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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="11-1805" title_number="11" title_name="Anne Arundel County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A license may not be renewed unless the license holder has actively engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages as authorized by the license within 1 year before the date of application for renewal.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An attempted renewal of a dormant license not in accordance with this section is void.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the reissuance of a dormant license is subject to the hearing, notice, and other provisions of Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board may renew or reissue the dormant license of a license holder without holding a hearing if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the main building of the licensed premises has been destroyed by fire, wind, or flood; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the license holder proves that substantial efforts are being made to restore, replace, or repair the licensed premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A license reissuance is in effect for 1 year after the Board approves the reissuance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license holder may seek a reissuance for an additional year by following the procedures of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The license holder shall pay the annual license fee for each year of the reissuance, including any year that the licensed premises is not open.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
