§ 33-2503
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§33–2503.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(b)of this section and elsewhere in this article, a person may not consume alcoholic beverages at any time on any day of the week in a restaurant, tavern, hotel, club, dance studio, disco, and any other place of public entertainment.
(b)Exempt from subsection
(a)of this section are:
(1)the room of a registered guest in a hotel, motel, or hospice;
(2)the property of a volunteer fire company;
(3)a fishing club established before January 1, 1970; and
(4)if it has been in existence for at least 3 years:
(i)a catering establishment;
(ii)a community or civic association;
(iii)a swim club;
(iv)a social, civic, nonprofit, charitable, fraternal, patriotic, educational, or public service organization; and
(v)a religious institution.
(c)The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
(d)An owner, a manager, or an employee of an establishment or a place subject to the prohibitions of this section who knowingly allows consumption in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.