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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1509" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
  <text>Before the Board or the Hearing Board issues a license, the Board or the Hearing Board shall give particular consideration to the avoidance of the overconcentration of licenses in neighborhoods, particularly neighborhoods of poverty.</text>
</section>
