Section 26-1509 - Restrictions on issuance to chain stores, supermarkets, or discount houses(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a license that has an off-sale privilege to:(1) an establishment commonly known as a chain store, supermarket, or discount house; or(2) a franchisor, franchisee, or concessionaire of the establishment.(b) An establishment described in subsection (a) of this section that held a license on July 1, 1973: (1) may continue to hold the license; and(2) at the discretion of the Board, may change the class of the license.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.