Ch. 503

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

6-706.1.

(a) This section applies only in Montgomery County.

(b) There is a caterer's (CAT) license.

(c) The annual license fee is $1,250.

(d) The hours and days during which the holder of a CAT license may exercise the
privileges of the license are the same as for the holder of a Class B beer, wine and liquor
license.

(e) The holder of a CAT license shall meet all the requirements of this article.

(f) The holder of a CAT license shall have the facilities to prepare food and
deliver food to the site of the catered affair. The County Health Department shall
approve those facilities before the license may be issued, reissued, or renewed.

(g) The holder of a CAT license shall contract for and provide food as well as
alcoholic beverages for consumption at catered events. The holder may not provide only
alcoholic beverages at a catered event. The holder shall meet the same ratio of gross
receipts between food sales and alcoholic beverage sales as a holder of a Class B beer,
wine and liquor license.

(h) An applicant for a CAT license need not have a banquet hall. Persons holding
existing licenses are not eligible for a CAT license. A CAT license is a separate alcoholic
beverages license.

(i) The holder of a CAT license may not hold any self-sponsored events and may
only hold off-sale events.

(j) The holder of a CAT license shall purchase all alcoholic beverages from the
Department of Liquor Control.

(k) The holder of a CAT license who violates the requirements of this section is
subject to the provisions of Title 16, Subtitle 5 (Penalties) of this article.

13-101.

(a) In this section "alcohol awareness program" means a program:

(1) That:

(i) Is approved and certified by the State Comptroller; and

(ii) Has been issued an alcohol awareness program permit by the State

Comptroller;

(2) That includes instruction on how alcohol affects a person's:

(i) Body; and

(ii) Behavior;

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