WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 369

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 25(a), (b)(1), and (c)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 25(b)(2) and (c)(2)
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

25.

(a)     The clerk of the court for the county or the city, upon approval of the board of
license commissioners for said county or city, if any, and the Comptroller in the case of
application for statewide license, upon proper application, on forms as may be prescribed
by the Comptroller, signed and sworn to, shall have authority to grant the following types
of special licenses for the periods and at the following fees:

(b)     (1) Special beer license, Class C, or a special beer and wine license, Class C,
which entitles the holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the respective
classes of licenses for the use of any person holding any bona fide entertainment
conducted by any club, society or association at the place described, for a period not
exceeding seven consecutive days from the effective date thereof, upon the payment of a
fee of $5 per day.

(2) In Prince George's County:

(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the fee
is $25 per day;

(ii) For a club, society, or association holding a casino or gambling
event, the fee is $100 per day, WHICH SHALL BE PAID BY THE LICENSEE CLUB,
SOCIETY, OR ASSOCIATION AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
LICENSEE'S CLUB'S, SOCIETY'S, OR ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL LICENSE FEE AND NOT
AS AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENT; and

(iii) The Board of License Commissioners may deny an application for
this license if it is determined that the applicant does not qualify under the provisions of
this article.

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