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*hb0588*
HOUSE BILL 588
A2 4lr1946
CF SB 560
By: Frederick County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2024
Assigned to: Economic Matters
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 8, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Municipal Golf Course License 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County 3
to issue a municipal golf course license to an official of the City of Frederick 4
designated by the Mayor of the City of Frederick; authorizing the Board to transfer 5
the license to a different city official designated by the Mayor under certain 6
circumstances; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Frederick 7
County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 20–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 20–1009.3 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACT ED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 2 HOUSE BILL 588
20–102. 1
This title applies only in Frederick County. 2
20–1009.3. 3
(a) This section applies only to a municipal golf course that is operated by a 4
municipal golf course manager or a golf course manager under a management agreement 5
with the City of Frederick. 6
(b) There is a Class M–G beer, wine, and liquor license for use at a municipal golf 7
course. 8
(c) The Board may issue the license to: 9
(1) a manager of a municipal golf course; OR 10
(2) AN OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK DESIGNATED BY T HE 11
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK. 12
(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for 13
on–premises consumption on the land and in the facilities used for golfing purposes. 14
(e) (1) The license holder may designate an agent to sell beer, wine, and liquor 15
at the municipal golf course. 16
(2) The agent shall be considered the vendor for purposes of collecting and 17
remitting the sales and use tax. 18
(f) On request of the City of Frederick, the Board may transfer the license to a 19
different: 20
(1) golf course manager; OR 21
(2) CITY OFFICIAL DESIGNA TED BY THE MAYOR. 22
(g) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days 23
as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005 of this title. 24
(h) The annual license fee is $600. 25
(i) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
1, 2024. 28