Section 1-401 - Buying, selling, or possessing alcoholic beverages(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this article or the Tax - General Article, a person may not: (1) sell alcoholic beverages;(2) allow alcoholic beverages to be sold;(3) accept or deliver alcoholic beverages; or(4) for the purpose of sale, transport, buy, possess, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be transported, bought, possessed, or kept: (i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;(iii) under the person's charge or control.(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be bought, possessed, stored, imported, transported, or kept:(i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;(iii) under the person's charge or control.(2) A person may perform an activity listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the person is:(ii) subject to the requirements under this article, a license holder; or(iii) an individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or is transporting alcoholic beverages for a lawful purpose:1. with the knowledge and consent of the individual's parent or guardian; or2. incident to the lawful employment of the individual under this article.(c) Except as provided in § 1-411 of this subtitle, an individual under the age of 21 years may not: (1) buy, consume, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for the individual's own use; or(2) buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for any purpose in a jurisdiction where prohibited under State law.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 63, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 62, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.