# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 24. Kent County

### Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses

#### Section 24-1503

(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.

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