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*sb0742*
SENATE BILL 742
A2 4lr3099
By: Anne Arundel County Senators
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 27, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Fees for Class C Per Diem 2
Licenses 3
FOR the purpose of increasing in Anne Arundel County the fees for certain Class C per 4
diem alcoholic beverages licenses when issued for a 1–day event with more than a 5
certain number of attendees; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages and 6
license fees in Anne Arundel County. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 4–1203(a), 4–1204(a), and 11–102 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
Section 11–1311 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
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4–1203. 1
(a) A Class C per diem beer license or a Class C per diem beer and wine license 2
entitles the license holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the respective class 3
of license: 4
(1) for the use of a person holding an entertainment event that is conducted 5
by a club; 6
(2) at the place described in the license; and 7
(3) for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days. 8
4–1204. 9
(a) A Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license entitles the license holder to 10
exercise any of the privileges conferred by this class of license: 11
(1) for the use of a person holding an entertainment event that is conducted 12
by a club; 13
(2) at the place described in the license; and 14
(3) for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days. 15
11–102. 16
This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 17
11–1311. 18
(a) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 19
SUBSECTION, THE fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a Class C per diem beer and 20
wine license is $25 per day. 21
(2) FOR A 1–DAY EVENT WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES, THE 22
FEE FOR A CLASS C PER DIEM BEER LICENSE AND A CLASS C PER DIEM BEER AND 23
WINE LICENSE IS $500. 24
(b) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 25
SUBSECTION, THE fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is $50 per day. 26
(2) FOR A 1–DAY EVENT WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES, THE 27
FEE FOR A CLASS C PER DIEM BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE I S $1,000. 28
SENATE BILL 742 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2024. 2
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.