Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 25-1609
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§25–1609.
Official statutory text
(a) The Board may not issue:
(1) a Class H beer and wine license:
(i) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a restaurant in a drugstore; or
(ii) for use in an establishment with a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to a drugstore; or
(2) a Class D license:
(i) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore;
(ii) for use in an establishment with a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore; or
(iii) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a restaurant in a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore.
(b) This section does not apply to a drugstore or adjoining establishment that on July 1, 1969:
(1) held a Class D license; and
(2) had a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to any drugstore.
(1) a Class H beer and wine license:
(i) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a restaurant in a drugstore; or
(ii) for use in an establishment with a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to a drugstore; or
(2) a Class D license:
(i) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore;
(ii) for use in an establishment with a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore; or
(iii) for use in conjunction with, on the site of, or to a restaurant in a bowling alley, billiard hall, or drugstore.
(b) This section does not apply to a drugstore or adjoining establishment that on July 1, 1969:
(1) held a Class D license; and
(2) had a door, an archway, an opening, or other passageway providing direct public access to any drugstore.
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