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Alcoholic Beverage License Residency Requirements Likely Unconstitutional

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on May 2, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to overhaul the state regulation of retail alcoholic beverage licenses when it decides whether the state of Tennessee may limit the granting of liquor licenses only to individuals who have resided in state for 2 years or more. Many states and even counties have similar suspect restrictions, including Maryland. The debate about alcohol’s place in American society is as old as the country. The first President once denounced alcohol…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

Adult Beverage Delivery Trending

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on March 26, 2019

Adult Beverage Delivery Trending The most popularly delivered alcoholic beverage product in the U.S. is Veuve Clicquot champagne. Across the U.S. alcoholic beverage sales growth is decelerating, but still growing. That trend does not hold in Maryland where consumption was actually down last year for each beer, wine and spirits (.. with 19.054 gallons consumed per capita in 2018 down from 19.684 gallons consumed in 2017). But there is a bright spot and a tremendous…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

If You Are Not Delivering Alcohol To Your Customer, Your Competitor Will

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on March 13, 2019

As grocery stores and restaurants deliver exponentially larger quantities of food, beer, wine and spirits sales by delivery are only a step behind. You cannot wait to deliver by autonomous vehicle or even drone. The market shift is happening now. This is much more than only the impact that Amazon is already having on retail. Food delivery, in particular, is projected to grow by the double digits, at 12% per year, for each of the…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

Participate in the USDA “Listening Session” on Hemp including CBD

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on March 6, 2019

On December 20, 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed into law and among its most discussed provisions are those removing hemp from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The Secretary of Agriculture and the respective USDA agencies are working to implement the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill as expeditiously as possible. To allow for public input and ensure transparency, USDA determined to hear from stakeholders regarding their priorities, concerns, and…

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Maryland Repeals Prohibition of Serving Person with a Disability

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on January 29, 2019

Maryland only this past year repealed provisions of law applicable in specified counties that made it a criminal offense to knowingly selling or providing an alcoholic beverage to an individual with an intellectual disability or to an individual if a family member or guardian has given written notice to the license holder that the person is of an unsound mind. It is difficult to understand how in modern times in Allegany, Carroll, Charles, Harford, Kent,…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

Distilleries No Longer Banned on Tribal Lands

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on January 13, 2019

In the final days of 2018 the President signed into law H.R. 5317 repealing the pre-Civil War prohibition on certain alcoholic beverage manufacturing on Indian lands. I the parlance of the early 19th century the bill repeals a prohibition on creating or continuing a distillery in Indian country for manufacturing ardent spirits, when it almost cryptically provides, “Section 2141 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 251) is repealed.” The now repealed 1834 law…

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Law Created New UMBC Liquor License

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on December 10, 2018

Last week the Baltimore County Board of Liquor License Commissioners issued a new Class B-ECF/DS alcoholic beverage license to the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Despite that there were already 781 alcoholic beverages licenses issued for use in Baltimore County, this license is significant. For those interested in inside baseball, this is an entirely new class of license. The Class B Education Conference Facility/ Dining Service beer, wine and liquor license was created by Senate …

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New Rules and Regulations in Baltimore County

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on October 24, 2018

The Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore County has issued new Rules and Regulations effective September 30, 2018. Liquor board Rules are of great import and govern the issuance of an alcoholic beverage license as well as the day to day operations of a business selling alcoholic beverages. While hyper technical in nature, the Rules have the force of law and a violation of a Rule can result in civil penalties and ultimately suspension…

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Talbot County is Among the Last to Ban Booze on Election Day

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on September 12, 2018

Talbot County, on the eastern shore of Maryland, is one of only a handful of places in America that prohibits the selling or providing of alcoholic beverages on an election day during the hours when the polls are open. The picturesque waterfront county is named for Lady Grace Talbot, the sister of Lord Baltimore and wife of Sir Robert Taylor, whose family was an owner of Sean’s in Athlone, the oldest pub in Ireland (that…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

852 Liquor License Violations Reported Across Maryland

By Nancy Hudes & Stuart Kaplow on September 3, 2018

Given that a liquor license is “the” key asset in a business selling alcoholic beverages, be it a restaurant or package goods store, violations of laws associated with those licenses are of great import. The twenty three counties in Maryland, Baltimore City, and the City of Annapolis each issue retail alcoholic beverages licenses and local boards of liquor license commissioners police activities under those licenses. This blog post is a review of retail liquor license…

Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Law

Administrative Law and Regulatory Matters in the Alcoholic Drink Industry

Blog Authors

Alcoholic Beverage License Residency Requirements Likely Unconstitutional

Adult Beverage Delivery Trending

If You Are Not Delivering Alcohol To Your Customer, Your Competitor Will

Participate in the USDA “Listening Session” on Hemp including CBD

Maryland Repeals Prohibition of Serving Person with a Disability

Distilleries No Longer Banned on Tribal Lands

Law Created New UMBC Liquor License

New Rules and Regulations in Baltimore County

Talbot County is Among the Last to Ban Booze on Election Day

852 Liquor License Violations Reported Across Maryland

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