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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="22-1703" title_number="22" title_name="Harford County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board shall transfer a license that is issued for use in a business if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the business is sold to a different owner; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the new owner qualifies as a license holder.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies to the resident applicant of a licensed establishment for which a license was transferred after July 1, 1984, on behalf of a corporation, an unincorporated entity, or a limited liability company.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The resident applicant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <level label="1">
          <text>if the transferred license is a Class A beer and wine license or a Class A–1 or Class A–2 beer, wine, and liquor license, shall own at least 25% of the total corporation, unincorporated entity, or limited liability company;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>if the transferred license is any type of license other than one specified in item 1 or 3 of this item, shall own at least 10% of the total business; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>for a Class C–1, Class C–2, or Class C–3 license, may own any amount or no amount of the total corporation, unincorporated entity, or limited liability company;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall serve as manager or supervisor; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>shall be physically present on the premises a substantial amount of time on a daily basis.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
