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About Us The Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) consists of five members appointed by the County Executive and approved by the County Council. The Board of License Commissioners in accordance with the Maryland Annotated Code, Article 2B, approves and issues alcoholic beverage licenses and conducts hearings when violations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages occur. Board members may serve two 4-year terms with compensation. The Board is staffed out of the division of Licensure Regulation and Education. Mission Statement The mission of the Board of License Commissioners is to ensure the lawful sale and use of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products within Montgomery County, Maryland, and to enforce the laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco sales, and alcohol licensing. Alcoholic Beverage Licensing: This program includes the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses upon evidence that license applications are in compliance with applicable standards. The BLC conducts licensing and/or enforcement hearings prior to issuing, fining, suspending, or revoking alcoholic beverage licenses. Administrative staff of the Board support this function.Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement: The alcoholic beverage enforcement program includes inspections and/or surveillance investigations of licensed facilities to ensure compliance with all applicable state and county laws, rules, and regulations. There are approximately 900 licensed facilities. This program regulates and services the licensees, employees, as well as residents and visitors to Montgomery County. Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists cite violators of alcoholic beverage laws and testify before the Board at show cause hearings. This program conducts hotel/motel surveillance to discourage room service and off-premise delivery to minors. Keg registration enforcement is also conducted.Alcoholic Beverage Licensee Training: This program provides funding for alcohol awareness server training courses to licensed facilities. State law requires that at least one licensee or employee at each licensed facility successfully complete alcohol awareness training and be on the licensed premises whenever alcoholic beverages are sold or served.The tobacco enforcement program includes surveillance investigations of the approximately 800 Maryland State Retail Cigarette licensed facilities located in Montgomery County to ensure compliance with Montgomery County's Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors law, and the tobacco product placement law. Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists issue civil citations to retail cigarette license holders and their clerks for tobacco distribution and/or display violations. Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists must also appear and testify in District Court regarding the tobacco civil citations issued. | |||
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