(a) A person may not have a direct or indirect interest in more than two of the following licenses in any combination:
- (1) Class B-H (hotel) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18-902 of this title;
- (2) Class B-R (restaurant) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18-904 of this title; and
- (3) Class B-RB (restaurant/bar) on-sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18-905 of this title.
(b) An indirect interest is presumed to exist between any combination of persons if any of the following conditions exist between them:
- (1) a common parent company;
- (2) a franchise agreement;
- (3) a licensing agreement;
- (4) a concession agreement;
- (5) dual membership in a chain of businesses commonly owned and operated;
- (6) a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members, or a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members of parents or subsidiaries;
- (7) common direct or indirect sharing of profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or
- (8) a sharing of a common trade name, trademark, logo, or theme or mode of operation identifiable by the public.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 776, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.