Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 4-208
Notice of license application required
Effective Jul 1, 2025Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 645, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 730, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2020, c. 170, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2024, c. 1037, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 809, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 810, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.State of Maryland
(a) Before a local licensing board may approve an application for a license, the local licensing board shall publish notice of the application two times in 2 successive weeks:
- (1) in two newspapers of general circulation in the jurisdiction; or
- (2) if only one newspaper of general circulation exists in the jurisdiction, in that newspaper.
(b) The notice shall state:
- (1) the name of the applicant;
- (2) the type of license for which the application is made;
- (3) the location described in the application; and
- (4) the date, time, and place set by the local licensing board for a hearing on the application.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 645, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 730, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2020, c. 170, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2024, c. 1037, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 809, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 810, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.