<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-101" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <level label="a"> <text>Alcoholic beverages, unauthorized consumable products, as defined under § 1–323 of this article, and other contraband kept, possessed, used, sold, manufactured, stored, or transported in violation of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are subject to seizure and forfeiture; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>when seized, may be recovered or disposed of only as provided in this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Property is forfeited if it:</text> <level label="1"> <text>was seized as contraband in the possession or control of a defendant who is found guilty of violating this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is otherwise found to be contraband or in violation of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>was seized in accordance with § 1–323 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, property is forfeited if it:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is seized as contraband and remains unclaimed for 30 days after seizure; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has not been destroyed in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A vehicle, a vessel, or an aircraft that is seized as contraband is forfeited unless a protest is filed within 30 days after the publication under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Comptroller or the Executive Director, as appropriate:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if possible, shall notify the registered owner of the property of the seizure; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall publish a notice:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft was seized; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>informing interested persons of the seizure and the right to file a protest.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-102" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <text>Apparatus, materials, equipment, implements, devices, and other personal property designed, used, or intended to be used to violate a provision of this article relating to the unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are contraband; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be seized and forfeited in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-103" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <text>A vehicle, a vessel, or an aircraft used with the express or implied knowledge or consent of its owner to violate a provision of this article relating to the unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages or to transport, store, or hide unlawful alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is contraband; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be seized by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Comptroller or the Comptroller’s authorized enforcement officers; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s authorized enforcement officers; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be forfeited in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-104" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <text>A lienholder, or other person showing a legal right, title, or interest in seized property not destroyed in accordance with this subtitle, may file a protest with the Comptroller or the Executive Director, as appropriate:</text> <level label="1"> <text>within 30 days after seizure of the property; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the seized property is a vehicle, a vessel, or an aircraft, within 30 days after the publication of notice required under § 6–101(c) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-105" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <level label="a"> <text>When a protest is filed, the circuit court for the county in which the property was seized shall conduct an in rem proceeding to determine whether the property is subject to forfeiture.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If the court determines that the property is subject to forfeiture, the court shall determine whether any lienholder filing a timely protest had knowledge of the intended unlawful use.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the court determines that a lienholder had knowledge, the lienholder’s right, title, and interest to the property is forfeited.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the court does not determine that a lienholder had knowledge, but the property is otherwise subject to forfeiture:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the property shall be forfeited; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Comptroller or the Executive Director, as the Comptroller or Executive Director, as appropriate, considers in the best interest of the State, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pay the outstanding indebtedness secured by the lien and keep the property; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>deliver the property to the lienholder.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-106" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, property seized and forfeited under this subtitle or provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to the alcoholic beverage tax becomes the property of the county in which it was seized.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Property seized by State officers and forfeited becomes State property.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Lawfully manufactured alcoholic beverages forfeited to a county in which there is a liquor control board that operates dispensaries:</text> <level label="i"> <text>become the property of the liquor control board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall be sold by the dispensaries of the liquor control board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Proceeds from the sales shall be treated in the same way as proceeds from ordinary sales made by the dispensaries.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-107" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, forfeited property shall be retained for official use, sold, or otherwise disposed of by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Comptroller or the Executive Director, as appropriate, if the property was seized by State officers; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the property was not seized by State officers:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the board of county commissioners or the county council of the county in which the property was seized.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Comptroller, the Executive Director, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, or the board of county commissioners or county council in the county where the property was seized shall retain or dispose of the property in the way it considers to be in the best public interest.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Illicit alcoholic beverages shall be destroyed and may not be returned or given to any person or disposed of in any other manner.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-108" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Forfeitures"> <level label="a"> <text>An officer seizing the following items shall, only to the extent necessary, immediately make them unfit for unlawful use:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an unlicensed distillery or unlawful distillery materials, equipment, or devices that are seized in a manner that renders them impractical or impossible to move to a safe place of custody and storage; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>illicit alcoholic beverages other than those seized for evidence or forfeiture.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The officer shall report the seizure and destruction conducted under this section to the Executive Director.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-201" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>Subject to Division II of this article, this subtitle applies statewide.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-202" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>A building, vehicle, or premises where alcoholic beverages are authorized to be kept, transported, manufactured, or sold under a license or permit may be inspected and searched, without a warrant, by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Comptroller or an authorized deputy, inspector, or clerk of the Comptroller;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Executive Director or an authorized deputy, inspector, clerk, or other designee of the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the local licensing board of the county or city where the place of business is located or an authorized agent or employee of the local licensing board; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a peace officer of the county or city where the place of business is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Evidence discovered during an inspection or search is admissible in a prosecution for the violation of a public general or public local law and in a hearing for the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the license or permit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the license holder or permit holder is found not guilty, alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be returned to the license holder or permit holder.