Maryland Code § ABC-32-1001

Section ABC-32-1001
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(a) There is a Class B-BB (bed and breakfast) beer and wine 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 and wine 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) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine for
on-premises consumption to a guest of a catered event at the bed and breakfast if:
(i) 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; or
(ii) the license holder hosts an event for which tickets are sold
in advance.
(2) The license authorizes the license holder to allow a guest of the
bed and breakfast, whose name and address appear on the registry of the
establishment, to bring personal alcoholic beverages onto the premises for on-
premises consumption during the hours and days as set out under subsection (e) of
this section.
(e) The license holder may sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption
on Monday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to midnight.
(f) Except during catered events that meet the requirements under
subsection (d) of this section or ticketed events hosted by the license holder, the
license does not authorize the sale of beer and wine 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 and wine.
(g) (1) A bed and breakfast may not be operated only to sell or provide
beer and wine.
(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) This section may not be construed to apply to a permanent resident on
the premises or to guests of the permanent resident.
(i) The license holder shall:

(1) maintain records of all catered events where alcoholic beverages
are served; and
(2) make the records required under item (1) of this subsection
available on request to the Board, the Executive Director, or the Comptroller.
(j) The annual license fee is $300.

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