§ 8-204.1. Baltimore County -- Special theater (on-sale) beer, wine and liquor license  


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  •    (a) Authorized. -- There is a special theater license.

    (b) "Board" defined. -- In this section, "Board" means the Baltimore County Board of License Commissioners.

    (c) Issuance. -- The Board may issue a special theater (on-sale) beer, wine and liquor license for use in a theater if the theater:

       (1) Is housed within a building;

       (2) Has a capacity to hold a minimum of 1,500 permanently installed seats; and

       (3) Regularly presents live entertainment.

    (d) Times of sales. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, a holder is authorized to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail for on-premises consumption:

       (1) For 2 hours before the entertainment begins;

       (2) During the entertainment; and

       (3) For 1 hour after the entertainment.

    (e) Fee. -- The annual license fee is $ 2,000.

    (f) Transfer. -- A special theater (on-sale) beer, wine and liquor license may not be transferred to a location other than the location of original issuance.

    (g) Population requirements inapplicable. -- The population requirements of the rules and regulations of the Board do not apply to a license issued under this section.


HISTORY: 1989, ch. 5, § 15; 1990, chs. 114, 219; 1996, ch. 10, § 3; 2011, ch. 302.