Baltimore City allows a brewery license and daily alcohol sales applications

The Board may issue a Class 7 micro-brewery license to a Class B-D-7 license holder. The Class B-D-7 license must be for use at its existing premises in Baltimore City's 46th alcoholic beverages district. The Board may issue the license only if the holder receives a letter of support from the Ridgely’s Delight Association.

The Board may authorize a Class B-D-7 license transfer to the named South High Street location. The license must come from the 700 block of Washington Boulevard in the 40th district. The license is for an establishment at the 200 block of South High Street.

The Board must establish a standard template for memoranda of understanding between license applicants and neighborhood associations. The template is for agreements between alcoholic beverage license applicants and local neighborhood associations. Neighborhood associations may add information to the template. When an applicant for a new, transferred, or expanded license must submit an agreement, the Board may not treat the application as complete without it. The Board must establish the template by January 1, 2027.

A holder of a valid Class D license may apply to sell alcohol Monday through Sunday, and the Board must adopt tiered penalties for license violations. The sales option applies only to holders of valid Class D licenses for use in the 46th district. The penalties concern violations under the alcoholic beverage licensing title. The establishment must get at least 51% of its daily receipts from food, have no more than 100 seats, and have an agreement with the relevant neighborhood association. The holder must pay a one-time $15,000 fee plus annual renewal fees. The privilege cannot be transferred to a new location, and a new holder must meet the requirements. The regulations must include revoking the privilege if the licensee violates the required agreement three or more times within two years. The privilege may be revoked after three or more violations of the required agreement within a two-year period.

The law allows specified donated alcohol to be served at certain nonprofit events and extends the expiration of three specified licenses for limited purposes. The alcohol provision covers a licensed establishment on the south side of the unit block of West Pratt Street. The license extensions cover a Class D license on the 800 block of St. Paul Street, a Class B license on the 6500 block of Eastern Avenue, and a Class B-D-7 license on the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue. At the West Pratt Street premises, the donated alcohol must be served by the licensee at an event rented by a nonprofit, after the licensee provides proof of the nonprofit's status and remits related taxes; it must be tied to one rental contract. The extensions apply only to the licenses and purposes listed in the law. The donated-alcohol permission lasts two years from June 1, 2026, and ends after May 31, 2028. The specified license extensions last through July 1, 2027.