Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 26-2003 - Beer and light wine licenses(a)(1) A holder of a Class A beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.(2) A license holder that offers for sale commodities that are not alcoholic beverages and is open on Sunday shall keep all alcoholic beverages on the premises that are stored in areas open to the public in a separate beverage department that is securely closed and locked from midnight on Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday.(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine: (i) for on-premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and(ii) for off-premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to midnight.(2) The license holder may not sell beer or light wine for on-premises consumption: (i) except as provided in § 26-2005 of this subtitle, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.; or(ii) at a bar or counter on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class C beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.(2) The license holder may not sell beer or light wine:(i) from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.; or(ii) at a bar or counter on Sunday, from 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day.(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, unless the license is restricted under § 26-601(c), § 26-604(c), or § 26-801(c) of this title, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine: (i) for on-premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and(ii) for off-premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to midnight.(2) The license holder may not sell beer or light wine from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.