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a license or permit holder is found guilty, alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sold to other license holders;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>turned over to State institutions for medicinal use; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>destroyed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Proceeds from the sale of alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be credited to the General Fund of the State or jurisdiction, as appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-203" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>To prevent and detect fraud by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retail dealers, the Executive Director, the local licensing board, and an authorized deputy or inspector of the Executive Director or the local licensing board: </text> <level label="1"> <text>may use hydrometers, saccharometers, weighing and gauging instruments, or other means, records, or devices to ascertain the quantity or quality of alcohol in an alcoholic beverage as they consider necessary; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may adopt rules and regulations to establish a uniform system of inspection, marking, and gauging of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-204" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>For a hearing or inquiry that the Executive Director or a local licensing board may hold or make, the Executive Director or a local licensing board may issue summonses for witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A summons shall be served by the sheriff.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The official issuing a summons may petition the circuit court if a witness summoned neglects or refuses to attend a hearing or inquiry for which the witness was summoned or refuses to testify.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the witness had been summoned to appear in a case pending before the court and had neglected or refused to do so.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-205" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The State’s Attorneys, sheriffs, bailiffs, police, and other prosecuting and peace officers shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>enforce this article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>prosecute a person charged with violating this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The powers and duties conferred on the Comptroller, the Commission, the Executive Director, or any other State official by this article do not relieve local officials from the duty of enforcement or prosecution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not restrict the appropriation of funds by a political subdivision of the State to aid enforcement of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-206" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>A charging document may charge an unlawful sale or disposition of an alcoholic beverage without stating the particular kind of alcoholic beverage.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On application by the defendant before trial, the State’s Attorney shall give to the defendant a statement of the particular kind of alcoholic beverage.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-207" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “tetrahydrocannabinol” has the meaning stated in § 36–1102 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In a prosecution for selling alcoholic beverages or tetrahydrocannabinol without an appropriate license, proof that the defendant displayed or offered alcoholic beverages or tetrahydrocannabinol for sale, or kept a place of business where alcoholic beverages or tetrahydrocannabinol were displayed or offered for sale, is prima facie evidence that the defendant sold alcoholic beverages or tetrahydrocannabinol.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In a prosecution for a violation of § 1–323(b) of this article or a violation listed in § 1–313(b)(2)(iii)2, 3, or 4 of this article, proof that the defendant displayed or offered for sale an unauthorized consumable product, or kept a place of business where an unauthorized consumable product was displayed, advertised, or offered for sale, is prima facie evidence that the defendant sold an unauthorized consumable product.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-208" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>The governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance or a resolution to regulate the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in a parking lot, common area, or general common element in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a leased residential property, including attached single–family homes or a multifamily dwelling unit;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a condominium; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a homeowners association.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-209" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>A local governmental entity that owns or otherwise has jurisdiction over public property may adopt by local law or ordinance standards providing for the authorization of the consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, otherwise prohibited by this subtitle, and consistent with the intended use of the property by the public.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-210" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>A political subdivision of the State may not adopt an ordinance or a resolution identical to or in addition to § 6–320 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An existing ordinance, resolution, or other legislation adopted by a political subdivision of the State that is inconsistent with § 6–320 of this title is repealed.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-211" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>Each fine imposed or recognizance forfeited for a violation of this article is payable to the county where the offense was committed.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-301" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>Subject to Division II of this article, this subtitle applies statewide.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-304" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder may not sell or provide alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-305" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder may accept as proof of an individual’s age:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the individual is a resident of the State, the individual’s driver’s license or identification card as provided for in the Maryland Vehicle Law;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a United States military identification card; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the individual’s electronic credential issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under Title 16, Subtitle 10 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-306" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>The establishment of the following facts by a seller of alcoholic beverages to an underage individual is prima facie evidence of innocence and a defense to a prosecution for serving alcoholic beverages to an underage individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the purchaser falsely represented in writing and supported with other documentary evidence that the purchaser was of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the basis of the appearance of the purchaser, an ordinary and prudent individual would believe the purchaser to be of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the sale was made in good faith and in reliance on the written representation and appearance of the purchaser.