# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 11. Anne Arundel County

### Subtitle 16. Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans

#### Section 11-1602

(a) In this section, "assessment district" means a tax assessment district:

  (1) established by the county; and

  (2) shown on the official map adopted by the County Council titled "Tax Assessment Districts, 2005".

(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Board may issue a Class A (off-sale), Class B (off-sale), or Class D (off-sale) license based on its determination of whether the license is necessary to accommodate the public.

(c) If the application is for a Class A (off-sale) or Class D (off-sale) license, the Board may not issue the license if:

  (1) the establishment for which the license would be issued is located in an assessment district in which the ratio of off-sale licenses per individual exceeds one for every 3,500 individuals; or

  (2) the issuance of the license would cause the ratio of off-sale licenses per individual in an assessment district to exceed one for every 3,500 individuals.

(d) Subsection (c) of this section does not apply:

  (1) to the transfer or renewal of a license that was issued on or before July 1, 2025;

  (2) in the 6th tax assessment district;

  (3) to an application for an on-site consumption permit under Sec. 2-207 of this article by an applicant that holds a Class 5 brewery license; or

  (4) to an application for a license filed on or after January 1, 2023, and approved by the Board before July 1, 2025.

(e) The population of each assessment district is to be determined by:

  (1) the latest federal census; or

  (2) estimates prepared by the Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning.

(f) The Board may not approve the transfer of a Class A (off-sale) license or Class D (off-sale) license:

  (1) to a location outside the assessment district in which the license was located on July 1, 2025; or

  (2) if the license was not in existence as of July 1, 2025, to a location outside the assessment district in which the license was originally issued.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)