Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 19-2501
Selling, serving, keeping, or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages
Effective Jul 1, 2016Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.State of Maryland
(a) This section does not apply to an establishment for which the Board has:
- (1) issued a license; or
- (2) approved an application for a waiver of this section.
(b) A person who operates an establishment for profit, including a place of adult entertainment that allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire listed under § 4-605 of this article, may not:
- (1) knowingly allow an individual to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment; or
(2) sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed on the premises of the establishment or at a location under the control of the establishment:
- (i) alcoholic beverages;
- (ii) setups, including drinking containers and ice; and
- (iii) other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks.
- (c) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the duties of this section.
- (d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.