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SENATE BILL 1000
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By: Harford County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 23, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class L License 2
FOR the purpose of establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license in Harford County; 3
authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for the county to issue the license 4
to a holder of a manufacturer’s license; authorizing the license holder to hold another 5
license or permit issued by the Board; specifying that the license authorizes the 6
license holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for 7
on–premises consumption under certain circumstances; requiring the license holder 8
to provide prepackaged snacks; providing for the hours of sale and an annual license 9
fee; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Harford County. 10
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 12
Section 22–102 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
BY adding to 16
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 17
Section 22–911 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 20
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 23
22–102. 24
This title applies only in Harford County. 25 2 SENATE BILL 1000
22–911. 1
(A) THERE IS A CLASS L BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 2
(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO THE HOLDER OF A 3
MANUFACTURER ’S LICENSE. 4
(C) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y HOLD ANOTHER LICEN SE OR PERMIT 5
ISSUED BY THE BOARD TO SELL PRODUCT S THE HOLDER PRODUCE S TO THE EXTENT 6
THE HOLDER IS PERMITTED UNDER THE HOLDER ’S MANUFACT URER’S LICENSE. 7
(D) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER , FOR ON–PREMISES 8
CONSUMPTION , TO: 9
(1) SELL BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR: 10
(I) PRODUCED BY THE HOLD ER OR ANOTHER HOLDER OF A 11
MANUFACTURER ’S LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS AR TICLE; AND 12
(II) THAT MAY BE MIXED WI TH: 13
1. OTHER BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR THAT IS P RODUCED 14
OR MANUFACTURED IN T HE STATE; OR 15
2. NONALCOHOLIC PRODUCT S, REGARDLESS OF WHERE 16
THE NONALCOHOLIC PRO DUCTS ARE PRODUCED O R MANUFACTURED ; AND 17
(2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIO N (E) OF THIS SECTION , PROVIDE A 18
SAMPLE OF THE BEER , WINE, OR LIQUOR THAT IS AUTHORIZED UNDER ITEM (1) OF 19
THIS SUBSECTION AT N O COST. 20
(E) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY CON SUME A SAMPLE OF BEER, WINE, OR LIQUOR 21
COVERED BY THE LICEN SE IN A QUANTITY OF NOT MORE THAN : 22
(1) (I) 1 OUNCE FROM EACH OFFE RING OF BEER OR WINE ; AND 23
(II) ONE–HALF OUNCE FROM EACH OFFE RING OF LIQUOR ; AND 24
(2) SIX OFFERINGS, ONLY TWO OF WHICH MAY BE LIQU OR, IN 1 DAY. 25
(F) THE LICENSE HOLDER IS NOT REQUIRED TO SELL FOOD, BUT IS 26
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PREPACKAGED SNACKS. 27 SENATE BILL 1000 3
(G) THE HOURS OF SALE FOR A CLASS L BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE 1
ARE THE SAME AS THOS E FOR THE UNDERLYING MANUFACTURER ’S LICENSE. 2
(H) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $3,000. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2022. 5