# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 18. Charles County

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

#### Section 18-1606

(a) A person may not have a direct or indirect interest in more than two of the following licenses in any combination:

  (1) Class B-H (hotel) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under Sec. 18-902 of this title;

  (2) Class B-R (restaurant) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under Sec. 18-904 of this title; and

  (3) Class B-RB (restaurant/bar) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under Sec. 18-905 of this title.

(b) An indirect interest is presumed to exist between any combination of persons if any of the following conditions exist between them:

  (1) a common parent company;

  (2) a franchise agreement;

  (3) a licensing agreement;

  (4) a concession agreement;

  (5) dual membership in a chain of businesses commonly owned and operated;

  (6) a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members, or a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members of parents or subsidiaries;

  (7) common direct or indirect sharing of profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or

  (8) a sharing of a common trade name, trademark, logo, or theme or mode of operation identifiable by the public.

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