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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="23" subtitle_number="17" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1701" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§�4–303�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§�4–304�(“Compliance with Bulk Transfers Act required”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§�4–305�(“Filing fees and endorsement”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Section 4–306 (“Substitution of names of officers on license”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 23–1705 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>Section 4–302 (“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 23–1702 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1702" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <text>The Board may not allow the transfer of a license unless all State and local personal property taxes owed by the transferor are paid.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1703" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, at least one of the applicants for the transfer of a license for a corporation or limited liability company shall certify that as long as the applicant is the holder of the license, the applicant shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>own at least 10% of the stock in the corporation or interest in the limited liability company; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <level label="i">
          <text>serve as the manager or supervisor of the corporation or limited liability company; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>be physically present on a full–time basis at the licensed premises of the corporation or limited liability company to conduct the daily business involving transactions concerning alcoholic beverages sales.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, applicants for a license for a corporation or limited liability company shall submit:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>an executed copy of the articles of incorporation or articles of organization; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a schedule that states:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the name, address, and percentage of stock held by each stockholder holding at least 5% of the stock of a corporation; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the name, address, and percentage of interest held by each member holding at least 5% interest in a limited liability company.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The stock or interest requirements established under subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a corporation or limited liability company in which:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>a majority of the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more corporations or limited liability companies whose stock or interest is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>A corporation or limited liability company provided for in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall maintain one applicant as a manager or supervisor physically present on a full–time basis at the licensed premises to conduct the daily business involving transactions concerning alcoholic beverages sales.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The schedule requirement established under subsection (b) of this section does not apply to:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a corporation whose stock is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a limited liability company whose interest is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1704" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <level label="a">
      <text>On receipt of an application for a transfer of a license, the Board shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>schedule a public hearing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>post a notice of the hearing on the premises described in the application.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The notice required under subsection (a) of this section shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>be posted by the inspector with the cooperation of the applicant; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>remain posted for at least 15 days before the hearing.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1705" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <level label="a">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for a license issued for the use of a corporation or club, the license holder may substitute on the license the name of a different officer for the name of any officer who:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>has died;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>has retired; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>no longer holds an office in the corporation or club.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A substitute officer shall be an individual approved by the Board who meets all the requirements applicable to the original officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The license holder shall file an affidavit with the Board that contains:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the substitution of the officer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>an explanation for the substitution.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>On receipt of the affidavit and payment of a $5 fee, the Board shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>amend its records; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>issue a corrected license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="23-1706" title_number="23" title_name="Howard County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
    <text>The Board may not transfer an off–sale license for use in a business that is intended to be operated as a drive–through purchase facility where alcoholic beverages are to be sold at retail and dispensed through a window or door to a purchaser in or on a motor vehicle for off–premises consumption.</text>
  </section>
</subtitle>