Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2009

Comptroller of Maryland Comptroller of Maryland Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland

Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building P.O. Box 2999

Annapolis, MD 21404-2999 Tel: 410.260.7314 To the General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland:

I am pleased to present the fiscal year 2009 report of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau of the State Comptroller’s Office, transmitted in compliance with provisions of Section 14-203 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland and prepared by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax office.

This report reviews the office’s activities and details revenue collections and comparisons, license information, consumption figures and other statistics.

If you need more information on any items covered in this report, please contact the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax office or me, in Annapolis, and we will be happy to help you.

Sincerely,

Comptroller of Maryland

Table of Contents

I. Preface Introduction...... 1

II. Revenues State Gross Revenue from 1933-2008 ...... 2 Net Revenue ...... 3 Revenue Comparison by Months ...... 4 Distilled Spirits, Wine, Beer Revenue Comparison by Months...... 5 Tobacco State Gross Revenue from Licenses ...... 6 State Gross Revenue from Permits...... 7 III. Consumption Trends Consumption of Distilled Spirits, Beer & Wine ...... 8 Per Capita Tax Dollars & Consumption...... 9 Distilled Spirits, Wine, Beer Wholesale Alcoholic Beverage Deliveries & Cigarette Sales for Fiscal Year 2008...... 10 Comparative Analysis ...... 11 Maryland Wineries...... 12 Maryland Breweries...... 13

IV. Administrative & Enforcement Summary of Administrative Activities...... 14

V. Appendix Bulk Transfer Permits ...... 15 Alcoholic Beverages Area & Population Chart...... 16 State of Maryland Map...... 17 Revenues Received by Local Authorities...... 18 Retail Licenses by Class...... 19 Retail Licenses as of April 30, 2008...... 20 Retail License Violations...... 21 Retail License Information ...... 22-29 Retail License Issuing Authorities...... 30-31 Liquor Control Boards & Dispensary Locations ...... 32 Clerks of the Court Statewide ...... 33

INTRODUCTION

The Revenue Administration Division of the from an amount not exceeding 10% to an amount not exceeding 25%, Comptroller of Maryland is responsible for collecting the same as the penalty for unpaid tobacco tax. The purpose of the alcoholic beverage and tobacco taxes, and administering the increase in penalty amount is to align the alcoholic beverage tax with State’s alcoholic beverage and tobacco tax laws. The Motor- the tobacco tax, and to secure voluntary compliance. Effective October fuel, Alcohol, and Tobacco Tax (“MATT”) Regulatory Bureau, 1, 2009 Field Enforcement Division of the Comptroller is responsible for regulation and enforcement of the State’s alcoholic Senate Bill 162 (Chapter 205) beverage and tobacco tax laws. Alcoholic Beverages – Resident Dealer’s Permit This bill establishes a new Resident Dealer Permit for alcoholic This report details the Revenue Administration beverages. A Resident Dealer Permit will be issued for an annual fee of Division’s activities, including revenue collections and audit $200 to those persons who do not own a warehouse and sell directly activities for fiscal year 2009: July 1, 2008 through June 30, through a licensed Maryland wholesaler. This permit is the counterpart 2009. to the nonresident dealer permit, except for the residency requirement of 2 years prior to filing an application. A Maryland-based importer who acts like a nonresident dealer with respect to Maryland wholesalers may Revenue pay the same annual licensure fee as nonresident dealers rather than the more costly wholesaler license fee. Total net receipts derived from the alcoholic Effective July 1, 2009 beverage and tobacco taxes, license and permit fees, and miscellaneous income for fiscal year 2009 amounted to House Bill 653 (Chapter 688) $435,896,648. A 3.36% decrease in the beer tax revenue, a Fire Safety Performance Standard for Cigarettes – Sale or 2.75% increase in wine tax collections and a 2.61% increase Distribution for Consumer Testing Under Controlled Settings in the distilled spirits receipts contributed to an overall This bill defines “sell” and “consumer testing” for determining increase of .70% in alcoholic beverage tax collections applicability of the Fire Safety Performance Standard law. The definition compared with fiscal year 2008. The net receipts from the of “sell” includes sample cigarettes, and cigarettes used for consumer sale of cigarette tax stamps, $394,308,110, reflected a testing. By changing the definition of “sell” to include cigarettes used for 15.7% decrease from the previous fiscal year. The net consumer testing, a manufacturer certification can be required for those receipts from Other Tobacco Products Tax amounted to cigarettes used in a non-controlled setting, such as random sampling of $10,796,842, an increase of 12.72% from the previous fiscal cigarettes sent to the public. This type of certification may be filed year. Other Tobacco Products include chewing tobacco, “confidential under seal” with respect to the cigarettes descriptors of snuff, pipe tobacco, cigars and roll-your-own. brand, style, length, circumference, flavor, and package in order to protect proprietary information. Effective October 1, 2009 Tobacco taxes provided the largest percentage of net receipts at 93.05%, with distilled spirits -- 3.37.%, beer – 2.09%, wine – 1.23% and net other collections – 0.26%. Senate Bill 1059 (Chapter 347) Cigarette Business Licenses – Cigarette Manufacturers – Alcohol and Tobacco Legislation Definitions and Scope of License This bill changes the definition of a manufacturer to include The Maryland General Assembly passed 5 cigarette makers that have plants located outside of the United States, legislative bills during the 2009 session related to the and those that sell cigarettes only to Maryland licensed wholesalers alcohol and tobacco tax laws. Those bills are listed with the located outside of State boundaries. It allows all manufacturers to obtain corresponding chapter number indicated in parenthesis. The a license to sell cigarettes in Maryland, and incorporates into the General Assembly also passed approximately 34 alcohol definition of manufacturer those “participating manufacturers” who are bills affecting laws at the county level. For a summary of the parties to the Master Settlement Agreement and defined as legislation, visit the Maryland General Assembly’s website, manufacturers under the MSA because of their status as the exclusive http://mlis.state.md.us. U.S. importer for foreign cigarette manufacturers. Effective October 1, 2009

2009 Regular Session Senate Bill 12 (Chapter 12) Chapter 12 – Senate Bill 12 - Tobacco Product Manufacturers – Senate Bill 64 (Chapter 353) Settlement of State Claims – Nonparticipating Manufacturers – .Alcoholic Beverage Tax – Assessment and Appeals – Deposit of Funds in Escrow – Codification of Model Statute Tax Procedures and Penalties This bill codifies the Tobacco Product Manufacturers Escrow This bill adds alcoholic beverage tax to the Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 1999. It makes no provisions which allow a taxpayer to make an application for substantive change to Maryland law. The Escrow Act requires cigarette revision of a tax assessment and for the Comptroller to hold manufacturers that have not signed the Master Settlement Agreement an informal hearing concerning such an appeal. The bill also (MSA) to deposit certain monies in an escrow account to ensure that gives the Comptroller authority to decrease or abate an funds would be available if the State of Maryland were to sue them in erroneous assessment for alcoholic beverage tax. Currently, the future. By requiring these payments, the Escrow Act levels the the authority of the Comptroller to conduct hearings related playing field between tobacco manufacturers that have signed the MSA to the alcoholic beverage tax is in Article 2B. This authority and those that have not, and thereby promotes the public health should be in the Tax-General Article, Title 13 where all the provisions of the MSA. Effective October 1, 2009 other taxes collected by the Comptroller are found. Also, this bill increases the penalty for unpaid alcoholic beverage tax

