PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 423

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

8-204.4.

(A)    THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

(B)     (1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE LICENSE POPULATION QUOTA
LIMITATIONS AND IN ADDITION TO THE LICENSES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE
UNDER THIS ARTICLE, THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS MAY ISSUE FOUR
CLASS B (OMTC) RESTAURANT BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR (ON-SALE) LICENSES
BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2002, FOR USE IN THE OWINGS MILLS TOWN CENTER, AS
DEFINED IN THE BALTIMORE COUNTY MASTER PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) EACH LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE BOARD OF
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A REGULAR LICENSE AND NOT
AN EXCEPTION LICENSE FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE IN ANY ELECTION DISTRICT BASED UPON THE BOARD'S RULE
LIMITING THE TOTAL LICENSES AVAILABLE BY POPULATION.

(C) (1) EXCEPT FOR CLASS C LICENSES, SIX OF ANY CLASS BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR (ON-SALE) RETAIL LICENSES IN EXISTENCE IN DISTRICT 15 ON OCTOBER 1,
1996, MAY BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE "OWINGS MILLS TOWN CENTER" AND
CONVERTED INTO CLASS B (OMTC) LICENSES.

(2) UPON TRANSFER, THE TRANSFERRED LICENSE MAY NOT BE
CONSIDERED TO BE A LICENSE IN THE ELECTION DISTRICT FROM WHICH IT WAS

(D) AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF FOUR BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR
(ON-SALE) RETAIL LICENSES IN EXISTENCE IN ELECTION DISTRICT 15 ON OCTOBER
1, 1996, AND VALID ON THE DATE OF TRANSFER INTO THE "OWINGS MILLS TOWN
CENTER" AS DEFINED BY THE BALTIMORE COUNTY MASTER PLAN.

(2) A LICENSE TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS SECTION:

(I) MAY NOT BE A CLASS A OR CLASS C LICENSE OR A LICENSE
THAT IS PROHIBITED FROM BEING TRANSFERRED BY LAW OR LOCAL REGULATION;

(II) SHALL BE CONSIDERED A REGULAR LICENSE AND NOT AN
EXCEPTION LICENSE FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE IN ANY ELECTION DISTRICT BASED ON THE RULE OF THE
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE BY POPULATION;

(III) SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO A CLASS B (OMTC) LICENSE; AND

(IV) AS OF THE DATE OF TRANSFER, MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED TO
EXIST IN ELECTION DISTRICT 15.

(C) THE RESTRICTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR ISSUANCE, FEE, MINIMUM
SQUARE FOOT AREA REQUIREMENT FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION AND
CONSUMPTION, AND DAYS AND HOURS OF SALE UNDER A CLASS B (OMTC)

TRANSFERRED.

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