EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 520
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By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, and Henson
Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
City of Annapolis – Alcoholic Beverages – Art Establishment 2
FOR the purpose of establishing an art establishment beer and wine license in the City of 3
Annapolis; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to 4
sell or serve beer and wine for on–premises consumption to a nonprofit organization 5
engaged in certain activities; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in the City 6
of Annapolis. 7
BY renumbering 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 9
Section 10–1001 10
to be Section 10–1002 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 15
Section 10–102 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 20
Section 10–1001 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 23
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
That Section(s) 10–1001 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages of the Annotated Code of Maryland 25
be renumbered to be Section(s) 10–1002. 26
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 3
10–102. 4
This title applies only in the City of Annapolis. 5
10–1001. 6
(A) THERE IS AN ART ESTAB LISHMENT BEER AND WI NE LICENSE. 7
(B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO A NONPROFI T 8
ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN: 9
(I) THE DISPLAY, SALE, OR DEMONSTRATION OF ART BY AN 10
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST OR A GROUP OF ARTIS TS; 11
(II) THE INSTRUCTION OF P ARTICIPATING CLIENTS IN 12
CREATING ART ; OR 13
(III) LIVE PERFORMANCES , INCLUDING MUSICAL AC TS OR 14
THEATER PERFORMANCES . 15
(2) THE BOARD MAY NOT ISSUE T HE LICENSE TO AN ORG ANIZATION 16
THAT DISPLAYS AND SE LLS COMMERCIALLY PRE PARED OR MASS –PRODUCED 17
ARTISTIC PRODUCTS . 18
(C) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE HOLDER TO SELL OR SERVE BEER AND 19
WINE AT RETAIL FOR O N–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 20
(D) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL OR SERVE BEER AND WINE DURING 21
THE HOURS AND DAYS S ET FOR BEER AND LIGH T WINE LICENSES UNDER § 10–2003 22
OF THIS TITLE. 23
(E) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED TO ANO THER LOCATION . 24
(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $205. 25
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
1, 2023. 27