(2001)

Dear Mr. James E. McClellan Chairman,

You have asked for our opinion whether, as a general proposition, the "premises" of an alcoholic beverages licensee include the parking lot of a shopping mall where the licensee is only one of multiple tenants. You attached to your request a memorandum of the Assistant County Attorney assigned as counsel to the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County (the "Liquor Board"), advising that licensed premises do not include a parking lot in those circumstances.

We agree with the conclusion of the Assistant County Attorney. While the meaning of the…