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Harford delegation moves bill to extend health-club alcohol hours to 11 p.m.
Summary
The Harford County delegation voted unanimously to report LR 2,048 ‘favorable,’ a proposal to allow a two-hour extension for class HC (health club) alcoholic beverage licenses to accommodate league play at membership clubs; members asked for liquor-board signoff and confirmation of training and membership limits.
Harford County delegates voted unanimously to move LR 2,048 — a bill to permit a two-hour extension of on-site alcohol sales for class HC (health club) licenses — after club owner Keith Rawlings answered members’ questions about operations, training and scope.
The proposal was presented to the delegation as a way to align sale hours with league schedules at membership clubs; Rawlings told the delegation that league play often runs until 11 p.m. and the extension would let members finish scheduled matches. “We don't want to be a bar,” Rawlings said, and later added, “nothing good happens after midnight.”
The measure drew questions about…
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