HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              3847

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 the arena. The 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 is
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 is $7,500. THE RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN § 40 OF THIS ARTICLE AS IT
PERTAINS TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DO NOT APPLY TO ARENA
LICENSES.

(7) (i) In Prince George's County, the board of
license commissioners is authorized to issue a special Class
B on-sale beer, wine and liquor license to be known as Class
BCE. A Class BCE license shall be issued only to catering
establishments. Application for this license shall be made
in the regular manner, and the license fee is $2,000.

(ii) A catering establishment shall be as
defined by the rules and regulations of the board of license
commissioners for Prince George's County, if the catering
establishment has a minimum capital investment of $500,000
for dining room facilities and kitchen equipment. This sum
may not include the cost of land, buildings, or a lease. In
addition, such an establishment must have a minimum seating
capacity of 150 persons.

(iii) The board of license commissioners
shall prescribe rules and regulations pertaining to the
hours and days of sale. Food shall be served with alcoholic
beverages. A Class BCE license is limited and restricted to
the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the licensed premises by participants of catered events
only, and off-sale privileges may not be exercised.

(8) (iii) This license shall be issued to the
individual authorized by the University College Center of
Adult Education of the University of Maryland to act for it,
assume all responsibility, and be subject to all the
penalties, conditions, and restrictions imposed upon
licenses under this article. The individual shall be a