§ 12-2004. Beer, wine, and liquor licenses

MD Alcoholic B Code § 12-2004 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

(i)    on Monday through Saturday:

1.    from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and

2.    from 6 a.m. to midnight in all other locations in the City; and

(ii)    on the Sundays that fall between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., if, on or before September 30 of that year, the license holder has paid a supplementary license fee of $75 for each Sunday the privilege is to be exercised.

(2)    In addition to the privileges specified under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption on two additional Sundays during the calendar year if the holder pays a license fee of $75 at least 2 weeks before each time the privilege is exercised.

(b)    (1)    Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

(i)    from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and

(ii)    from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.

(2)    In the 47th alcoholic beverages district in the City, the hours for sales of beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption under a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use in a restaurant are as provided in § 12–903(d) of this title.

(3)    Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle and § 12–903(d) of this title, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(c)    Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class B–D–7 beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

(1)    from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and

(2)    from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.

(d)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

(i)    from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and

(ii)    from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.

(2)    Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle and § 12–903 of this title, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(e)    A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor amusement permit may sell all alcoholic beverages at all hours except between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. each day.

(f)    (1)    Except as provided in § 12–2005 of this subtitle, a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Saturday:

(i)    from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in the area specified in the Park Heights Master Plan adopted by the City in 2006; and

(ii)    from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day in all other locations in the City.

(2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and § 12–2007(b) of this subtitle, the license holder may not exercise the privileges of the license without an amusement permit from 1 a.m. on Sunday to 6 a.m. the following day.

(3)    (i)    The Board may issue a supplemental license not more than four times during a calendar year to the license holder authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. on Sunday to 1 a.m. the following day.

(ii)    The fee for the supplemental license is $75 per issuance and is in addition to the annual fee for the underlying Class D beer, wine, and liquor license.

(iii)    A holder of a supplemental license shall notify the Board at least 2 weeks in advance of exercising the privileges under the supplemental license.