Section 32-2614 – Public Nuisance
(a) A place where alcoholic beverages are sold in violation of this article or Title 5 of the Tax – General Article is a public nuisance. (b) (1) On conviction of the owner or operator of the place, the place may be closed and the public nuisance may be abated until a $2,000 bond is posted, payable to […]
Section 32-2701 – 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 […]
Section 32-2702 – Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Individual Under the Age of 21 Years — No Bar to Administrative Action
The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
Section 32-2703 – Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual — No Bar to Administrative Action
The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
Section 32-2704 – Possession of Open Container — Written Consent Required
An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on private property described under § 6–322(a)(1) of this article only if the individual possesses and presents the written consent of the owner of the property.
Section 32-2705 – Allowing Individual Under the Age of 21 Years to Loiter on Premises
(a) (1) A license holder or an agent or an employee of the license holder may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to loiter about the premises for which a Class B or Class D beer license is issued. (2) An individual under the age of 21 years may not loiter or be a […]
Section 32-2801 – Application of General Provision
Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county.
Section 32-2802 – Penalty Imposed by Board
(a) The Board may suspend a license or impose a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for a violation that is cause for suspension under the alcoholic beverage laws affecting the county. (b) Fines collected under this section shall be paid to the director of finance.
Section 32-2608 – Receipt Is Prima Facie Evidence of Sale
In a prosecution under this article, a receipt issued by the United States in the county to a person as a wholesaler or retail dealer in alcoholic beverages or malt liquor is prima facie evidence of the sale of the class of alcoholic beverages or malt liquor authorized to be sold under the receipt: (1) by […]
Section 32-2609 – Items Seized as Evidence
(a) Alcoholic beverages and items used to sell alcoholic beverages that are seized shall be held subject to the order of the court to be used as evidence in the prosecution of a violation of this article. (b) Prima facie evidence of the violation of this article includes: (1) alcoholic beverages and items used to sell alcoholic beverages; […]