# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 26. Prince George's County

### Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses

#### Section 26-1513

(a) The Board shall approve an application and issue the license for which application is made if the Board determines that:

  (1) issuing the license is necessary for the accommodation of the public;

  (2) the applicant is a fit person to receive the license for which application is made;

  (3) the applicant has not made a material false statement in the application;

  (4) the applicant has not acted fraudulently in connection with the application or the operation of the underlying business;

  (5) if the license is issued, the operation of the business will not unduly disturb the peace of the residents of the neighborhood in which the business is to be located; and

  (6) there are no other reasons, in the discretion of the Board, why the license should not be issued.

(b) The Board shall maintain a record of licenses issued.

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