Maryland § 32-1004
Full text of Maryland Maryland Code § 32-1004, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-1004.
(a) There is a Class B (stadium) beer and wine license.
(b) (1) The Board may issue the license:
(i) to the owner of a professional baseball team franchise, regardless of whether the franchise is a partnership or corporation; and
(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, only for a stadium that has the average daily receipts from the sale of food for each month exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2) An allocation of foodstuff contained in a mixed drink may not be included in average daily receipts from the sale of food.
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine:
(1) for on–premises consumption;
(2) in plastic, Styrofoam, paper, or aluminum containers on the stadium premises, except that glass containers may be used in an enclosed dining premises in which the patrons are seated; and
(3) to an individual present at any event held at the stadium.
(d) The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.
(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer and wine:
(i) on Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m.; and
(ii) on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(2) During a baseball game, a holder of a stadium beer and wine license may not sell beer or wine:
(i) after the beginning of the eighth inning; or
(ii) during a doubleheader, after the beginning of the sixth inning of the second game.
(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.
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