Ch. 176                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 176
(House Bill 472)

AN ACT concerning

Allegany County and Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses -

Out-of-State Restriction

FOR the purpose of prohibiting in Allegany County and Garrett County certain
alcoholic beverages licenses from being issued, except by renewal, to persons,
corporations, or limited liability companies that hold an alcoholic beverages
license in any other state or Washington, D.C.; making a stylistic change; and
generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Allegany County and
Garrett County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 9-102(b-3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

9-102.

(b-3)(1) IN ALLEGANY COUNTY, A CLASS A OR CLASS D BEER, BEER AND
LIGHT WINE, OR BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSE MAY NOT BE ISSUED, EXCEPT BY
WAY OF RENEWAL, TO A PERSON, CORPORATION, OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
HOLDING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE IN ANY OTHER STATE OR IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.

[(1)] (2) In Anne Arundel County, a Class A or Class D beer, beer and
light wine, or beer, wine and liquor license may not be issued except by way of
renewal to a person, corporation, or limited liability company holding an alcoholic
beverage license in any other state[,] or Washington, D.C.

[(2)] (3) In Baltimore City, a Class A or Class D beer, beer and light
wine, or beer, wine and liquor license may not be issued except by way of renewal to
a person, corporation, or limited liability company holding an alcoholic beverage
license in any other state.

[(3)] (4) In Baltimore County, a Class A or Class D beer, beer and light
wine, or beer, wine and liquor license may not be issued, except by way of renewal, to
a person, corporation, or limited liability company holding an alcoholic beverages
license in any other state or in Washington, D.C.

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