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 6-323 – Possession or Use of Alcohol Without Liquid Machine
(a) In this section, “AWOL machine” means an Alcohol Without Liquid device, a Vaportini, or any similar device that mixes an alcoholic product with pure oxygen or other gas to produce a vaporized product that can be inhaled. (b) A person may not: (1) use an AWOL machine to inhale alcohol vapor or otherwise introduce alcohol in any […]
Section 6-326 – Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Powder or Crystalline Form Prohibited
(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale alcoholic beverages that are sold in powder or crystalline form for direct use or use in combination with water or any other substance. (b) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (2) Each […]
Section 6-327 – Unlicensed Out-of-State Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
(a) (1) A person in the business of selling or distributing alcoholic beverages in or from another state may not ship, cause to be shipped, or deliver alcoholic beverages directly to a recipient in the State if the seller, distributor, shipper, transporter, or recipient does not hold the required license or permit. (2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) […]
Section 6-328 – Tax Evasion
(a) A person may not: (1) knowingly or willfully possess, transport, sell, offer for sale, or, on the person’s property, store or authorize storage of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by the Tax – General Article has not been paid; (2) evade a tax imposed on an alcoholic beverage under the Tax – General Article; […]
Section 6-329 – Destruction of Evidence
(a) (1) A person may not remove or destroy or cause to be removed or destroyed property that has been seized under: (i) this article; or (ii) the provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to the tax on alcoholic beverages. (2) A person may not prevent or attempt to prevent the seizure of property by: (i) pouring out the […]
Section 6-330 – Perjury
(a) A person may not make a false statement when taking an oath or in any of the following documents required under this article: (1) a signed statement; (2) a report; or (3) an affidavit. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of perjury and on conviction is subject to the penalty stated under § […]
Section 6-312 – Beverage Misrepresentation
(a) (1) A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale, or order or allow an employee or other person to sell or offer for sale, a beverage as malt extract or beer unless the beverage has been brewed and fermented as such. (2) A person may not sell or offer for sale, or order or allow […]
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; and 2. while the contents remain in the container; or (ii) except as specifically authorized by this article […]