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*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
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 10, 2023
CHAPTER ______
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 2 HOUSE BILL 1059
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That Section(s) 22–1005.2 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages of the Annotated Code of 2
Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 22–1005.3. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 4
as follows: 5
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 6
22–102. 7
This title applies only in Harford County. 8
22–1005.2. 9
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “PERFORMING ARTS THEA TER” MEANS AN AREA , A 10
BUILDING, OR A STRUCTURE DESIG NED AND USED FOR PLA YS, ACTS, DRAMAS, 11
CONCERTS, OR HISTRIONICS BY ACTORS OR ACTRESSES PERFORMING ON A STAGE 12
OR THE SHOWING OF MO VIES OR FILMS. 13
(B) THERE IS A PERFORMING ARTS THEATER BEER AN D WINE LICENSE. 14
(C) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE FOR USE ON TH E PREMISES OF A 15
PERFORMING ARTS THEA TER OPERATED BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ON. 16
(D) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE HOLDER TO SELL OR SERVE BEER AND 17
WINE AT RETAIL FOR O N–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 18
(E) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL OR SERVE BEER AND WINE: 19
(1) 1 HOUR BEFORE AND AFTE R A PERFORMANCE ; 20
(2) DURING A PERFORMANCE ; 21
(3) DURING AN INTERMISSI ON; AND 22
(4) DURING A RECEPTION 1 HOUR BEFORE OR 1 HOUR AFTER A 23
PERFORMANCE . 24
(F) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED TO ANO THER LOCATION . 25
(G) THE LICENSE HOLDER SH ALL PURCHASE BEER AN D WINE FROM A 26
RETAIL LICENSE HOLDER OR AN AUTHORIZED AND LI CENSED WHOLESALER OR 27
MANUFACTURER . 28 HOUSE BILL 1059 3
(H) ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION D OES NOT PROHIBIT THE 1
BOARD FROM ISSUING A CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSE THA T APPLIES TO THE 2
PERFORMING ARTS THEA TER. 3
(I) THE LICENSE HOLDER SH ALL SERVE OR OFFER FOR S ALE SNACKS AT 4
ALL TIMES WHEN BEER AND WINE ARE SOLD . 5
(J) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $500. 6
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
1, 2023. 8
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.