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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1503" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
  <text>In determining whether to approve an application for any new Class A license, the Hearing Board shall include in its written decision findings as to:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>each of the factors set forth under § 4–210(a) of this article; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>the consideration of the avoidance of the overconcentration of licenses in neighborhoods, particularly neighborhoods of poverty, as required under § 23–1509 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
