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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 | | *sb0971* |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 971 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A2 4lr2329 |
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| 9 | 9 | | |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator Guzzone |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Finance |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Howard County – Class D Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Delivery 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of applying certain provisions of law relating to the delivery of alcoholic 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | beverages in Howard County to a holder or employee of a holder of a Class D license; 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Howard County. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 23–102 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10 |
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| 30 | 30 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Section 23–1904 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15 |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 |
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| 37 | 37 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | |
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| 39 | 39 | | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 23–102. 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | This title applies only in Howard County. 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 23–1904. 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2 SENATE BILL 971 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (a) (1) The holder of a Class A OR CLASS D license or an employee of the 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | license holder may deliver alcoholic beverages only within the county. 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) An employee making a delivery shall meet the age requirements of § 3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23–1902 of this subtitle. 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (b) The deliverer and individual receiving the delivery shall, at the time of 5 |
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| 56 | 56 | | delivery, endorse a delivery form that the Board approves, certifying that: 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (1) the individual receiving the delivery claimed to be at least 21 years old 7 |
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| 59 | 59 | | and the claim was supported by documentary evidence; 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (2) the individual receiving the delivery knew that it is a criminal offense 9 |
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| 62 | 62 | | for alcoholic beverages to be given to an individual under the age of 21 years; and 10 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (3) the deliverer examined the recipient’s identification. 11 |
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| 65 | 65 | | |
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| 66 | 66 | | (c) A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not make a retail 12 |
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| 67 | 67 | | delivery of alcoholic beverages unless the purchaser: 13 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (1) or another individual at least 21 years old designated by the purchaser, 14 |
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| 70 | 70 | | is physically present to receive the alcoholic beverages at the time and place of delivery; 15 |
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| 71 | 71 | | and 16 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (2) pays for the purchase at the time of the order. 17 |
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| 75 | 75 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t this Act shall take effect July 18 |
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| 76 | 76 | | 1, 2024. 19 |
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