# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 29. Somerset County

### Subtitle 20. Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale

#### Section 29-2001

(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.

#### Section 29-2002

(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.

#### Section 29-2003

(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.

#### Section 29-2004

(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.

#### Section 29-2005

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.

#### Section 29-2006

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.

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