(a) A local licensing board may revoke or suspend a license: (1) for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or (2) for offenses as provided in this article. (b) A local licensing board shall revoke or suspend a license for: (1) conviction of the license holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax - General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax; (2) willful failure or refusal of the license holder to comply with: (i) this article or provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or (ii) a regulation that may be adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; (3) making a material false statement in an application for a license; (4) two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder for on-premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; (5) on-premises possession by a retail dealer of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5-102 of the Tax - General Article has not been paid; (6) violation of § 2-216 or § 2-315 of this article; (7) willful failure of a license holder to: (i) keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or (ii) allow inspection of the records by an authorized person; (8) on-premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder is not licensed to sell; (9) revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages; (10) failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; or (11) violation of § 4-605 of this subtitle.
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