MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2805

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] THE PERSON as provided for in this
article. [,provided however] HOWEVER,[That] this
exception shall not be construed to permit a [minor]
PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE to buy or consume
alcoholic beverages, (EXCEPT BEER AND LIGHT WINE) nor to
possess, store, import, transport or keep alcoholic
beverages (EXCEPT BEER AND LIGHT MINE) for his own use,
nor to buy, possess, store, import, transport or keep
alcoholic beverages (EXCEPT BEER AND LIGHT BINE) 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 regards to beer.]

(2) No alcoholic beverages upon which the taxes
provided by the tax provisions of this article have not
been paid shall be bought, sold, bargained, imported,
stored, transported, possessed or kept or suffered to be
bought, sold, bargained, imported, stored, transported,
possessed, or kept in any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or on
any premises or under his charge or control by any person
except:

(i) By certain licensees as provided for in
this article, or

(ii) By a consumer who may personally bring
into this State not in excess of one (1) quart of
alcoholic beverages at one time and not exceeding two (2)
quarts in any one calendar month for his personal use
only and who shall be entitled to possess not in excess
of four (4) quarts of such alcoholic beverages, provided
such alcoholic beverages are not illicit alcoholic
beverages, provided however, that such alcoholic
beverages shall not be resold within the State of
Maryland at any time, or

(iii) A consumer twenty—one (21) years of age
or over shall be permitted to bring into the State of
Maryland in his possession, for his personal use only,
one (1) gallon of alcoholic beverages free of any tax
imposed under the provisions of this article if purchased
in the Virgin Islands of the United States, American
Samoa, or Guam [; ]. A CONSUMER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR
OVER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BRING INTO THE STATE OF
MARYLAND IN HIS POSSESSION, FOR HIS PERSONAL USE ONLY,
ONE GALLON OF BEEF OR LIGHT WINE FREE OF ANY TAX IMPOSED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE IF PURCHASED IN THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICAN SAMOA, OR
GUAM; or