§ 17-2501. Selling, serving, keeping, or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages

MD Alcoholic B Code § 17-2501 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A public club, room, or other unlicensed establishment, 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 or given 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 that operates a business establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.

(c)    A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.