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 1 STATE GROSS REVENUE FROM 1933 - 2009

a) Alcoholic Beverage License Fees 10,422,186,07 a b) Distilled Spirits 748,742,412.78 b c) Manufacturer’s Tax on Distilled Spirits 1,528,684.14 c d) Wine 160,989,230.77 d e) Beer 408,065,446.73 e f) Alcoholic Beverage Permit Fees 12,675,058.25 f g) Cigarettes 4,823,275,602.03 g h) Other Tobacco Products 72,545,939.23 h Miscellaneous Alcoholic Beverages 1,331,950.50 Miscellaneous Tobacco 65,005,407.42 Total $6,304,581,917.92 (a) License fees are collected from manufacturers, The Solicitor’s Permit began June 1, 1973,the wholesalers, railroads, steamboats and airline Wine Exhibition Permit began July 1, 1985 at a companies. $50.00 fee and Charity Wine Auction Permit (b) Distilled spirits and sparkling and fortified wines began July 1, 1986 at a $500.00 fee. The excise tax began December 5, 1933, at $1.10 per issuance of Non-Resident Storage Permits wine gallon not over 100 proof. The tax on distilled began July 1987, at a $500.00 fee. The Alcohol spirits increased to $1.25 per wine gallon on 100 Awareness Program Permit began July 1, 1989 proof or less on October 1, 1939, and increased to at a $15.00 fee. Numerous license and permit $1.50 per wine gallon on 100 proof or less July 1, fees were increased effective May 1, 1992. The 1955. Alcohol Awareness Instructor’s Permit began (c) The manufacturer’s tax on distilled spirits began on October 1, 1994 at a $5.00 fee; the Family Beer April 1, 1936, at the rate of 5 cents per proof gallon. and Wine Facility Permit began on June 1, 1996 The rate decreased to 2 ½ cents per proof gallon at a $400.00 fee; the Private Bulk Sales Permit on June 1, 1937, and exempted brandy and neutral began on October 1, 1997 at a $25.00 fee; the spirits. This tax was discontinued September 30, Winery Special Event Permit began on October 1939. 1, 2000 at a $25.00 fee and the Direct Wine (d) Prior to April 1, 1935, the tax levied on sparkling Seller’s Permit began on July 1, 2002 at a and fortified wines was the same rate as distilled $10.00 fee. The fee per vehicle for Vehicle spirits at $1.10 per gallon. Effective this date, wine Identification cards was increased from $2.00 to was taxed at the same rate; reduced to 20 cents $10.00 effective June 1, 2003. The fee for a per gallon. The rate increased to 40 cents per Charity Wine Auction permit was reduced from gallon on July 1, 1972. $500.00 to $10.00 effective June 1, 2004. The (e) The beer excise tax began April 1, 1936, at the rate Non-resident winery permit began April 25, 2006 of 2.4375 cents per gallon. The rate increased to 3 at a $50.00 fee. The Brewery Special Event cents per gallon October 1, 1938. The rate Permit began on June 1, 2008 at a $25.00 fee. increased to 9 cents per gallon July 1, 1972. (g) The state cigarette excise tax began July 1, (f) Certain permit fees were established June 1, 1943, 1958, at the rate of 3 cents per pack. The tax at an annual fee of $5.00 for each permit issued. increase to 6 cents per pack on July 1, 1961, 10 Subsequently these permits and fees were cents per pack on June 1, 1975, 13 cents per changed. Permit fees were established June 1, pack on July 1, 1980, 16 cents per pack on June 1959, as follows: Public Storage $50.00, Public 1, 1991, 36 cents per pack on May 1, 1992, 66 transportation $50.00, Public Storage and cents per pack on July 1, 1999, $1.00 per pack Transportation $50.00, Individual Storage $25.00, on June 1, 2002 and $2.00 per pack on January Non-Residential Dealer $50.00, Import 1, 2008. Prior to 1961, cigarette tax was and Export $50.00, Bulk Transfer “BO” $50.00, imposed by certain counties and Baltimore City. Bulk Transfer “BU” $25.00, Non-Beverage (h) The state excise tax on Other Tobacco Products (Commercial) $25.00, Non-Beverage began on July 1, 2000, at a rate of 15% of the Eleemosynary-gratis, Change of Domicile $2.00, wholesale cost of the product. Individual Transportation $2.00, Vehicle Identification $2.00 per vehicle. Note: The Alcoholic Beverages Division merged with the Cigarette Tax Unit in fiscal year 1972. Tobacco revenue is shown beginning fiscal year 1972.

Allocation of Revenue: License fees and excise taxes are distributed to the General Fund. State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report – 2009 Page 2 NET REVENUE

% Of Gross Net Total Receipts Refunds Receipts Receipts

Receipts:

Spirits at $1.50 per wine gallon $ 14,707,950 $ - $ 14,707,950 3.37%

Wine at $.40 per gallon 5,365,296 - 5,365,296 1.66

Beer at $.09 per gallon 9,235,671 141,147 9,094,524 3.06

Cigarette Tax 394,308,110 149,599 394,158,511 87.11

Other Tobacco Tax 10,976,842 - 10,976,842 2.94

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees 309,390 - 309,390 0.09

Alcoholic Beverage Permit Fees 778,440 50 778,390 0.28

Miscellaneous Alcoholic Beverages 36,374 2,000 34,374 0.01

Miscellaneous Tobacco Tax 594,598 125,947 468,651 0.25

Fines 2,720 - 2,720 0.00

Tobacco License Fees - - - 0.00

TOTAL $ 436,315,391 $ 418,743 $ 435,896,648 100.00%

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 3 REVENUES ALCOHOL REVENUE COMPARISON BY MONTH Distilled Spirits MONTHS 2006 2007 2008 2009 July $1,108 $728 $2,050 -$5,692 -$1,690 August 1,015,682 966,147 1,042,628 1,139,835 1,165,047 September 1,030,435 1,183,791 1,201,429 1,220,253 1,133,665 October 1,018,068 1,010,196 1,039,683 1,024,872 1,151,265 November 1,243,129 1,335,720 1,433,878 1,446,263 1,454,012 December 1,209,409 1,227,632 1,380,632 1,312,227 1,305,166 January 1,235,482 1,413,106 1,293,144 1,362,460 1,403,567 February 853,718 710,930 833,457 807,172 840,235 March 953,257 1,076,654 1,067,417 1,074,367 1,023,887 April 1,169,782 1,214,260 1,191,001 1,246,221 1,307,652 May 1,046,377 1,060,239 1,124,150 1,217,526 1,284,414 June 2,391,801 2,469,750 2,555,726 2,488,718 2,640,731 TOTAL $13,168,247 $13,669,152 $14,165,196 $14,334,222 $14,707,950 Percent of increase or decrease with previous year 1.96% 3.80% 3.63% 1.19% 2.61%

