Regulation Office
Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement
The alcoholic beverage enforcement program includes inspections and/or surveillance investigations of licensed facilities to ensure compliance with all applicable state and county laws, rules, and regulations. There are over 1,000 licensed facilities.
This program regulates and services the licensees and employees, as well as residents and visitors to Montgomery County.
Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists cite violators of alcoholic beverage laws and testify before the Board at show cause hearings.
This program conducts hotel/motel surveillance to discourage room service and off-premises delivery to minors.
Tobacco Enforcement
The tobacco enforcement program includes surveillance investigations of the approximately 800 Maryland State Retail Cigarette licensed facilities located in Montgomery County to ensure compliance with Montgomery County's Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors law, and the tobacco product placement law.
Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists issue civil citations to retail cigarette license holders and their clerks for tobacco distribution and/or display violations.
Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists must also appear and testify in District Court regarding the tobacco civil citations issued.
Regulation Contacts
Joseph Cannon
Compliance Manager
202-480-4023
joseph.cannon@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov
Inspectors
Joseph Cannon
240-777-1992
[email protected]
Area: Silver Spring
Jody Childers
240-777-8719
[email protected]
Area: Festivals/One-Day Licenses
Brandon Epps
240-777-1984
[email protected]
Area: Rockville
Missi Johns
240-777-1936
[email protected]
Area: Case Manager/Pre-Licensing/Transfer
Guy Poirier
240-777-1982
[email protected]
Area: Germantown/Gaithersburg/Poolesville
Mariana Rodriguez
240-777-6641
[email protected]
Area: Bethesda/Chevy Chase/Potomac
Vacant
240-777-1999
abslicensing@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov
Area: Upcounty/East County/Wheaton