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-307" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder may not sell or provide alcoholic beverages to an individual who, at the time of the sale or delivery, is visibly under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-308" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a Class 4 limited winery that brings wine or pomace brandy manufactured on its licensed premises onto a retail licensed premises if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the wine or pomace brandy is being provided for a promotional activity conducted by the limited winery, a retail license holder, an alcoholic beverages trade association, or a nonprofit organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a representative of the limited winery or a trade association representing Maryland wineries is present at all times during the promotional activity;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the limited winery or winery trade association complies with any regulations that the Executive Director adopts relating to on–premises promotions and product sampling;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the limited winery or winery trade association has advance written permission of the retail license holder to bring wine products on the retail licensed premises for the promotional activity; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>all unopened or partially consumed containers of wine and pomace brandy are removed from the retail licensed premises at the end of the promotional activity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder may not allow an individual to consume on the licensed premises an alcoholic beverage that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not purchased on the premises from the license holder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not otherwise allowed by this article to be consumed on the premises.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-309" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder, a proprietor, or an operator of an establishment that provides alcoholic beverages may not allow on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by an individual under the age of 21 years, regardless of who purchased or obtained the alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any other penalty under this article, a license holder, a proprietor, or an operator who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-310" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a license holder may not directly or indirectly give or offer without charge food to a customer to induce the customer to purchase alcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This section does not apply to hors d’oeuvres, pretzels, cheese, or crackers that are placed on a counter in the licensed premises for customers to consume without charge.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The placement of food by a license holder in the licensed premises for customers to consume without charge is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10 for each offense.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-311" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a holder of a Class E, Class F, or Class G license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A retail dealer may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>purchase any alcoholic beverage except from a licensed manufacturer or wholesaler, private bulk sale permit holder, or nonresident winery permit holder;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sell any alcoholic beverage to any other retail dealer except the holder of a Class C per diem beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>keep or allow to be kept any alcoholic beverage on the licensed premises except those that have been purchased by the retail dealer.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-312" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale, or order or allow an employee or other person to sell or offer for sale, a beverage as malt extract or beer unless the beverage has been brewed and fermented as such.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not sell or offer for sale, or order or allow an employee or other person to sell or offer for sale:</text> <level label="i"> <text>beer to which coloring or porterine has been added so as to represent the beer to be malt extract, porter, or another beverage; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a malt or liquor unless the malt or liquor is identified by its proper name.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>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 $500 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-313" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A retail dealer or an agent or employee of a retail dealer may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>tamper with or change the quantity or quality of the contents of a container of an alcoholic beverage:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after the container has been lawfully sealed; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>while the contents remain in the container; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as specifically authorized by this article with respect to refillable beer and wine containers, refill a container of an alcoholic beverage with a substance after the container has been emptied of its original contents.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A retail dealer may not possess a container of an alcoholic beverage that has been tampered with or refilled in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-314" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not sell or offer for sale at retail an alcoholic beverage container that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>made from metal or a composite material; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>designed and constructed with an all–metal tab opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a manner that is normally used to empty the contents of the container.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a beverage container sealed with a laminated tape seal, including one with aluminum foil, that is not rigid;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an all–metal container with a detachable metal pull tab for a frozen beverage concentrate that is customarily and primarily purchased for dilution and use in the home or a similar purpose; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a metal beverage container with a detachable metal pull tab for a milk–based, soy–based, or similar product that requires sterilization and pressure in the canning process.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-315" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an alcoholic beverage is presumed to be an illicit alcoholic beverage if it is found in a container that does not have a regular label that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>describes the true contents of the container; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>states the true name of the importer, manufacturer, bottler, or rectifier.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The presumption under subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an alcoholic beverage found in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a drinking glass or other similar open container for drinking purposes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a home–type decanter found in a house or a punch bowl or similar receptacle if the circumstances indicate that the alcoholic beverage is for on–premises consumption and is not for sale; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a container possessed by a retail license holder when the alcoholic beverage is premixed for lawful sale and consumption.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-316" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not sell at retail an alcoholic beverage with an alcohol content by volume of 95% (190 proof) or more.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-317" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not require, as a condition of sale of an alcoholic beverage for on–premises consumption, that an individual buy more than one bottle, container, or other serving of an alcoholic beverage at a time.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The issuer of a license may revoke or suspend the license for a violation of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Instead of or in addition to suspending or revoking the license, 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 $1,000 or both for each offense.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-319" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a Class 4 limited winery that brings wine or pomace brandy manufactured on its licensed premises onto a retail licensed premises if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the wine or pomace brandy is provided for a promotional activity conducted by the limited winery, a retail license holder, an alcoholic beverages trade association, or a nonprofit organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a representative of the limited winery or a trade association representing Maryland wineries is present at all times during the promotional activity;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the limited winery or winery trade association complies with any regulations that the Executive Director adopts relating to on–premises promotions and product sampling;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the limited winery or winery trade association has advance written permission of the retail license holder to bring wine products on the retail licensed premises for the promotional activity; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>all unopened or partially consumed containers of wine and pomace brandy are removed from the retail licensed premises at the end of the promotional activity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual may not consume on the licensed premises of a license holder an alcoholic beverage that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not purchased on the premises from the license holder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not otherwise allowed by this article to be consumed on the premises.