1. A. Upon notification that an applicant was not selected by the lottery, the applicant may request the Administration retain the application for subsequent licensure application rounds.
2. B. The Administration shall retain any application requested for retention by the applicant for a period of 1 year.
3. C. The Administration may contact an applicant with a retained application for any additional information required for subsequent licensing rounds.

4. D. Any application retained by the Administration that meets the specifications and requirements of a subsequent licensing round within the 1-year retention period shall be automatically entered into the lottery if:

   1. (1) The applicant has properly amended the application if requested by the Administration under §C of this regulation; and
   2. (2) Any additional information requested by the Administration has been updated.

5. E. The Administration may not enter a retained application into a subsequent lottery round if:

   1. (1) Any individual included in the application is associated with additional applications in the licensing round that exceed the restrictions in Regulation .02D of this chapter;
   2. (2) Any individual included in the application is in violation of ownership restrictions under COMAR 14.17.16, or the awarding of a license would place the individual in violation of ownership restrictions under COMAR 14.17.16; and
   3. (3) Any individual associated with the application has been found to be in violation of Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Title 36, Subtitle 11, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202, 36-401, 36-404, and 36-505, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.08 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

Regulation .05 amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324); March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)