Wine MONTHS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 July $7,994 $11,987 $12,381 $14,951 $15,008 August 331,499 314,332 347,430 379,427 398,473 September 432,037 398,767 407,276 428,552 417,543 October 366,453 376,604 368,787 356,574 408,941 November 419,011 457,263 489,315 517,795 416,256 December 369,610 377,687 481,711 480,148 573,686 January 524,576 627,255 556,356 571,451 592,174 February 391,141 238,066 323,176 335,713 442,481 March 348,167 425,729 406,944 410,211 407,597 April 436,345 424,419 432,378 425,444 461,362 May 344,601 372,605 414,449 454,332 432,792 June 833,692 840,369 860,433 846,974 798,983 TOTAL $4,805,124 $4,865,083 $5,100,636 $5,221,571 $5,365,296 Percent of increase or decrease with previous 5.21% 1.25% 4.84% 2.37% 2.75% year Beer MONTHS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 July 91,947 67,552 68,691 45,302 44,886 August 873,533 824,118 841,578 922,379 865,712 September 834,168 902,267 856,540 865,134 822,403 October 769,152 770,612 796,280 802,024 858,061 November 766,088 778,829 742,046 760,014 737,824 December 713,485 718,384 697,785 768,316 536,263 January 629,046 673,526 795,905 630,793 773,420 February 692,500 703,973 730,913 710,970 592,067 March 695,507 636,580 660,431 661,494 683,870 April 769,788 769,796 754,856 711,319 736,571 May 783,730 804,894 752,445 801,586 810,122 June 1,760,271 1,796,488 1,812,032 1,772,207 1,774,472 TOTAL 9,379,216 9,447,020 9,509,503 9,451,537 9,235,671 Percent of increase or decrease with previous year -0.62% 0.72% 0.66% -0.61% -2.28% year

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 4 REVENUES

Tobacco Revenue Comparison by Month

Cigarettes

MONTHS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 July $9,048,068 $7,498,922 $6,753,256 $7,542,712 $9,655,569 August 22,813,902 22,528,116 24,515,774 24,318,294 35,598,639 September 24,614,247 25,422,051 24,743,918 21,282,129 35,324,749 October 22,278,364 22,314,803 21,939,508 23,553,218 32,633,397 November 20,168,895 22,471,649 23,030,320 21,725,402 34,549,254 December 21,329,313 21,292,416 23,920,201 31,338,285 33,546,529 January 20,992,216 22,963,701 19,602,917 22,446,701 30,861,914 February 21,315,915 22,280,113 18,374,185 25,583,401 29,851,564 March 20,008,406 17,513,434 23,340,172 29,487,561 30,896,078 April 20,681,694 22,735,629 19,581,743 37,204,943 32,205,552 May 22,680,130 22,966,390 22,354,750 28,889,638 30,482,309 June 41,655,783 41,066,055 40,252,706 67,178,752 58,702,557 TOTAL $267,586,933 $271,053,279 $268,409,450 $340,551,037 $394,308,110

Percent of increas 1.17% 1.30% -0.98% 26.88% 15.79% or decrease with previous year

Other Tobacco Products (OTP)

MONTHS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 July $216,224 $219,341 $225,649 $259,160 $241,234 August 614,556 621,935 683,374 753,803 829,657 September 627,611 689,043 721,568 780,077 778,549 October 824,959 892,630 889,830 952,912 1,060,494 November 583,858 630,017 685,853 748,899 833,160 December 609,618 674,854 665,449 726,507 760,640 January 826,189 856,613 888,360 916,179 1,038,912 February 567,856 629,912 682,393 710,111 787,185 March 556,248 628,112 613,702 689,508 794,887 April 772,053 802,607 829,950 825,817 1,083,232 May 641,641 658,552 670,922 797,433 924,099 June 1,313,834 1,421,607 1,512,819 1,579,471 1,844,793 TOTAL $8,154,647 $8,725,225 $9,069,869 $9,739,878 $10,976,842

Percent of increas 11.17% 7.00% 3.95% 7.39% 12.70% or decrease with previous year

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual - Report 2009 Page 5 STATE GROSS REVENUE FROM LICENSES AND PERMITS

Licenses Issued Revenue FY2009 Annual Fee Collected Total Alcohol License Fees: 31 Application $ 200.00 $ 5,280.00 194 225 Renewal 30.00 5,820.00 $ 11,100.00

Manufacturer's Licenses: 1 Distillery 2,000.00 2,000.00 58 Rectifying 600.00 34,500.00 0 Winery 750.00 - 39 Limited Winery 200.00 7,420.00 6 Brewery 1,500.00 8,625.00 1 Pub-Brewery 500.00 500.00 15 120 Micro-Brewery 500.00 7,000.00 60,045.00

Wholesaler's Licenses 37 Beer, Wine and Liquor 2,000.00 66,665.00 20 Wine and Liquor 1,750.00 26,767.50 11 Beer and Wine 1,500.00 13,687.50 12 Beer 1,250.00 15,000.00 26 Wine 1,250.00 30,625.00 29 135 Limited Winery 50.00 1,437.50 154,182.50

Railroad Licenses: 2 Beer, Wine and Liquor 200.00 400.00 0 2 Special One Day Class "C" License - - 400.00

Steamboat Licenses: 61 Beer, Wine and Liquor 150.00 8,962.50 42 103 Special One Day Beer License (Cost Varies) 550.00 9,512.50

Airplane Licenses: 10 10 Beer, Wine and Liquor 200.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

Caterer's Statewide: 47 47 Alcoholic Beverages (Cost Varies) 83,250.00 83,250.00

0 Cigarette Licenses: 14 Manufacturer 25.00 350.00 65 Wholesaler 750.00 48,750.00 30 Subwholesaler 500.00 14,541.68 1 Vendor 500.00 500.00 1 Storage Warehouse 25.00 25.00 10 Application Fee 200.00 2,000.00 100 221 Renewal Fee 30.00 3,000.00 69,166.68

863 Grand Total Licenses Issued $ 389,656.68

Note: Due to prorating of license fees, revenue collected may not coincide with the number of licenses issued. The license year begins May 1st and ends the following April 30th.

