# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 11. Anne Arundel County

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

#### Section 11-1609

(a)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue:

    (i) a second license, if the second license is any Class H license, to:

      (1) a holder of any Class B license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or

      (2) a holder of any Class H license; or

    (ii) not more than four additional licenses, if each additional license is a Class H beer and light wine license, to:

      (1) a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or

      (2) a holder of a Class H beer and light wine license.

  (2) At least one restaurant for which the Class H license under paragraph (1) of this subsection is sought or to which the original Class B or Class H license applies must be in:

    (i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or

    (ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999:

      (1) the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;

      (2) the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;

      (3) the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;

      (4) the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport State Priority Funding Area, as designated by the county in accordance with Sec. 6-301(f)(8) of the Economic Development Article;

      (5) a shopping center with a gross area of at least 1,000,000 square feet that is zoned C3 General Commercial by the zoning article of the County Code; or

      (6) the Route 198 corridor, consisting of properties located within 500 feet of the right-of-way of Maryland Route 198, from Maryland Route 32 on the east to the Prince George's County-Anne Arundel County line on the west.

(b) The Board may not issue more than 60 Class H licenses under this section.

(c)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue a maximum of:

    (i) two licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer, wine, and liquor license; or

    (ii) five licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer and light wine license.

  (2) At least one restaurant for which one of the Class H licenses under paragraph (1) of this subsection is sought must be in:

    (i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or

    (ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999:

      (1) the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;

      (2) the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;

      (3) the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;

      (4) the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport State Priority Funding Area, as designated by the county in accordance with Sec. 6-301(f)(8) of the Economic Development Article;

      (5) a shopping center with a gross area of at least 1,000,000 square feet that is zoned C3 General Commercial by the zoning article of the County Code; or

      (6) the Route 198 corridor, consisting of properties located within 500 feet of the right-of-way of Maryland Route 198, from Route 32 on the east to the Prince George's County-Anne Arundel County line on the west.

(d) A franchisor may not have a direct ownership interest, as defined by the Board, in more than five licenses under this section.

(e) The Board shall adopt regulations:

  (1) to carry out this section; and

  (2) that define "direct ownership interest" for the purposes of subsection (d) of this section.

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