HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a)  (1) Any holder of a license under the provisions of
this article, including a receiver or trustee for the benefit of
creditors, may be permitted to transfer his place of business to
some other location or sell or assign the license and transfer
his stock in trade to another person, but only if application for
the transfer or sale has been made; all retail sales, amusement,
admission, and withholding taxes have been paid to the
Comptroller of the Treasury of the State; a bulk transfer permit
is obtained if the stock of alcoholic beverages is to be
transferred whether by sale, gift, inheritance, assignment, or
otherwise, and irrespective of whether or not consideration is
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) (I) [In Prince George's County, the] IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, NO LICENSE TRANSFER FROM THE PRESENT LOCATION TO
A NEW LOCATION MAY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE
GRANTING OF A NEW LICENSE.

(II) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT
APPLY TO THE TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
LICENSE THAT IS MADE BY A RECEIVER OR TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE CREDITORS OF A LICENSEE OR A TRANSFER THAT IS MADE DUE TO THE
DEATH OF A LICENSEE.

(2) THE fee for assignment or transfer of a license
is $300.

[(2) A] (3) (I) IF A TRANSFER IS AUTHORIZED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, 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)] 1. The transfer to the proposed new
location is necessary for the accommodation of the public; and

[(ii)] 2. The assignee or transferee has
complied with the residency requirements specified in § 40 of
this article.