# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 32. Wicomico County

### Subtitle 3. Liquor Control Board

#### Section 32-308

Subject to Sec. 1-319 of this article, the Liquor Control Board may:

(1) purchase from a holder of a wholesaler's license or manufacturer's license alcoholic beverages that the Liquor Control Board is authorized to sell and on which the excise tax imposed by Sec. 5-102 of the Tax - General Article is paid;

(2)

  (i) purchase from a holder of a resident or nonresident dealer's permit and import for resale alcoholic beverages that the Liquor Control Board is authorized to sell; and

  (ii) resell the alcoholic beverages once the excise tax is paid;

(3) sell alcoholic beverages in sealed containers at prices that it determines and that are uniform in all dispensaries;

(4) refuse to sell alcoholic beverages to a person that, in the judgment of the Liquor Control Board, is not suitable to purchase or consume the alcoholic beverages;

(5) restrict by any method the quantity of alcoholic beverages that may be sold to an individual consumer or license holder at or during any time;

(6) enter into a contract or adopt regulations necessary or desirable to carry out this article;

(7) sell and ship outside the county a container or package of alcoholic beverages kept for sale in a dispensary, if not prohibited by law in the place where the shipment is consigned;

(8) subject to the approval of the county, rent, lease, or purchase premises necessary for the operation of the dispensaries; and

(9) establish the hours of sale for dispensaries, outside of which a dispensary may not remain open.

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