(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to the owner of a hotel that:
(1) is in a building at least three stories tall that was originally constructed for hotel purposes;
(2) has a capital investment of at least $500,000; and
(3) contains:
(i) at least one passenger elevator;
(ii) at least 100 rooms to accommodate the public; and
(iii) a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals for at least 125 individuals at one seating.
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license:
(1) beer, wine, and liquor at retail for on-premises consumption; and
(2) beer, wine, and liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption only to a person who has purchased prepared food from the licensed premises.
(d) (1) The license holder may not display or provide shelving for beer, wine, or liquor for off-premises sales in areas of the establishment that are accessible to the public.
(2) Off-sale alcoholic beverages receipts collected under the license shall be included in the calculation of average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages in a restaurant under § 1-101 of this article.
(3) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off-premises consumption only when the licensed premises is open for business as a hotel or restaurant.
(e) The Board may limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages sold in a single transaction for off-premises consumption under the license.
(f) The Executive Director may issue one Class 8 farm brewery license and one Class 7 micro-brewery license to a license holder that holds not more than five Class B and six Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor licenses.
(g) The annual license fee is $1,000.