# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 13. Baltimore County

### Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments

#### Section 13-2501

(a) This section:

  (1) applies to an establishment that:

    (i) is not licensed under this title; and

    (ii) serves or gives alcoholic beverages to a customer or allows a customer to consume alcoholic beverages that are from supplies that the customer previously purchased or reserved; and

  (2) does not apply to an establishment licensed under this title.

(b) After legal closing hours for licensed premises under Sec.Sec. 13-2004 and 13-2005 of this title, an unlicensed establishment may not serve, keep, or allow to be consumed alcoholic beverages, setups, or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks at a location under its control or possession.

(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 13-2502

(a) From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:

  (1) an establishment open to the public;

  (2) a place of public entertainment; or

  (3) a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.

(b) An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.

#### Section 13-2503

(a) Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into an establishment and consumed or transferred if the establishment is a place of adult entertainment of the type prohibited under Sec. 4-605 of this article.

(b)

  (1) A person who operates a place of adult 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)