Ch. 837                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1717

The board of license commissioners is authorized to adopt such rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary relating to the issuance, suspension and
cancellation of said permits in furtherance of this subsection.

The annual fee for such a special Sunday "on-sale" permit shall be five hundred
($500.00) dollars, which shall be in addition to the annual fee for the beer, wine
and liquor license, Class B, to which it shall be attached.

(5)  In Prince George's County there shall be, in addition to the classes herein
provided, a special Class B license known as Class BLX which shall be issued only
to luxury type restaurants; they shall be applied for in the regular manner and
shall have a license fee of nine hundred and forty ($940.00) dollars. A luxury type
restaurant shall be as defined by the rules and regulations of the board of liquor
license commissioners for Prince George's County, provided that said restaurant
has a minimum capital investment of $300,000.00 for dining room facilities and
kitchen equipment, which sum shall not include the cost of land, buildings or a
lease, with a minimum seating capacity of 150 persons. The board of license
commissioners shall have complete discretion as to whom these licenses shall be
issued, the number to be issued, and as to whether an existing license holder of an
alcoholic beverage license in Prince George's County may also have an interest in
one Class BLX license, except that under no other circumstances shall any
individual or corporation be allowed to hold more than one license. This license
shall be limited and restricted to the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages for
consumption on the licensed premises only, with no off-sale privileges to be
exercised therewith.

(6)    IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF
A CLASS B, BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE, TO BE KNOWN AS
AN "ARENA LICENSE," FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND
LIQUOR BY THE DRINK AND BY THE BOTTLE WITHIN THE ARENA,
FROM ONE OR MORE OUTLETS, FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE
LICENSED PREMISES. THIS LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED ONLY TO
THE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION OWNING OR LEASING AN
ARENA, ONE OF WHOM MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND[[[]], OR TO A CONCESSIONAIRE DESIGNATED BY THE
PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION OWNING OR LEASING SAID
ARENA[[]]]]. SAID CONCESSIONAIRE NEED NOT BE A RESIDENT
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS SHALL PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE MANNER OF DISPENSING ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, THE NUMBER OF OUTLETS AUTHORIZED TO
DISPENSE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND THE HOURS AND DAYS OF
SALE. THE LICENSEE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND TO THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
THE TERM "PERSON" MEANS A NATURAL PERSON, AN
ASSOCIATION, A FIRM, A PARTNERSHIP, A CORPORATION OR THE
COUNTY COUNCIL OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE ANNUAL
LICENSE FEE FOR THE ARENA LICENSE SHALL BE SEVEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00).

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.