(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this article or the Tax – General Article, a person may not: (1) sell alcoholic beverages; (2) allow alcoholic beverages to be sold; (3) accept or deliver alcoholic beverages; or (4) for the purpose of sale, transport, buy, possess, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be transported, bought, possessed, or kept: (i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft; (ii) on any premises; or (iii) under the person’s charge or control. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be bought, possessed, stored, imported, transported, or kept: (i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft; (ii) on any premises; or (iii) under the person’s charge or control. (2) A person may perform an activity listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the person is: (i) a consumer; (ii) subject to the requirements under this article, a license holder; or (iii) an individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or is transporting alcoholic beverages for a lawful purpose: 1. ; (ii) subject to the requirements under this article, a license holder; or (iii) an individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or is transporting alcoholic beverages for a lawful purpose: 1. with the knowledge and consent of the individual’s parent or guardian; or 2. incident to the lawful employment of the individual under this article. (c) Except as provided in § 1–411 of this subtitle, an individual under the age of 21 years may not: (1) buy, consume, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for the individual’s own use; or (2) buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for any purpose in a jurisdiction where prohibited under State law.
Maryland Legal Code