Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been sued by a group of business owners who say a new fee passed earlier this year by the county council that was signed into law by County Executive Aisha Braveboy is illegal. The law, passed in the spring, assesses a $5,000 annual fee on the owners of liquor stores, tobacco stores, gun stores and consolidated storage businesses. “The State has not authorized Prince George’s County to impose a tax or an impact fee upon alcoholic beverage stores, tobacco and electronic cigarette stores, stores that sell firearms, and self-storage facilities,” the lawsuit goes on to say. “Even the county council staff, when they were passing it, pointed out that there were significant legal problems, and this had never been attempted anywhere else.” While it’s the county being sued, Braveboy’s office initially deferred comment to the County Council.