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§ 33-2503. Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in a place of public entertainment

MD Alcoholic B Code § 33-2503 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and elsewhere in this article, a person may not consume alcoholic beverages at any time on any day of the week in a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, disco, and any other place of public entertainment.

(b)    Exempt from subsection (a) of this section are:

(1)    the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice;

(2)    the property of a volunteer fire company;

(3)    a fishing club established before January 1, 1970; and

(4)    if it has been in existence for at least 3 years:

(i)    a catering establishment;

(ii)    a community or civic association;

(iii)    a swim club;

(iv)    a social, civic, nonprofit, charitable, fraternal, patriotic, educational, or public service organization; and

(v)    a religious institution.

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

(d)    An owner, a manager, or an employee of an establishment or a place subject to the prohibitions of this section who knowingly allows consumption in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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