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SENATE BILL 1015
A2 5lr3534
By: Senator Jennings
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2025
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class AF (Athletic Field) License 2
FOR the purpose of establishing a 6–day and a 7–day Class AF (athletic field) beer and 3
wine license in Harford County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for 4
Harford County to issue the 6–day or 7–day license only to a person who leases, owns, 5
or operates an athletic field for profit; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 6
licenses in Harford County. 7
BY renumbering 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 22–1001 and 22–1001.1 10
to be Section 22–1001.1 and 22–1001.2, respectively 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 22–102 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
Section 22–1001 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2024 Replacement Volume) 23
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
That Section(s) 22–1001 and 22–1001.1 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis of 25
the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 22–1001.1 and 22–1001.2, 26
respectively. 27 2 SENATE BILL 1015
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3
22–102. 4
This title applies only in Harford County. 5
22–1001. 6
(A) THERE IS: 7
(1) A 6–DAY CLASS AF (ATHLETIC FIELD ) BEER AND WINE LICENS E; 8
AND 9
(2) A 7–DAY CLASS AF (ATHLETIC FIELD ) BEER AND WINE LICENS E. 10
(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE 6–DAY OR THE 7–DAY LICENSE ONLY TO A 11
PERSON WHO LEASES , OWNS, OR OPERATES AN ATHLE TIC FIELD FOR PROFIT . 12
(C) (1) A 6–DAY LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SE LL 13
BEER AND WINE FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 14
FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M. 15
(2) A 7–DAY LICENSE AUTHORIZ ES THE LICENSE HOLDE R TO SELL 16
BEER AND WINE FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 17
FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M. 18
(D) A LICENSE HOLDER SHALL PURCHASE BEER AND WI NE FROM AN 19
AUTHORIZED AND LICEN SED WHOLESALER . 20
(E) A LICENSE HOLDER SHALL PROVIDE PREPACKAGED FOOD OR SNACKS 21
AT ALL TIMES WHEN BE ER AND WINE ARE SOLD . 22
(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEES ARE: 23
(1) $1,300 FOR A 6–DAY LICENSE; AND 24
(2) $1,400 FOR A 7–DAY LICENSE. 25
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
1, 2025. 27