Title 23. Howard County — Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 23-2501 (2026)
Title 23. Howard County
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments
§ 23–2501LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this subtitle, “place of adult entertainment” means an establishment that:
(1)
is not licensed by the Board but to which a customer brings alcoholic beverages that the customer has purchased elsewhere; and
(2)
allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.
(b)
An individual who serves food, alcoholic beverages, or setups, including drinking containers and ice, in a place of adult entertainment or who supervises or manages a place of adult entertainment shall:
(1)
receive alcohol awareness training as provided in § 4–508 of this article; and
(2)
refuse to facilitate the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages by a customer who appears to be inebriated.
(c)
The hours and days during which a place of public entertainment may be open are Monday through Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day.
(d)
(1)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
(2)
Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 23-2502 (2026)
Title 23. Howard County
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments
§ 23–2502LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not bring into a place of adult entertainment and consume or transfer alcoholic beverages, if the entertainment in the place is adult entertainment described in § 4–605 of this article.
(b)
A person who operates a place of adult entertainment may not allow a female entertainer to exhibit her breasts below the top of the areola or exhibit the cleft of her buttocks.
(c)
(1)
A person who operates a place of adult entertainment who knowingly allows a violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
(2)
Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 23-2503 (2026)
Title 23. Howard County
Subtitle 25. Unlicensed Establishments
§ 23–2503LinkCopy Citation
(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.