# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 12. Baltimore City

### Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

#### Section 12-2001

(a)

  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages:

    (i) in a premises licensed under this title; or

    (ii) in a place, whether it has any other license, if any form of live or recorded entertainment is offered at the place.

  (2) An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises or place described in paragraph (1) of this subsection may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

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