Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-2503 - Hours when consuming or allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited(a) This section does not apply to the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice.(b) Except as provided elsewhere in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:(1) a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;(2) a place open to the public;(3) a place of public entertainment;(4) a place that is licensed by the State or the county; or(5) a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.(c) An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (b) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours provided in subsection (b) of this section.(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.