§ 29-1601. Distance restriction from place of worship, school, library, or youth center

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions [Titles 9-33] (Refs & Annos)
Title 29. Somerset County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 16. Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Licensing Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 29-1601
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 9-220
§ 29-1601. Distance restriction from place of worship, school, library, or youth center
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 200 feet of a place of worship, school, public library, or youth center.
(2) The distance is to be measured from the nearest point of the establishment to the nearest point of the property line of the place of worship, public library, school, or youth center.
Exceptions
(b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
(1) a licensed establishment that existed before the place of worship, school, public library, or youth center was built within 200 feet of the licensed establishment;
(2) an establishment having any previous owner who was the holder of a license to sell alcoholic beverages; and
(3) a temporary license.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 620, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 621, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 29-1601, MD AL BEV § 29-1601
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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