{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-11-1603","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11–1603","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license for an establishment whose entry is within 1,000 feet in a straight line from the entry of a place of worship or school.\n(b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:\n(1) the transfer of a license from the current license holder to a new license holder, unless the transfer would allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by another establishment within the 1,000–foot restriction;\n(2) a nonprofit club or nonprofit organization;\n(3) a restaurant that held a license at the time the restaurant was destroyed by fire, flood, windstorm, or other act of God, if a new place of worship or school has not been constructed within the 1,000–foot restriction;\n(4) the issuance of a Class H beer and wine (on–sale) license or beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license;\n(5) the issuance of a motel–restaurant complex or hotel–restaurant complex beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license;\n(6) the issuance of a Class BLX (deluxe restaurant) (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license;\n(7) the issuance of a gift basket permit; or\n(8) the issuance of a Class B beer and wine (on–sale) license or Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license for an establishment located within 1,000 feet of a school located at the Annapolis Mall.\n(c) For an establishment that is within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a place of worship or school, the Board:\n(1) may renew a license;\n(2) may extend the area of the licensed premises; but\n(3) may not change the operational classification of an existing license, unless the change is from a Class B, Class C, or Class D license to a Class H license.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=11-1603","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"bee6197076704951c22af2ec7e73b356d65bc9d54cb02a10d663ebddcd4fb0fe","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-11-1602","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-11-1604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}