Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10-118
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10-118, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.
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§10–118.
Official statutory text
(a) Except for a person licensed as an alcoholic beverages licensee under the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article who possesses a keg in the course of that person’s business, a person may not knowingly:
(1) possess a keg that has not been registered under or does not have a registration form affixed to it as required by § 5–303 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article; or
(2) remove, alter, or obliterate, or allow to be removed, altered, or obliterated, a registration form that is affixed to a keg.
(b) A person may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to consume any of the contents of a keg purchased by that person.
(1) possess a keg that has not been registered under or does not have a registration form affixed to it as required by § 5–303 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article; or
(2) remove, alter, or obliterate, or allow to be removed, altered, or obliterated, a registration form that is affixed to a keg.
(b) A person may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to consume any of the contents of a keg purchased by that person.
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