Title 11. Anne Arundel County — Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 11-2701 (2026)
Title 11. Anne Arundel County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 11–2701LinkCopy Citation
(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)
§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);
(4)
§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);
(5)
§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);
(6)
§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);
(7)
§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);
(8)
§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);
(9)
§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);
(10)
§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);
(11)
§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);
(12)
§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);
(13)
§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);
(14)
§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);
(15)
§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(16)
§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);
(17)
§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and
(18)
§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).
(b)
The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:
(1)
§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
(2)
§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);
(3)
§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”); and
(4)
§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”).
(c)
The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:
(1)
§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 11–2702 of this subtitle; and
(2)
§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 11–2703 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 11-2702 (2026)
Title 11. Anne Arundel County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 11–2702LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:
(1)
shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and
(2)
may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.
(b)
A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:
(1)
the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and
(2)
the individual is not a resident of the State.
(c)
The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 11-2703 (2026)
Title 11. Anne Arundel County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 11–2703LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:
(1)
shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and
(2)
may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.
(b)
The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 11-2704 (2026)
Title 11. Anne Arundel County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 11–2704LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “premises” includes a building, parking lot, picnic grounds, terrace, or grounds that form an integral part of the licensed premises.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section:
(1)
an individual may not consume, display, or possess on the licensed premises an alcoholic beverage not purchased from the license holder; and
(2)
a license holder may not allow an individual to consume, display, or possess on the licensed premises an alcoholic beverage that is not purchased from the license holder.
(c)
A holder of a beach and amusement park license may grant written permission to a patron of the license holder’s beach or park to bring and consume on the licensed premises an alcoholic beverage not purchased from the license holder.