WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 317

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October July 1, 1993.

Approved May 11, 1993.

CHAPTER 317
(House Bill 588)

AN ACT concerning

Alcoholic Beverages - Multiple Licenses

FOR the purpose of prohibiting clarifying the current prohibition against a person
specifying a certain prohibition against an individual, for himself the individual or for
the use of certain entities, from holding an more than one of certain classes of
alcoholic beverages license, with an exception, both in Baltimore City and another
county or in two or more counties; licenses in the State; requiring a certain statement
from applicants for an alcoholic beverages license; requiring that a board of license
commissioners disapprove an application for a license if it determines that the
applicant holds a license or has a pecuniary interest in the license in Baltimore City
or any county; providing for the construction of this Act; and generally relating to
multiple licenses.

BY repealing and reenacting, with without amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 41(a), 56(b)(12), and 60(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 2B -Alcoholic Beverages

Section 47A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS,—It has been a long standing policy of this State that alcoholic
beverages licenses licensees have only one licensed establishment in a particular
jurisdiction in the State; and

WHEREAS,—More recently this policy has been called into question and it is
important that this issue be clarified; and

WHEREAS,—The intent of this legislation is to make it clear that those who hold
alcoholic beverages licenses do so only in one jurisdiction; now, therefore, and

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