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*sb0964*
SENATE BILL 964
A2 4lr0496
By: Senator Ready
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 23, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Carroll County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Alcohol Awareness Training 2
FOR the purpose of requiring an the holder of a Class B or Class D alcoholic beverages 3
license holder in Carroll County or an individual designated by the license holder 4
who has completed training in an approved alcohol awareness program to be present 5
on the licensed premises at certain times when alcoholic beverages may be sold; 6
providing for certain penalties; requiring at least one license holder to maintain 7
alcohol awareness program certification while listed on the license; and generally 8
relating to alcoholic beverages in Carroll County. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11
Section 4–505(e) and 16–102 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16
Section 16–1901 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21
Section 16–1904 22 2 SENATE BILL 964
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 5
4–505. 6
(e) A holder of any retail alcoholic beverages license or an employee designated 7
by the holder shall complete training in an approved alcohol awareness program. 8
16–102. 9
This title applies only in Carroll County. 10
16–1901. 11
(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License 12
Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation: 13
(1) § 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”); 14
(2) § 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”); 15
(3) [§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”); 16
(4)] § 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”); 17
[(5)] (4) § 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and 18
[(6)] (5) § 4–508 (“Display of license”). 19
(b) [Section 4–504] THE FOLLOWING SECTION S OF TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 20
(“CONDUCT OF LOCAL LICENSE HOLDERS”) OF DIVISION I OF THIS ARTICLE APPL Y 21
IN THE COUNTY: 22
(1) § 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”) [of Division I of this 23
article applies in the county], subject to § 16–1902 of this subtitle; AND 24
(2) § 4–505 (“ALCOHOL AWARENESS PRO GRAM”), SUBJECT TO § 25
16–1904 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 26
16–1904. 27
SENATE BILL 964 3
(A) THE HOLDER OF A CLASS B OR CLASS D LICENSE HOLDER OR AN 1
INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATE D BY THE LICENSE HOL DER WHO IS EMPLOYED IN A 2
SUPERVISORY CAPACITY SHALL BE: 3
(1) CERTIFIED BY AN APPR OVED ALCOHOL AWARENE SS PROGRAM ; 4
AND 5
(2) PRESENT ON THE LICEN SED PREMISES DURING THE HOURS IN 6
WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVE RAGES MAY BE SOLD . 7
(B) A LICENSE HOLDER WHO V IOLATES THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO: 8
(1) FOR THE FIRST OFFENS E, A $100 FINE; AND 9
(2) FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500 10
OR A SUSPENSION OR R EVOCATION OF THE LICENSE OR BOTH . 11
(C) AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDU AL WHO IS LISTED ON THE LICENSE AS A 12
LICENSE HOLDER SHALL MAINTAIN A CURRENT C ERTIFICATE REFLECTIN G THE 13
COMPLETION OF AN ALC OHOL AWARENESS PROGR AM WHILE THE INDIVID UAL IS 14
LISTED ON THE LICENS E. 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
1, 2024. 17
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.