Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 12-1708
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§12–1708.
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(a) A Class A (off–sale) or Class D (on– and off–sale) license may not be transferred into the area that is bounded:
(1) on the north by Thirty–Ninth (39th) Street, then following Ellerslie Avenue, then following Chestnut Hill Avenue;
(2) on the east by Loch Raven Boulevard, then following Walpert Avenue, then following Homewood Avenue;
(3) on the south by North Avenue; and
(4) on the west by Howard Street, then following Art Museum Drive, then following North Charles Street.
(b) A Class A license may not be transferred to an establishment:
(1) on York Road in the area bounded by Northern Parkway on the north and Greenmount Avenue on the south; or
(2) located in the 400 block of East Belvedere Avenue.
(1) on the north by Thirty–Ninth (39th) Street, then following Ellerslie Avenue, then following Chestnut Hill Avenue;
(2) on the east by Loch Raven Boulevard, then following Walpert Avenue, then following Homewood Avenue;
(3) on the south by North Avenue; and
(4) on the west by Howard Street, then following Art Museum Drive, then following North Charles Street.
(b) A Class A license may not be transferred to an establishment:
(1) on York Road in the area bounded by Northern Parkway on the north and Greenmount Avenue on the south; or
(2) located in the 400 block of East Belvedere Avenue.
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