Ch. 10                                      1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     The Board [of License Commissioners shall] MAY not authorize the
issuance of a Class B beer, wine and liquor license for any establishment where patrons
are entertained as above set forth unless the Board shall find that the [said]
establishment is a restaurant as defined in this article.

(4)     Licenses issued under the authority of this subsection [shall be] ARE
subject to all the provisions of this article relating to licenses in Baltimore City to the
extent that [said] THE provisions are not inconsistent with this section.

(5)     All [such] licenses shall be issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City upon certification by the Board [of License Commissioners of Baltimore
City].

(6)     The annual LICENSE fee [for such licenses] is $750 [which]. THIS is in
addition to the regular annual fee paid for Class D beer, wine and liquor licenses.

[8-203.1.]

(D) (1) THERE IS A CLASS B-D-7 LICENSE.

(2)     The Board [of License Commissioners of Baltimore City] may
[authorize the issuance of] ISSUE an additional [license, to be known as a Class B-D-7]
beer, wine and liquor license.

(3)      [The special license authorizes the licensee to keep for sale and]
LICENSEES MAY sell all alcoholic beverages at retail at the place in the license described,
for consumption on the premises and elsewhere, [during the hours] from 6 [o'clock]
a.m. to 2 [o'clock] a.m. on the FOLLOWING day [following], [seven] 7 days per week.

[(2)] (4) All [present] restaurant licensees having a valid Class B beer,
wine and liquor license and all [present] licensees having a valid Class D beer, wine and
liquor license with the special amusement license [shall at their option automatically be
entitled to] MAY exchange their present license for a Class B-D-7 license. All special
restrictions imposed on the particular Class B or Class D LICENSE with special
amusement license being exchanged shall remain in effect and apply to the new license
until changed by the license commissioners.

[(3)](5) A Class B-D-7, beer, wine and liquor license other than as
provided in subsection [(2)] (4) may not be issued until June 1, 1967, at which time the
procedure in issuing such licenses other than as set forth in subsection [(2)] (4) shall be
prescribed by regulation of the Board [of License Commissioners] and shall conform as
near as practicable to the procedure prescribed in § 10-202 of this article. A license may
not be authorized to be issued by the Board [of License Commissioners] unless the
license [is], in the judgment of the Board, IS reasonably necessary for the convenience of
the public. In determining what is reasonably necessary for the convenience of the public,
the Board shall consider the number of beer, wine and liquor outlets in any given area
and the number of days such outlets are open rather than the nature of the beer, wine and
liquor licensed outlets.

[(4)](6) Licenses issued under the authority of this section are subject to all
the provisions of this article relating to licenses in Baltimore City to the extent that those
provisions are not inconsistent with this section.

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