# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 11. Anne Arundel County

### Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments

#### Section 11-2501

A person may not give or allow to be consumed on the premises or on premises under its control or possession an alcoholic beverage other than as authorized under this article.

#### Section 11-2502

(a) This section applies to an establishment that:

  (1) includes a restaurant, hotel, club, room, dance studio, disco, place of public entertainment, and place open to the public; and

  (2) is subject to a license issued by the State or the county other than a license issued under this article.

(b) An owner or a manager of an establishment under subsection (a) of this section may not serve, keep, or allow to be consumed by a customer alcoholic beverages from supplies that the customer purchased, reserved, or brought to the establishment.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

#### Section 11-2503

(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.

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