1. (a) The Executive Director may revoke or suspend a license or permit:

   1. (1) for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or
   2. (2) for offenses as provided in this article.

2. (b) The Executive Director shall revoke a license or permit or, except as provided in § 3-606 of this subtitle, suspend a license or permit for:

   1. (1) conviction of the license holder or permit holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax--General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax;

   2. (2) willful failure or refusal of the license holder or permit holder to comply with:

      1. (i) this article or provisions of the Tax--General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or
      2. (ii) a regulation adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax--General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;
   3. (3) making a material false statement in an application for a license or permit;
   4. (4) two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder or permit holder for on-premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax--General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;
   5. (5) on-premises possession by a retail dealer, other than a holder of a Class E, Class F, or Class G license, of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5-102 of the Tax--General Article has not been paid;
   6. (6) violation of § 2-216 or § 2-315 of this article;

   7. (7) willful failure of a license holder or permit holder to:

      1. (i) keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax--General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or
      2. (ii) allow inspection of the records by an authorized person;
   8. (8) on-premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder or permit holder, other than a holder of a Class E, Class F, or Class G license, is not licensed to sell;
   9. (9) revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder or permit holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages;
   10. (10) failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; and
   11. (11) violation of § 3-604 of this subtitle.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.