# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 16. Carroll County

### Subtitle 4. Manufacturer's Licenses

#### Section 16-405

(a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro-brewery license in the county.

(b)

  (1) In this subsection, "protected building" means:

    (i) an elementary school;

    (ii) a secondary school; or

    (iii) a church or other place of worship.

  (2) Paragraph (3) of this subsection does not apply to a micro-brewery that was in existence on July 1, 1997.

  (3)

    (i) A micro-brewery may not be located within 300 feet of a protected building.

    (ii) The distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the building in which the micro-brewery is located to the nearest point of the property line on which the protected building is located.

  (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection, if a micro-brewery was established at its licensed premises before a protected building was established within 300 feet of the micro-brewery, the Executive Director may renew the license of the micro-brewery.

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