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MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-314 - Delegation -- Licenses and Permits

    The Executive Director may delegate authority under this article, provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and provisions of the Business Regulation Article relating to tobacco to the Division director to issue or refuse to issue licenses and permits.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-315 - Delegation -- Hearings

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Executive Director may delegate authority to conduct hearings on violations of this article or of any regulations adopted under this article, the provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages or tobacco, or the provisions of the Business Regulation Article relating to tobacco to the Division director or any other employee of the Executive Director’s office.    (b)    The Division director or any other employee of the Executive Director’s office delegated authority to conduct hearings under subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    may not impose a penalty provided for under this article or a provision of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages; and        (2)    shall report the findings and recommendations to the Executive Director to take the action that the Executive Director considers appropriate.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-316 - Statistical Information Included in Reports

    To provide a basis for annual comparison of the scope of the alcoholic beverages industry in the State and the consumption habits of residents of the State, the Executive Director shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly, an annual report on or before December 1 of each year that includes statistical information on the alcoholic beverages business in the State that the Executive Director believes to be of interest to the public and the industry.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-317 - Records of Licenses

    (a)    The Executive Director shall:        (1)    maintain a record of:            (i)    each license issued or approved under this article and Titles 16, 16.5, and 16.7 of the Business Regulation Article; and            (ii)    any revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a license and any restriction imposed on a license with a brief explanation of the reason for the action; and        (2)    allow any person to inspect the records at the Office of the Executive Director during regular business hours.    (b)    The records of licenses required under subsection (a) of this section and any indices or dockets created to maintain the records:        (1)    shall be retained for the later to occur of:            (i)    3 years after the date of the last record entry; or            (ii)    the date on which all audit requirements have been complied with; and        (2)    may be destroyed after:            (i)    the retention period in item (1) of this subsection has expired; and            (ii)    Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the State Government Article has been complied with.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-318 - Powers of Executive Director

    The Executive Director may:        (1)    under § 6–202 of this article, inspect and search a building, vehicle, or premises where alcoholic beverages are authorized to be kept, transported, manufactured, or sold;        (2)    under § 6–203 of this article, use certain equipment and other means to measure the quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages; and        (3)    under § 6–204 of this article, issue summonses for witnesses for hearings and inquiries.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-319 - Enforcement Powers

    The Executive Director shall enforce the provisions of this article and provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages applicable to:        (1)    the purchase or importation of alcoholic beverages by a department of liquor control, a liquor control board, or the Alcohol Beverage Services for Montgomery County; and        (2)    the sale of alcoholic beverages to a wholesaler or retail dealer by a department of liquor control, a liquor control board, or the Alcohol Beverage Services for Montgomery County.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-320 - Investigation of Industrial Alcohol Unfit for Beverage Use

    ** TAKES EFFECT JUNE 1, 2020 PER CHAPTER 12 OF 2019 **    The Executive Director may:        (1)    investigate the manufacture, sale, purchase, use, and transportation of industrial alcohol unfit for beverage use to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent conversion into an alcoholic beverage fit for consumption; and        (2)    request information and assistance from other administrative units of the State, county, and municipal governments, county and municipal police departments, and all prosecuting officers as considered necessary by the Executive Director to carry out this article and provisions of the Tax – General Article relating to alcoholic beverages.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Alcohol and Tobacco Commission|Section 1-321 - Commission and Comptroller to Cooperate in Sharing Certain Information and Personnel

    (a)    In order to increase efficiency and accuracy in the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities under this article and other laws relating to alcohol and tobacco, the Commission and the Comptroller shall:        (1)    cooperate and share information and personnel in investigations of licensed premises and other locations and materials relating to the enforcement of the alcohol and tobacco laws of the State;        (2)    cooperate and share information and personnel in other matters relating to the manufacture, processing, importation, taxation, sale, and service of alcohol and tobacco in the State; and        (3)    enter into a memorandum of understanding for cooperative activities in inspections and other enforcement activities relating to the alcohol and tobacco laws of the State.    (b)    The Commission may enter into memoranda of understanding and other cooperative arrangements with federal, State, and local governmental units in carrying out this article and other alcohol and tobacco laws of the State in the interest of reducing duplication of efforts and reducing the overall costs of administration of inspection and enforcement programs to the State.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-401 - Buying, Selling, or Possessing Alcoholic Beverages

    (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.    (b)    (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)    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.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-402 - License or Permit Not Required for Certain Sales

    (a)    A license or permit is not required for:        (1)    a county official who sells certain seized alcoholic beverages, as set out in Title 6, Subtitle 1 of this article;        (2)    a sheriff, a receiver, an auctioneer, a trustee, an attorney, an executor, or an administrator who sells alcoholic beverages under a court order; or        (3)    a common carrier, warehouseman, or other lienholder who sells alcoholic beverages under a lien.    (b)    Sales authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be made only to a license holder.    (c)    If the purchaser in a sale described in subsection (a) of this section is a retail dealer, the seller shall pay the taxes imposed by § 5–102 of the Tax – General Article before delivery.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-403 - Unlawful Manufacturing of Alcoholic Beverages

    (a)    (1)    Unless otherwise provided for in this article, a person may not manufacture, blend, rectify, bottle, or allow to be manufactured, blended, rectified, or bottled any alcoholic beverages except on premises licensed under this article.        (2)    A person may not buy, bargain, sell, borrow, loan, manufacture, possess, transport, or allow to be bought, bargained, sold, loaned, manufactured, possessed, or transported any personal property designed, used, or intended for use directly or immediately in connection with the unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages.    (b)    In addition to any other fine or penalty under this article, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-404 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act

