PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 701

CHAPTER 701
(House Bill 933)

AN ACT concerning

Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses

Dispensaries and Retail Outlets

MC 715-97

FOR the purpose of establishing a Class A beer, wine and liquor license in Montgomery
County; restricting the issuance of the license to the Director of the Department of
Liquor Control or an individual with whom the Director has contracted to operate
a retail outlet for the sale of beer, wine and liquor; establishing an annual fee for
the license; establishing an exception to the requirement that the Board of License
Commissioners for Montgomery County obtain certain criminal background
information from an applicant for an alcoholic beverages licensed establishing an
exception to the requirement that an applicant for an alcoholic beverages license in
Montgomery County submit certain personal information with the application;
providing for the issuance and renewal of a Class A beer, wine and liquor license on
the death of the Director of the Department of Liquor Control holding the license
for the benefit of the Department under this Act; establishing the hours and days on
which the privileges conferred on a Class A beer, wine and liquor license may be
exercised; making a conforming change; and generally relating to a Class A beer,
wine and liquor license prohibiting the Director of the Montgomery County
Department of Liquor Control from contracting with persons to operate certain
retail liquor stores, except for certain stores operating as of a certain date, and
subject to certain limitations; prohibiting the County Department of Liquor Control
from selling alcoholic beverages to different licensees or classes at different prices;
allowing certain products and prohibiting certain other products to be sold in
certain retail liquor stores; authorizing disciplinary actions, including the issuance
of certain citations, to certain persons for certain violations; and generally relating
to liquor sales in Montgomery County.

BY repealing and reenacting. without amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 15-203(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 6-101(q), 9-101(a)(1), 10-103(b), 10-104(q), and 11-516(d)
Section 15-203(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

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