# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

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

### Subtitle 3. Prohibited Acts

#### Section 6-313

(a)

  (1) A retail dealer or an agent or employee of a retail dealer may not:

    (i) tamper with or change the quantity or quality of the contents of a container of an alcoholic beverage:

      (1) after the container has been lawfully sealed; and

      (2) while the contents remain in the container; or

    (ii) 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.

  (2) 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.

(b) 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.

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