# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 7. Expiration of Local Licenses

#### Section 4-704

A license issued by a local licensing board for a premises acquired for public use shall expire 180 days after acquisition unless an application is pending or has been approved for:

(1) a transfer of the license to another location or another person, subject to Subtitle 3 of this title and Subtitle 17 of the various titles of Division II of this article; or

(2) a certificate of permission, subject to Sec. 4-803 of this title and Subtitle 23 of the various titles of Division II of this article.

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