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*hb1423*
HOUSE BILL 1423
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CF 2lr3040
By: Charles County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: February 17, 2022
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Charles County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Class B Licenses 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Charles County to 3
allow a person to obtain a direct or indirect interest in, in addition to certain other 4
licenses, not more than a certain number of Class B –H (hotel), Class B–R 5
(restaurant), or Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses; 6
and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Charles County. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 9
Section 18–102 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
BY adding to 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 14
Section 18–1606 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 20
18–102. 21
This title applies only in Charles County. 22
18–1606. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1423
(A) THE BOARD MAY ALLOW A PER SON TO OBTAIN A DIRE CT OR INDIRECT 1
INTEREST IN, IN ADDITION TO ONE O R MORE LICENSES ISSU ED IN ANOTHER 2
JURISDICTION OR STAT E, NOT MORE THA N TWO: 3
(1) CLASS B–H (HOTEL) ON–SALE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR 4
LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–902 OF THIS TITLE; 5
(2) CLASS B–R (RESTAURANT ) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 6
LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–904 OF THIS TITLE; OR 7
(3) CLASS B–RB (RESTAURANT /BAR) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND 8
LIQUOR LICENSES ISSUED UNDER § 18–905 OF THIS TITLE. 9
(B) AN INDIRECT INTEREST IS PRESUMED TO EXIST BE TWEEN ANY 10
COMBINATION OF PERSO NS IF ANY OF THE FOL LOWING CONDITIONS EX IST 11
BETWEEN THEM : 12
(1) A COMMON PARENT COMP ANY; 13
(2) A FRANCHISE AGREEMEN T; 14
(3) A LICENSING AGREEMEN T; 15
(4) A CONCESSION AGREEME NT; 16
(5) DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN A CHAIN OF BUSINESSES COMMONLY 17
OWNED AND OPERATED ; 18
(6) A SHARING OF DIRECTO RS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 19
MEMBERS, OR A SHARING OF DIRE CTORS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 20
MEMBERS OF PARENTS O R SUBSIDIARIES; 21
(7) COMMON DIRECT OR I NDIRECT SHARING OF P ROFIT FROM THE 22
SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BE VERAGES; OR 23
(8) A SHARING OF A COMMO N TRADE NAME , TRADEMARK , LOGO, OR 24
THEME OR MODE OF OPE RATION IDENTIFIABLE BY THE PUBLIC. 25
(C) A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT LICENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF 26
THIS SECTION DOES NOT CON FER AN OFF–SALE PRIVILEGE. 27
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 28
1, 2022. 29