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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 26-1601

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the number of licenses in a class issued by the Board may not exceed:

(i) Class A beer, 4;

(ii) Class B beer, 23;

(iii) Class C beer, 3;

(iv) Class D beer, 33;

(v) Class A beer and light wine, 7;

(vi) Class B beer and light wine, 45;

(vii) Class B-GC beer and light wine, 4;

(viii) Class C beer and light wine, 8;

(ix) Class D beer and light wine, 99;

(x) Class A beer, wine, and liquor, 143;

(xi) Class B beer, wine, and liquor, 215;

(xii) Class B-AE beer, wine, and liquor, 15;

(xiii) Class BCE beer, wine, and liquor, 8;

(xiv) Class B-CI beer, wine, and liquor, 2;

(xv) Class B-DD beer, wine, and liquor:

1. under § 26-1614(a)(1) of this subtitle, 4;

2. under § 26-1614(a)(2) of this subtitle, 4;

3. under § 26-1614(a)(3) of this subtitle, 6;

4. under § 26-1614(a)(4) of this subtitle, 6;

5. under § 26-1614(a)(5) of this subtitle, 4;

6. under § 26-1614(a)(6) of this subtitle, 10;

7. under § 26-1614(a)(7) of this subtitle, 3;

8. under § 26-1614(a)(8) of this subtitle, 5;

9. under § 26-1614(a)(9) of this subtitle, 2;

10. under § 26-1614(a)(10) of this subtitle, 1;

11. under § 26-1614(a)(11) of this subtitle, 1;

12. under § 26-1614(a)(12) of this subtitle, 1;

13. under § 26-1614(a)(13) of this subtitle, 1; and

14. under § 26-1614(a)(14) of this subtitle, 10;

(xvi) Class B/ECF beer, wine, and liquor, 1;

(xvii) Class B-ECF/DS beer, wine, and liquor, 2;

(xviii) Class B-ECR beer, wine, and liquor, 1;

(xix) Class B-Stadium (baseball stadium) beer, wine, and liquor, 1;

(xx) Class B-Stadium (football stadium) beer, wine, and liquor, 1;

(xxi) Class B-WPL (waterfront pavilion) beer, wine, and liquor, 3; and

(xxii) Class C beer, wine, and liquor:

1. under § 26-1002 of this title, 1;

2. under § 26-1005 of this title, 12;

3. under § 26-1011 of this title, 25;

4. under § 26-1017 of this title, 30; and

5. under § 26-1019 of this title, 4.

(2) The Board may not issue a new Class A license for or approve the transfer of a Class A license to a location within three-fourths of a mile of a correctional facility, as defined in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article, in Upper Marlboro.

(b) This section does not invalidate a license in a class that exceeded the maximum number for the class as of June 1, 1955.

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