# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 4. Renewal of Local Licenses

#### Section 4-405

(a) To be approved, a license renewal application shall:

  (1) state whether the facts in the original application have changed and, if so, the manner in which the facts have changed; and

  (2) be accompanied by a statement signed by the owner of the licensed premises consenting to:

    (i) renewal of the license; and

    (ii) search and seizure in the same manner as for an original application.

(b) A local licensing board may not require the consent statement under subsection (a)(2) of this section for a retail dealer applying for renewal if:

  (1) the owner signed a comparable consent statement in connection with an original or previous license renewal application;

  (2) the consent statement under item (1) of this subsection is in effect for the term of the owner's lease with the applicant; and

  (3) the lease does not expire during the term of the license renewal.

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