HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      3163

(j) (1) In Worcester County, these licenses shall be issued
only within the corporate limits of Ocean City.

(2)  The annual fee for the six-day license is
[$1,000] $1,300.

(3)  The annual fee for the seven-day license is
[$1,250] $1,625.

(4)  Seven-day license holders may sell beer, wine and
liquor (on-sale) and beer and light wine (off-sale).

(5)  All license fees shall go to the general funds of
the county. However, if the licensed premises are in a municipal
corporation, 75 percent of the fees shall go to that municipal
corporation.

(6)  All licensees shall purchase all wines and
liquors, except light wine and beer, from the liquor control
board for Worcester County. They shall be charged 85 percent of
the retail price or any special sale price or discount price,
whichever is lower, set by the board for wines and liquors.
However, the price the board charges to the licensees may not be
lower than 10 percent above the cost the liquor board must pay
for the merchandise to wholesalers. All licensees may purchase
beer and light wine from licensed wholesalers.

(7)  The hours for sale are as provided in § 106(c).

(8)  With respect to the Ocean City Convention Hall,
only the Convention Hall Commission and its successors may be
issued an alcoholic beverages license. The Commission may permit
its vendors to dispense alcoholic beverages pursuant to whatever
license the Commission is granted. Further, the Commission may
contract to receive some proportion of the revenue derived from
the vendor's sale of alcoholic beverages. This license shall be
subject to the following restrictions:

(i) This monopoly shall not impinge upon the
provisions of § 25(k-l) of this article;

(ii) Only on-sale transactions shall be
permitted; and

(iii) Consumption of alcoholic beverages shall
be restricted to the premises.

206A.

(A) THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL REGULATE THE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE FEES WITHIN WORCESTER COUNTY.

(B) UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE WORCESTER COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, THE LICENSE FEES FOR WORCESTER COUNTY UNDER
ARTICLE 2B OF THE CODE PREVAIL.