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 6 STATE GROSS REVENUE FROM ALCOHOL PERMITS

Permits Issued Revenue FY2009 Annual Fee Collected 19 Alcohol Awareness Program $ 15 $ 285 395 Alcohol Awareness Instructor 5 1,975 18 Public Storage 75 1,350 19 Public Storage and Transportation 100 1,900 534 Public Transportation 75 40,070 11 Import and Export 75 825 1,205 Non-Resident Dealer 100 120,500 50 Individual Storage 50 2,500 2,553 Solicitor's 50 127,650 204 Bulk Transfer 100 20,400 34 Change of Domicile 5 170 6 Non-Beverage 50 300 44 Individual Transportation 10 440 44,850 Vehicle Identification Cards 10 448,500 0 Wine Exhibition 50 - 10 Non-Resident Storage 500 5,000 7 Charity Wine Auction 10 70 5 Family Beer and Wine 400 2,000 3 Direct Wine Sellars 10 30 3 Private Bulk Sale 25 75 51 Winery Special Event 25 1,275 7 Brewery Special Event 25 175 59 Non-Resident Winery 50 2,950

50,087 GRAND TOTAL PERMITS ISSUED $ 778,440

Notes: The permit year begins November 1st and ends the following October 31st.

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Anual Report - 2009 Page 7 CONSUMPTION TRENDS

CONSUMPTION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER AND WINE

Per Capita Gallons Per Capita Gallons

Distilled Distilled County Spirits Beer * Wine County Spirits Beer * Wine

Allegany 1.76 25.57 1.35 Harford 1.35 18.37 2.17

Anne Arundel 2.04 21.93 3.78 Howard 1.34 13.45 2.73

Baltimore 1.73 17.38 2.50 Kent 2.11 24.58 3.59

Baltimore City 2.15 20.25 1.90 Montgomery 0.96 10.26 2.39

Calvert 1.70 20.67 2.41 Prince George's 1.74 16.06 1.43

Caroline 1.28 21.40 1.11 Queen Anne's 1.89 25.59 3.38

Carroll 1.38 20.77 2.30 St. Mary's 1.47 20.12 1.82

Cecil 5.99 28.68 3.27 Somerset 1.11 15.24 0.99

Charles 2.04 18.21 1.52 Talbot 2.32 21.57 5.73

Dorchester 1.65 23.74 1.79 Washington 1.75 22.41 1.50

Frederick 1.58 18.46 2.37 Wicomico 1.15 22.81 2.05

Garrett 2.21 26.41 2.28 Worcester 5.18 60.32 5.29

* Includes Beer Coolers

These fiqures are based on deliveries to Retail Licensees in the various subdivisions by holders of Maryland wholesalers' licenses.

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 8 PER CAPITA TAX DOLLARS AND CONSUMPTION DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINE, BEER, CIGARETTES

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Toba Per Capita Tax Dollars* (Based on Net Revenue)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Distilled Spirits $2.217 $2.196 $2.282 $2.239 $2.344 $2.369 $2.440 $2.522 $2.551 $2.611 Wine 0.796 0.758 0.782 0.801 0.829 0.865 0.869 0.908 0.929 0.952 Beer ** 1.753 1.761 1.733 1.659 1.703 1.685 1.683 1.677 1.682 1.614 Cigarettes 38.217 38.285 37.779 47.868 47.982 48.096 48.403 47.786 60.614 69.966 Total $42.983 $43.000 $42.576 $52.567 $52.858 $53.015 $53.395 $52.893 $65.776 $75.143 Page 9 cco Tax Annual Report - 2009

Per Capita Consumption in Gallons (Based on Deliveries to Retailers)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Distilled Spirits 1.483 1.493 1.488 1.493 1.555 1.582 1.620 1.670 1.686 $1.729 Wine 1.940 1.900 1.889 1.970 2.039 2.100 2.132 2.221 2.276 2.324 Beer ** 19.067 18.930 18.968 18.518 18.715 18.453 18.496 18.226 18.285 17.962 Cigarettes 58.824 59.120 56.061 48.773 48.931 48.766 48.944 48.262 43.251 35.441

* Based on Maryland Department of Health population estimates.

** Includes Beer Coolers WHOLESALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE DELIVERIES AND CIGARETTE SALES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 (in gallons unless otherwise indicated)

Deliveries Statewide Total Gallons

Beer ** 101,189,878

Distilled Spirits 9,742,719

Wine 13,094,948

Cigarettes (Packs) * 271,026,450

Deliveries by Political Subdivision

Distilled Beer Spirits Wine

Allegany 1,846,978 126,803 97,581 Anne Arundel 11,244,855 1,046,013 1,939,588 Baltimore 13,656,639 1,360,677 1,962,026 Baltimore City 12,897,837 1,368,548 1,207,829 Calvert 1,833,796 151,004 213,899 Caroline 709,298 42,471 36,768 Carroll 3,518,085 233,640 389,666 Cecil 2,866,025 598,546 326,807 Charles 2,563,179 287,017 214,326 Dorchester 759,659 52,823 57,217 Frederick 4,166,741 355,983 535,217 Garrett 784,383 65,630 67,679 Harford 4,415,273 323,730 521,576 Howard 3,697,396 368,897 751,616 Kent 495,273 42,563 72,268 Montgomery 9,750,895 916,502 2,275,862 Prince George's 13,180,573 1,431,972 1,175,578 Queen Anne's 1,204,825 88,914 158,997 St. Mary's 2,043,902 149,458 184,914 Somerset 398,138 29,063 25,978 Talbot 781,160 83,928 207,473 Washington 3,257,907 255,048 218,754 Wicomico 2,144,918 108,480 192,487 Worcester 2,972,143 255,009 260,840

TOTALS 101,189,878 9,742,719 13,094,948

* Note: Detailed fiqures by political subdivisions are not available for cigarettes.

