Title 24. Kent County — Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1501 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 24–1501LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:
(1)
§ 4–202 (“Authority of local licensing boards”);
(2)
§ 4–205 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);
(3)
§ 4–206 (“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);
(4)
§ 4–207 (“Licenses issued to minors”);
(5)
§ 4–208 (“Notice of license application required”);
(6)
§ 4–209 (“Hearing”);
(7)
§ 4–210 (“Approval or denial of license application”);
(8)
§ 4–211 (“License forms; effective date; expiration”);
(9)
§ 4–212 (“License not property”); and
(10)
§ 4–213 (“Replacement licenses”).
(b)
Section 4–214 (“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 24–1503 of this subtitle.
(c)
The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:
(1)
§ 4–203 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle; and
(2)
§ 4–204 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1502 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 24–1502LinkCopy Citation
Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:
(1)
the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and wine licenses; and
(2)
each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1503 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 24–1503LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:
(1)
if a license application is denied, the Board may not issue a license for the same location for 1 year after the denial; and
(2)
if a subsequent application for the same location is denied, the Board may not issue a license for that location for 2 years after the second denial.
(b)
This section does not apply to a license application that is denied:
(1)
because of a legal defect or omission;
(2)
solely because the Board determined expressly that the applicant is not a proper person to whom the licensed applied for should be issued; or
(3)
for license transfers.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1504 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 24–1504LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Board may authorize a license holder to install an additional bar or serving counter within a reasonable distance of the main building of the premises served by the license held by the license holder.
(b)
The Board shall determine what is a reasonable distance for an additional bar or serving counter.
(c)
An additional license is not required for an additional bar or serving counter.