# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 19. Dorchester County

### Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments

#### Section 19-2501

(a) This section does not apply to an establishment for which the Board has:

  (1) issued a license; or

  (2) approved an application for a waiver of this section.

(b) A person who operates an establishment for profit, including a place of adult entertainment that allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire listed under Sec. 4-605 of this article, may not:

  (1) knowingly allow an individual to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment; or

  (2) sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed on the premises of the establishment or at a location under the control of the establishment:

    (i) alcoholic beverages;

    (ii) setups, including drinking containers and ice; and

    (iii) other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks.

(c) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the duties of this section.

(d) A person who 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.

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