# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 1. Applications for Local Licenses

#### Section 4-109

(a) A license application shall state:

  (1) the class of license for which the applicant is applying;

  (2) the name and address of the applicant and how long the applicant has resided at that address;

  (3) that at least one applicant is a citizen of the United States;

  (4) that the applicant is a resident of the jurisdiction in which the applicant proposes to operate under the license for which the applicant is applying;

  (5) the age and sex of the applicant;

  (6) the birth place of the applicant, and if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, the date and place the applicant was naturalized;

  (7) a description of the place for which the license is sought, including:

    (i) the street and number, if practicable, or other description that definitively locates the place; and

    (ii) a description of the portion of the building in which the business will be conducted;

  (8) the name of the owner of the location where the business to be licensed is to be conducted;

  (9) that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony;

  (10) whether the applicant has ever been found guilty of violating a law in the State governing the sale of alcoholic beverages or the prevention of gambling;

  (11) that the applicant has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license;

  (12) that the applicant has not had a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages revoked;

  (13) that the applicant or a person on behalf of whom the application is filed does not have a financial interest in any other place of business in the jurisdiction for which an alcoholic beverages license has been applied for or issued;

  (14) whether the applicant has been found guilty of violating a State or federal law;

  (15) whether the applicant has held a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages and, if so, the name of the state and the location where the license was held;

  (16) that during the term of the license, a person other than the applicant will not have a financial interest in the license or in the business to be conducted under the license;

  (17) that a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, directly or indirectly, does not have a financial interest in the premises or business of the applicant;

  (18) that after receipt of a license, the applicant will not convey or grant an interest in the location or business to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, except as authorized under this article;

  (19) that, except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, when applying for the license, the applicant does not have indebtedness or other financial obligation to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler;

  (20) that after the license is issued, the applicant will not incur, directly or indirectly, indebtedness or other financial obligation other than for the purchase of alcoholic beverages to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler; and

  (21) that, if issued a license, the applicant will conform to all laws and regulations relating to the business in which the applicant proposes to engage.

(b) The application shall also include a statement executed and acknowledged by the owner of the location where the business is to be conducted that:

  (1) agrees to the issuance of the license; and

  (2) authorizes a warrantless inspection and search of the premises at any time in any part of the building in which the business is to be conducted by:

    (i) the Comptroller;

    (ii) the Executive Director;

    (iii) the local licensing board and its authorized agents and employees; or

    (iv) a peace officer of the county or municipality where the business is to be located.

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