§ 19-2501. Selling, serving, keeping, or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages

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 19. Dorchester County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 19-2501
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 20-105.1
§ 19-2501. Selling, serving, keeping, or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages
Currentness
Scope of section
(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.
Prohibition against operator
(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.
Regulations
(c) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the duties of this section.
Penalty
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 19-2501, MD AL BEV § 19-2501
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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