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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="28" subtitle_number="15" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1501" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>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:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>§�4–208�(“Notice of license application required”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>§�4–209�(“Hearing”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>§�4–212�(“License not property”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="10">
        <text>§�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to §§ 28–1502 and 28–1503 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 28–1505 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 28–1505 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1502" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <text>The Board may not issue a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license to a person that holds an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1503" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <text>A license application shall be disapproved and the license shall be denied if the Board determines that the applicant has been convicted of a felony.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1504" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <text>The County Treasurer shall collect license fees and may issue licenses.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1505" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and wine licenses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1506" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board shall determine what is a reasonable distance for an additional bar or serving counter.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>An additional license is not required for an additional bar or serving counter.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1507" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses">
    <text>Cider and native wine may be sold by their makers without a license.</text>
  </section>
</subtitle>