Title 32. Wicomico County — Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-2701 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 32–2701LinkCopy Citation
(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)
§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(2)
§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);
(3)
§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
(4)
§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);
(5)
§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);
(6)
§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);
(7)
§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);
(8)
§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);
(9)
§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);
(10)
§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);
(11)
§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);
(12)
§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);
(13)
§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);
(14)
§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);
(15)
§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);
(16)
§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);
(17)
§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);
(18)
§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);
(19)
§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);
(20)
§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and
(21)
§ 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)
§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 32–2702 of this subtitle;
(2)
§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 32–2703 of this subtitle; and
(3)
§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”), subject to § 32–2704 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-2702 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 32–2702LinkCopy Citation
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.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-2703 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 32–2703LinkCopy Citation
The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an 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.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-2704 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 32–2704LinkCopy Citation
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 written consent of the owner of the property.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 32-2705 (2026)
Title 32. Wicomico County
Subtitle 27. Prohibited Acts
§ 32–2705LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
A license holder or an agent or an employee of the license holder may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to loiter about the premises for which a Class B or Class D beer license is issued.
(2)
An individual under the age of 21 years may not loiter or be a nuisance on the premises for which a Class B or Class D beer license is issued.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $200 or both.