MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  26-1612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 26 - Prince George's County|Subtitle 16 - Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans|Part II - Multiple Licensing Plans|Section 26-1612 - Class B Licenses for Underserved Areas

    (a)    This section does not apply to a restaurant within a chain store, supermarket, discount house, drug store, or convenience store.    (b)    The Board may allow a person to hold or have an interest in more than one Class B beer, wine, and liquor license if the restaurant for which the license is sought is within:        (1)    any of the following areas that are underserved by restaurants:            (i)    Suitland business district, consisting of properties fronting on or having access to Silver Hill Road between Suitland Parkway and Sunset Lane, and on Suitland Road between Arnold Road and Eastern Lane;            (ii)    part of the Port Towns business district, consisting of properties fronting on or having access to Rhode Island Avenue, Bladensburg Road, Annapolis Road, or 38th Street, in legislative district 22; or            (iii)    Largo area, consisting of properties within the area bounded by:                1.    the Capital Beltway (I–495) on the west;                2.    Central Avenue and Landover Road on the south and southeast;                3.    Campus Way North on the east; and                4.    Route 214 and Landover Road on the north and northwest; or        (2)    (i)    a waterfront entertainment retail complex as defined by a county zoning ordinance; or            (ii)    a commercial establishment on 100 or more acres that is designated by the County Executive as a recreational, destination, or entertainment attraction.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a license holder may not hold more than four Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses within all of the underserved areas described in subsection (b)(1) of this section.        (2)    (i)    A license holder may be issued or transferred a fifth Class B beer, wine, and liquor license only if the date of the application for the fifth license is at least 1 year after the date the license holder was issued or transferred the fourth license.            (ii)    A license holder may be issued or transferred a sixth Class B beer, wine, and liquor license only if the date of the application for the sixth license is at least 1 year after the date the license holder was issued or transferred the fifth license.    (d)    A person that holds or has an interest in a license in an underserved area described in subsection (b)(1) of this section may not hold or have an interest in more than one license located outside all the underserved areas.    (e)    A person may not hold or have an interest in more than one license in a commercial establishment described in subsection (b)(2) of this section.    (f)    A Class B license obtained under this section does not confer an off–sale privilege.    (g)    The limit on the maximum number of Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses in the county under § 26–1601 of this subtitle applies to the issuance of licenses under this section.    (h)    The annual license fee for a Class B license obtained under this section is $2,500.