Section 26-902 - Class B beer, wine, and liquor license(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.(b)(1) The Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that: (i) is located in a permanent building with sufficient space and accommodations for preparing, serving, and selling hot meals to the public during the restaurant's hours of operation;(ii) has the minimum sanitary facilities required by the county health department regulations;(iii) meets the minimum health requirements adopted by the county health department regulations;(iv) has a dining area with sufficient tables, chairs, or booths to comfortably seat and accommodate the public;(v) has a kitchen that has complete facilities and utensils for preparing hot and cold meals for the public;(vi) employs a sufficient number of cooks and wait staff to serve the public using the dining area;(vii) maintains and displays a menu that advertises the serving of a variety of hot meals; and(viii) maintains sufficient food on the premises at all times to fill an order made from the menu.(2) A drug, candy, or confectionery store is not a restaurant.(c)(1) The license authorizes the license holder, at a hotel or restaurant at retail at the place described in the license, to sell beer, wine, and liquor:(i) by the glass or by the bottle for on-premises consumption; and(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for off-premises consumption only: 1. from the main bar; and2. in the main portion of the dining room facilities.(2) The off-sale privilege set out in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection is limited to those license holders who had the privilege on July 1, 1970.(d) A license holder shall report promptly to the Board when the restaurant operations are interrupted.(e) If the new licensed establishment meets the standards set out in this section, the Board may: (1) issue a new Class B beer, wine, and liquor license;(2) approve a transfer of the license by the same license holder to a new location; and(3) approve a transfer of the license from one license holder to another at the same or different location.(f) The annual license fee is $2,305.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.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.