The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:
§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);
§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);
§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);
§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);
§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);
§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);
§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);
§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);
§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);
§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);
§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);
§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);
§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);
§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);
§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);
§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);
§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);
§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and
§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).
The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:
§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 25–2702 of this subtitle;
§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 25–2703 of this subtitle; and
§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”), subject to § 25–2704 of this subtitle.
A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:
shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and
may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.
A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:
the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and
the individual was not a resident of the State.
The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:
shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and
may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.
The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on private property described under § 6–322(a)(1) of this article only if the individual possesses and presents the consent of the owner of the property.
In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable individual would have under ordinary circumstances based on the habits, appearance, or personal reputation of an individual.
A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not knowingly sell or provide an alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard.
A license holder 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 $1,000 or both.
A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, an agent or an employee of the person, and a license holder may not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a payment or gift to:
a member of the Board;
a county employee; or
anyone on behalf of the member of the Board or county employee.
Except as specifically authorized or provided in this article and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in a licensed establishment or other licensed premises that is open to the public:
a person may not sell or provide alcoholic beverages; and
alcoholic beverages may not be consumed.
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply in the room of a registered guest in a hotel that meets the minimum requirements under § 25–904 of this title.