** Includes Beer Coolers.

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 10 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Deliveries to Retailers - Dist. Spirits Deliveries to Retailers - Wine (in Millions of Gallons) (In Millions of Gallons) 10 14 9 8 12 7 10 6 5 8 4 6 3 2 4 1 - 2 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Deliveries to Retailers - Beer Millions of Packs Sold - Cigarettes (In Millions of Gallons) (Stamp Sales) 104 400 103 102 350 101 300 100 250 99 200 98 150 97 100 96 50 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Maryland Breweries Maryland Wineries (In Thousands of Gallons) (In Thousands of Gallons

2,500 300 2,000 250 200 1,500 150 1,000 100 500 50 0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 11 MARYLAND WINERY GALLONAGE SALES / DISPOSITIONS State of - and Maryland Alcohol T

Fiscal Sales to Sales at Sales to Sales % Year Retailers Winery Samples Wholesalers Out-of-State Other Total Change

1999 7,727 37,891 6,623 27,680 2,102 0 82,022 14.31%

2000 9,055 39,705 6,242 29,020 1,060 0 85,082 3.73%

2001 10,297 39,623 7,110 28,632 1,292 0 86,954 2.20%

2002 10,790 46,529 7,128 34,217 1,037 0 99,702 14.66% Page Page 12 obacco Tax Report obacco Annual Bureau - 2009

2003 13,504 49,785 7,472 40,765 1,312 0 112,838 13.18%

2004 16,996 56,705 6,172 58,377 828 0 139,076 23.25%

2005 20,802 62,497 4,919 72,328 1,035 201 161,783 16.33%

*2006 21,879 71,292 5,193 92,447 865 183 191,859 18.59%

2007 13,748 84,295 6,205 123,123 1,167 119 228,658 19.18%

2008 19,678 97,871 6,872 144,876 910 73 270,280 18.20%

2009 31,657 101,735 9,451 133,867 1,279 129 278,117 2.90%

* Revised 2006 figures effective 11-22-06 MARYLAND BREWERY GALLONAGE SALES / DISPOSITIONS State of - and Maryland Alcohol T

Fiscal Sales at the Sales To Sales Consumed Returned to % Year Brewery Wholesalers Out-of-State On Premise Brewery Total Change

2000 338,205 662,254 438,337 1,761 -15,550 1,425,007 -11.88%

2001 357,183 596,834 511,648 844 -8,110 1,458,400 2.34%

2002 361,779 636,882 1,002,291 3,303 -7,233 1,997,022 36.93% Page Page 13 obacco Tax Report obacco Annual Bureau - 2009 2003 368,717 606,415 970,878 5,998 -4,836 1,947,173 -2.50%

2004 364,969 526,071 613,586 2,595 -1,725 1,505,497 -22.68%

2005 343,529 638,157 738,342 1,561 -3,584 1,718,005 14.12%

*2006 311,843 691,824 936,465 1,068 -2,996 1,938,204 12.82%

2007 429,717 580,387 341,509 75 -4,517 1,347,170 -30.49%

2008 322,611 499,096 319,140 0 -3,204 1,137,643 -15.55%

2009 319,997 491,198 251,798 0 -2,956 1,060,038 -6.82%

* Revised figures effective 11-22-06 Summary of Activities

Audits Completed Totals Brewery (Maryland)...... 15 Beer – Wholesaler (Maryland) ...... 18 Rectifier, Distillery or Winery...... 8 Liquor and Wine Wholesaler (Maryland-Including County Dispensaries and Alcohol Wholesalers)...... 26 Other Alcoholic Beverage Audits ...... 0 Cigarette Wholesaler ...... 40 Cigarette Sub-wholesaler...... 0 Cigarette Vendor...... 0 Cigarette Manufacturer’s Storage Warehouse...... 0 Other Tobacco Products...... 7 Stamp Office – Cigarette Stamps……………………………………………..0 114

Inspection and Verification of Monthly Reports Received Maryland Manufacturers and Wholesalers: Brewers’ Beer Analysis...... 230 Beer Wholesalers...... 584 Liquor and Wine Tax Returns ...... 1,724 Railroad, Steamboat and Airline Tax Returns...... 272 Out-of-State Brewers ...... 1,871 Cigarette Wholesalers...... 729 Cigarette Manufacturers ...... 124 Cigarette Stamp Purchases and Payments Return ...... 618 Other Tobacco Products (Retailer) ...... 615 Other Tobacco Products (Wholesaler)...... 1,583 Other Tobacco Products (Consumer)...... 7 Out of State Wineries...... 5,336 8,890

Refund Claims Verified and Approved for Payment Military – Beer consumed on federal reservations – Claims involving $2,322.18...... 64 Alcoholic Beverages (Non-Military) $0.00………………………...... 0 Beer – amounting to $138,824.59...... ……………………28 Wine – amounting to $0.00…………………………………………...0 Distilled Spirits – amounting to $0.00……………………………… ..0 Cigarette refunds – amounting to $149,599.14…………………………… ..4 All other claims – amounting to $141,996.91…………………………… .102 Other tobacco products – amounting to $0.00...... 0 198

Other Reports Auditor’s reports reviewed and entered ...... 105 Credit Control Reports received and checked ...... 5,107 Returned check reports received and checked...... 603 Keg books...... 2,214 Public storage/transportation ...... 315 Import/Export, Non-resident storage reports...... 206 8,550

Grand Total for 2008 17,752

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 14 BULK TRANSFER PERMITS

When a license is issued for a partnership A bulk transfer permit provides for lawful or proprietorship, title to the licensee’s stock of transfer of the stock of alcoholic beverages alcoholic beverages can change under the in those cases. The fee for a bulk transfer Alcoholic Beverages Laws of Maryland in the permit is $100. following cases: death of an applicant, substitution of an applicant, addition of an The table below indicates the bulk applicant, when the business ceases, transfer permits issued during fiscal year restructuring from a proprietorship or 2009. The 204 permits issued represent 60 partnership to a corporation or vice versa. less than the previous year.

Allegany 2 Annapolis 3 Anne Arundel 14 Baltimore City 51 Baltimore 22 Calvert 5 Caroline 2 Carroll 3 Cecil 3 Charles 4 Dorchester 5 Frederick 13 Garrett 2 Harford 5 Howard 1 Kent 4 Montgomery 19 Prince George’s 15 Queen Anne’s 0 St. Mary’s 2 Somerset 8 Talbot 3 Washington 8 Wicomico 4 Worcester 6

Total 204

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2008 Page 15 State of Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Area and Population Chart

Land Area In Square Miles Population

Baltimore City 80 636,919 Allegany County 428 72,238 Anne Arundel County 428 512,790 Baltimore County 598 785,618 Calvert County 213 88,698 Caroline County 321 33,138 Carroll County 452 169,353 Cecil County 360 99,926 Charles County 452 140,764 Dorchester County 593 31,998 Frederick County 663 225,721 Garrett County 657 29,698 Harford County 448 240,351 Howard County 251 274,995 Kent County 278 20,151 Montgomery County 495 950,680 Prince George's County 487 820,852 Queen Anne's County 372 47,091 St. Mary's County 373 101,578 Somerset County 338 26,119 Talbot County 259 36,215 Washington County 455 145,384 Wicomico County 379 94,046 Worcester County 475 49,274

Total 9,853 5,633,597

Population Source-U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts Website Land Area Source-Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development Website

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 16 STATE OF MARYLAND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTRICTIONS

Frederick County

All Alcoholic Beverages - First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-sixth Districts. Beer Only - Third, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, and Twenty-second Districts Exception: Incorporated limits of Middletown, within Third District, Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor with additional requirements No Alcoholic Beverages - Sixth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-third Districts. Limited Wineries - All election districts.

