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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 647

paid; and the new location or assignee is approved as in the case
of an original application for such a license. Such transfer or
assignment when made shall be endorsed upon the license by the
official issuing the same, upon payment of a fee of $1 in
addition to the costs of publication and notice, which shall be
paid at the time of the filing of the application for the
transfer or sale. This section shall permit the transfer of
location and the assignment of license in the same application.

(2) A board of license commissioners of any county or
Baltimore City may not permit the transfer of an alcoholic
beverages license until the transferor has complied with the Bulk
Transfers Act, Commercial Law Article, Title 6, and has certified
such compliance, by affidavit, to the board.

(b) (1) In Prince George's County, the fee for assignment
or transfer of a license is $300.

(2)  A transfer of a license may not be approved or
issued for transfer from one location to another unless the board
first determines that:

(i) The transfer to the proposed new location
is necessary for the accommodation of the public; and

(ii) The assignee or transferee has complied
with the residency requirements specified in § 40 of this
article.

(3)  A transfer of location or ownership may not be
approved when a transfer of location has been authorized for a
license within 2 years except at the discretion of the board.
This provision may not be construed to bar or prohibit a transfer
of ownership for continuance of a business in the same location,
unless there has been a transfer of location for such license
within 2 years. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, a receiver or trustee for the benefit of creditors of a
licensee, may, within 6 months of appointment as such receiver or
trustee, or within 6 months of the death of the license holder,
transfer ownership and location of a license, subject to the
approval of the board.

(4) IF A LICENSEE APPLIES FOR A TRANSFER OF A CLASS A
(OFF-SALE) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE, THE PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS SHALL ONLY APPROVE THE
TRANSFER FOR USE IN A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TYPE COMMONLY
KNOWN AS A PACKAGED GOODS STORE THAT HAS A PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
PURPOSE OF SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN SEALED CONTAINERS TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions
of this Act do no in any way affect the transfer or renewal of
a Class A (off-sale) alcoholic beverages license in Prince
George's County that has been issued prior to July 1, 1985.