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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 23-2501

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle, “place of adult entertainment” means an establishment that:

(1) is not licensed by the Board but to which a customer brings alcoholic beverages that the customer has purchased elsewhere; and

(2) allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4-605 of this article.

(b) An individual who serves food, alcoholic beverages, or setups, including drinking containers and ice, in a place of adult entertainment or who supervises or manages a place of adult entertainment shall:

(1) receive alcohol awareness training as provided in § 4-508 of this article; and

(2) refuse to facilitate the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages by a customer who appears to be inebriated.

(c) The hours and days during which a place of public entertainment may be open are Monday through Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following day.

(d)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.

(2) Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.

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