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Anne Arundel County

Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board)

In short

Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board) issues 3 permits we publish for Anne Arundel County, last verified 2026-10-02. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Alcohol License — Class B Beer and Light Wine (Hotel/Restaurant)only if it applies to youAnne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board)$480 a yearannual2026-10-02
Alcohol License — Class B Beer, Wine and Liquor (Restaurant)only if it applies to youAnne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board)$1,080 a yearannual2026-10-02
Alcohol License — Other Retail Classes (Class A, Class D, Class H)only if it applies to youAnne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board)Class A light wine license $60 a year (§11-701(d)); Class A beer and light wine license $240 a year (§11-801(c)); Class A beer, wine and liquor license (drugstore-restricted eligibility) $720 a year (§11-901(d)); Class D beer, wine and liquor license $1,200 a year, or a limited (on-premises only) Class D license $1,080 a year (§11-904(c)); Class H beer, wine and liquor license $960 a year (§11-905(e)).annual2026-10-02

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Alcohol License — Class B Beer and Light Wine (Hotel/Restaurant)

A restaurant or coffee shop in Anne Arundel County serving only beer and light wine, on- and off-premises, needs a Class B beer and light wine license from the Board of License Commissioners, at $480 a year, read directly from the current text of Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-802(d). 2024 Senate Bill 1046 proposed raising this fee to $648, but that bill was withdrawn by its sponsor on April 5, 2024, and never took effect, so $480 remains the current fee. A business wanting to add hard liquor instead needs the Class B beer, wine and liquor license recorded separately for Anne Arundel County.

Alcohol License — Class B Beer, Wine and Liquor (Restaurant)

A restaurant or coffee shop serving beer, wine and liquor on- or off-premises in Anne Arundel County needs a Class B beer, wine and liquor license from the county's Board of License Commissioners, at $1,080 a year, read directly from the current text of Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-902(e), the Anne Arundel-specific title of the statute. 2024 Senate Bill 1046 proposed raising this fee to $1,458, but the bill was withdrawn by its own sponsor on April 5, 2024, and never took effect, per the Maryland General Assembly's own bill-status page; $1,080 remains the current fee. This license comes from the state Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article rather than the county's own Code, administered locally by the Board of License Commissioners.

Alcohol License — Other Retail Classes (Class A, Class D, Class H)

Anne Arundel County's Board of License Commissioners also issues several narrower retail alcohol license classes relevant to restaurants and coffee shops, all read directly from the current text of the Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article's Anne Arundel County title: a Class A light wine license at $60 a year, a Class A beer and light wine license at $240 a year, a Class A beer, wine and liquor license (available only to an establishment meeting the drugstore-restricted eligibility rules of §11-901(c)) at $720 a year, a Class D beer, wine and liquor license at $1,200 a year (or $1,080 a year for a limited, on-premises-only Class D license), and a Class H beer, wine and liquor license at $960 a year. 2024 Senate Bill 1046 proposed increasing each of these fees by a similar proportion, but the bill was withdrawn by its sponsor on April 5, 2024, and never took effect, so the figures above remain current law. Which class applies depends on the specific business's intended alcohol service; a full-service restaurant wanting on- and off-premises beer, wine and liquor would instead use the Class B license recorded separately for Anne Arundel County.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Anne Arundel County
Phone
410-222-1148

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners pageAnne Arundel County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  2. Maryland General Assembly, SB1046 (2024 RS) bill details page — withdrawn by its sponsor April 5, 2024, never took effectMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  3. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-701(d) — Class A light wine license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  4. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-801(c) — Class A beer and light wine license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  5. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-802(d) — Class B beer and light wine (hotel/restaurant) license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  6. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-901(d) — Class A beer, wine and liquor (drugstore-restricted) license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  7. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-902(e) — Class B beer, wine and liquor (restaurant) license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  8. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-904(c) — Class D beer, wine and liquor license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  9. Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article §11-905(e) — Class H beer, wine and liquor license fee, Anne Arundel County, current codified statute textMaryland General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02

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