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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1601" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>issue more than one Class A license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for every 1,350 individuals that live in an election district in the county other than the 8th election district; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for every 4,000 individuals that live in the 8th election district; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>approve the transfer of a license issued under item (1) of this subsection from one election district to another election district unless the transfer can be made without exceeding the license quotas provided in item (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall use the population statistics from the most recent County Planning Commission annual report to maintain the license quotas provided in subsection (a)(1) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
