Maryland Code § ABC-12-2005

Section ABC-12-2005
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(a) (1) In response to a complaint, the Board may petition the circuit
court for a temporary order that, on a license holder's premises, limits the hours and
days for the sale and consumption of:
(i) beer;
(ii) beer and light wine; or
(iii) beer, wine, and liquor.
(2) The court may issue the order if the court finds by clear and
convincing evidence that:
(i) the activities arising from the sale and consumption of
alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises have resulted in an extreme and
continuing disturbance to a residential community;
(ii) the license holder has failed to exercise good faith in
attempting to remedy the disturbance at the request or order of the Board; and

(iii) the Board has been unable to provide relief to the
residential community by exercising its authority to suspend the license or reprimand
the license holder.
(3) The duration of the order may not exceed the duration of the
license term.
(4) The order shall be stayed pending appeal from the order.
(5) This section does not limit any other powers of the Board.
(b) (1) This subsection applies only in the City on the inner perimeter of
a rectangle bounded by 31st Street on the south, Greenmount Avenue on the east,
32nd Street on the north, and Barclay Street on the west.
(2) By regulation, the Board may restrict the hours and days for the
sale and consumption of:
(i) beer;
(ii) beer and light wine; or
(iii) beer, wine, and liquor.
(c) (1) This subsection does not apply to:
(i) a Class B beer and light wine license;
(ii) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license;
(iii) a Class B-D-7 beer, wine, and liquor license;
(iv) a Class C beer and light wine license; and
(v) a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.
(2) For a license holder in an area bounded by Liberty Heights
Avenue, Northern Parkway, Druid Park Drive, and Wabash Avenue, the hours of
sale:
(i) may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and
(ii) may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end
before 10 p.m.

(3) For a license holder in an area bounded as follows: from the
intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue, southwest on Harford
Avenue to the intersection of Harford Avenue and North Central Avenue, south on
North Central Avenue to the intersection with East Monument Street, east on East
Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street and North Wolfe
Street, south on North Wolfe Street to the intersection of North Wolfe Street and
McElderry Street, east on McElderry Street to the intersection of McElderry Street
and North Collington Avenue, south on North Collington Avenue to the intersection
of North Collington Avenue and East Fayette Street, east on East Fayette Street to
the intersection of East Fayette Street and North Lakewood Avenue, north on North
Lakewood Avenue to the intersection of North Lakewood Avenue and East Monument
Street, west on East Monument Street to the intersection of East Monument Street
and North Luzerne Avenue, north on North Luzerne Avenue to the intersection of
North Luzerne Avenue and East Federal Street, west on East Federal Street to the
intersection of East Federal Street and North Rose Street, north on North Rose Street
to the intersection of North Rose Street and East North Avenue, then west on East
North Avenue to the intersection of East North Avenue and Harford Avenue, the
hours of sale:
(i) may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and
(ii) may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end
before 10 p.m.
(4) For a license holder in an area bounded as follows: from the
intersection of Belair Road and Anntana Avenue, southwest on Belair Road to the
intersection of Belair Road and Frankford Avenue, southeast on Frankford Avenue
to the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Sipple Avenue, west on Sipple Avenue
to the intersection of Sipple Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue, southeast on Crenshaw
Avenue to the intersection of Crenshaw Avenue and Goodnow Road, southeast on
Goodnow Road to the intersection of Goodnow Road and Sinclair Lane, northeast on
Sinclair Lane to the intersection of Sinclair Lane and Radecke Avenue, west on
Radecke Avenue to the intersection of Radecke Avenue and Anntana Avenue, then
north on Anntana Avenue to the intersection of Anntana Avenue and Belair Road,
the hours of sale:
(i) may not begin before 9 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.; and
(ii) may not be extended if they begin later than 9 a.m. or end
before 10 p.m.
(d) (1) This subsection does not apply to:

(i) a Class B beer and light wine (restaurant) license;
(ii) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (restaurant) license issued
under § 12-1603(c)(1)(ii) of this title;
(iii) a Class B-BWL (H-M) license;
(iv) a Class C beer and wine license;
(v) a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license;
(vi) an arena license;
(vii) a marketplace license; or
(viii) a Class M-F (municipal family fun center) license.
(2) For a license holder in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, the
hours of sale for alcoholic beverages may not begin before 10 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.:
(i) within an area bounded:
1. from the intersection of Reisterstown Road and
Quantico Avenue, northwest on Reisterstown Road to the intersection with Wylie
Avenue, northeast on Wylie Avenue to the intersection with Pimlico Road, northwest
on Pimlico Road to the intersection with Dupont Avenue, east on Dupont Avenue to
the intersection with Pall Mall Road, southeast on Pall Mall Road to the intersection
with Edgecombe Circle North, east on Edgecombe Circle North to the intersection
with Finney Avenue, south on Finney Avenue to the intersection with Oakford
Avenue, west on Oakford Avenue to the intersection with Pall Mall Road, southeast
on Pall Mall Road to the intersection with Loyola Northway, southwest on Loyola
Northway to the intersection with Pimlico Road, southeast on Pimlico Road to the
intersection with Quantico Avenue, and southwest on Quantico Avenue to the
intersection with Reisterstown Road; and
2. from the intersection of Millington Avenue with
Wilkens Avenue, northwest on Millington Avenue to the intersection with Frederick
Avenue, northeast on Frederick Avenue to the intersection with West Pratt Street,
east on West Pratt Street to the intersection with South Mount Street, south on South
Mount Street to the intersection with Eagle Street, southwest on Eagle Street to the
intersection with South Smallwood Street, northwest on South Smallwood Street to
the intersection with Wilkens Avenue, and southwest on Wilkens Avenue to the
intersection with Millington Avenue;

(ii) within the area of West North Avenue between the 1000
block of West North Avenue and the 3200 block of West North Avenue, inclusive;
(iii) for a license holder within 250 yards in any direction of the
area described in item (ii) of this paragraph; and
(iv) within an area bounded as follows: from the intersection of
North Fulton Avenue with North Avenue, north on North Fulton Avenue to the
intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue, northeast on North Fulton Avenue to the
intersection with Druid Hill Avenue, southeast on Druid Hill Avenue to the
intersection with Mosher Street, southwest on Mosher Street to the intersection with
North Carey Street, north on North Carey Street to the intersection with North
Avenue, and west on North Avenue to the intersection with North Fulton Avenue.

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