# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 4. General Licensing Regulation

#### Section 1-402

(a) A license or permit is not required for:

  (1) a county official who sells certain seized alcoholic beverages, as set out in Title 6, Subtitle 1 of this article;

  (2) a sheriff, a receiver, an auctioneer, a trustee, an attorney, an executor, or an administrator who sells alcoholic beverages under a court order; or

  (3) a common carrier, warehouseman, or other lienholder who sells alcoholic beverages under a lien.

(b) Sales authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be made only to a license holder.

(c) If the purchaser in a sale described in subsection (a) of this section is a retail dealer, the seller shall pay the taxes imposed by Sec. 5-102 of the Tax - General Article before delivery.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)