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Section 33-2503 - Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited in a Place of Public Entertainment — Maryland Law | CourtGPT
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Maryland Legal Code
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and elsewhere in this article, a person may not consume alcoholic beverages at any time on any day of the week in a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, disco, and any other place of public entertainment. (b) Exempt from subsection (a) of this section are: (1) the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice; (2) the property of a volunteer fire company; (3) a fishing club established before January 1, 1970; and (4) if it has been in existence for at least 3 years: (i) a catering establishment; (ii) a community or civic association; (iii) a swim club; (iv) a social, civic, nonprofit, charitable, fraternal, patriotic, educational, or public service organization; and (v) a religious institution. (c) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section. (d) An owner, a manager, or an employee of an establishment or a place subject to the prohibitions of this section who knowingly allows consumption in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Section 33-2503 - Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited in a Place of Public Entertainment

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