Montgomery County

All Alcoholic Beverages - First through Eleventh Districts and Thirteenth District. No Alcoholic beverages - Twelfth District, known as Damascus, the towns of Barnesville*, Washington Grove, Kensington*, Laytonsville, and City of Takoma Park.

*Certain exclusions apply to the towns of Barnesville and Kensington.

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 17 REVENUES RECEIVED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

County Dispensaries License Total Number Year Gross Gross Local Stores Ended Profits Expenses Net Profits Receipts (a) Revenue (b) Baltimore City (6*) 1,760,817 1,760,817 City of Annapolis (4) 274,690 274,690 Allegany County (4) 119,725 119,725 Anne Arundel County (6) 648,750 648,750 State of MarylandStateof Alcohol- and Tobacco TaxAnnual Report 2009- Baltimore County (4) 545,310 545,310 Calvert County (6) 80,750 80,750 Caroline County (4) 58,200 58,200 Carroll County (4) 187,430 187,430 Cecil County (6) 183,830 183,830 Charles County (6*) 154,120 154,120 Dorchester County (6*) 72,181 72,181 Frederick County (4) 312,368 312,368 Garrett County (6) 108,750 108,750 Page18 Harford County (4) 373,409 373,409 Howard County (4) 256,155 256,155 Kent County (6*) 82,650 82,650 **Montgomery County (6*) 25 6/30/2009 28,558,000 21,804,000 6,754,000 1,568,764 8,322,764 Prince George's County (6) 821,515 821,515 Queen Anne's County (6*) 98,200 98,200 St. Mary's County (6*) 95,938 95,938 Somerset County (4) 3 4/30/2009 196,044 147,585 48,459 26,201 74,660 Talbot County (7*) 176,373 176,373 Washington County (4) 86,050 86,050 **Wicomico County (4) 3 6/30/2009 1,706,622 1,303,834 402,788 119,855 522,643 Worcester County (5) 6 4/30/2009 3,665,344 3,021,566 643,778 739,281 1,383,059 37 34,126,010 26,276,985 7,849,025 8,951,312 16,800,337

(a) License fees as reported by the respective boards of license commissioners for the license and/or fiscal(*) year ending 4/30/08 (4), 5/31/08 (5), 6/30/08 (6). Note that some boards report by fiscal year vs. calendar year as noted by an * following the year end date.

(b) Total local revenue is composed of net profits, and license receipts. ** Dispensary figures are preliminary. RETAIL LICENSES BY CLASS

Summary By Class: Total % of Total Class “A” – Off Sales: Beer 70 Wine 28 Beer and Wine 465 Beer, Wine and Liquor 1036 Total “A” Licenses 1599 23%

Class “B” – On or Off Sale (Hotels and Restaurants): Beer 34 Wine 0 Beer and Wine 505 Beer, Wine and Liquor 2478 Total “B” Licenses 3218 44%

Class “C” – On Sale (Clubs): Beer 3 Wine 0 Beer and Wine 43 Beer, Wine and Liquor 535 Total “C” Licenses 581 8%

Class “D” – On or Off Sale (Taverns and On Sale Generally): Beer 50 Wine 1 Beer and Wine 287 Beer, Wine and Liquor 831 Total “D” License 1169 17%

Caterers – On or Off Sale: Beer, Wine and Liquor 37 0% Class “BD-7” – On or Off Sale: Beer, Wine and Liquor (Baltimore City) 527 8% Grand Total 6930 100%

Summary by Alcoholic Beverages: Beer 157 2% Wine 29 0% Beer and Wine 1300 19% Beer, Wine and Liquor 5444 79% Grand Total 6930 100%

Retail alcoholic beverages licenses are issued by the 23 counties and the cities of Baltimore and Annapolis. The license year begins May 1st and ends April 30th, except in Allegany, Baltimore, Calvert, Cecil, Garrett, Kent, Prince Georges counties and Baltimore City where the year begins July 1st; Worcester county where the year begins June 1st. In Kent and Queen Anne’s counties licenses may be issued for six-month periods. This summary includes county retail stores but does not include additional licenses issued by incorporated towns where permitted by law. State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 19 RETAIL LICENSES as of APRIL 30, 2009

Beer Beer & Wine Wine Beer, Wine & Liquor Pop. Disp. Grand to each State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Report Annual Tax Tobacco and - Alcohol of Maryland State Total Total Total Total Wine Total Total Liq. Lic A B C D Beer A B C D B&W A B C D Wine A B C D Cat BD7 BWL & Liq Lic. Prem. Location Baltimore City 0 37 15 23 46 121 0 234 273 63 68 527 1165 1286 1286 495 Allegany 4 4 12 1 53 66 0 3 36 59 98 168 168 430 Anne Arundel 0 5 4 2 30 41 0 78 49 33 251 411 452 452 1,054 City of Annapolis 1 1 4 10 14 0 16 60 10 86 101 101 360 Baltimore 0 15 11 14 1 41 3 3 163 301 84 161 709 753 753 1,043 Calvert 9 9 4 7 11 6 1 7 26 57 9 6 98 125 125 710 Caroline * 7 4 1 12 7 4 11 15 11 6 6 38 61 61 543 Carroll 1 1 2 1 13 1 3 18 2 2 40 75 17 2 134 156 156 1,086

Pa Cecil 1 1 5 10 15 1 1 21 104 14 139 156 156 641

g Charles 4 4 2 2 0 23 68 10 71 172 178 178 791 e 20 e Dorchester * 23 23 17 5 2 24 0 13 22 9 44 91 91 352 Frederick 15 9 1 25 23 32 1 56 5 5 51 116 37 204 290 290 778 Garrett 1 3 4 6 6 7 19 1 1 24 28 52 76 76 391 Harford 0 8 25 33 2 2 45 80 23 6 2 156 191 191 1,258 Howard 2 2 2 19 1 22 0 57 126 4 35 12 234 258 258 1,066 Kent 1 3 4 8 5 13 1 1 9 22 9 5 1 46 64 64 315 Montgomery (D) 2 2 142 213 77 432 1 1 1 452 37 490 25 925 950 1,001 Prince George's 4 5 38 47 4 37 1 48 90 0 131 269 44 444 581 581 1,413 Queen Anne's * 2 4 1 7 6 7 13 3 3 19 27 11 10 15 82 105 105 448 St. Mary's 3 3 3 10 13 0 40 67 49 156 172 172 591 Somerset (D) 1 1 17 1 4 22 0 5 7 10 22 3 45 48 544 Talbot 0 12 14 26 2 2 17 53 11 81 109 109 332 Washington * 3 3 5 3 1 9 0 36 24 26 36 3 125 137 137 1,061 Wicomico (D) 0 64 9 3 76 1 1 1 46 19 3 2 71 3 148 151 623 Worcester (D) 1 2 3 55 48 9 112 0 144 16 27 187 6 302 308 160 TOTAL 70 34 3 50 157 462 508 43 287 1300 28 0 0 1 29 1036 2478 535 831 37 527 5444 37 6930 6967 809

