Ch. 537                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 13-101
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 13-101
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapter 253 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

13-101.

(a)     In this section "alcohol awareness program" means a program:

(1)     That:

(i) Is approved and certified by the State Comptroller; and

(ii) Has been issued an alcohol awareness program permit by the State
Comptroller;

(2)     That includes instruction on how alcohol affects a person's:
(i) Body; and

(ii) Behavior;

(3)     That provides education on the dangers of drinking and driving; and

(4)     That defines effective methods for:

(i) Serving customers to minimize the chance of intoxication;
(ii) Ceasing service before the customer becomes intoxicated; and
(iii) Determining if a customer is under the drinking age.

(b)     (1) The provisions of this section apply to:

(i) Licensed premises that are operated by selling alcoholic beverages
directly to a customer from a bar or service bar on the premises;

(ii) Premises licensed for off sale; and

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