# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 6. Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties

### Subtitle 1. Forfeitures

#### Section 6-108

(a) An officer seizing the following items shall, only to the extent necessary, immediately make them unfit for unlawful use:

  (1) 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

  (2) illicit alcoholic beverages other than those seized for evidence or forfeiture.

(b) The officer shall report the seizure and destruction conducted under this section to the Executive Director.

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