PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 150

particular Class B or Class D with special amusement license being exchanged shall
remain in effect and apply to the new license until changed by the license commissioners.

(3)     A Class B-D-7, beer, wine and liquor license other than as provided in
subsection (2) may not be issued until June 1, 1967, at which time the procedure in issuing
such licenses other than as set forth in subsection (2) shall be prescribed by regulation of
the Board of License Commissioners and shall conform as near as practicable to the
procedure prescribed in § 10-202 of this article. A license may not be [authorized to be]
issued by the Board of License Commissioners unless the license is in the judgment of the
Board reasonably necessary for the convenience of the public. In determining what is
reasonably necessary for the convenience of the public, the Board shall consider the
number of beer, wine and liquor outlets in any given area and the number of days such
outlets are open rather than the nature of the beer, wine and liquor licensed outlets.

(4)     Licenses issued under the authority of this section are subject to all the
provisions of this article relating to licenses in Baltimore City to the extent that those
provisions are not inconsistent with this section.

(5)     All such licenses shall be issued by the [Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City] BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS upon certification of the Board
of License Commissioners of Baltimore City. The annual license fee is $1,200.

(6) The Board of License Commissioners shall adopt regulations to determine the
manner of operation of an establishment that is operated under a Class B-D-7 beer, wine
and liquor license.

(7) (i) During ON OR BEFORE [March, 1993,] MARCH APRIL 22 1996, the
holder of an expiring Class B-D-7 beer, wine and liquor license shall file with the Board
of License Commissioners a declaration of intent in conjunction with filing an application
for license renewal.

(ii) The declaration of intent shall request the Board of License
Commissioners of Baltimore City to:

1.       Renew the expiring license effective [ May 1, 1993] MAY 1, 1996 as
a Class B-D-7 beer, wine and liquor license pursuant to this section and any regulations
adopted by the Board; or

2.       Renew the expiring license effective [ May 1, 1993] MAY 1, 1996 as
a Class A-2 beer, wine and liquor off-sale package goods license pursuant to § 6-102 of
this article.

(iii) A Class A-2 beer, wine and liquor off-sale license substituted under this
section may not be converted or substituted for any other class of alcoholic beverages
license, including a reversion to a Class B-D-7 beer, wine and liquor license.

(iv) A substitute license provided for under this subsection may not be
granted after [May 1, 1993] MAY 1, 1996.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, has

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