# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 3. Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License

#### Section 4-303

A Class A, Class B, or Class D beer license, beer and wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license may not be transferred for use in conjunction with or on the premises of a chain store, supermarket, or discount house unless:

(1) the establishment already holds a Class A, Class B, or Class D beer license, beer and wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license; or

(2) the license is transferred to a similar type of establishment.

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