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-320" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be intoxicated and endanger the safety of another individual or property; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be intoxicated or consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place and cause a public disturbance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-321" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “public property” includes property that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a structure, road, parking area, or grounds; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>located on land owned, leased, or operated by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a county;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a municipality;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Montgomery County Revenue Authority; or</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, an individual may not consume an alcoholic beverage:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on public property;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on the mall, adjacent parking area, or other outside area of a shopping center;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>on an adjacent parking area or other outside area of any other retail establishment; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>in a parked vehicle located in an area described under item (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual may consume an alcoholic beverage on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>public property if authorized by the governmental entity that has authority over the property; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>private property described under paragraph (1)(ii) through (iv) of this subsection if authorized by the owner of the property.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the owner or operator of a motor home or chartered bus has consented to the consumption of the alcoholic beverages, paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to passengers:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in the living quarters of a motor home equipped with a toilet and central heating; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>of a chartered bus in transit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of this section is a Code violation and a civil offense.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be issued a citation under § 10–119 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-322" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual may not possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container while:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on the mall, adjacent parking area, or other outside area of a shopping center;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on an adjacent parking area or other outside area of any other retail establishment; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in a parked vehicle located in an area described under item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual may possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on private property described under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the individual is authorized by the owner of the establishment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of this section is a Code violation and a civil offense.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be issued a citation under § 10–119 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-323" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “AWOL machine” means an Alcohol Without Liquid device, a Vaportini, or any similar device that mixes an alcoholic product with pure oxygen or other gas to produce a vaporized product that can be inhaled.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>use an AWOL machine to inhale alcohol vapor or otherwise introduce alcohol in any form into the human body; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with the intent to introduce alcohol into the human body, possess, purchase, transfer, or offer for sale or use an AWOL machine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each violation of this section is a separate offense.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-326" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not sell or offer for sale alcoholic beverages that are sold in powder or crystalline form for direct use or use in combination with water or any other substance.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each violation of this section is a separate offense.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-327" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A person in the business of selling or distributing alcoholic beverages in or from another state may not ship, cause to be shipped, or deliver alcoholic beverages directly to a recipient in the State if the seller, distributor, shipper, transporter, or recipient does not hold the required license or permit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The prohibition under paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to alcoholic beverages ordered or purchased through a computer network.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-328" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>knowingly or willfully possess, transport, sell, offer for sale, or, on the person’s property, store or authorize storage of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by the Tax – General Article has not been paid;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evade a tax imposed on an alcoholic beverage under the Tax – General Article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>counterfeit a stamp or certificate required under this article or the Tax – General Article; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>violate a regulation that the Comptroller or the Executive Director adopts under this article or the Tax – General Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-329" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not remove or destroy or cause to be removed or destroyed property that has been seized under:</text> <level label="i"> <text>this article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to the tax on alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not prevent or attempt to prevent the seizure of property by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>pouring out the contents of the property;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>breaking or destroying the property;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>removing the property from the premises; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>otherwise disposing of the property.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>When a premises, place, or thing is being searched or about to be searched, any fluid poured out or otherwise disposed of by a person in violation of subsection (a) of this section is prima facie evidence that the fluid is an alcoholic beverage and intended for sale or other use in violation of this article or the Tax – General Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-330" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not make a false statement when taking an oath or in any of the following documents required under this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a signed statement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a report; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an affidavit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of perjury and on conviction is subject to the penalty stated under § 9–101 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-401" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Subject to Division II of this article, this subtitle applies statewide.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-402" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>If a person violates this article and no penalty other than the suspension or revocation of a license or permit is provided, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a court has imposed a penalty on an individual license holder who has obtained a license for or on behalf of a corporation, a partnership, or an unincorporated association:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the penalty is a fine, the corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association also shall be liable for the payment of the fine; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the penalty is imprisonment, the individual license holder shall be liable to serve the term of imprisonment.</text> </level> </level> </section>