Section 23-902 - Class B beer, wine, and liquor license(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.(b) The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel that:(1) is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel purposes;(2) has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and(3) contains: (i) at least one passenger elevator;(ii) at least 100 rooms to accommodate the public; and(iii) a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating.(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license:(1) beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on-premises consumption; and(2) beer, wine, and liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption only to a person who has purchased prepared food from the licensed premises.(d)(1) The license holder may not display or provide shelving for beer, wine, or liquor for off-premises sales in areas of the establishment that are accessible to the public.(2) Off-sale alcoholic beverages receipts collected under the license shall be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages in a restaurant under § 1-101 of this article.(3) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off-premises consumption only when the licensed premises is open for business as a hotel or restaurant.(e) The Board may limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages sold in a single transaction for off-premises consumption under the license.(f) The Executive Director may issue one Class 8 farm brewery license and one Class 7 micro-brewery license to a license holder that holds not more than five Class B and six Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor licenses.(g) The annual license fee is $1,000.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 661, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 139, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 622, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.