# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 33. Worcester County

### Subtitle 3. Department of Liquor Control

#### Section 33-306

(a) Subject to Sec. 1-319 of this article, the Department may:

  (1) purchase from a holder of a wholesaler's license or manufacturer's license alcoholic beverages that the Department 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 Department 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 the Department determines and that are uniform in all dispensaries;

  (4) refuse to sell alcoholic beverages to a person that, in the judgment of the Department, 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 of 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) subject to Sec. 33-307(d) of this subtitle, establish the hours of sale for dispensaries, outside of which a dispensary may not remain open.

(b)

  (1) Subject to Sec. 1-319 of this article and the approval of the County Commissioners, the Director of the Department may purchase or otherwise acquire:

    (i) real or personal property that the Director considers necessary to operate dispensaries, stores, or warehouses; and

    (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, wine and liquor from any source for resale.

  (2)

    (i)

      (1) Acting as a wholesaler, the Department may purchase wine and liquor, on which the excise tax has not been paid, from a licensed wholesaler.

      (2) The Department may only resell the wine and liquor purchased under this subparagraph to a nondispensary, licensed retailer and only after the excise tax has been paid.

    (ii) Acting as a retailer, the Department may purchase wine and liquor, on which the excise tax has been paid, from a licensed wholesaler for retail sale in dispensary stores.

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