# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 23. Howard County

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

#### Section 23-1601

(a) This section does not apply to a Class A license issued for use in an existing shopping center or in a proposed shopping center development for which a building permit has been issued that contains 200,000 or more square feet of commercial retail space.

(b)

  (1) The Board may issue up to six Class A licenses in each election district in the county.

  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board may issue more than six Class A licenses in an election district, provided that the total number of Class A licenses in any election district does not exceed one Class A license of any type for every 4,000 residents of the election district, as determined by the latest federal census.

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