S.B. 539                                                  VETOES

counter on Sunday; clarifying language; and generally relating to alcoholic
beverages in Carroll County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 11-403(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

11-403.

(a) (1) A retail dealer holding a Class B or C license may not sell any alcoholic
beverage at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY IN THE CITY OF
ANNAPOLIS. [Provided, that in]

(II) IN Anne Arundel County [it shall be lawful to] A LICENSEE MAY
sell, vend, serve, deliver and/or A PATRON MAY consume any alcoholic beverages
permitted by law to be sold [in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth
districts of Anne Arundel County] at any bar or counter on any day on which the sale of
alcoholic beverages is permitted by law.

[(4)] (3) (i) Except for the Class B Sunday off-sale license prohibition in
the 47th alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City as provided for in § 6-201(d) of this
article, in Baltimore City [and Baltimore County,] a Class B and a Class C beer and light

wine or beer, wine and liquor licensee may sell alcoholic beverages at a bar or counter on
Sunday.

[(iv)](II) 1.Subject to the conditions provided in this subparagraph, in
Baltimore City, a holder of a Class A retail alcoholic beverages license may exercise the
off-sale license privilege on the Sundays that fall between Thanksgiving Day and New
Year's Day from 1 p.m. to 9p.m.

2. The holder of a Class A retail off-sale license may exercise
the additional privilege authorized by this subparagraph in any year in which a
supplementary license fee of $25 has been paid prior to October 1 for each day the
additional privilege is to be exercised.

(4) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

(II) A CLASS B AND A CLASS C BEER AND LIGHT WINE OR BEER,
WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSEE MAY SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A BAR OR
COUNTER ON SUNDAY.

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