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HOUSE BILL 632
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CF 4lr2774
By: Harford County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Golf Simulator Facility 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to 3
issue a Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license to a golf simulator facility under 4
certain circumstances; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor 5
for on–premises consumption under certain circumstances; requiring the 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 Harford County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 22–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 22–1003.2 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21
22–102. 22
This title applies only in Harford County. 23
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22–1003.2. 1
(A) THERE IS A CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR FACIL ITY) LICENSE. 2
(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE FOR USE BY A GOLF SIMULATOR 3
FACILITY THAT: 4
(1) IS OPEN TO THE PUBLI C; 5
(2) HAS AT LEAST FIVE GO LF SIMULATOR BAYS ; AND 6
(3) HAS ACCOMMODATIONS T HAT ARE PREDOMINANTL Y DEDICATED 7
TO GOLF SIMULATOR BA YS AND SEATING DEDIC ATED TO THE GOLF SIM ULATOR 8
BAYS. 9
(C) AN APPLICANT FOR THE LICENSE SHALL SUBM IT TO THE BOARD A 10
FLOOR PLAN OR LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED LICE NSED PREMISES THAT 11
ILLUSTRATES THAT THE PROPOSED LICENSED PR EMISES IS PREDOMINAN TLY 12
DEDICATED TO GOLF SI MULATOR BAYS AND HAS SEATING DEDICATED TO THE GOLF 13
SIMULATOR BAYS . 14
(D) THE LICENSE HOLDER M AY SELL BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR FOR 15
ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION : 16
(1) IF THE LICENSE HOLDE R OFFERS FOOD ON THE PREMISES AT ALL 17
TIMES WHEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE BEING SOLD; AND 18
(2) DURING NORMAL BUSINE SS HOURS AND IN ACCO RDANCE WITH § 19
22–2004 OF THIS TITLE. 20
(E) (1) THE LICENSE HOLDER ’S ANNUAL GROSS SALES FROM: 21
(I) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY NOT EXCEED 35% OF THE 22
ANNUAL GROSS SALES O F THE GOLF SIMULATOR FACILITY; 23
(II) GOLF SIMULATOR BAY R ENTAL FEES SHALL BE AT LEAST 24
50% OF THE ANNUAL GROSS SALES OF THE GOLF SIMULATOR F ACILITY; AND 25
(III) FOOD SHALL BE AT LEA ST 15% OF THE ANNUAL GROSS 26
SALES OF THE GOLF SI MULATOR FACILITY . 27
(2) BEFORE THE BOARD MAY RENEW THE L ICENSE, THE LICENSE 28
HOLDER SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN ANNUAL GROSS SALES REPORT F OR 29 HOUSE BILL 632 3
ALCOHOL, GOLF SIMULATOR BAY R ENTAL FEES, AND FOOD THAT SHOWS THE 1
LICENSE HOLDER HAS M ET THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 2
SUBSECTION. 3
(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $1,500. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2024. 6