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James Navich, board attorney, explained that state licensing provisions refer to transfers and assignments, and that the county rules governing conditional approvals (section 209 and related provisions) focus primarily on new applications. Navich presented draft language intended to give the board authority to determine responsibility for violations that occur during a conditional transfer period and to record such findings so they appear in the board's enforcement history.

Board members and the administrator discussed alternate approaches: (1) default responsibility remains with the current license holder until the transfer is finalized; (2) allow management agreements that place interim operational responsibility onto the prospective transferee; or (3) permit the board to find either party responsible on a case‑by‑case basis and record the finding for a three‑year period. The board did not adopt rule changes at the meeting; staff and counsel will refine proposed language for a subsequent meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","10/8/2015 Alcohol Beverage Board","oneSentenceSummary","Board members and counsel discussed proposed rule language to clarify who bears responsibility for violations during a conditional transfer period and asked staff to refine options for a future vote.","taxTitle","St. Mary's County, Maryland","taxId",51086,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6358874,"Board Discusses New Nonprofit Beer and Wine Festival Permit Application and Local Rules",585,2437000,3022000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463&start=2437&end=3022","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463/thumbnail_2437000.jpg","/articles/6358874/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Board-Discusses-New-Nonprofit-Beer-and-Wine-Festival-Permit-Application-and-Local-Rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358874-e55b810ca5b2e25ed5317b2e4345a2ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159031&Signature=YTSoY1ZN-X2ohQNmv4J9jLEJ0YZzjhQYdQif1sejdqx6id5pXZbqj4HW0HyOUwZB5BR4tV7eT26Zs-alYfrmP9Yfqud0mzFS3VKo4bZFUnsFDZ7IOBRo1VbEvc2ZXVmJbCc7g5hdTSH~ceGuYW8ZurB~I3cc2Pf7annqLge-WDgNMuizVg7iTUr97cYCrIDJAmqj1tX6wCwLV-dRfYoed7ybphITchGWbF9fMvpvji04z~YmWM7hO6mMmbzVDDq1EPz7rv068F9zNV-rLt~CmilntaqkQwV5sI8pGHlH6CViy8w0MCPz8~HGXOHAvmiyh0zUE99txw434O4-~FcgAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board Administrator Tammy Hillebrand discussed a draft nonprofit beer festival application the office adapted from a sample provided by the Maryland Comptroller's office. She told the board that counties have begun to receive authority to issue these permits and that the comptroller's sample application lacked local agency checkboxes and signoffs. \"I doctored it up…to conform with most of our applications,\" Hillebrand said, summarizing changes to add planning and zoning, health and fire signoffs.

Hillebrand briefed the board on open questions: whether the county should treat the activity as a permit or a license (affecting license fees retained by incorporated towns such as Leonardtown), and whether the board should require nonprofits to appear before the board for each event or allow administrative approval through the licensing office. She said the statute she reviewed did not limit the number of nonprofit festival permits a county could issue.

Board members discussed keeping local rules and regulations general and relying on office procedures and a checklist to capture operational requirements (health permits, special events permits, parking and traffic plans). Hillebrand proposed developing a concise set of notarized statements and agency approvals to be included with applications and posting a short set of rules with each temporary permit. The board did not adopt formal rule changes at the meeting but asked staff to draft proposed language for a future agenda.","Board staff presented a draft nonprofit beer festival permit form adapted from a state sample and discussed whether the board should vet each event and what to include in local rules and regs; staff recommended keeping local rules general while adding a checklist for cross‑agency approvals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6358877,"Board Grants Conditional Temporary Premises for Chapter 2 Market Tasting Tent; Requires Special Events Permit",1734,618000,2352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463&start=618&end=2352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463/thumbnail_618000.jpg","/articles/6358877/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Board-Grants-Conditional-Temporary-Premises-for-Chapter-2-Market-Tasting-Tent-Requires-Special-Events-Permit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358877-14df1eb15f14f8de10db319c9de1955c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159031&Signature=QhOhyw~vQfoGPiCWxH-XrrMA8Rgj-fPDQiLrD0h64DUr7v6MrZWQgiCe4XZ9fph9HJtSm5C6t-lvPcm4WnFrJ1oVr5RH0L-C5xS7nNQ33cvMRbitk4hsggWhVCzdthDnS7UzbT12-bTFL9g7biHyxz9MW7ulDMIKO-xBy6thfw1HL4H7u0uIzjFvdC2~FMkECWxmviLGm3AjrqgDnUzsY3XkK~SkNdH5N5mdy2xqBsMefbIoV~iZttdbFwV5Z3H1cExcFk6hSQCvbmsT8pudEMHTWSNfDTypxgy6rcr~N9VwqCs5fYK6mODo1HA1lnoZK9d6sFteRJm5j9CLnIuRdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board on Oct. 8, 2015 conditionally approved a temporary extension of premises for Chapter 2 Market, operated by Gwendolyn and Ronald Tennyson, to host an outdoor beer and wine tasting tent for their 50th‑anniversary event on Oct. 18, 2015 from 1 to 6 p.m.

