Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 17-1903
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§17–1903.
Official statutory text
(a) A license holder shall ensure that:
(1) each employee in a supervisory capacity and each bartender be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and
(2) at least one certified individual be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
(b) A license holder who violates this section is subject to:
(1) for a first offense, a $100 fine; and
(2) for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or suspension or revocation of the license or both.
(1) each employee in a supervisory capacity and each bartender be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and
(2) at least one certified individual be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
(b) A license holder who violates this section is subject to:
(1) for a first offense, a $100 fine; and
(2) for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or suspension or revocation of the license or both.
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