HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1889

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 209(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

207.

(a) A person may not:

(1)  Be intoxicated and endanger the safety of
another person or property; or

(2)  Be intoxicated or drink any alcoholic
beverage in a public place and cause a public disturbance.

(b)  A county, municipality, or other political
subdivision of this State may not adopt ordinances or
resolutions identical or supplemental to this section, and
any existing ordinance, resolution, or other legislation
inconsistent with this section is repealed.

208.

Any person who violates the provisions of this
subheading is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is ,
subject:

(1)  To a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days, or both; or

(2)  To a disposition of the case pursuant to
Article 2C, § 307.

209.

(a) The subdivisions enumerated in this subsection may
adopt ordinances or resolutions supplementing this
subheading. This includes the authority to regulate
possession or consumption of any alcoholic beverage on any
public property, property used by the public in general, or
on any highway:

(1) Anne Arundel County.

(2) Baltimore City.