Title 27. Queen Anne's County — Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 27-1501 (2026)
Title 27. Queen Anne's County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 27–1501LinkCopy 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)
§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);
(2)
§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);
(3)
§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);
(4)
§�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”);
(5)
§�4–209�(“Hearing”);
(6)
§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”);
(7)
§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);
(8)
§�4–212�(“License not property”);
(9)
§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”); and
(10)
§�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”).
(b)
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)
§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to § 27–1502 of this subtitle;
(2)
§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 27–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title; and
(3)
§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 27–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III and Subtitle 16, Part II of this title.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 27-1502 (2026)
Title 27. Queen Anne's County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 27–1502LinkCopy Citation
The Board may not issue a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license to a person or on behalf of a firm or corporation that has been convicted of a violation of this article.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 27-1503 (2026)
Title 27. Queen Anne's County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 27–1503LinkCopy 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. § 27-1504 (2026)
Title 27. Queen Anne's County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 27–1504LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
Before a Class B license of any type may be issued, the applicant shall attest in a sworn statement that gross receipts from food sales in the restaurant will be more than the gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2)
If the license holder fails to maintain more gross receipts from the sale of food than gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages for a 6–month period, the Board may revoke the license.
(b)
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a license holder of a Class B license of any type shall file with the Board a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales in the restaurant for the 6–month period immediately before the filing of the report are more than the gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2)
The Board may require a license holder to provide:
(i)
the sworn statement required under paragraph (1) of this subsection at least biannually, on dates to be set by the Board; and
(ii)
supporting data to establish that the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection have been met.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 27-1505 (2026)
Title 27. Queen Anne's County
Subtitle 15. Issuance or Denial of Licenses
§ 27–1505LinkCopy Citation
The Board may:
(1)
give tentative approval to issuing a license for an establishment that is not completed, based on plans and specifications that accompany the application; and
(2)
issue the license when the construction is completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.