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| 2 | 2 | | |
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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb1133* |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 1133 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A2 4lr3374 |
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| 9 | 9 | | CF HB 1205 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator McKay |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Rules |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Allegany County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class BWLT Beer, Wine, and Liquor 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Tasting Permit 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of establishing a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit to be 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | issued by the Board of License Commissioners for Allegany County; and generally 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | relating to alcoholic beverages in Allegany County. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 9–102 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | BY adding to 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Section 9–1305 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | |
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| 40 | 40 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9–102. 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | This title applies only in Allegany County. 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 9–1305. 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 SENATE BILL 1133 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (A) THERE IS A CLASS BWLT BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR TASTING P ERMIT. 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE P ERMIT TO A HOLDER OF A BEER, WINE, 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | |
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| 55 | 55 | | (C) THE PERMIT AUTHORIZES THE HOLDER TO ALLOW THE ON–PREMISES 4 |
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| 56 | 56 | | CONSUMPTION , FOR TASTING, OF BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR. 5 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (D) THE PERMIT HOLDER SHA LL NOTIFY THE BOARD AT LEAST 7 DAYS 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | BEFORE A TASTING EVE NT IS TO BE HELD. 7 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (E) (1) THE ANNUAL FEE FOR A CLASS BWLT BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 8 |
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| 62 | 62 | | TASTING PERMIT IS $150. 9 |
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| 63 | 63 | | |
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| 64 | 64 | | (2) THE ANNUAL FEE IS IN ADDITION TO: 10 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (I) A ONE–TIME ISSUING FEE OF $150 FOR A NEW CLASS BWLT 11 |
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| 67 | 67 | | BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR TASTING P ERMIT; AND 12 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (II) THE ANNUAL FEE FOR T HE UNDERLYING BEER , WINE, AND 13 |
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| 70 | 70 | | LIQUOR LICENSE . 14 |
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| 72 | 72 | | (F) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS TO CARRY OU T THIS SECTION. 15 |
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| 74 | 74 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16 |
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| 75 | 75 | | 1, 2024. 17 |
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