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Title 29. Somerset County — Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2001 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2001Copy Citation

(a)
(1)
Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.
(2)
An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2002 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2002Copy Citation

(a)
(1)
A holder of a 6–day Class A beer license may sell beer on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2)
A holder of a 7–day Class A beer license may sell beer:
(i)
on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii)
on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(b)
A holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(c)
A holder of a Class C beer license may sell beer:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(d)
A holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2003 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2003Copy Citation

(a)
(1)
A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
(i)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(2)
A holder of a 7–day Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(b)
A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(c)
A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(d)
A holder of a Class D beer and wine license may sell beer and wine:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2004 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2004Copy Citation

(a)
A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(1)
on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
(b)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i)
on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii)
on Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to midnight if food is available for purchase on the premises.
(2)
The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(c)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(i)
on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(ii)
on Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to midnight if food is available for purchase on the premises.
(2)
The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter on Sunday.
(d)
A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:
(1)
on Monday, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and
(2)
on Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2005 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2005Copy Citation

The Board shall determine the hour when a license holder shall stop selling alcoholic beverages on December 31 and January 1, regardless of the day of the week on which these dates fall.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 29-2006 (2026)
Title 29. Somerset County
Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

§ 29–2006Copy Citation

Alcoholic beverages may not be consumed on a licensed premises from 2 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on the following day except for alcoholic beverages sold:
(1)
for on–premises consumption, by a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license or Class C beer, wine, and liquor license, who may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 12:30 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, if food is available for purchase on the premises; or
(2)
for off–premises consumption, by a holder of a 7–day Class A beer license or a 7–day Class A beer and wine license, who may sell alcoholic beverages as authorized by the license from 8 a.m. on Sunday to 2 a.m. the following day.