§ 8-213.1. Harford County -- Stadium on-sale licenses

   (a) Applicability. -- This section applies only in Harford County.

(b) In general. -- There is a stadium on-sale license in Harford County.

(c) Issuance; definitions. --

   (1) The Liquor Control Board may issue a stadium alcoholic beverages license for a stadium owned by the City of Aberdeen covering on-premises sale of beer, wine, and liquor to the owner, lessee, or concession manager of a professional baseball stadium for use on the licensed premises.

   (2) For the purpose of this section:

      (i) "Concession manager" means a single individual or single entity contractually obligated to provide and supervise comprehensive management of all food and beverage sales by concessionaires on the licensed premises; and

      (ii) "Licensed premises" includes the stadium facility and stadium parking lots.

(d) Authority conferred. --

   (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a stadium alcoholic beverages license authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the licensed premises:

      (i) For consumption only on the licensed premises; and

      (ii) During the hours and days for sale specified in § 11-513 of this article.

   (2) The sale, serving, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the parking lots of the stadium may be allowed only with the prior written approval of the Liquor Control Board.

(e) Limitations. -- The following limitations shall apply:

   (1) All individuals serving beer, wine, or liquor shall hold valid certificates from an alcohol awareness program approved by the Liquor Control Board;

   (2) During a baseball game, liquor may only be served on the club level or dining area in which patrons are seated;

   (3) During a baseball game, alcoholic beverages must be served in a plastic, styrofoam, or paper container, except that a glass container may be used on the club level or dining area in which patrons are seated; and

   (4) (i) Except on the club level or dining area in which patrons are seated, all beer and wine dispensed during a baseball game shall be dispensed only from a stationary structure, located within the stadium, equipped with a motor vehicle driver's license scanner; and

      (ii) No roving vendors shall be allowed to dispense beer, wine, or liquor.

(f) Fee. -- The annual license fee is $ 10,000.

(g) Unlawful handling of alcoholic beverages. -- Except for a wholesaler of beer, wine, or liquor who is conducting business with the licensee under this section, a licensee may not allow a person to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.

HISTORY: 2001, ch. 454; 2002, ch. 548.