Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Proposed Change to the Rules and Regulation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Pursuant to section 2.04.090 of the Charter and Code of the City of Annapolis (Adoption and posting on City's website.  - B. 2. "The proposed regulation has been posted on the City's website for at least two weeks for public comment.") we are posting the proposed change to the Rules and Regulation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for your comments. Please submit your comments to Cynthia Gaines at cgaines@annapolis.gov

Pursuant to section 2.04.090 of the Charter and Code of the City of Annapolis (Adoption and posting on City's website. - C. "By July 1, 2006, all regulations adopted prior to this date, must be posted on the City's website. Moreover, all regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2006, must be posted on the City's website within four weeks following the adoption."

The proposed amendment (as of 01/22/2020) to the City of Annapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Rules and Regulations to add a requirement for a crowd manager certification.

The proposed amendment (as of 11/19/2020) to the City of Annapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Rules and Regulations 

Chapter 2

Applications, Hearings, Types, and Hours

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2.1 

 K.     Applicants, at their own cost and expense, shall undergo fingerprinting and criminal background checks for all classes of License, except for the One-Day Class C Licenses. The Board shall delay approval and/or issuance of any License, and may refuse to schedule a hearing on any License until the results of the applicant’s fingerprinting and criminal background checks are provided to the Board.  FOR ANY APPLICATION WITH THE ABCB WHERE FINGERPRINTING AND A BACKGROUND CHECK WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED WITH ANOTHER APPLICATION, APPLICANTS SHALL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AND PAYING FOR AN UPDATED FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECK, IF THE ONE PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE ABCB IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER APPLICATION IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD.

The proposed amendment to the City of Annapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Rules and Regulations (as of 1/27/22) 

Chapter 2.4

 HEARINGS

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2.4

A.    The Board shall hold a public hearing at which any person may comment upon granting, expanding, upgrading, transferring, renewing or protesting a License. The Board shall be the sole judge of the propriety of granting, expanding, upgrading, transferring, renewing or protesting a License. HEARINGS SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. IN THE EVENT OF THE ABSENCE, RESIGNATION OR NON-ATTENDANCE BY THE DULY APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON TO PRESIDE OVER ANY SUCH MEETINGS AND HEARINGS THE VICE-CHAIR SHALL PRESIDE IN THEIR PLACE. THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION UPON ABSENCE OF THE VICE-CHAIR SHALL BE, ON A ROTATING BASIS, THE NEXT MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD. SAID ROTATIONS OF PRESIDING OFFICERS SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS EITHER THE CHAIR OR VICE-CHAIR IS ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING OR, IF THE OFFICE HAS BEEN VACATED,UNTIL A NEW CHAIR OR VICE-CHAIR IS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.