Gwendolyn Tennyson, speaking for the license holders, told the board the store is small and she wants the wine‑ and food‑sampling to occur under a tent in the parking area. Board staff and members emphasized controls the licensee must use to prevent overserving and underage access: staff proposed punch cards or wristbands, requiring vendors to verify ID at initial entry, marking license numbers on punch cards, staking off the tasting area and ensuring samples are consumed only inside the designated area.

Specific sampling limits discussed: wine samples limited to 1 ounce, beer samples to 2 ounces, and a combined maximum of four samples per person; vendors must record purchaser information and follow the licensee's control plan. The board made approval conditional on the applicant obtaining the county special events permit (which includes fire marshal, health and sheriff signoffs) or providing written confirmation from planning and zoning that no special events permit is required. The approved premises were defined by the diagram submitted with the application; sampling was restricted to the tented area.

A motion to approve the temporary extension, with the diagram submitted by Chapter 2 Market defining the extended premises and conditioned on the special events permit and agency clearances, was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.","The board approved a conditional temporary extension of premises for Chapter 2 Market (Gwendolyn and Ronald Tennyson) to host an outdoor beer and wine tasting tent on Oct. 18, 2015, subject to a special events permit and agency signoffs and vendor/ID controls.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6358882,"Alcohol Board OKs 180‑Day Extension for Seaside View Bar and Grill",460,128000,588000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463&start=128&end=588","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2210873-a709b915821e62332e3371a3c6a41463/thumbnail_128000.jpg","/articles/6358882/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Alcohol-Board-OKs-180Day-Extension-for-Seaside-View-Bar-and-Grill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6358882-e931cb047011d43134305cc71cdc2868/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159031&Signature=j1NC6qtTUJDI9R9nOqW8kU5PtLPAGDSshT07vO~SA50oCUbt9luvWy4R0rTKuFGX4HWMzdvKCiccYGSmjyUOMsSLTicpYo06Q4d2DCHcgTmT6~EeotHSIjqDXhVR4IbKXewNvkW0ydZ7A1isfFNgBTiZ9fjSHa1tAuCgXhsmkEifyAWYXrGWC1iIgDEBjeq4gdZrq5wJ9uiugQ95UVv7SBcI5V0gImNNPdqZuu-TMOA~IX7qH6aAs7yl5BA5MZ9-0rtHEnZbL4vFm7hNVP8VYdV3Rebl13PSas8wyWF1wQcBW6mkrnbAarig0y-FB2Wp1PoRwktXFwqKjjHjpIw99g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board on Oct. 8, 2015 approved a 180‑day extension of the conditional license for Seaside View Bar and Grill to allow the owner time to complete building and fire‑safety work.

The extension was requested by Kevin Graham, owner/applicant for Seaside View Bar and Grill. Graham told the board the building is old and that work uncovered additional requirements: \"…the extinguisher system couldn't be updated, so we had to install that…in the banquet room…the paneling has to come down. So now we have to…install sheetrock,\" Graham said. He asked the board for up to six months to finish renovations and gather necessary approvals from planning, zoning and the fire marshal.

Board members discussed what length of extension had been granted in similar past cases and whether other agencies had deadlines. The board administrator noted the conditional approval was subject to the facility meeting fire, health and other agency requirements. A motion to extend the conditional approval to 180 days was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The extension is conditional on compliance with prior limitations and the outstanding agency signoffs (fire marshal, health department, planning and zoning), and does not alter the requirement that final licensing steps be completed before permanent approval.

The board approved the minutes from its Sept. 10, 2015 meeting earlier in the session and then moved on to other agenda items.","The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board approved a 180‑day extension of conditional licensing for Seaside View Bar and Grill so the owner can finish fire‑safety and building repairs; approval remains subject to the usual agency signoffs.","actionData","errors"]

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