    Before a license or alcoholic beverages permit may be issued to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9–101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the Comptroller or local licensing board:        (1)    a certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or        (2)    the number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-405 - Restrictions on Licensing of Premises

    (a)    A license may not be issued for a premises unless the premises conforms to all requirements set out in this article or the Tax – General Article.    (b)    A license or an alcoholic beverages permit may not be issued for a premises unless the premises conforms with all zoning laws, regulations, or ordinances passed in accordance with Division I of the Land Use Article.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-406 - Warehouse Receipts Covering Alcoholic Beverages

    (a)    Warehouse receipts covering alcoholic beverages stored in public warehouses in the State, including government controlled warehouses, may be purchased or sold without a license or permit.    (b)    Alcoholic beverages covered under subsection (a) of this section may be withdrawn or delivered in the State only to a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler.    (c)    The Comptroller may adopt regulations covering warehouse receipt transactions.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-407 - Sale and Delivery to Federal Reservation

    (a)    (1)    This article and the Tax – General Article do not prohibit a manufacturer or wholesaler from selling and delivering to a federally authorized purchaser:            (i)    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, wine and liquor without payment of taxes, if the wine and liquor are used only on the federal reservation in the State where the purchaser is assigned; and            (ii)    beer.        (2)    The Comptroller may require that each order of wine or liquor be approved before purchase or delivery.    (b)    A tax on beer that is paid when the beer is purchased shall be refunded if:        (1)    a proper application is filed with the Comptroller within 90 days after the purchase; and        (2)    the Comptroller approves.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-408 - Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

    (a)    A person who manufactures, rectifies, blends, imports, distributes, transports, stores, warehouses, sells, or offers for sale alcoholic beverages or who holds a license to do those activities shall:        (1)    keep complete and accurate records of all alcoholic beverages purchased, sold, manufactured, rectified, blended, improved, brewed, fermented, distilled, produced, stored, warehoused, withdrawn from storage, imported, or transferred;        (2)    on written request of the Comptroller, report on the form that the Comptroller requires information relating to the alcoholic beverages that are the subject of the records required to be kept; and        (3)    on request of the Comptroller, make the report under oath.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each license holder shall keep records at the location designated in the license.        (2)    If the license holder is allowed to have more than one location, the license holder may keep the records at the principal location.        (3)    The records shall:            (i)    meet form and content requirements of the Comptroller;            (ii)    be preserved for at least 2 years in a manner that ensures permanency; and            (iii)    be made available for audit or inspection during regular business hours by the Comptroller or an authorized employee of the Comptroller.    (c)    (1)    The Comptroller may without a hearing immediately suspend for a maximum of 30 days the license of a license holder who fails to comply with this section.        (2)    A license suspended under this section is subject to an additional period of suspension or revocation after a hearing.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-409 - Records of Licenses

    (a)    A local licensing board shall:        (1)    maintain a record of:            (i)    each license that the local licensing board issues; and            (ii)    any revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a license and any restriction imposed on a license with a brief explanation of the reason for the action; and        (2)    submit the record to the Comptroller; and        (3)    allow any individual to inspect the records at the office of the local licensing board during regular business hours.    (b)    The records of licenses required under subsection (a) of this section and any indices or dockets created to maintain the records:        (1)    shall be retained for the later to occur of:            (i)    3 years after the date of the last record entry; or            (ii)    the date on which all audit requirements have been complied with; and        (2)    may be destroyed after:            (i)    the retention period in item (1) of this subsection has expired; and            (ii)    Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the State Government Article has been complied with.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  1-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - General Licensing Regulation|Section 1-410 - Reporting Requirements for Transport of Alcoholic Beverages

    (a)    (1)    On written request of the Comptroller, each person, including a common carrier, that transports alcoholic beverages in the State in interstate or intrastate commerce shall report all consignments or deliveries of alcoholic beverages for the period that the Comptroller specifies.        (2)    The reports shall be under oath and on the form that the Comptroller requires.    (b)    If required by the Comptroller, the reports shall state:        (1)    the name and address of the person to whom the delivery has been made;        (2)    the name and address of the original consignee, if alcoholic beverages have been delivered to any person other than the originally named consignee;        (3)    the point of origin;        (4)    the point of delivery;        (5)    the date of delivery;        (6)    (i)    the number and initials of each car, if the alcoholic beverages are shipped by rail;            (ii)    the name of the water vessel, if the alcoholic beverages are shipped by water;            (iii)    the license number of each truck, if the alcoholic beverages are shipped by truck; or            (iv)    the manner in which the delivery was made, if the delivery is by other means;        (7)    each kind of alcoholic beverages contained in the shipment and the number of gallons of each kind; and        (8)    any other information relative to shipments that the Comptroller requires.    (c)    This section does not authorize:        (1)    the consignment of alcoholic beverages from outside the State to a person within the State other than:            (i)    the holder of a permit, manufacturer’s license, or wholesaler’s license; or            (ii)    a consumer under Title 2, Subtitle 1, Part V of this article; or        (2)    the consignment of alcoholic beverages from within the State to a person outside the State not authorized to receive the consignment under the law governing the point of destination.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  2-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions|Title 2 - State-Issued Permits and Licenses|Subtitle 2 - Manufacturer's Licenses|Section 2-201 - Issuance by Commission

    Each license specified in this subtitle is a manufacturer’s license that the Comptroller issues.