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HOUSE BILL 443
A2 4lr2391
CF SB 338
By: Delegate Otto
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Somerset County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class C Veterans’ Organization or 2
Club License 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the holder of a Class C (veterans’ organization or club) 4
license in Somerset County to purchase alcoholic beverages from a retail dealer; and 5
generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Somerset County. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8
Section 29–102 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13
Section 29–1002 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19
29–102. 20
This title applies only in Somerset County. 21
29–1002. 22
(a) There is a Class C (veterans’ organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor 23 2 HOUSE BILL 443
license. 1
(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a local unit of a nationwide 2
nonprofit veterans’ organization or club that: 3
(1) is composed only of members who served in the armed forces of the 4
United States in a war in which the United States has been engaged; 5
(2) has held a charter from the national veterans’ organization or club for 6
at least 1 year before the license application was made; 7
(3) has at least 35 members paying dues of at least $4 per year per member; 8
and 9
(4) owns or operates a home or clubhouse that is only for the use of its 10
members and guests when accompanied by members. 11
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail 12
at the place described in the license for on–premises consumption. 13
(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days 14
as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 29–2004 of this title. 15
(e) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, THE LICENSE 16
HOLDER MAY PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM A RETAIL DEALER. 17
(F) The annual license fee is $316. 18
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
1, 2024. 20