§ 9-2501. 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 9. Allegany County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 9-2501
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 11-304
§ 9-2501. Hours when consuming or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited
Currentness
Prohibition against individual
(a)(1) An individual may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage during the hours stated in paragraph (2) of this subsection in an establishment that:
(i) is not licensed by the Board; but
(ii) is:
1. a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;
2. a place of public entertainment;
3. a place open to the public;
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.
(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect:
(i) from Monday to Saturday, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.; and
(ii) on Sunday, after 1 a.m.
Prohibition against owner or manager
(b) An owner or a manager of an establishment under subsection (a) of this section may not allow consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited under this section.
Penalty
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 9-2501, MD AL BEV § 9-2501
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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