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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 4-202

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(a) A local licensing board is authorized to issue licenses in its jurisdiction.

(b) A license may not be issued to a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company but only to an individual authorized to act for a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company.

(c) A license holder shall assume all responsibilities as an individual and be subject to all penalties, conditions, and restrictions imposed on license holders under this article and the provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax.

(d) A local licensing board by regulation may:

(1) restrict, in accordance with a definite standard, the number of licenses that the local licensing board considers sufficient for a neighborhood;

(2) regulate the use of mechanical music boxes and other sound-making devices;

(3) divide a municipality or county into districts; and

(4) establish areas in which a license may not be issued.

(e) An applicant for a license or a license holder who is aggrieved by a regulation adopted under this section may seek judicial review as provided in Subtitle 9 of this title.