Board emphasizes alcohol-awareness training and recordkeeping for new licensees

Mar 24, 2026

Across three items the board repeatedly pressed applicants to ensure alcohol-awareness certification for floor managers and to keep distributor and employee records for county-required durations.

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Howard County board members used the March 24 hearing to reiterate long-standing county rules: at least one alcohol-awareness–certified person must be on the floor during service; distributor paperwork must be retained for two years and employee records for one year after separation. Board members asked applicants to keep certificates visible and encouraged majority owners to obtain certification as part of management continuity.

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