# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 2. Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses

#### Section 4-208

(a) Before a local licensing board may approve an application for a license, the local licensing board shall publish notice of the application two times in 2 successive weeks:

  (1) in two newspapers of general circulation in the jurisdiction; or

  (2) if only one newspaper of general circulation exists in the jurisdiction, in that newspaper.

(b) The notice shall state:

  (1) the name of the applicant;

  (2) the type of license for which the application is made;

  (3) the location described in the application; and

  (4) the date, time, and place set by the local licensing board for a hearing on the application.

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