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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-1502" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When acting on a license application, the Board shall issue a written decision that contains:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a detailed statement of the grounds and findings that support the decision; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the vote of each member of the Board on the decision.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall forward a copy of the written decision in a manner that the Board determines to the applicant and each person who requests a copy.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the application is denied, the Board shall inform the applicant in writing of the procedures for judicial review.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall make a decision on a license application based on the evidence of record.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall adopt rules of procedure, subject to the approval of the County Council.</text>
  </level>
</section>
