PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 711

(ii) The holder may sell at retail beer brewed under this license to
customers for consumption off the licensed premises in refillable containers that are
sealed by the micro-brewery licensee at the time of each refill.

(e)     A holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license:

(1)     May not own, operate or be affiliated with any other manufacturer of
beer; and

(2)     Notwithstanding § 2-201(b) of this article, may not be granted a
wholesale alcoholic beverages license.

(f)      (1) The hours and days for consumer sales under this license are as
established for a Class B license in the respective jurisdictions listed in subsection (b)(2)
of this section.

(2) For Class D licensees in the 22nd Alcoholic Beverages District in Prince
George's County only, the hours and days for consumer sales under this license are as
established for a Class D license in Prince George's County.

(g)     In Montgomery County, a holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license shall
enter into a written agreement with the Department of Liquor Control for Montgomery
County for the sale and resale of malt beverages brewed under this license in accordance
with this article:

(H) IN CARROLL COUNTY, THE DISTANCE RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT FOR
MICRO-BREWERIES IS FOUND IN § 9-207 OF THIS ARTICLE.

9-207.

(A)    THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN CARROLL COUNTY.

(B)     THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO
MICRO-BREWERY LICENSES, AS SET FORTH IN § 2-208 OF THIS ARTICLE

(C)    IN THIS SECTION, "PROTECTED BUILDING" MEANS ANY ELEMENTARY OR
SECONDARY SCHOOL AND CHURCH OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP.

(D)    THE DISTANCE RESTRICTION REQUIREMENT BETWEEN A LICENSED
PREMISES AND A PROTECTED BUILDING IS 300 FEET.

(E)     THIS DISTANCE SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE NEAREST POINT OF THE
BUILDING IN WHICH THE LICENSED PREMISES IS LOCATED TO THE NEAREST POINT
OF THE PROPERTY LINE ON WHICH THE PROTECTED BUILDING IS LOCATED.

(F)     IF A LICENSED PREMISES PRECEDED THE LOCATION OF THE PROTECTED
BUILDING BUT THE PROTECTED BUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF A
LICENSED PREMISES, THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER MAY RENEW THE LICENSE.

(G)    DISTANCE RESTRICTION REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO ANY
LICENSED PREMISES IN EXISTENCE ON JULY 1, 1997.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1997.

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