§ 11-1001

Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1001, under Article — Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis.

Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1001

(a) There is an airport concessionaire license.

(b) (1) The Board may issue the license to a person who is a lessee, sublessee, or concessionaire at an airport.

(2) The Board may not impose additional qualifications for the license as to the residence or voting status of the license holder.

(c) The license authorizes:

(1) the sale of beer, wine, and liquor every day from each location in an airport terminal; and

(2) the playing of music and dancing.

(d) (1) (i) This paragraph does not apply to duty free shops.

(ii) A person who is a lessee, sublessee, or concessionaire at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport may hold one license for multiple locations within the terminal of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, even if the person already holds another license that the Board issues.

(2) On receipt of an application for the license, the Board shall:

(i) give precedence to the application of a person under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection over all other license applications; and

(ii) hold a hearing on the application at the Board meeting that immediately follows receipt of the application.

(e) A holder of the license need not obtain a Sunday permit under § 11-1104 of this title to sell alcoholic beverages after 2 a.m. on Sunday.

(f) (1) (i) The annual fee for the license and one location from which alcoholic beverages may be sold is $5,000.

(ii) The annual fee for each additional location from which alcoholic beverages may be sold is $5,000.

(2) Each fee shall be paid on or before May 1 to the Board.