WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        S.B. 515

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

20.

(k) (1) This subsection applies only in Dorchester County.

(2)     The annual license fee is $500.

(3)     A license may be obtained by any bona fide yacht club and golf and
country club that:

(i) Has been incorporated for a period of not less than 5 years prior to
the time of making application for the license;

(ii) Has a bona fide membership of not less than 250 persons and dues
of not less than $10 per year per adult member;

(iii) Has facilities for preparing and serving food on the premises to
members and their guests when accompanied by such members; and

(iv) Owns or operates a clubhouse located on premises principally used
for no other purpose and not directly or indirectly owned or operated as a public
business.

(4)     A license may be obtained by any local unit of a nationwide bona fide
nonprofit organization or club composed solely of members who served in the armed
forces of the United States in any war in which the United States has engaged:

(i) Has held a charter from a national veterans' organization for a
period of not less than 5 years prior to the time of making application for the license;

(ii) Has a bona fide membership of not less than 125 persons and dues
of not less than $5 per year per person;

(iii) Operates solely for the use of its own members and their guests
when accompanied by such members;

(iv) Meets in a clubhouse principally used for no other purpose.

(5)     A license may be obtained by any lodge or chapter of any bona fide
nonprofit and nationwide fraternal organization composed of members duly elected and
initiated in accordance with the rites and customs of the fraternal organization which:

(i) Has been in existence and operating in Dorchester County for a
period of not less than 5 years prior to the time of making application for the license;

(ii) Has a bona fide membership of not less than 250 persons and dues
of not less than $5 per annum per member;

(iii) Owns or operates a home or clubhouse principally for the use of its
members and their guests when accompanied by such members; and

(iv) Is not directly or indirectly owned or operated as a public business.
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