# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 17. Cecil County

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

#### Section 17-2001

In this subtitle, "restaurant" means a business establishment: 

(1) that is for the accommodation of the public;

(2) that has a proper and an adequate dining room and sufficient facilities for preparing and serving meals;

(3) that has been approved by the Board; and

(4) whose average of annual receipts from the sale of food comprises at least 25% of the average receipts of the business.

#### Section 17-2002

(a)

  (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title:

    (i) from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Monday through Saturday; or

    (ii) from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday.

  (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 17-2003

On Sunday, a license holder may not sell any alcoholic beverage on any licensed premises from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

#### Section 17-2004

(a)

  (1) A holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

(b)

  (1) A holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

  (3) Sales of beer for on-premises consumption may be conducted on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only by a licensed restaurant.

  (4) The license holder may not sell beer at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(c)

  (1) A holder of a Class C beer license may sell beer for on-premises consumption:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may not sell beer at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(d)

  (1) A holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

  (2) To sell beer on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

  (3) Sales of beer for on-premises consumption may be conducted on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only by a licensed restaurant.

#### Section 17-2005

(a)

  (1) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) on Sunday, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer and wine on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

(b)

  (1) A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer and wine on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

  (3) Sales of beer and wine for on-premises consumption may be conducted on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only by a licensed restaurant.

  (4) The license holder may not sell beer or wine at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(c)

  (1) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may not sell beer or 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:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer and wine on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

#### Section 17-2006

(a)

  (1) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) on Sunday, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

(b)

  (1) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

  (3) Sales of beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption may be conducted on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only by a licensed restaurant.

  (4) The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(c) A holder of a Class BLX beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

  (1) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

  (2) on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day, for on-premises consumption.

(d)

  (1) A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.

(e)

  (1) A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:

    (i) on Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and

    (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

  (2) To sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the license holder shall pay an additional fee of $500.

#### Section 17-2007

(a) This subtitle does not restrict the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages on a licensed premises:

  (1) on January 1, between midnight and 4 a.m.; or

  (2) on December 31, when that date falls on a Sunday, between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following day.

(b) When January 1 falls on a Sunday, a person may not sell or consume alcoholic beverages on a licensed premises between 4 a.m. and the appropriate opening hour of sale specified in this subtitle.

#### Section 17-2008

A holder of a Class C beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license may allow the consumption of the alcoholic beverages authorized by the license on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

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