal Procedure - (a) A license holder or an employee of a license...
Section 25-2704 - Possession of Open Container -- Written Consent Required - An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open...
Section 25-2705 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Habitual Drunkard - (a) In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable...
Section 25-2706 - Gift to Board Member or County Employee Prohibited - A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic...
Section 25-2709 - Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Contrary to Article Prohibited - (a) Except as specifically authorized or provided in this article...
Subtitle 28 - Penalties
Section 25-2801 - Application of General Provision - Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article...
Section 25-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board - (a) In lieu of suspending or revoking a license for...