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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="9-2501" title_number="9" title_name="Allegany County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage during the hours stated in paragraph (2) of this subsection in an establishment that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is not licensed by the Board; but</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, or disco;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a place of public entertainment;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a place open to the public;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>a place that is licensed by the State or the county; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The prohibition under paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>from Monday to Saturday, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on Sunday, after 1 a.m.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An owner or a manager of an establishment under subsection (a) of this section may not allow consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited under 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 $500 for each offense.</text>
  </level>
</section>
