Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-1007 - Country club license(a) There is a country club license.(b) The application shall be signed by at least one officer of the club who is a resident, registered voter, or taxpayer of the county.(c) The Board may issue the license for use by a country club:(1) that has at least 100 members;(2) whose members pay an annual total amount of dues that averages at least $50 per member; and(3) that maintains at the time of the license application a regular or championship golf course of at least nine holes.(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor purchased from the Alcohol Beverage Services for on-premises consumption by: (1) a country club member;(2) a member of the immediate family of a country club member;(3) an individual residing temporarily in the clubhouse of the country club; or(4) a guest of a country club member, including an individual who attends a recognized national or regional athletic event held on the premises of the license holder if: (i) the license holder has applied to the Board to sell alcoholic beverages to individuals attending the event;(ii) the application has been made at least 60 days before the date that the event is to take place; and(iii) the Board has approved the application.(e) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 25-2005 of this title.(f) An employee of a country club for which a license has been issued may not have a guest at the country club to consume alcoholic beverages during the employee's normal working hours.(g) The annual license fee is $2,000.(h)(1) There is a country club off-sale permit.(2) The Board may issue the permit only to a holder of a country club license.(3) A holder of the permit may sell wine by the bottle for off-premises consumption only: (i) at a wine tasting event that is held on the premises for which the holder's country club license is issued;(ii) to an individual specified in subsection (d) of this section; and(iii) during the hours and days the license holder is authorized to sell beer, wine, and liquor under subsection (e) of this section.(4) A holder of the permit shall notify the Board in writing on a form provided by the Board at least 14 days before each tasting event.(5) A holder of the permit may not hold more than:(i) twelve tasting events in a calendar year; or(ii) two tasting events in a single month.(6) The Board may set a fee for the permit in addition to the annual fee for the country club license.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 673, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 119, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.