(D) County Dispensaries * Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's and Washington Counties permit two licenses to same premises in certain cases. REPORT of RETAIL LICENSE VIOLATIONS by COUNTY

FY 2009

Violation Total Violations By Violation Allegany Anne Arundel City Baltimore Baltimore County Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles City of Annapolis Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Anne's Queen St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester After Hours 207 11 1 9161 Alcoholic Bev. Disp at Unauth.Hours State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report -2009 Report andTobaccoTaxAnnual -Alcohol ofMaryland State BD7 License Classification Contents Tampering/Refills 10 4 1 7 1 1 Display of Licenses 80 6 5 2 1 1 2 69 Failure to Cooperate(Board/Police, etc.) 11 4 7 2 1 1 Failure to Obey Liquor Board Order 33 1 1 1 Failure to Require doc proof/age 61 6 False Statement, changes to org.app. 11 1 Firearm Discharge Gambling on Premises 53 3 1 1 Page 21 Page Illegal Conduct 15 6 1 9 2 1 1 1 Late Filing 25 1 25 Minor Conducted Sale 44 1 1 1 1 No Certified server on duty 11 1 No Trader's License 17 2 1 16 Open Container After Hours 41 4 Ownership & Operation 22 1 1 Patrons on un-licensed premise 11 1 Prohibited Hours 41 4 Prohibited Practices 30101262229312 Public Welfare/Nuisance/Noises 953 1 311 Purchase from Other than Wholesaler 34 9 1 1 5 1 1 19 1 1 4 Ratio Violation/Late Ratio Report 11 1 Records/Reports/Invoices 67 5 42 1 1 1 22 Relationship with Wholesaler 41 4 Restrictions upon Retail Dealers 21 2 Revocation & Suspension Sales of Alcoholic Beverage to a Minor 548 17 1 14 203 6 2 9 28 11 35 5 188 3 5 1 25 5 7 Sanitation & Safety 13 2 12 1 Selling Tobacco Products under 18 Serving on Sunday/w/o Sunday Sales 11 1 Trade Name Violation Unauthorized entertainment 53 3 1 1 Underage Drinking Underage Possession Violation Restriction of License 52 1 4 Total Violations by County 928 105 4 16 315 21 2 5 9 33 11 3 31 2 52 9 339 10 11 7 1 1 28 11 7

RETAIL LICENSES ISSUING AUTHORITY

Allegany County Caroline County Board of License Commissioners Board of License Commissioners 701 Kelly Road, Room 202 Health and Public Service Building Cumberland, Maryland 21502 403 South Seventh St., Suite 210 Phone: 301-724-6485 FAX: 301-777-2001 Denton, Maryland 21629-1335 Phone: 410-479-8100 FAX: 410-479-4187 Annapolis (City of) Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Carroll County Municipal Building, Room 102 Board of License Commissioners 160 Duke of Gloucester Street County Office Building Annapolis, Maryland 21401-2526 225 N. Center Street, Room 113 Phone: 410-263-7942 FAX: 410-280-1853 Westminster, Maryland 21157-5194 Phone: 410-386-2094 FAX: 410-386-2444 Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners Cecil County 94 Franklin Street Liquor Board Annapolis, Maryland 21401 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite 1600 Phone: 410-222-1148 FAX: 410-222-1810 Elkton, Maryland 21921 Phone: 410-996-5215 FAX: 410-996-1172 Baltimore (City of) Board of Liquor License Commissioners Charles County 231 East Baltimore Street, 6th Floor Board of License Commissioners Baltimore, Maryland 21202 County Government Building Phone: 410-396-4385 P.O. Box 2150 La Plata, Maryland 20646 Baltimore County Phone: 301-645-0555 FAX: 301-645-0515 Board of Liquor License Commissioners County Office Building *Dorchester County 111 W. Chesapeake Ave., Room G14 Board of License Commissioners Towson, Maryland 21204 County Office Building Phone: 410-887-3191 FAX: 410-887-3970 501 Court Lane, Room 101 Cambridge, MD 21613 Calvert County Phone: 410-901-1076 FAX: 410-228-9641 Liquor Board Calvert County Court House Frederick County 175 Main Street Liquor Board Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678-3337 12 E. Church Street, Winchester Hall Phone: 410-535-1600 ext. 2306 Frederick, Maryland 21701 FAX: 410-535-1787 Phone: 301-600-1156 FAX: 301-600-3500

*Board of County Commissioners acts as Board of License Commissioners

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 30 RETAIL LICENSES ISSUING AUTHORITY

Garrett County Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners Board of License Commissioners Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse 160 Coursevall Drive 313 E. Alder Street, Room 105 Centreville, Maryland 21617 Oakland, Maryland 21550 Phone: 410-758-3133 FAX: 410-758-8473 Phone: 301-334-1925 FAX: 301-334- 5022 St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board Harford County P.O. Box 653, 41650 Tudor Hall Road Liquor Control Board Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 16 N. Main Street Phone: 301-475-7844 ext. 1600 FAX: 301-475- Bel Air, Maryland 21014-3780 3364 Phone: 410-879-6370 FAX: 410-638- 4970 Somerset County Board of License Commissioners Howard County P.O. Box 74 Board of License Commissioners Princess Anne, Maryland 21853 George Howard Building Phone: 410-651-0440 FAX: 410-651-9026 3430 Court House Drive Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 Talbot County Phone: 410-313-2008 FAX: 410-313- Board of License Commissioners 3297 Talbot County Courthouse 11 N. Washington Street *Kent County Easton, Maryland 21601 Board of License Commissioners Phone: 410-770-8019 FAX: 410-770-8013 Government Center 400 High Street Washington County Chestertown, Maryland 21620 Board of License Commissioners Phone: 410-778-4600 148 W. Washington Street FAX: 410-778-7482 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Phone: 301-797-4591 FAX: 301-797-4599 Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners Wicomico County 16650 Crabbs Branch Way, Room 203 Board of License Commissioners Rockville, Maryland 20855-2297 201 East Market Street, Suite 112 Phone: 240-777-1999 FAX: 240-777- P.O. Box 78 1991 Salisbury, Maryland 21803-0078 Phone: 410-548-4835 FAX: 410-548-4374 Prince George's County Board of License Commissioners Worcester County 5012 Rhode Island Ave., Room 204 Board of License Commissioners Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 Government Center Phone: 301-699-2770 FAX: 301-985- One West Market St., Room 1201 3548 Snow Hill, Maryland 21863-1070 Phone: 410-632-1908 FAX: 410-632-3008

