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

MD Alcoholic B Code § 19-2501 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

(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.

(c)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the duties of this section.

(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.