§ 11-1001. Airport concessionaire license

MD Alcoholic B Code § 11-1001 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    There is an airport concessionaire license.

(b)    (1)    The Board may issue the license to a person who is a lessee, sublessee, or concessionaire at an airport.

(2)    The Board may not impose additional qualifications for the license as to the residence or voting status of the license holder.

(c)    The license authorizes:

(1)    the sale of beer, wine, and liquor every day from each location in an airport terminal; and

(2)    the playing of music and dancing.

(d)    (1)    (i)    This paragraph does not apply to duty free shops.

(ii)    A person who is a lessee, sublessee, or concessionaire at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport may hold one license for multiple locations within the terminal of Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, even if the person already holds another license that the Board issues.

(2)    On receipt of an application for the license, the Board shall:

(i)    give precedence to the application of a person under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection over all other license applications; and

(ii)    hold a hearing on the application at the Board meeting that immediately follows receipt of the application.

(e)    A holder of the license need not obtain a Sunday permit under § 11–1104 of this title to sell alcoholic beverages after 2 a.m. on Sunday.

(f)    (1)    (i)    The annual fee for the license and one location from which alcoholic beverages may be sold is $5,000.

(ii)    The annual fee for each additional location from which alcoholic beverages may be sold is $5,000.

(2)    Each fee shall be paid on or before May 1 to the Board.