Section 33-2503 - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in a place of public entertainment(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;(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.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.