# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 13. Baltimore County

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

#### Section 13-2001

(a)

  (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.

  (2) An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption 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 a fine not exceeding $50.

#### Section 13-2003

(a)

  (1) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight.

  (2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer and wine on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

  (3) The license holder may sell beer and wine on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:

    (i) the license holder does not sell beer and wine on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;

    (ii) the sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and

    (iii) the sales are limited to beer and wine that are "kosher for Passover".

(b)

  (1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.

  (3) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B on-sale and off-sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

(c)

  (1) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may sell beer and wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(d)

  (1) A holder of a Class D beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on-sale and off-sale beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

#### Section 13-2004

(a)

  (1) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight.

  (2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

  (3) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on the two Sundays immediately before Passover if:

    (i) the license holder does not sell beer, wine, and liquor on the two Saturdays immediately before Passover;

    (ii) the off-premises sales are conducted on those Sundays from 6 a.m. to midnight; and

    (iii) the sales are limited to beer, wine, and liquor that are "kosher for Passover".

(b)

  (1) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

  (3) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on- and off-sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off-premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

(c)

  (1) A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on each day of the week from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(d)

  (1) A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., a holder of a Class D on-sale and off-sale beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off-premises consumption on the Sunday immediately before:

    (i) Christmas Day;

    (ii) New Year's Day;

    (iii) Rosh Hashanah; and

    (iv) Yom Kippur.

#### Section 13-2005

A license holder may not be required to close the licensed premises at any time on January 1.

#### Section 13-2006

Section 13-2503 of this title, which prohibits a person from consuming alcoholic beverages on certain premises and places, does not apply to activities that are conducted on January 1 by license holders who are allowed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

#### Section 13-2007

(a) Alcoholic beverages may not be brought onto a premises and consumed or transferred if:

  (1) the premises is a place of public entertainment; and

  (2) the entertainment is of the type listed under Sec. 4-605(b) through (d) of this article.

(b)

  (1) A person who operates a place of public entertainment who knowingly allows a violation of this section on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.

  (2) Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.

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