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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 209

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

For the purposes of this article and
required by the context:

unless otherwise

(c) (1) "Light wine" means any naturally fermented
wine containing not in excess of 14 percent of alcohol by
volume.

(2) IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY LIGHT WINE MEANS ANY
NATURALLY FERMENTED OR FORTIFIED WINE NOT IN EXCESS OF 22
PERCENT OF ALCOHOL BY VOLUME. FOR THE PURPOSES OF § 118 OF
THIS ARTICLE, LIGHT WINE MEANS ANY NATURALLY FERMENTED WINE
NOT IN EXCESS OF 14 PERCENT OF ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.

[(2)] (3) In Somerset County light wine means
any fermented beverage not in excess of 22 percent of
alcohol by volume.

[(3)] (4) In Wicomico
any fermented beverage not
alcohol by volume.

County light wine means
in excess of 22 percent of

[(4)] (5) In Worcester County light wine means
any fermented beverage not in excess of 22 percent of
alcohol by volume.

13.

(i) In Montgomery County the [use of the word "wine"
shall not prohibit the sale and delivery under this license
of wines properly labeled, respectively, "Light Port,"
"Light Sherry," "Port," "Sherry," "Angelica," "Madeira," and
"Muscatel," as defined by the Federal Alcohol
Administration. The] annual license fee for [such a] THIS
license [shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00),
except no such] IS $125. THIS license [shall] MAY NOT be
issued to, or for use in conjunction with, or upon the
premises of any bowling alley, billiard hall or drugstore or
to any restaurant located within [said] THE bowling alley,
billiard hall or drugstore, or for use upon any premises
which has a door, archway, opening or other passageway
providing direct public access to any bowling alley,
billiard hall or drugstore.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.