Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)  (1) A licensee under the provisions of this article, or
any of his employees, in Worcester County, may not sell or
furnish any alcoholic beverages other than beer or light wine of
14 percent alcohol by volume at any time to a person under 21
years of age, [or beer and light wine to any person not
designated under § 2(t)(2) of this article,] either for his own
use or for the use of any other person, or to any person who at
the time of the sale, or delivery, is visibly under the influence
of alcoholic beverages.

(2) Any licensee or employee of a licensee who is
charged with a violation of this [offense] SUBSECTION may be
proceeded against in Worcester County either upon a charging
document duly issued by the District Court for Worcester County
or by an indictment duly returned by the grand jury of that
county. Any licensee violating any of the provisions of this
subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall
suffer the penalties provided by § 200 of this article. However,
a licensee charged with selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages
to an underaged person may not be found guilty of a violation of
this subsection if the person establishes to the satisfaction of
the jury or court sitting as a jury that he used due caution to
establish that the person was not, in fact, underaged. This
subsection applies solely to Worcester County and stands in place
and stead of subsection (a) of this section as the subsection
applies generally to the counties of this State.

(c)  (1) This subsection applies only in the following
counties:

(i) Carroll County;

(ii) Somerset County;

(iii) Talbot County; and

(iv) Wicomico County.

(2)  A licensee under the provisions of this article,
or any of his employees, may not sell or furnish any alcoholic
beverages, other than beer and light wine, at any time to a
person under 21 years of age, [or beer and light wine to any
person not designated under § 2(t)(2) of this article,] either
for his own use or for the use of any other person, or to any
person who, at the time of such sale[,] or delivery, is visibly
under the influence of any alcoholic beverage.

(3)  The provisions of subsection (a) of this section
do not apply to the counties which are listed in paragraph (1) of
this subsection and the law in these counties shall remain in the
same force and effect as if not amended by this section.

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