§ 1-401
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§1–401.
(a)Unless otherwise provided for in this article or the Tax – General Article, a person may not:
(1)sell alcoholic beverages;
(2)allow alcoholic beverages to be sold;
(3)accept or deliver alcoholic beverages; or
(4)for the purpose of sale, transport, buy, possess, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be transported, bought, possessed, or kept:
(i)in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;
(ii)on any premises; or
(iii)under the person’s charge or control.
(1)Except as provided in paragraph
(2)of this subsection, a person may not buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be bought, possessed, stored, imported, transported, or kept:
(i)in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;
(ii)on any premises; or
(iii)under the person’s charge or control.
(2)A person may perform an activity listed in paragraph
(1)of this subsection if the person is:
(i)a consumer;
(ii)subject to the requirements under this article, a license holder; or
(iii)an individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or is transporting alcoholic beverages for a lawful purpose:
1. with the knowledge and consent of the individual’s parent or guardian; or
2. incident to the lawful employment of the individual under this article.
(c)Except as provided in § 1–411 of this subtitle, an individual under the age of 21 years may not:
(1)buy, consume, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for the individual’s own use; or
(2)buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for any purpose in a jurisdiction where prohibited under State law.