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Maryland Senate Bill SB481

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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107 SENATE BILL 481
118 A2 EMERGENCY BILL 2lr2745
129 CF HB 493
1310 By: Senators Cassilly, Jennings, and Gallion
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2022
1512 Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
16-Committee Report: Favorable
17-Senate action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 1, 2022
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Service Under Stadium License 2
2519
2620 FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement that an individual serve beer, wine, and 3
2721 liquor under a Harford County stadium beer, wine, and liquor license only in certain 4
2822 containers and authorizing an individual to serve beer, wine, and liquor under the 5
2923 license by the drink and by the bottle, from one or more outlets, for on–premises 6
3024 consumption; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Harford County. 7
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3226 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
3327 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 9
3428 Section 22–102 10
3529 Annotated Code of Maryland 11
3630 (2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
3731
3832 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
3933 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 14
4034 Section 22–1006 15
4135 Annotated Code of Maryland 16
4236 (2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
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4438 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
4539 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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4741 Article – Alcoholic Beverages 20
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43+22–102. 21
44+
45+ This title applies only in Harford County. 22
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47+22–1006. 23
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51-22–102. 1
51+ (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
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53- This title applies only in Harford County. 2
53+ (2) “Concession manager” means a person that provides and supervises 2
54+under contract the comprehensive management of all food and beverage concession sales 3
55+on the licensed premises. 4
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55-22–1006. 3
57+ (3) “Licensed premises” includes the stadium facility and stadium parking 5
58+lots. 6
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57- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 4
60+ (b) There is a stadium beer, wine, and liquor license. 7
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59- (2) “Concession manager” means a person that provides and supervises 5
60-under contract the comprehensive management of all food and beverage concession sales 6
61-on the licensed premises. 7
62+ (c) The Board may issue the license for a stadium to the owner, lessee, or 8
63+concession manager of a professional baseball stadium. 9
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63- (3) “Licensed premises” includes the stadium facility and stadium parking 8
64-lots. 9
65+ (d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the 10
66+license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption. 11
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66- (b) There is a stadium beer, wine, and liquor license. 10
68+ (2) The license holder may sell, serve, or allow the consumption of beer, 12
69+wine, and liquor on the stadium parking lots only with the prior written approval of the 13
70+Board. 14
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68- (c) The Board may issue the license for a stadium to the owner, lessee, or 11
69-concession manager of a professional baseball stadium. 12
72+ (e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell 15
73+beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. 16
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71- (d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the 13
72-license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption. 14
75+ (2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium license may not sell beer, 17
76+wine, or liquor: 18
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74- (2) The license holder may sell, serve, or allow the consumption of beer, 15
75-wine, and liquor on the stadium parking lots only with the prior written approval of the 16
76-Board. 17
78+ (i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or 19
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78- (e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell 18
79-beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. 19
80+ (ii) during a doubleheader game, after the beginning of the sixth 20
81+inning of the second game. 21
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81- (2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium license may not sell beer, 20
82-wine, or liquor: 21
83+ (f) (1) An individual who serves beer, wine, and liquor on the licensed 22
84+premises shall hold a certificate from an alcohol awareness program that the Board 23
85+approves. 24
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84- (i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or 22
87+ (2) (i) [Except as provided in] SUBJECT TO subparagraph (ii) of this 25
88+paragraph, an individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor during a baseball game [only in 26
89+a plastic, Styrofoam, or paper container] BY THE DRINK AND BY THE BOTTLE, FROM ONE 27
90+OR MORE OUTLETS , FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 28
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86- (ii) during a doubleheader game, after the beginning of the sixth 23
87-inning of the second game. 24
92+ (ii) An individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor in a glass 29
93+container ONLY on the club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 30
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89- (f) (1) An individual who serves beer, wine, and liquor on the licensed 25
90-premises shall hold a certificate from an alcohol awareness program that the Board 26
91-approves. 27
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93- (2) (i) [Except as provided in] SUBJECT TO subparagraph (ii) of this 28
94-paragraph, an individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor during a baseball game [only in 29
95-a plastic, Styrofoam, or paper container] BY THE DRINK AND BY THE BOTTLE, FROM ONE 30
96-OR MORE OUTLETS , FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 31
95+ (3) (i) This paragraph does not apply to wine and liquor served on the 31
96+club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 32
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100- (ii) An individual may serve beer, wine, and liquor in a glass 1
101-container ONLY on the club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 2
100+ (ii) An individual may dispense wine and liquor during a baseball 1
101+game only from a stationary structure that is in the stadium and equipped with a motor 2
102+vehicle driver’s license scanner. 3
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103- (3) (i) This paragraph does not apply to wine and liquor served on the 3
104-club level or in a dining area where patrons are seated. 4
104+ (4) A license holder may not allow a roving vendor to dispense wine and 4
105+liquor. 5
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106- (ii) An individual may dispense wine and liquor during a baseball 5
107-game only from a stationary structure that is in the stadium and equipped with a motor 6
108-vehicle driver’s license scanner. 7
107+ (5) A license holder may not allow a person to carry beer, wine, and liquor 6
108+onto or off of the licensed premises. 7
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110- (4) A license holder may not allow a roving vendor to dispense wine and 8
111-liquor. 9
110+ (g) The annual license fee is $10,000. 8
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113- (5) A license holder may not allow a person to carry beer, wine, and liquor 10
114-onto or off of the licensed premises. 11
112+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER E NACTED, That this Act is an emergency 9
113+measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 10
114+been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 11
115+each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 12
116+enacted. 13
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116- (g) The annual license fee is $10,000. 12
117-
118- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 13
119-measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 14
120-been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 15
121-each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 16
122-enacted. 17
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127-Approved:
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129- Governor.
130-________________________________________________________________________________
131- President of the Senate.
132-________________________________________________________________________________
133- Speaker of the House of Delegates.