(a) There is an off–sale caterer privilege. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may grant the privilege to a holder of an on–sale: (i) beer and wine license of any class; or (ii) beer, wine, and liquor license of any class. (2) The privilege is not a separate class of license but is incorporated in the holder’s beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license. (3) Before the Board grants or renews the privilege, an applicant or a holder of the privilege shall: (i) have the facilities to prepare and deliver food to the site of a catered event; and (ii) obtain a caterer’s license from the City Health Department after the Department approves the facilities. (c) The privilege authorizes a holder to: (1) contract with a sponsor of a public or private catered event held off the premises of the holder to provide food and alcoholic beverages for consumption at the event; and (2) exercise the privilege only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder’s license. (d) The privilege may be renewed. (e) The annual fee for the privilege is $500 in addition to the annual fee for the license to which the privilege is incorporated.
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