Ch. 368

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     Licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages of any class may not be transferred
into the areas of Baltimore City covered by this section.

(c)     (1) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the prohibitions in
this section do not apply to special 1-day licenses or to Class B beer, wine and liquor
restaurant licenses to bona fide restaurants having:

(i) A minimum capital investment, not including the cost of land and
building, of:

1.       $250,000 for restaurant facilities in the 47th alcoholic
beverages district of Baltimore City which consists of:

A.      Wards 23, 24, and 25 in their entirety;

B.      Ward 19, precincts 3, 4, and 5;

C.      Ward 20, precincts 19 and 20;

D.      Ward 21, precincts 2 and 3; and

E.      Ward 21, that part of precinct 1 that lies south and west of a
line that runs along the center of Harbor City Boulevard from Eutaw Street to Pratt
Street; or

2.       $200,000 for restaurant facilities in the remainder of
Baltimore City; [and]

(ii) A minimum seating capacity of 75 persons; AND

(III) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE 46TH ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES DISTRICT, AVERAGE DAILY RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF FOOD THAT
ARE AT LEAST 60% 51% OF THE TOTAL DAILY RECEIPTS OF THE RESTAURANT:

1.       WARD 1, PRECINCTS 2, 3, 4, AND 5;

2.       WARD 2 IN ITS ENTIRETY;

3.       WARD 3, PRECINCT 3; AND

4.       WARD 26, PRECINCT 10.

(2) Additional Baltimore City license privileges for Class B beer, wine and
liquor licenses issued in the 47th alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City are as
provided in § 6-201(d) of this article.

(e) (1) [Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a] EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A license for the sale of
alcoholic beverages may not be transferred [ from any ward located within] INTO, OR
TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF the
46th legislative district [into Ward 2 (Fells Point) of the same legislative district]:

(I)      WARD 1, PRECINCTS 2, 3, 4, AND 5;

(II)     WARD 2 IN ITS ENTIRETY;

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