1. (a)

   1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the number of licenses in a class issued by the Board may not exceed:

      1. (i) Class A beer, 4;
      2. (ii) Class B beer, 23;
      3. (iii) Class C beer, 3;
      4. (iv) Class D beer, 33;
      5. (v) Class A beer and light wine, 7;
      6. (vi) Class B beer and light wine, 45;
      7. (vii) Class B-GC beer and light wine, 4;
      8. (viii) Class C beer and light wine, 8;
      9. (ix) Class D beer and light wine, 99;
      10. (x) Class A beer, wine, and liquor, 143;
      11. (xi) Class B beer, wine, and liquor, 215;
      12. (xii) Class B-AE beer, wine, and liquor, 15;
      13. (xiii) Class BCE beer, wine, and liquor, 8;
      14. (xiv) Class B-CI beer, wine, and liquor, 2;

      15. (xv) Class B-DD beer, wine, and liquor:

          1. 1. under § 26-1614(a)(1) of this subtitle, 4;
          2. 2. under § 26-1614(a)(2) of this subtitle, 4;
          3. 3. under § 26-1614(a)(3) of this subtitle, 6;
          4. 4. under § 26-1614(a)(4) of this subtitle, 6;
          5. 5. under § 26-1614(a)(5) of this subtitle, 4;
          6. 6. under § 26-1614(a)(6) of this subtitle, 10;
          7. 7. under § 26-1614(a)(7) of this subtitle, 3;
          8. 8. under § 26-1614(a)(8) of this subtitle, 5;
          9. 9. under § 26-1614(a)(9) of this subtitle, 2;
          10. 10. under § 26-1614(a)(10) of this subtitle, 1;
          11. 11. under § 26-1614(a)(11) of this subtitle, 1;
          12. 12. under § 26-1614(a)(12) of this subtitle, 1;
          13. 13. under § 26-1614(a)(13) of this subtitle, 1; and
          14. 14. under § 26-1614(a)(14) of this subtitle, 10;
      16. (xvi) Class B/ECF beer, wine, and liquor, 1;
      17. (xvii) Class B-ECF/DS beer, wine, and liquor, 2;
      18. (xviii) Class B-ECR beer, wine, and liquor, 1;
      19. (xix) Class B-Stadium (baseball stadium) beer, wine, and liquor, 1;
      20. (xx) Class B-Stadium (football stadium) beer, wine, and liquor, 1;
      21. (xxi) Class B-WPL (waterfront pavilion) beer, wine, and liquor, 3; and

      22. (xxii) Class C beer, wine, and liquor:

          1. 1. under § 26-1002 of this title, 1;
          2. 2. under § 26-1005 of this title, 12;
          3. 3. under § 26-1011 of this title, 25;
          4. 4. under § 26-1017 of this title, 30; and
          5. 5. under § 26-1019 of this title, 4.
   2. (2) The Board may not issue a new Class A license for or approve the transfer of a Class A license to a location within three-fourths of a mile of a correctional facility, as defined in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article, in Upper Marlboro.
2. (b) This section does not invalidate a license in a class that exceeded the maximum number for the class as of June 1, 1955.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 640, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 730, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 1, eff. April 5, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 654, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 762, § 1, eff. May 29, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 423, § 1, eff. April 1, 2023.