1196                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 90

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: (1) by a consumer or, (ii) by
a licensee as provided in this article or, (iii) by a person
under [twenty-one] 21 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 the person
as provided for in this article. However, this exception
shall not be construed to permit a person under the age of
[twenty-one] 21 to buy or consume alcoholic beverages,
(except beer and light wine FOR A PERSON DESIGNATED UNDER §
2(T)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE) nor to possess, store, import,
transport or keep alcoholic beverages (except beer and light
wine FOR A PERSON DESIGNATED UNDER § 2(T)(2) OF THIS
ARTICLE) for his own use, nor to buy, possess, store,
import, transport or keep alcoholic beverages (except beer
and light wine FOR A PERSON DESIGNATED UNDER § 2(T)(2) OF
THIS ARTICLE) for any purpose in any county or Baltimore
City where otherwise prohibited by this article or any other
law of this State.

(2) Nontax Paid Alcoholic Beverages. 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:

(iii) A consumer [twenty-one (21)] 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)] 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 beer 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] A
CONSUMER, AS DESIGNATED UNDER § 2(T)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE, MAY
BRING INTO THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN HIS POSSESSION, FOR HIS
PERSONAL USE ONLY, 1 GALLON OF BEER 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

(iv) A consumer [twenty-one (21)] 21 years
of age or over shall be permitted to bring into the State of
Maryland alcoholic beverages in his possession for personal
use only, not in excess of one gallon purchased outside the
continental limits of the United States. [A consumer