(a) To be approved, a license renewal application shall: (1) state whether the facts in the original application have changed and, if so, the manner in which the facts have changed; and (2) be accompanied by a statement signed by the owner of the licensed premises consenting to: (i) renewal of the license; and (ii) search and seizure in the same manner as for an original application. (b) The Executive Director may not require the consent statement under subsection (a)(2) of this section for a retail dealer applying for renewal if: (1) the owner signed a comparable consent statement in connection with an original or previous license renewal application; (2) the consent statement under item (1) of this subsection is in effect for the term of the owner’s lease with the applicant; and (3) the lease does not expire during the term of the license renewal.
Maryland Legal Code