§ 20-109. St. Mary's County

   (a) Circumvention of alcoholic beverage license laws prohibited. -- It shall be unlawful in St. Mary's County for any "bottle club", as defined in subsection (b) of this section, or other public club, room, or premises which is to be used or is used as a "bottle club" to evade the alcoholic beverage license laws, including those laws relating to hours of operation and the sale, giving, serving, dispensing, keeping, and allowing to be consumed on the club's premises or on premises under its control or in its possession any alcoholic beverage, setups, or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks.

(b) "Bottle club" defined. -- As used in this section, "bottle club" means any club:

   (1) That serves, sells, gives, or dispenses alcoholic beverages to its members or guests;

   (2) That keeps for its members or guests any alcoholic beverages;

   (3) Allows to be consumed by its members or guests on its premises any alcoholic beverages that have been reserved or purchased by the members or guests;

   (4) At which patrons are served, given, or allowed to consume alcoholic beverages after legal closing hours from the supplies that the patrons have previously purchased or reserved; or

   (5) That sells, dispenses, serves, keeps, or allows to be consumed any setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks to its members or guests.

(c) Consumption of alcoholic beverages in unlicensed building; penalty. --

   (1) In St. Mary's County, any person who operates a business establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly permit customers to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into an unlicensed building.

   (2) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000.

HISTORY: 1999, ch. 45; 2000, ch. 476, § 1.