§ 8-202.2. City of Annapolis -- Refillable container license

   (a) Applicability. -- This section applies only in the City of Annapolis.

(b) Refillable container license. -- There is a refillable container license.

(c) In general. -- The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue a refillable container license to a holder of a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class D license.

(d) Scope and requirements. --

   (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a refillable container license entitles the license holder to sell draft beer for consumption off the licensed premises in a refillable container with a capacity of not less than 32 ounces and not more than 128 ounces.

   (2) To be used as a refillable container under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a container shall:

      (i) Be sealable;

      (ii) Be branded with an identifying mark of a license holder;

      (iii) Bear the federal health warning statement required for containers of alcoholic beverages under 27 C.F.R. 16.21;

      (iv) Display instructions for cleaning the container; and

      (v) Bear a label stating that:

         1. Cleaning the container is the responsibility of the consumer; and

         2. The contents of the container are perishable and should be refrigerated immediately and consumed within 48 hours after purchase.

(e) Prerequisites for issuance of license. -- Before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issues a refillable container license:

   (1) The applicant shall:

      (i) Complete the form that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board provides; and

      (ii) Pay an annual license fee of:

         1. $ 500 for an applicant whose alcoholic beverages license does not have an off-sale privilege; and

         2. $ 50 for an applicant whose alcoholic beverages license has an off-sale privilege; and

   (2) An applicant that holds a license without an off-sale privilege shall meet the same advertising, posting of notice, and public hearing requirements as those for the license that the applicant holds.

(f) Term. -- The term of a refillable container license issued to a successful applicant is the same as that of the license that the applicant holds.

(g) Hours. -- The hours of sale for a refillable container license:

   (1) Begin at the same time as those for the license already held by the person to whom the refillable container license is issued; and

   (2) End at midnight.

(h) Allowable containers. -- A license holder may refill only a refillable container that was branded by a license holder.

(i) Regulations. -- The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

HISTORY: 2013, chs. 214, 215.