# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 17. Cecil County

### Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments

#### Section 17-2501

(a) A public club, room, or other unlicensed establishment, at a location under the control or possession of the establishment, may not:

  (1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages to a member or guest;

  (2) keep alcoholic beverages for a member or guest;

  (3) allow a customer to consume or to be served or given alcoholic beverages from the supplies that the customer has previously purchased or reserved; or

  (4) sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks to a member or guest.

(b) A person that operates a business establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.

(c) A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

#### Section 17-2502

(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.

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