Anne Arundel County eases membership rules for veterans’ alcohol licenses

The law adds certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Public Health Service members to the eligible membership groups and removes the wartime service requirement. These rules cover local units of nationwide nonprofit organizations or clubs seeking a veterans’ organization alcohol license in Anne Arundel County. Every member must have served in the uniformed services. The club must have a national veterans’ organization charter granted before its license application. It must have at least 100 members, charge annual dues of at least $5 per member, and operate for its members in a clubhouse principally used by them. The revised membership rules took effect July 1, 2026.