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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2501" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an unlicensed establishment that offers or provides live entertainment may not, at a location under the control or possession of the establishment, sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>alcoholic beverages;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>setups; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>As long as live entertainment is not offered or provided on more than 8 days in a calendar month, the following are exempted from the prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the room of a registered guest in a hotel or motel;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>property owned by a volunteer fire company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>property owned and operated by a community or homeowners association composed only of property owners in a single subdivision; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>property owned by a religious institution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person that 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.</text>
  </level>
</section>
