EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1059*
HOUSE BILL 1059
A2 3lr0574
CF SB 738
By: Harford County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Performing Arts Theater License 2
FOR the purpose of establishing in Harford County a performing arts theater beer and wine 3
license that authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer and wine in certain performing 4
arts theaters at retail for on–premises consumption; and generally relating to 5
alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County. 6
BY renumbering 7
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 8
Section 22–1005.2 9
to be Section 22–1005.3 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 14
Section 22–102 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
BY adding to 18
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 19
Section 22–1005.2 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 22
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
That Section(s) 22–1005.2 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages of the Annotated Code of 24
Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 22–1005.3. 25
2 HOUSE BILL 1059
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 3
22–102. 4
This title applies only in Harford County. 5
22–1005.2. 6
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “PERFORMING ARTS THEATER” MEANS AN AREA , A 7
BUILDING, OR A STRUCTURE DESIG NED AND USED FOR PLA YS, ACTS, DRAMAS, 8
CONCERTS, OR HISTRIONICS BY ACTOR S OR ACTRESSES PERFO RMING ON A STAGE 9
OR THE SHOWING OF MO VIES OR FILMS. 10
(B) THERE IS A PERFORMING ARTS THEATER BEER AND WINE LICENSE. 11
(C) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE FOR USE ON TH E PREMISES OF A 12
PERFORMING ARTS THEA TER OPERATED BY A NO NPROFIT ORGANIZATION . 13
(D) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE HOLDER TO SELL OR SERVE BEER AND 14
WINE AT RETAIL FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 15
(E) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL OR SERVE BEER AND WINE : 16
(1) 1 HOUR BEFORE AND AFTE R A PERFORMANCE ; 17
(2) DURING A PERFORMANCE ; 18
(3) DURING AN INTERMISSI ON; AND 19
(4) DURING A RECEPTION 1 HOUR BEFORE OR 1 HOUR AFTER A 20
PERFORMANCE . 21
(F) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED TO ANO THER LOCATION . 22
(G) THE LICENSE HOLDER SH ALL PURCHASE BEER AN D WINE FROM A 23
RETAIL LICENSE HOLDE R OR AN AUTHORIZED A ND LICENSED WHOLESAL ER OR 24
MANUFACTURER . 25
(H) ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE 26
BOARD FROM ISSUING A CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSE THAT APPLIES TO THE 27
PERFORM ING ARTS THEATER . 28 HOUSE BILL 1059 3
(I) THE LICENSE HOLDER SH ALL SERVE OR OFFER F OR SALE SNACKS AT 1
ALL TIMES WHEN BEER AND WINE ARE SOLD. 2
(J) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $500. 3
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2023. 5