Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-2002 - Beer licenses(a)(1) Except as provided in § 9-2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer: (i) on Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and(ii) on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder: 1. pays an additional fee of $250; or2. is issued a 2-day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.(2)(i) The Board may issue a 2-day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class A beer license.(ii) An applicant for a 2-day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.(iii) A 2-day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for off-premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.(iv) The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.(c)(1) Except as provided in § 9-2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class C beer license may sell beer: (i) on Monday through Saturday, for on-premises and off-premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day;(ii) on Sunday, for on-premises and off-premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder:1. pays an additional fee of $250; or2. is issued a 2-day Sunday sales permit in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.(2)(i) The Board may issue a 2-day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class C beer license.(ii) An applicant for a 2-day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.(iii) A 2-day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for on-premises and off-premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.(iv) The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.(d)(1) Except as provided in § 9-2005 of this subtitle for December 31 and January 1, a holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer: (i) on Monday through Saturday, for on-premises and off-premises consumption, from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day;(ii) on Sunday, for on-premises and off-premises consumption, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if the holder pays an additional fee of $250; or(iii) in accordance with a 2-day Sunday sales permit issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection.(2)(i) The Board may issue a 2-day Sunday sales permit to a holder of a Class D beer license.(ii) An applicant for a 2-day Sunday sales permit need not have kitchen facilities on the licensed premises.(iii) A 2-day Sunday sales permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for on-premises and off-premises consumption on not more than two Sundays in a year from 11 a.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.(iv) The permit fee is $50 for each time the permit is used.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 145, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 589, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 286, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.