Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-1013 - Theater license(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Movie theater" means a building designed or used primarily to exhibit motion pictures to the public.(3)(i) "Performing arts theater" means an area, a building, or a structure designed and used for plays, acts, dramas, or histrionics by actors or actresses performing on a stage.(ii) "Performing arts theater" does not include:1. a place where motion pictures are exhibited or shown; or2. a building or amphitheater that is part of a sports complex regularly used by minors.(b) There is a theater license.(c) The Board may issue the license for use on the premises of:(1) a performing arts theater; or(2) a movie theater operated by a nonprofit organization.(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine at retail for on-premises consumption when snacks are served.(e) The license holder may sell beer and wine:(1) 1 hour before and after a performance;(2) during an intermission; and(3) during a cast party and reception before and after a performance.(f) The license may not be transferred to another location.(g) The annual license fee is $100.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.