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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-1505" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Before holding a hearing for an application for a license, the Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>publish notice of the application two times in 2 successive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation published in the county; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>post notice of the application hearing online at least 14 days before the application hearing date.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a hearing for an application for a new license or an upgrade to an existing license, the Board shall post a notice in a conspicuous location on the exterior of the location described in the application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The notice shall be on a sign that measures at least 12 by 18 inches and include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the class of license for which application is made;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the name of the applicant; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the date, time, and location for the application hearing.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The notice shall remain posted for 20 days before the hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall publish its decision on an application for a new license, an upgrade of an existing license, or a change of location of an existing license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in one newspaper of general circulation published in the county; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on the Board’s website.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The decision shall state the name of the license holder, the type of license, and the location of the premises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
