The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board on Jan. 10 gave conditional approval to a corporate transfer involving Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, requiring the new entity to complete trader-license and central-registration paperwork within 45 days.

Applicants said the transfer resulted from a corporate merger and that the operating name "Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar" would not change. Counsel for the applicants told the board the local licensee entity would be Applebee's Restaurants, St. Mary's County Licensing LLC and that necessary local permits and tax documents had been provided or were in process.

Board staff noted the transfer should include a trader's license and proper matching among sales-and-use tax, occupancy permits and the licensing entity's name. The board granted conditional approval with a 45‑day period for applicants to supply the required trading-license documents; staff and the board will confirm the paperwork before finalizing the transfer.

A motion to conditionally approve the transfer with a 45‑day deadline was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.