(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a party of record to a review of a decision of a local licensing board to the circuit court may appeal the decision of the court:
(1) to the Appellate Court of Maryland; or
(2) by certiorari, to the Supreme Court of Maryland.
(b) The Appellate Court of Maryland or the Supreme Court of Maryland may not stay a decision by a local licensing board to impose sanctions on a license holder if:
(1) an appeal of the decision of the circuit court is made under this subtitle; and
(2) the decision of the circuit court affirmed the decision of the board.