WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 5

3. A private concessionaire under contract with either:

A.      Prince George's County; or

B.      The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.

(iii) If a license is issued under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the
profit realized from the sale of alcoholic beverages under this license may be for the use
and benefit of Prince George's County, the Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, or a concessionaire under contract as provided under
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.

[(6)] (7) The Board of License Commissioners may issue 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] SHALL 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 regulations of the
Board of License Commissioners. For the purposes of this subsection 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
$10,000. The residency requirements specified in § 40 of this article as it pertains to
Prince George's County do not apply to arena licenses.

[(7)] (8) (i) The Board of License Commissioners may 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 $3,000.

(ii) A catering establishment shall be as defined by the regulations of
the Board of License Commissioners, 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 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)] (9) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 53(e)(1) of this article,
the Board of License Commissioners may issue a Class B/ECF, beer, wine and liquor
license, to be known as an "educational conference facility" license, to the University of
Maryland, University College Center of Adult Education for the sale of beer, wine, and

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