Ch. 5

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

special Sunday "on-sale" permit shall furnish the Board of License Commissioners with
any proof as it considers necessary indicating the qualifications of the establishment to be
issued this permit.

(ii) The holder of a special Sunday "on-sale" permit is subject to all
other provisions of this article pertaining to CLASS B beer, wine and liquor licenses[,
Class B, in force and effect in Prince George's County], except that any restrictions on
the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday appearing in § 103 and elsewhere may not
apply. Holders of this permit shall submit to the Board, from time to time at regular
intervals to be established by the Board, a statement indicating in detail the ratio of food
sales to the sales of alcoholic beverages. If the average daily receipts from the sale of food
fail for three successive' months to equal 40 percent of the total daily receipts from the
sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the Board shall cancel this permit. It is permissible
for the licensee of a Class B, beer, wine and liquor license with a special Sunday
"on-sale" permit and the licensee of a Class BH license to sell beer, wine and liquor by
the drink from the bar or a cocktail lounge to persons on the licensed premises.

(iii) The Board of License Commissioners may adopt regulations it
considers necessary relating to the issuance, suspension and cancellation of these permits
in furtherance of this subsection.

(iv) The annual fee for a special Sunday "on-sale" permit is $700,
which is in addition to the annual fee for the CLASS B beer, wine and liquor license[,
Class B,] to which it is attached.

[(5)](6) (i) [In Prince George's County there is, in] IN addition to the
classes provided for, THERE IS a special Class B license known as Class BLX which is
issued only to luxury type restaurants; they shall be applied for in the regular manner and
the license fee is $2,500. A luxury type restaurant shall be as defined by the regulations of
the Board of Liquor License Commissioners [for Prince George's County], if the
restaurant has a minimum capital investment of $800,000 for dining room facilities and
kitchen equipment, which sum may not include the cost of land, buildings or a lease, with
a minimum seating capacity of 100 persons. The Board of License Commissioners has
complete discretion as to whom these licenses shall be issued, the number to be issued,
and as to whether an existing license holder of an alcoholic beverage license [in Prince
George's County] may also have an interest in one Class BLX license. An individual or
corporation may hold not more than 4 Class BLX licenses. This license is limited and
restricted to the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
licensed premises only, with no off-sale privileges to be exercised. The residency
requirements specified in § 40 of this article as it pertains to Prince George's County do
not apply to Class BLX licenses.

(ii) If the requirements under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are
satisfied, the [Prince George's County] Board of License Commissioners may issue or
transfer one CLASS BLX license on behalf of any of the following:

1.       Prince George's County;

2.       The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission; or                                                      ,

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