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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 722

beer, wine, and liquor licensee to sell beer between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sundays[; and between]
BETWEEN the hours of 12:30 o'clock p.m. and 10:00 o'clock
p.m. on Sunday it [shall be] IS lawful for a Class B or C,
beer licensee to sell beer and for a Class B or C beer, wine
and liquor licensee, to sell beer, wine and liquor, provided
that these alcoholic beverages are consumed on the premises.

(4)   In Allegany County, however, Sunday sales
when New Year's Eve or New Year's Day fall on a Sunday shall
be governed by § 89(i) of this article.

(5)    In Garrett County, however, Sunday sales
when New Year's Eve or New Year's Day fall on a Sunday shall
be governed by § 89(j) of this article.

101.

(A) In Kent County, notwithstanding any other
provision of this subtitle, it is unlawful for any person to
sell or for any retail dealer to give alcoholic beverages
between the hours of midnight on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on
Monday, except as to (1) Class C, beer, wine and liquor
license (on-sale) club under which it is lawful to keep for
sale and sell in Kent County, for consumption on the
licensed premises alcoholic beverages on Sunday between the
hours of 1:00 p.m. and midnight; [and] (2) Class A, beer and
wine license under which it is lawful to sell between 9:00
a.m. Sunday and 2:00 a.m. the following day; AND (3) CLASS
A, B, AND E BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE UNDER WHICH IT IS
LAWFUL TO SELL BEER AND LIGHT WINE ONLY, FOR CONSUMPTION OFF
THE LICENSED PREMISES, ON SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 2 A.M.
THE FOLLOWING DAY. Also on Sunday between the hours of 1:00
p.m. and midnight, bona fide restaurants holding a Class B
beer, wine and liquor license are permitted to serve
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises only as
a supplement to meals (which requires that the total
alcoholic beverage bill cannot exceed the total price of the
meal) and only when seated at a table (and not from a bar or
bar stools). The word "restaurant" when applied to Kent
County, means a business establishment for the accommodation
of the public, fully equipped with a proper and adequate
dining room and with sufficient facilities for preparing and
serving meals, which has been approved by the board of
license commissioners of Kent County, wherein the average
daily receipts from the sale of food comprise at least 60
percent of the average daily receipts of the business.

(E) Any person selling or any retail dealer giving
alcoholic beverages in Kent County between the hours of
midnight on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Monday, except as to
Class A, B and C licenses, is guilty of a misdemeanor and[,
upon conviction is] MAY BE fined not [exceeding] MORE THAN
$50 for the first offense, and [for each succeeding offense
is fined] not [exceeding] MORE THAN $100 or imprisoned in
the county jail for not more than 30 days, or [be] both
[fined and imprisoned, in the discretion of the court] FOR
EACH SUCCEEDING OFFENSE.