Ch. 317                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

WHEREAS, The intent of this legislation is to clarify that existing statutorily
created exceptions to the multiple licensing prohibition in Article 2B of the Code shall
continue in effect and to provide that future exceptions to the multiple licensing
prohibition may only be created through legislation enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

                                   Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

41.

(a) (1) No more than one license provided by this article, except by way of
renewal, shall be issued in [any county or Baltimore City] THE STATE, to any person, or
for the use of any partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or limited
liability company, in [Baltimore City or any county of] the State, AND.

(2) A PERSON, FOR HIMSELF THE USE OF THAT PERSON, OR FOR THE
USE OF ANY PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION, OR
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, IN THE STATE, MAY NOT HOLD A LICENSE, EXCEPT
BY WAY OF RENEWAL, IN:

(I) IN BOTH BALTIMORE CITY AND ANOTHER COUNTY, OR IN THE
STATE; OR

(II) IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES IN THE STATE, and no.

(3) NO more than one license shall be issued for the same premises except
as provided in §§ 5 and 6 and nothing herein shall be construed to apply to subsections
(b) and (c) of § 25 or to § 121 (pertaining to special music or dancing licenses for Anne
Arundel County) of this article.

(4) THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE
ISSUANCE OF ANY LICENSE OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PERMITTED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE.

41.

(a) No more than one license provided by this article, except by way of renewal, shall
be issued in any county or Baltimore City, to any person, or for the use of any partnership,
corporation, unincorporated association, or limited liability company, in Baltimore City or any
county of the State, and no more than one license shall be issued for the same premises except
as provided in §§ 5 and 6 and nothing herein shall be construed to apply to subsections (b)
and (c) of § 25 or to § 121 (pertaining to special music or dancing licenses for Anne Arundel
County) of this article.

47A.

(A) EXCEPT BY WAY OF RENEWAL, NO MORE THAN ONE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
LICENSE PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE THAT IS A CLASS A, CLASS C, OR CLASS D LICENSE
MAY BE ISSUED IN THIS STATE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR THE USE OF:

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