{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-18-1606","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 18–1606","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not have a direct or indirect interest in more than two of the following licenses in any combination:\n(1) Class B–H (hotel) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–902 of this title;\n(2) Class B–R (restaurant) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–904 of this title; and\n(3) Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–905 of this title.\n(b) An indirect interest is presumed to exist between any combination of persons if any of the following conditions exist between them:\n(1) a common parent company;\n(2) a franchise agreement;\n(3) a licensing agreement;\n(4) a concession agreement;\n(5) dual membership in a chain of businesses commonly owned and operated;\n(6) a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members, or a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members of parents or subsidiaries;\n(7) common direct or indirect sharing of profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or\n(8) a sharing of a common trade name, trademark, logo, or theme or mode of operation identifiable by the public.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=18-1606","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"a4ef2220313c8b1b907ad3a2f1015c3c985376c1a774f8aadd76f9fabb2273ea","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-18-1605","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-18-1701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}