(a) There is a Class B beer license. (b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer for on– or off–premises consumption: (1) at a hotel, a motel, or an inn that: (i) accommodates the public; (ii) provides services ordinarily found in hotels, motels, or inns; (iii) is equipped with at least 10 bedrooms for public accommodation; and (iv) has a lobby with a registration and mail desk, and seating; or (2) a restaurant that: (i) has seating at tables, not including bars or counters, for at least 20 individuals; and (ii) can prepare and serve full–course meals for at least 20 individuals at one seating. (c) (1) The Board may issue the license with or without a catering option. (2) A license holder with a catering option may sell beer for consumption at events that the holder caters off the licensed premises. (3) To exercise the catering option, the license holder: (i) shall provide food if the holder provides beer at a catered event off the licensed premises; and (ii) may exercise the catering option only during the hours and days that are allowed under the license. (d) The annual license fees are: (1) $150 for a 6–day license without a catering option; (2) $250 for a 6–day se the catering option only during the hours and days that are allowed under the license. (d) The annual license fees are: (1) $150 for a 6–day license without a catering option; (2) $250 for a 6–day license with a catering option; (3) $175 for a 7–day license without a catering option; and (4) $275 for a 7–day license with a catering option. (e) The Board shall charge a one–time issuing fee for a new license in an amount equal to the annual license fee.
Maryland Legal Code