Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 8-216.1

      (a)      There is a special theater license.

      (b)      (1)      In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

            (2)      "Board" means the Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners.

            (3)      "Movie theater" means a building designed or used primarily for the exhibition of motion pictures to the general public.

            (4)      (i)      "Performing arts theater" means those areas, buildings, or structures designed and used for plays, acts, dramas, or histrionics by actors or actresses performing on a stage.

                  (ii)      "Performing arts theater" does not include either the showing or exhibition of motion pictures or a building or amphitheater that is part of a sports complex regularly used by minors.

      (c)      The Board may issue a special theater (on-sale) beer and wine license for use on the premises of:

            (1)      A performing arts theater; or

            (2)      A movie theater operated by a bona fide nonprofit organization.

      (d)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, a holder of a special theater license is authorized to sell beer and wine at retail for on-premises consumption when snacks are served:

            (1)      1 hour before and after a performance;

            (2)      During intermissions; and

            (3)      During cast parties and receptions before and after a performance.

      (e)      The annual license fee is $100.

      (f)      A special theater (on-sale) beer and wine license may not be transferred from the location of original issuance to another location.