EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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*hb0989*
HOUSE BILL 989
A2 3lr1825
By: Frederick County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Miniature Golf Course License 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County 3
to issue a Class B–MGC (miniature golf course) license to a miniature golf course 4
under certain circumstances; authorizing a license holder to sell beer, wine, and 5
liquor for on–premises consumption under certain circumstances; requiring a license 6
holder to submit a certain report to the Board before a license may be renewed; and 7
generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Frederick County. 8
BY renumbering 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 10
Section 20–1009.2 11
to be Section 20–1009.3 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 16
Section 20–102 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 21
Section 20–1009.2 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 24
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That Section(s) 20–1009.2 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages of the Annotated Code of 26
Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 20–1009.3. 27 2 HOUSE BILL 989
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That t he Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 3
20–102. 4
This title applies only in Frederick County. 5
20–1009.2. 6
(A) THERE IS A CLASS B–MGC (MINIATURE GOLF COURS E) BEER, WINE, 7
AND LIQUOR LICENSE. 8
(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE LICENSE FOR USE BY A MINIATURE GOLF 9
COURSE THAT : 10
(1) IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ; 11
(2) HAS A MINIATURE COUR SE OF AT LEAST 18 HOLES; AND 12
(3) HAS ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE PREDOMINA NTLY DEDICATED 13
TO MINIATURE GOLF . 14
(C) AN APPLICANT FOR A CLASS B–MGC (MINIATURE GOLF COURS E) BEER, 15
WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD A FLOOR PLAN OR 16
LAYOUT OF THE PROPOS ED LICENSED PREMISES THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT THE 17
PROPOSED LICENSED PREMISES IS PREDOMINANTLY DEDICATED TO MINIATU RE 18
GOLF. 19
(D) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR FOR 20
ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION : 21
(1) IF THE LICENSE HOLDE R OFFERS FOOD ON –PREMISES AT ALL 22
TIMES WHEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE BEING SOLD; AND 23
(2) DURING NORMAL BUSINE SS HOURS AND IN ACCO RDANCE WITH § 24
20–2005 OF THIS TITLE. 25
(E) (1) THE LICENSE HOLDER ’S ANNUAL SALES FROM : 26
(I) ALCOHOL IC BEVERAGES MAY NOT EXCEED 35% OF THE 27
ANNUAL GROSS SALES OF THE MINIATURE GOL F COURSE; 28 HOUSE BILL 989 3
(II) MINIATURE GOLF GAMES SHALL BE A T LEAST 50% OF THE 1
ANNUAL GROSS SALES O F THE MINIATURE GOLF C OURSE; AND 2
(III) FOOD SHALL BE AT LEAST 15% OF THE ANNUAL GROSS 3
SALES OF THE MINIATURE GOL F COURSE. 4
(2) BEFORE THE BOARD MAY RENEW A CLASS B–MGC (MINIATURE 5
GOLF COURSE ) BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE, THE LICENSE HOLDER S HALL 6
PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN ANNUAL GROSS SALES REPORT F OR ALCOHOL, 7
MINIATURE GOLF GAMES , AND FOOD THAT SHOWS THE LICEN SE HOLDER HAS MET 8
THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 9
(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $1,500. 10
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 11
1, 2023. 12