City of Baltimore - File #: 13-0133R

• File #: 13-0133R
• Version: 0
• Name: Request for State Legislation - Transfer of Liquor Licenses
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/4/2013
• In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
• Final action: 1/27/2014
• Title: Request for State Legislation - Transfer of Liquor Licenses FOR the purpose of requesting that the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2014 Maryland General Assembly introduce legislation governing the transfer of liquor licenses.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Carl Stokes, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/27/2014	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
1/27/2014	0	City Council	Adopted
1/13/2014	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
11/7/2013	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/4/2013	0	City Council	Introduced
11/4/2013	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Legislation - Transfer of Liquor Licenses

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2014 Maryland General Assembly introduce legislation governing the transfer of liquor licenses.
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Recitals

State law authorizes the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue licenses governing the sale and consumption of beer, wine, and liquor and to approve or deny the transfer of these licenses between private parties when the business is offered for sale or otherwise conveyed to new ownership.

While many licensees are upstanding corporate citizens, trying hard to be good neighbors to their surrounding residents, communities across Baltimore City have consistently voiced concerns about those licensees who see their business as nothing more than an opportunity to prey on the vulnerable populations nearby.

As previously referenced in the recitals of Resolution 08-0031R, the “saturation of a community with liquor outlets has been shown to be an important component of the social infrastructure that destabilizes communities. It is imperative that government agencies with authority over land-use and/or liquor licenses help fight crime and blight and improve the quality of life by controlling license...