Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 28-2501
Serving, keeping, or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages
Effective Jul 1, 2016Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 600, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 601, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.State of Maryland
(a) An establishment not licensed by the Board, at a location under the control or possession of the establishment, may not:
- (1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages to a member or guest;
- (2) keep alcoholic beverages for a member or guest;
- (3) allow a customer to consume or to be served alcoholic beverages from the supplies that the customer has previously purchased or reserved; or
- (4) sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks to a member or guest.
- (b) A person who operates an establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into or on the grounds of the establishment.
- (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 600, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 601, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.