(a) There is a Class B-BB (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license. (b) The Board may issue the license to a license holder who is approved by the appropriate local governmental unit to operate a bed and breakfast that: (1) provides services ordinarily provided by a bed and breakfast; (2) has at least one room but not more than 10 rooms, each with sleeping accommodations, excluding resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for a specified time; and (3) has a kitchen facility that has been approved by the appropriate local governmental unit. (c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a guest if: (1) the name and address of the guest appears on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and (2) the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast. (d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption to a guest of a catered event at the bed and breakfast if: (1) the license holder is under contract to cater the event; (2) the license holder caters the event; and (3) food is served at the catered event. (e) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 22-2004 of this title. (f) The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who: (1) is not a guest of the bed and breakfast; or (2) is registered as a guest at the bed and breakfast only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor. (g) (1) A bed and breakfast may not be operated only to sell or provide beer, wine, and liquor. (2) If the bed and breakfast ends operations as a bed and breakfast: (i) the license is void; and (ii) the license holder shall return the license to the Board. (h) The Board shall adopt regulations to: (1) carry out this section; and (2) ensure that the primary purpose of the license is to allow the license holder to operate a bed and breakfast. (i) The annual license fee is $1,000.
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