1670

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 597

CHAPTER 597

(House Bill 966)

AN ACT concerning

Anne Arundel County — Alcoholic Beverages
(Application for License)

FOR the purpose of providing that in Anne Arundel County an
applicant for an alcoholic beverage license must show
the board of license commissioners that the license is
necessary for the accommodation of the public at the
applicant's premises.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages
Section 57(o)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

57.

(o) (1) In Anne Arundel County, the application for a
new license of any class shall be accompanied by payment of
a fee of $200 payable to the board. This sum is in addition
to any other fee required for a license in Anne Arundel
County, and the application fee may not. be returned whether
the license is granted or denied. The application fee shall
be used by the board to cover the expenses of the board in
connection with its functions. The provisions of this
subsection do not apply to any application for a license by
way of renewal or by way of transfer for the same premises.

(2) IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, AN APPLICATION FOR
AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE IS NOT PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE
THAT THE APPLICANT IS ENTITLED TO THE LICENSE. THE BURDEN
OF PROOF IS ON THE APPLICANT TO SHOW THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS THAT APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE IS
NECESSARY FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE PUBLIC AT THE
APPLICANT'S PREMISES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.