1. (a) This section does not apply to the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice.

2. (b) Except as provided elsewhere in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:

   1. (1) a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;
   2. (2) a place open to the public;
   3. (3) a place of public entertainment;
   4. (4) a place that is licensed by the State or the county; or
   5. (5) a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.
3. (c) An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (b) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours provided in subsection (b) of this section.
4. (d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.