{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-109","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4–109","heading":"","body":"(a) A license application shall state:\n(1) the class of license for which the applicant is applying;\n(2) the name and address of the applicant and how long the applicant has resided at that address;\n(3) that at least one applicant is a citizen of the United States;\n(4) that the applicant is a resident of the jurisdiction in which the applicant proposes to operate under the license for which the applicant is applying;\n(5) the age and sex of the applicant;\n(6) the birth place of the applicant, and if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, the date and place the applicant was naturalized;\n(7) a description of the place for which the license is sought, including:\n(i) the street and number, if practicable, or other description that definitively locates the place; and\n(ii) a description of the portion of the building in which the business will be conducted;\n(8) the name of the owner of the location where the business to be licensed is to be conducted;\n(9) that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony;\n(10) whether the applicant has ever been found guilty of violating a law in the State governing the sale of alcoholic beverages or the prevention of gambling;\n(11) that the applicant has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license;\n(12) that the applicant has not had a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages revoked;\n(13) that the applicant or a person on behalf of whom the application is filed does not have a financial interest in any other place of business in the jurisdiction for which an alcoholic beverages license has been applied for or issued;\n(14) whether the applicant has been found guilty of violating a State or federal law;\n(15) whether the applicant has held a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages and, if so, the name of the state and the location where the license was held;\n(16) that during the term of the license, a person other than the applicant will not have a financial interest in the license or in the business to be conducted under the license;\n(17) that a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, directly or indirectly, does not have a financial interest in the premises or business of the applicant;\n(18) that after receipt of a license, the applicant will not convey or grant an interest in the location or business to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, except as authorized under this article;\n(19) that, except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, when applying for the license, the applicant does not have indebtedness or other financial obligation to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler;\n(20) that after the license is issued, the applicant will not incur, directly or indirectly, indebtedness or other financial obligation other than for the purchase of alcoholic beverages to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler; and\n(21) that, if issued a license, the applicant will conform to all laws and regulations relating to the business in which the applicant proposes to engage.\n(b) The application shall also include a statement executed and acknowledged by the owner of the location where the business is to be conducted that:\n(1) agrees to the issuance of the license; and\n(2) authorizes a warrantless inspection and search of the premises at any time in any part of the building in which the business is to be conducted by:\n(i) the Comptroller;\n(ii) the Executive Director;\n(iii) the local licensing board and its authorized agents and employees; or\n(iv) a peace officer of the county or municipality where the business is to be located.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=4-109","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"d21176e50bc5bbb7af6cfb08dff06be03dc54664c5b1db54a10593ec4b84d960","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-108","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}