# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 25. Montgomery County

### Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts

#### Section 25-2709

(a) 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:

  (1) a person may not sell or provide alcoholic beverages; and

  (2) alcoholic beverages may not be consumed.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply in the room of a registered guest in a hotel that meets the minimum requirements under Sec. 25-904 of this title.

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