Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 10-2601
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§10–2601.
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(a) Subject to regulation by the City of the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property owned by the City or on a public highway, the following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:
(1) § 6–202 (“Inspections”);
(2) § 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);
(3) § 6–205 (“Peace officers”);
(4) § 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);
(5) § 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);
(6) § 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);
(7) § 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and
(8) § 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).
(b) Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.
(c) Section 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, in addition to § 10–2602 of this subtitle.
(1) § 6–202 (“Inspections”);
(2) § 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);
(3) § 6–205 (“Peace officers”);
(4) § 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);
(5) § 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);
(6) § 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);
(7) § 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and
(8) § 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).
(b) Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.
(c) Section 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, in addition to § 10–2602 of this subtitle.
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