Section 6-314 – Sale of Alcoholic Beverage Container With Detachable Metal Tab
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not sell or offer for sale at retail an alcoholic beverage container that is: (i) made from metal or a composite material; and (ii) designed and constructed with an all–metal tab opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a […]
Section 6-315 – Alcoholic Beverage in Container Without Regular Label Presumed Illicit
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an alcoholic beverage is presumed to be an illicit alcoholic beverage if it is found in a container that does not have a regular label that: (1) describes the true contents of the container; and (2) states the true name of the importer, manufacturer, bottler, or rectifier. (b) The […]
Section 6-316 – Maximum Alcohol Content
(a) A person may not sell at retail an alcoholic beverage with an alcohol content by volume of 95% (190 proof) or more. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Section 6-317 – Limitation on Conditioning Sales of On-Premises Consumption — License Revocation or Suspension for Violations — Misdemeanor
(a) A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not require, as a condition of sale of an alcoholic beverage for on–premises consumption, that an individual buy more than one bottle, container, or other serving of an alcoholic beverage at a time. (b) The issuer of a license may revoke or suspend the license […]
Section 6-319 – On-Premises Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Not Purchased From License Holder
(a) This section does not apply to a Class 4 limited winery that brings wine or pomace brandy manufactured on its licensed premises onto a retail licensed premises if: (1) the wine or pomace brandy is provided for a promotional activity conducted by the limited winery, a retail license holder, an alcoholic beverages trade association, or a […]
Section 6-320 – Disorderly Intoxication
(a) An individual may not: (1) be intoxicated and endanger the safety of another individual or property; or (2) be intoxicated or consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place and cause a public disturbance. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or […]
Section 6-321 – Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public
(a) In this section, “public property” includes property that is: (1) a structure, road, parking area, or grounds; and (2) located on land owned, leased, or operated by: (i) the State; (ii) a county; (iii) a municipality; (iv) the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; (v) the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission; (vi) the Montgomery County Revenue Authority; or (vii) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. […]
Section 6-322 – Possession of Open Container
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual may not possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container while: (i) on the mall, adjacent parking area, or other outside area of a shopping center; (ii) on an adjacent parking area or other outside area of any other retail establishment; or (iii) in a parked vehicle […]
Section 6-306 – Defense to Prosecution for Sale to Underage Individual
The establishment of the following facts by a seller of alcoholic beverages to an underage individual is prima facie evidence of innocence and a defense to a prosecution for serving alcoholic beverages to an underage individual: (1) the purchaser falsely represented in writing and supported with other documentary evidence that the purchaser was of legal age […]
Section 6-307 – Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual
A license holder or an employee of the license holder may not sell or provide alcoholic beverages to an individual who, at the time of the sale or delivery, is visibly under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.