It is not surprising that in Maryland the determination as to whether the liquor license is owned by the individual applicants, or by a corporation that operates the business, depends on the circumstances of the particular case.
Enacted unanimously by the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates and approved by the Governor, a new state law establishes a nonrefillable container permit for draft beer that will create a new revenue stream for restaurants, bars and others across…
It is difficult to comprehend what new liquor licensing laws could possibly be required in Maryland in 2017 after the legislature passed the largest bill in Maryland history last year, some 3,180 pages long, codifying alcoholic beverage laws.
As of the writing of this blog post, House Bill 292 has passed the House and the cross filed bill SB 491 has passed the Senate, so it appears that the soon to be completed 2017 session of the Maryland…
In a recent case, Maryland’s highest court held that liquor board rules and regulations may impose strict liability on liquor licensees for prohibited conduct that occurs on their premises whether the licensee is aware of the conduct or not.