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 31 LIQUOR CONTROL BOARDS

Montgomery County Wicomico County Department of Liquor Control Liquor Control Board 16650 Crabbs Branch Way 807 S. Salisbury Boulevard Rockville, Maryland 20855-2297 Salisbury, Maryland 21801 Phone: 240-777-1990 FAX: 240-777-1962 Phone: 410-749-5721 FAX: 410-341-0860

Somerset County Worcester County Liquor Control Board Liquor Control Board 10840 Market Lane, Bldg A, Suite 5 5363 Snow Hill Road Princess Anne, Maryland 21853 Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Phone: 410-651-0588 FAX: 410-651-3622 Phone: 410-632-1250 FAX: 410-632-3010

DISPENSARY LOCATIONS

Montgomery County Somerset County Auburn Avenue Montrose Crossing Crisfield Burtonsville Muddy Branch Pocomoke Cabin John Olney Princess Anne Chevy Chase Pike Cloverly Potomac Wicomico County Falls Grove Quince Orchard Salisbury - 3 Flower Silver Spring Gaithersburg Twinbrook Worcester County Kensington Walnut Hill Berlin - 1 Kingsview Westwood Ocean City - 3 Leisure World Wheaton Pocomoke City - 1 Milestone White Oak Snow Hill - 1 Montgomery Village

State of Maryland - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Annual Report - 2009 Page 32 STATE OF MARYLAND - CLERKS OF THE COURT

Dawne D. Lindsey, Clerk Sharon L. Hancock, Clerk Peggy Magee, Clerk Allegany County Circuit Court Charles County Circuit Court Prince George=s County Circuit Court 30 Washington Street 200 Charles Street Mail: 14735 Main Street, Room M1401 Cumberland, Maryland 21502 P. O. Box 970, Court House Actual: 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive, Rm Telephone: 301-777-5922 LaPlata, Maryland 20646-0970 L15 1-800-988-9087 Telephone: 301-932-3202 Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-9886 Fax: 301-777-2100 1-888-932- Telephone: 301-952-3289 2072 1-800-937-1335 Robert P. Duckworth, Clerk Fax: 301-932-3206 Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Court House, 7 Church Circle Donna L. Pyle, Clerk Scott MacGlashan, Clerk P. O. Box 71 Dorchester County Circuit Queen Anne=s County Circuit Court Annapolis, Maryland 21404 Court 100 Court House Square Telephone: 410-222-1397 Court House, 206 High Street Centreville, Maryland 21617 Fax: 410-222-1395 P. O. Box 150 Telephone: 410-758-1773 Cambridge, Maryland 21613 1-800-987-7591 Frank M. Conaway, Clerk Telephone: 410-228-0480 Baltimore City Circuit Court 1-800-340-9186 Joan W. Williams, Clerk 110 N. Calvert Street, Room 412 Fax: 410-228-1860 St. Mary=s County Circuit Court Court House West 41605 Courthouse Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Sandra K. Dalton, Clerk P. O. Box 676 Telephone: 410-333-3790 Frederick County Circuit Court Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 Fax: 410-333-3767 Court House, 100 W. Patrick Telephone: 301-475-7844, ext. 4567 Street 1-800-988-5052 Suzanne Mensh, Clerk Frederick, Maryland 21701 Fax: 301-475-4470 Baltimore County Circuit Court Telephone: 301-600-1962 County Courts Building Fax: 301-600-2245 I. Theodore Phoebus, Clerk P. O. Box 6754 Somerset County Circuit Court 401 Bosley Avenue Sondra Buckel, Clerk Court House, 30512 Prince William Street Towson, Maryland 21285-6754 Garrett County Circuit Court P. O. Box 99 Telephone: 410-887-2602 Court House, P. O. Box 447 Princess Anne, Maryland 21853 1-800-938-5802 Oakland, Maryland 21550 Telephone: 410-845-4840 Fax: 410-887-3062 Telephone: 301-334-1937 1-800-341-2206 1-800-989-9760 Fax: 410-845-4841 Kathy P. Smith, Clerk Fax: 301-334-5017 Calvert County Circuit Court Mary Ann Shortall, Clerk Court House, 175 Main Street James Reilly, Clerk Talbot County Circuit Court Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 Harford County Circuit Court 11 N. Washington St. Telephone: 410-535-1660 20 W. Courtland Street Suite 16 1-888-535-0113 Bel Air, Maryland 21014-3783 Easton, Maryland 21601 Fax: 410-535-9572 Telephone: 410-838-4952 Telephone: 410-822-2611 Fax: 410-836-7615 1-800-339-3403 F. Dale Minner, Clerk Fax: 410-820-8168 Caroline County Circuit Court Margaret D. Rappaport, Clerk Court House, P. O. Box 458 Howard County Circuit Court Dennis J. Weaver, Clerk Denton, Maryland 21629 Court House, 8360 Court Washington County Circuit Court Telephone: 410-479-1811 Avenue P. O. Box 229 (zip 21741) Fax: 410-479-1142 Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 24 Summit Avenue (zip 21740) Telephone: 410-313-2111 Hagerstown, Maryland Donald B. Sealing II, Clerk 1-888-313-0197 Telephone: 301-733-8660 Carroll County Circuit Court Second Location: 1-800-937-2062 Court House Annex The Thomas Dorsey Bldg. Fax: 301-791-1151 55 N. Court Street, Room G8 9250 Bendix Road Westminster, Maryland 21157 Columbia, Maryland 21045 Mark S. Bowen, Clerk Telephone: 410-386-2026 Telephone: 410-313-5850 Wicomico County Circuit Court Fax: 410-876-0822 101 North Division Street Mark L. Mumford, Clerk Salisbury, Maryland 21801 William L. Breckman, Clerk Kent County Circuit Court Telephone: 410-543-6551 Cecil County Circuit Court 103 North Cross Street 1-800-989-6592 129 N. Main Street, Room 108 Chestertown, Maryland 21620 Fax: 410-546-8590 Elkton, Maryland 21921-5971 Telephone: 410-778-7460 Telephone: 410-996-5373 1-800-989-2520 Stephen V. Hales, Clerk 1-888-287-0576 Fax: 410-778-7412 Worcester County Circuit Court Fax: 410-392-6032 P. O. Box 40, Court House Room 104 Loretta E. Knight, Clerk Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Montgomery County Circuit Telephone: 410-632-5500 Court 1-800-340-0691 AJudicial Center@ 50 Maryland Avenue, Room 122A Rockville, Maryland 20850 Telephone: 240-777-9464 Fax: 240-777-9468

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