(2001)

Dear Mr. Ellsworth Naylor,

You have asked for an opinion on the effect of two provisions of the State alcoholic beverages law when the Board of License Commissioners of Montgomery County (the "Liquor Board" or the "Board") is unable to reach a decision, by a vote of three of its members, on an application for a liquor license. One provision, specific to Montgomery County, requires the affirmative concurrence of at least three members of the Board to approve, as well as to deny, a license. The other provision, which applies statewide, calls for approval of a license application unless a liquor…