Title 16. Carroll County — Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 16-2701 (2026)
Title 16. Carroll County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 16–2701LinkCopy 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)
§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”);
(2)
§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(3)
§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);
(4)
§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”);
(5)
§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);
(6)
§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);
(7)
§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);
(8)
§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);
(9)
§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);
(10)
§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);
(11)
§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);
(12)
§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);
(13)
§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);
(14)
§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);
(15)
§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);
(16)
§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);
(17)
§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);
(18)
§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(19)
§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);
(20)
§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and
(21)
§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).
(b)
The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:
(1)
§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”), subject to § 16–2702 of this subtitle;
(2)
§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”), subject to § 16–2702 of this subtitle; and
(3)
§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”), subject to § 16–2703 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 16-2702 (2026)
Title 16. Carroll County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 16–2702LinkCopy Citation
Sections 6–308 and 6–319 of this article do not apply to:
(1)
a holder of a temporary license; or
(2)
an individual consuming alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises of a holder of a temporary license.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 16-2703 (2026)
Title 16. Carroll County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 16–2703LinkCopy Citation
(a)
An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on private property described under § 6–322(a)(1) of this article only if the individual possesses and presents the written consent of the owner of the property.
(b)
In addition to the prohibitions listed in § 6–321 of this article, an individual may not possess in an open container an alcoholic beverage while on a motorcycle located in the places listed in § 6–321 of this article, unless the individual possesses and presents the written consent of the owner of the property.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 16-2704 (2026)
Title 16. Carroll County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 16–2704LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable individual would have under ordinary circumstances based on the habits, appearance, or personal reputation of an individual.
(b)
A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not knowingly sell or provide an alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard.
(c)
A license holder who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1)
for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $50; and
(2)
for each subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.