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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) There is an Advisory Board in the Services.
(b) The Advisory Board consists of the following eight members:
(1) the Director or the Director's designee;
(2) the Director of the County Department of Police or the designee of the Director of the County Department of Police;
(3) the Chair of the Board of License Commissioners; and
(4) five members who are county residents appointed by the County Executive with the consent of the County Council.
(c) Of the members of the Advisory Board appointed under subsection (b)(4) of this section:
(1) only one shall be a holder of a Class B or a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the county; and
(2) only one shall be a holder of a license of any other class in the county.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to members of the Advisory Board appointed under subsection (b)(4) of this section.
(2) The term of a member is 4 years.
(3) A member appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term.
(4) The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members on July 1, 2016.
(e) With the consent of the County Council, the County Executive may remove a member whom the County Executive appointed to the Advisory Board.
(f) The Advisory Board shall report at least quarterly to the County Executive on recommendations for the improvement of:
(1) the alcoholic beverages control and enforcement activities of the county; and
(2) the operations of the dispensary and distribution systems from the standpoint of efficiency, service provided, and convenience to the public.
(g) A member of the Advisory Board:
(1) may not receive compensation; but
(2) is entitled to necessary expenses in connection with the performance of the duties of the Advisory Board.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 25-306 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis/md-code-al-bev-sect-25-306/
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