Md. Code, Alco. Bev. § 31-2701

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 31-2701 - Application of general provisions

(a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 ("Prohibited Acts") of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 6-305 ("Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages");

(2) § 6-306 ("Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual");

(3) § 6-308 ("Allowing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder");

(4) § 6-309 ("Allowing on-premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years");

(5) § 6-310 ("Providing free food");

(6) § 6-311 ("Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer");

(7) § 6-312 ("Beverage misrepresentation");

(8) § 6-313 ("Tampering with alcoholic beverage container");

(9) § 6-314 ("Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab");

(10) § 6-315 ("Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit");

(11) § 6-316 ("Maximum alcohol content");

(12) § 6-317 ("Multiple serving purchase required");

(13) § 6-319 ("On-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder");

(14) § 6-320 ("Disorderly intoxication");

(15) § 6-321 ("Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public");

(16) § 6-323 ("Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine");

(17) § 6-326 ("Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited");

(18) § 6-327 ("Unlicensed out-of-state sale of alcoholic beverages");

(19) § 6-328 ("Tax evasion");

(20) § 6-329 ("Destruction of evidence"); and

(21) § 6-330 ("Perjury").

(b) Section 6-322 ("Possession of open container") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.

(c) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 ("Prohibited Acts") of Division I of this article apply in the county:

(1) § 6-304 ("Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years"), subject to § 31-2702 of this subtitle; and

(2) § 6-307 ("Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual"), subject to § 31-2703 of this subtitle.

Md. Code, AB § 31-2701

Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 527, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.

Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. 5/8/2020.

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