Md. Code, Alco. Bev. § 23-2501

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23-2501 - Place of adult entertainment
(a) In this subtitle, "place of adult entertainment" means an establishment that:
(1) is not licensed by the Board but to which a customer brings alcoholic beverages that the customer has purchased elsewhere; and
(2) allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4-605 of this article.
(b) An individual who serves food, alcoholic beverages, or setups, including drinking containers and ice, in a place of adult entertainment or who supervises or manages a place of adult entertainment shall:
(1) receive alcohol awareness training as provided in § 4-508 of this article; and
(2) refuse to facilitate the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages by a customer who appears to be inebriated.
(c) The hours and days during which a place of public entertainment may be open are Monday through Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day.
(d)
(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
(2) Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.

Md. Code, AB § 23-2501

Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.