Ch. 830                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1703

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 831
(House Bill 1030)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 3(a)(l) and 182(a) of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and
1972 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages," subtitles "Prohibition - Without
License or Permit - Exception," and "Consumers," to allow persons eighteen
(18) years of age and older to buy, possess, store, import, transport and
consume beer in St. Mary's County.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 3(a)(l) and 182(a) of Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title
"Alcoholic Beverages," subtitles "Prohibition - Without License or Permit -
Exception," and "Consumers," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(a)(l) No alcoholic beverages shall be bought, possessed, stored, imported,
transported, kept or suffered to be bought, possessed, stored, imported, transported
or kept in any vehicle, vessel or aircraft or on any premises or under his charge or
control by any person except:

(i) By a consumer or,

(ii) By a licensee as provided in this article or,

(iii) By a minor under twenty-one years of age who may have in his possession
or transport alcoholic beverages for any lawful purpose with the knowledge and
consent of his parent or guardian or incident to the lawful employment of such
minor as provided for in this article, provided however that this exception shall not
be construed to permit a minor to buy or consume alcoholic beverages, nor to
possess, store, import, transport or keep alcoholic beverages for his own use, nor
to buy, possess, store, import, transport or keep alcoholic beverages for any
purpose in any county or Baltimore City where otherwise prohibited by this article
or any other law of this State. PERSONS EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY SHALL BE ALLOWED ALL THE
RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER IN THIS ARTICLE IN REGARD TO BEER.

182.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any minor in St. Mary's County to attempt to
purchase alcoholic beverages or to drink, or have in his possession, any alcoholic
beverages in any public place or on any public highway. The word "minor" shall
apply to every person under twenty-one (21) years of age, except bona fide
employees in their course of employment and whose employment is not prohibited
by this article [.] , AND ALL PERSONS EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER SHALL BE ALLOWED ALL THE RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER