Ch. 3                                       1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

24.

(A) [A] THERE IS A Class G beer, wine and liquor license.

(B)     THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $200, WHICH SHALL BE PAID TO THE OFFICE
OF THE COMPTROLLER BEFORE THE LICENSE IS ISSUED.

(C)     THE LICENSE shall be issued by the OFFICE OF THE Comptroller and [shall
authorize] AUTHORIZES the owner or operator of any airplanes or aircraft operated
upon regularly scheduled flights over any part of this State to keep for sale and to sell all
alcoholic beverages upon any of such airplanes or aircraft for consumption thereon and
every such license shall be good throughout the State. [The annual fee for such license
shall be $200 and shall be payable to the Comptroller for the use of the State before any
such license is issued.]                                                               

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

This section is reorganized to present the law in the standard organizational
format.                                                                               

24B.                                                                                                                                                     

(a)     (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN HARFORD COUNTY.

(2)      THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $750, WHICH SHALL BE PAID, TO THE
BOARD BEFORE THE LICENSE IS ISSUED AND WHICH SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS
PROVIDED.

(3)      In this section, "caterer" means [a Harford County] AN establishment
that owns or leases 1 or more banquet rooms suitable for public gatherings, with food
preparation facilities on the premises, which contracts to provide food and alcoholic
beverages to sponsors of public or private events.

(b)     (1) [In Harford County a] A Class H beer, wine and liquor license may be
issued upon the approval of the Liquor Control Board and [shall authorize]
AUTHORIZES the owner or operator of a catering establishment to keep for sale and sell
all alcoholic beverages at retail at the premises described therein for consumption on the
premises during the catered event. [The annual fee for the license shall be $750 and shall
be payable to the Board before any license is issued, which fee shall be distributed as
provided in this article.]                                              

(2)     Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 114 OF THIS ARTICLE or any
other contrary provision of this article, a caterer licensed under this section also may
contract with patrons to permit them to bring personal alcoholic beverages onto the
premises of the caterer for consumption at catered events.

(3)     A caterer licensed under this section may contract to provide alcoholic
beverages at events held off the premises, provided that:

(i) The caterer contracts to provide food, as well as alcoholic
beverages, for consumption at the catered event; and

(ii) The event is held in Harford County.

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