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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 33-307

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) The Department may establish and maintain stores known as “dispensaries”.

(b) A dispensary:

(1) may sell any alcoholic beverage except beer; and

(2) shall sell alcoholic beverages in a sealed package or container.

(c) The Department may establish and maintain dispensaries only in:

(1) Berlin;

(2) Ocean City;

(3) Pocomoke City;

(4) Snow Hill;

(5) a rural area approved by the Department and the County Commissioners; and

(6) a housing development that:

(i) has a population of at least 10,000 individuals;

(ii) is overseen by a homeowners association; and

(iii) has a special police force commissioned under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article.

(d) The Department may sell or deliver liquor to a retail license holder from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

(e) A person may not open or consume the contents of a sealed package or container containing alcoholic beverages on the premises of the dispensary where sold.

(f) Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article does not apply to this section.