Liquor Board

NEWS

Adoption of New Regulations
The Board adopted new rules and regulations that take effect on July 1, 2022. An electronic copy can be found HERE.  During our new Inspection initiative, a hard copy will be delivered to each establishment.

Census Information
Census Information will be available on July 1, 2022 at 7:00am. This information will be advertised in the Frederick News Post on July 1 & 15. An email blast will be sent to all current licensees on July 1, 2022.


NEW ADDRESS
Frederick County Liquor Board office has moved to 1501 Tilco Drive, Suite C, Frederick, MD 21704. If you have an immediate need, please call the office, 301-600-2984.

ALCOHOL AWARENESS CHANGES

The Board has adopted a new Alcohol Awareness regulation that requires 50% of ON DUTY employees that are SELLING or SERVING alcohol must complete Alcohol Awareness training. For example, if you have 7 employees on shift and 3 are working in the kitchen and 4 are selling/serving alcohol, then 2 employees must be Alcohol Awareness Certified. We understand this process could take time; therefore, the Board is allowing a 6-month phase in period. For more information see regulation §6.0– Alcohol Awareness Program

  1. Hearings 
  2. Delegation Information
  3. Resources

Hearings

Schedule
Regular hearings of the Liquor Board are held at 8:30am on the second Monday of each month except on holidays. Click here to join the meeting on your computer or mobile app, or call 667-217-6643 ID# 644 182 371#.  Please see the schedule for 2022 below:

2022 Hearing Dates
January 10July 11
February 14August 8
March 14September 12
April 11October 10
May 9November 14
June 13December 12

Agenda
Agendas are posted two weeks prior to a hearing and can be found by clicking HERE 

  1. Board of License Commissioners
  2. Board Members
  3. Liquor Board Staff

Mixed Drink Delivery/Carry-Out 
Mixed Drinks may be Delivered/Carried out in the following manner:

  • All containers must be solid and have a solid sealed lid (NO STRAW HOLES).
  • All containers must be wrapped in a cellophane type material around the entire container.
  • All containers must be placed in a bag with a receipt stapled closed.
  • If delivered, all containers must be placed in an area out of reach of the driver also in a bag sealed with receipt and placed in a cooler.
  • All delivered items must also follow the steps above.
  • Must be served with a meal component.

Please make sure that you are following all delivery/alcohol regulations during this time.  We are here to assist or answer any questions you may have during this State of Emergency.  The links below are different types of containers that would meet these suggestions.  If you have any questions please reach out to our staff.

Delivery of Alcohol
Licensees (Class A, B & DBR) who would like to apply for alcohol delivery may do so by: 

Updated:
Alcohol Beverages Regulations - Adopted June 13, 2022, effective July 1, 2022

IN PERSON ALCOHOL AWARENESS CLASSES AVAILABLE:

  • Saturday August 13, 2022, 9am
  • Tuesday August 23, 2022, 5:45pm
  • Tuesday September 13, 2022, 5:54pm
  • Saturday September 24, 2022, 9 am

Please click HERE to register for a class