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Maryland House Bill HB520

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
44 [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6- Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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107 HOUSE BILL 520
118 A2 2lr1427
129 CF SB 483
13-By: Delegate Johnson Harford County Delegation
10+By: Delegate Johnson
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022
1512 Assigned to: Economic Matters
16-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17-House action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 9, 2022
1913
20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
2317
2418 Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Stadium License Annual Fee 2
2519
2620 FOR the purpose of reducing the annual fee for a stadium beer, wine, and liquor license in 3
2721 Harford County; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford 4
2822 County. 5
2923
3024 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
3125 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 7
3226 Section 22–102 8
3327 Annotated Code of Maryland 9
3428 (2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
3529
3630 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
3731 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 12
3832 Section 22–1006 13
3933 Annotated Code of Maryland 14
4034 (2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
4135
4236 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
4337 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
4438
4539 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 18
4640
4741 22–102. 19
42+
43+ This title applies only in Harford County. 20
44+
45+22–1006. 21
46+
47+ (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
4848 2 HOUSE BILL 520
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5050
51- This title applies only in Harford County. 1
51+ (2) “Concession manager” means a person that provides and supervises 1
52+under contract the comprehensive management of all food and beverage concession sales 2
53+on the licensed premises. 3
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53-22–1006. 2
55+ (3) “Licensed premises” includes the stadium facility and stadium parking 4
56+lots. 5
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55- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
58+ (b) There is a stadium beer, wine, and liquor license. 6
5659
57- (2) “Concession manager” means a person that provides and supervises 4
58-under contract the comprehensive management of all food and beverage concession sales 5
59-on the licensed premises. 6
60+ (c) The Board may issue the license for a stadium to the owner, lessee, or 7
61+concession manager of a professional baseball stadium. 8
6062
61- (3) “Licensed premises” includes the stadium facility and stadium parking 7
62-lots. 8
63+ (d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the 9
64+license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption. 10
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64- (b) There is a stadium beer, wine, and liquor license. 9
66+ (2) The license holder may sell, serve, or allow the consumption of beer, 11
67+wine, and liquor on the stadium parking lots only with the prior written approval of the 12
68+Board. 13
6569
66- (c) The Board may issue the license for a stadium to the owner, lessee, or 10
67-concession manager of a professional baseball stadium. 11
70+ (e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell 14
71+beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. 15
6872
69- (d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the 12
70-license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption. 13
73+ (2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium license may not sell beer, 16
74+wine, or liquor: 17
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72- (2) The license holder may sell, serve, or allow the consumption of beer, 14
73-wine, and liquor on the stadium parking lots only with the prior written approval of the 15
74-Board. 16
76+ (i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or 18
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76- (e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell 17
77-beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. 18
78+ (ii) during a doubleheader game, after the beginning of the sixth 19
79+inning of the second game. 20
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79- (2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium license may not sell beer, 19
80-wine, or liquor: 20
81+ (f) (1) An individual who serves beer, wine, and liquor on the licensed 21
82+premises shall hold a certificate from an alcohol awareness program that the Board 22
83+approves. 23
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82- (i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or 21
85+ (2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an 24
86+individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor during a baseball game only in a plastic, 25
87+Styrofoam, or paper container. 26
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84- (ii) during a doubleheader game, after the beginning of the sixth 22
85-inning of the second game. 23
89+ (ii) An individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor in a glass 27
90+container on the club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 28
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87- (f) (1) An individual who serves beer, wine, and liquor on the licensed 24
88-premises shall hold a certificate from an alcohol awareness program that the Board 25
89-approves. 26
92+ (3) (i) This paragraph does not apply to wine and liquor served on the 29
93+club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 30
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91- (2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an 27
92-individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor during a baseball game only in a plastic, 28
93-Styrofoam, or paper container. 29
94-
95- (ii) An individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor in a glass 30
96-container on the club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 31
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99-
100- (3) (i) This paragraph does not apply to wine and liquor served on the 1
101-club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 2
102-
103- (ii) An individual may dispense wine and liquor during a baseball 3
104-game only from a stationary structure that is in the stadium and equipped with a motor 4
105-vehicle driver’s license scanner. 5
106-
107- (4) A license holder may not allow a roving vendor to dispense wine and 6
108-liquor. 7
109-
110- (5) A license holder may not allow a person to carry beer, wine, and liquor 8
111-onto or off of the licensed premises. 9
112-
113- (g) The annual license fee is [$10,000] $4,000. 10
114-
115- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTE D, That this Act shall take effect July 11
116-1, 2022. 12
95+ (ii) An individual may dispense wine and liquor during a baseball 31
96+game only from a stationary structure that is in the stadium and equipped with a motor 32
97+vehicle driver’s license scanner. 33 HOUSE BILL 520 3
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120-Approved:
121-________________________________________________________________________________
122- Governor.
123-________________________________________________________________________________
124- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
125-________________________________________________________________________________
126- President of the Senate.
101+ (4) A license holder may not allow a roving vendor to dispense wine and 1
102+liquor. 2
103+
104+ (5) A license holder may not allow a person to carry beer, wine, and liquor 3
105+onto or off of the licensed premises. 4
106+
107+ (g) The annual license fee is [$10,000] $4,000. 5
108+
109+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 6
110+1, 2022. 7