§ 33-2503. Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in a place of public entertainment

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions [Titles 9-33] (Refs & Annos)
Title 33. Worcester County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 33-2503
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-304
§ 33-2503. Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in a place of public entertainment
Currentness
Places affected
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and elsewhere in this article, a person may not consume alcoholic beverages at any time on any day of the week in a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, disco, and any other place of public entertainment.
Places exempted
(b) Exempt from subsection (a) of this section are:
(1) the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice;
(2) the property of a volunteer fire company;
(3) a fishing club established before January 1, 1970; and
(4) if it has been in existence for at least 3 years:
(i) a catering establishment;
(ii) a community or civic association;
(iii) a swim club;
(iv) a social, civic, nonprofit, charitable, fraternal, patriotic, educational, or public service organization; and
(v) a religious institution.
Regulations
(c) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Penalty
(d) An owner, a manager, or an employee of an establishment or a place subject to the prohibitions of this section who knowingly allows consumption in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 33-2503, MD AL BEV § 33-2503
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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