WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 159

CHAPTER 159
(House Bill 477)

AN ACT concerning

Cecil County and Allegany Counties - Alcoholic Beverages

(Pub-Brewery Licenses)

FOR the purpose of including Cecil County and Allegany Counties among those
jurisdictions in which a pub-brewery alcoholic beverages license may be issued.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 5(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

5.

(g) (1) A Class 6 pub-brewery license shall be issued:

(i) By the State Comptroller; and

(ii) Only to a holder of a Class B beer, wine and liquor (on-sale)
license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant located in ALLEGANY
COUNTY, Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, Baltimore City, CECIL COUNTY,
Frederick County, Harford County, Washington County, Worcester County, or the City of
Gaithersburg in Montgomery County.

(2)     A holder of a Class 6 pub-brewery license:

(i) May brew malt beverages at a single location for consumption on
the restaurant premises; and

(ii) Is limited to the brewing of 2,000 barrels of malt beverage each
calendar year.

(3)     The pub-brewery premises shall be located immediately adjacent to the
restaurant where the brewed beverage is to be sold to the public.

(4)     The Class 6 pub-brewery license shall be void if:

(i) The restaurant ceases to be operated as a restaurant; or

(ii) The holder's Class B beer, wine and liquor (on-sale) license is
revoked or transferred to a different location.

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