WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 1010
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Chapter 1010
(Senate Bill 736)
AN ACT concerning
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Golf Simulator Facility
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to
issue a Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license to a golf simulator facility under
certain circumstances; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor
for on–premises consumption under certain circumstances; requiring the license
holder to submit a certain report to the Board before a license may be renewed; and
generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
Section 22–102
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
Section 22–1003.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
22–102.
This title applies only in Harford County.
22–1003.2.
(A) THERE IS A CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR FA CILITY) LICENSE.
(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE FOR USE BY A GOLF SIMULATOR
FACILITY THAT:
(1) IS OPEN TO THE PUBLI C;
(2) HAS AT LEAST FIVE GO LF SIMULATOR BAYS ; AND Ch. 1010 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(3) HAS ACCOMMODATIONS T HAT ARE PREDOMINANTL Y DEDICATED
TO GOLF SIMULATOR BAYS AND SEATING DED ICATED TO THE GOLF S IMULATOR
BAYS.
(C) AN APPLICANT FOR THE LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD A
FLOOR PLAN OR LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED LICE NSED PREMISES THAT
ILLUSTRATES THAT THE PROPOSED LICENSED PR EMISES IS PREDOMINAN TLY
DEDICATED TO GOLF SIMULATOR BAYS AND HAS SEATING DEDI CATED TO THE GOLF
SIMULATOR BAYS .
(D) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR FOR
ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION :
(1) IF THE LICENSE HOLDE R OFFERS FOOD ON THE PREMISES AT ALL
TIMES WHEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE BEING SOLD ; AND
(2) DURING NORMAL BUSINE SS HOURS AND IN ACCO RDANCE WITH §
22–2004 OF THIS TITLE.
(E) (1) THE LICENSE HOLDER ’S ANNUAL GROSS SALES FROM:
(I) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY NOT EXCEED 35% OF THE
ANNUAL GROSS SALES O F THE GOLF SIMULATOR FACILITY;
(II) GOLF SIMULATOR BAY R ENTAL FEES SHALL BE AT LEAST
50% OF THE ANNUAL GROSS SALES OF THE GOLF SI MULATOR FACILITY ; AND
(III) FOOD SHALL BE AT LEA ST 15% OF THE ANNUAL GROSS
SALES OF THE GOLF SI MULATOR FACILITY .
(2) BEFORE THE BOARD MAY RENEW THE LICENSE , THE LICENSE
HOLDER SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN ANNUAL GROSS SALES REPORT F OR
ALCOHOL, GOLF SIMULATOR BAY R ENTAL FEES, AND FOOD THAT SHOWS THE
LICENSE HOLDER HAS M ET THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION.
(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $1,500.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.