§ 11-2503. Hours when consuming or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited

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 11. Anne Arundel County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 11-2503
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-304
§ 11-2503. Hours when consuming or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice.
Prohibition against individual
(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) a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;
(2) a place open to the public;
(3) a place of public entertainment;
(4) a place that is licensed by the State or the county; or
(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.
Prohibition against owner or manager
(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.
Penalty
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 11-2503, MD AL BEV § 11-2503
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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