Updated: 10/5/15
CLASS H & J SPECIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION (TALBOT COUNTY)
1. A Special or Temporary Liquor License may be granted “for any bona fide entertainment conducted by any club, society or
association or church at any place” in Talbot County described in the application.
2. A Class H License is issued for on-premises consumption of beer and light wine only and costs $35.00 per day.
3. A Class J License is issued for on-premises consumption of beer, wine and liquor and costs $45.00 per day.
4. Alcoholic beverages may NOT be sold for consumption off the premises for which the license is issued under either Special or
Temporary License.
5. Alcoholic beverages which are to be sold under this license should be purchased from a wholesaler, and not from a retailer.
INFORMATION TO ASSIST YOU IN COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
1. Please check ONLY ONE of the boxes on the application for the class of license sought.
2. Give the complete name and address of your organization. If the organization has no address, give the complete address of the
person who is in charge of the event.
3. Give the date or dates of your event. You may use one application to apply for a license for up to seven consecutive days.
4. Give a description of the place where you will be hold your function. A complete address is necessary.
5. State the purpose for having the function.
6. The first signature lines are for the owner of the premises. Their signatures indicate that they approve your event as well as
your application for a liquor license.
7. The head of the organization (president, chairman or principal officer) must sign under oath on the line provided on the left and
the name of that person must be printed or typed on the opposite line to the right. This line is for the chief executive officer of
the organization, not the chairman of the event.
8. The last line on the left is for the signature of the Secretary. By signing the Secretary is also taking the same oath as the
president. The printed or typed name of the Secretary should be entered on the last line on the right.
9. Please furnish a complete mailing address and telephone number for the person to whom the decision is to be sent.
INFORMATION ON PROCEDURE
1. When you have completed the application, mail it to: Board of Liquor License Commissioners, Talbot County Office of
Law, Courthouse – South Wing, 11 N. Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601.
2. The Board may elect to approve your application administratively without the need for a hearing or if prevailing circumstances
exist the Board will take up your application for consideration at the next scheduled Board meeting. You may be required to
be present at the Board Meeting for which your application will be considered. The Board meets the second and fourth
Mondays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Bradley Meeting Room located at the Talbot County Courthouse, South Wing, 11
N. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland 21601. The meetings, except for the executive session, are open to the public.
3. If a hearing is called on your application, the Board may issue its decision the day of the hearing or within thirty (30) days.
4. Upon approval of your application, you will be notified by the Board’s Secretary. Payment of your license fee is then
submitted to the Finance Department of Talbot County located at the Talbot County Courthouse, 11 N. Washington Street,
Easton, Maryland. Upon proof of payment your license will be sent to you by the Board’s Secretary.
5. If the license is approved, all persons involved in your function must comply with all provisions of the law. Please refer to the
attached: CHAPTER 11. TALBOT COUNTY CODE, “ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES”; SECTION 11-7-B.
RESTRICTIONS UPON LICENSE HOLDERS.
