Maryland 2024 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB560 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2024

                     
 
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SENATE BILL 560 
A2   	4lr2734 
    	CF HB 588 
By: Frederick County Senators 
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024 
Assigned to: Finance 
 
A BILL ENTITLED 
 
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 ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 
 
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 
 
20–102. 22 
 
 This title applies only in Frederick County. 23 
 
20–1009.3. 24  2 	SENATE BILL 560  
 
 
 
 (a) This section applies only to a municipal golf course that is operated by a 1 
municipal golf course manager or a golf course manager under a management agreement 2 
with the City of Frederick. 3 
 
 (b) There is a Class M–G beer, wine, and liquor license for use at a municipal golf 4 
course. 5 
 
 (c) The Board may issue the license to: 6 
 
 (1) a manager of a municipal golf course; OR 7 
 
 (2) AN OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK DESIGNATED BY THE 8 
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK. 9 
 
 (d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for  10 
on–premises consumption on the land and in the facilities used for golfing purposes. 11 
 
 (e) (1) The license holder may designate an agent to sell beer, wine, and liquor 12 
at the municipal golf course. 13 
 
 (2) The agent shall be considered the vendor for purposes of collecting and 14 
remitting the sales and use tax. 15 
 
 (f) On request of the City of Frederick, the Board may transfer the license to a 16 
different: 17 
 
 (1) golf course manager; OR 18 
 
 (2) CITY OFFICIAL DESIGN ATED BY THE MAYOR. 19 
 
 (g) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days 20 
as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005 of this title. 21 
 
 (h) The annual license fee is $600. 22 
 
 (i) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section. 23 
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24 
1, 2024. 25