Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 6-313 - Tampering with alcoholic beverage container(a)(1) A retail dealer or an agent or employee of a retail dealer may not: (i) tamper with or change the quantity or quality of the contents of a container of an alcoholic beverage: 1. after the container has been lawfully sealed; and2. while the contents remain in the container; or(ii) except as specifically authorized by this article with respect to refillable beer and wine containers, refill a container of an alcoholic beverage with a substance after the container has been emptied of its original contents.(2) A retail dealer may not possess a container of an alcoholic beverage that has been tampered with or refilled in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.(b) 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 $1,000 or both.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.