# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 17. Cecil County

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

#### 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.

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