# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 26. Prince George's County

### Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts

#### Section 26-2701

(a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 ("Prohibited Acts") of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

  (1) Sec. 6-305 ("Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages");

  (2) Sec. 6-306 ("Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual");

  (3) Sec. 6-308 ("Allowing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder");

  (4) Sec. 6-309 ("Allowing on-premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years");

  (5) Sec. 6-310 ("Providing free food");

  (6) Sec. 6-311 ("Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer");

  (7) Sec. 6-312 ("Beverage misrepresentation");

  (8) Sec. 6-313 ("Tampering with alcoholic beverage container");

  (9) Sec. 6-314 ("Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab");

  (10) Sec. 6-315 ("Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit");

  (11) Sec. 6-316 ("Maximum alcohol content");

  (12) Sec. 6-317 ("Multiple serving purchase required");

  (13) Sec. 6-320 ("Disorderly intoxication");

  (14) Sec. 6-323 ("Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine");

  (15) Sec. 6-326 ("Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited");

  (16) Sec. 6-327 ("Unlicensed out-of-state sale of alcoholic beverages");

  (17) Sec. 6-328 ("Tax evasion");

  (18) Sec. 6-329 ("Destruction of evidence"); and

  (19) Sec. 6-330 ("Perjury").

(b) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 ("Prohibited Acts") of Division I of this article apply in the county:

  (1) Sec. 6-304 ("Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years"), subject to Sec. 26-2702 of this subtitle;

  (2) Sec. 6-307 ("Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual"), subject to Sec. 26-2703 of this subtitle;

  (3) Sec. 6-319 ("On-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder"), subject to Sec. 26-2704 of this subtitle;

  (4) Sec. 6-321 ("Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public"), subject to Sec. 26-2705 of this subtitle; and

  (5) Sec. 6-322 ("Possession of open container"), subject to Sec. 26-2706 of this subtitle.

#### Section 26-2702

(a) A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of Sec. 6-304 of this article:

  (1) shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and

  (2) may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.

(b) A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of Sec. 6-304 of this article if:

  (1) 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

  (2) the individual was not a resident of the State.

(c) The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of Sec. 6-304 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.

#### Section 26-2703

(a) A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of Sec. 6-307 of this article:

  (1) shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and

  (2) may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.

(b) The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of Sec. 6-307 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.

#### Section 26-2704

Residents and their guests in a continuing care retirement community that holds a Class C (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license may consume wine not purchased from the continuing care retirement community if:

(1) the wine is consumed with a meal in the dining room; and

(2) the continuing care retirement community:

  (i) is operated by a nonprofit organization for the continuing care retirement of individuals at least 60 years old;

  (ii) has been incorporated for at least 1 year;

  (iii) has obtained a certificate of registration from the Department of Aging under Title 10, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article; and

  (iv) prepares and serves meals during regular operating hours to residents and their guests.

#### Section 26-2705

An individual who is charged with a misdemeanor under Sec. 6-321 of this article shall comply with the command in the charging document to appear in court by appearing in court in person.

#### Section 26-2706

(a) An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on private property described under Sec. 6-322(a)(1) of this article only if the individual possesses and presents the written consent of the owner of the property.

(b) An individual charged with a misdemeanor under Sec. 6-322 of this article shall comply with the command in the charging document to appear in court by appearing in court in person.

#### Section 26-2707

(a) An individual under the age of 21 years may not:

  (1) enter the premises of a license holder to obtain alcoholic beverages; or

  (2) possess alcoholic beverages.

(b) An individual under the age of 18 years may not enter between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the premises of the holder of a Class B or Class D beer license, a Class B or Class D beer and light wine license, or a Class B-WPL (waterfront pavilion) beer, wine, and liquor license unless the individual is in the company of a parent, the legal guardian, or the spouse of the individual.

(c) The Board may adopt regulations regarding the presence of an individual under the age of 21 years on a licensed premises.

#### Section 26-2708

(a) A license holder may not sell alcoholic beverages by means of a self-scanning cash register or other automated system that is:

  (1) capable of recovering stored information related to the sale price of individual retail items; and

  (2) operated on a self-service basis by a customer.

(b) If a license holder violates this section, the Board may impose on the license holder:

  (1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000;

  (2) for a second offense, a fine not exceeding $2,500; and

  (3) for a third or subsequent offense:

    (i) a fine not exceeding $2,500; or

    (ii) suspension or revocation of the license.

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