{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-2-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 2–504","heading":"","body":"(a) At each catered event at which alcoholic beverages are served, the holder of a general statewide or limited statewide caterer’s license shall:\n(1) supply service personnel, including bartenders and waiters;\n(2) ensure that the service personnel are present at all times during the catered event;\n(3) have at least one individual at the catered event who has been certified by an alcohol awareness program under § 4–505 of this article;\n(4) ensure that the sale of food represents at least 70% of the total cost of the catered event; and\n(5) return all unopened containers of alcoholic beverages to the holder’s principal place of business at the end of the catered event.\n(b) (1) The holder of a general statewide or limited statewide caterer’s license may not:\n(i) deliver alcoholic beverages to a catered event without service personnel present on the premises of the catered event; and\n(ii) except when operating under an on–premises retail license that may be annually renewed issued by a local licensing board, serve alcoholic beverages at:\n1. the holder’s principal place of business; or\n2. an event for which the holder is a sponsor or promoter.\n(2) To ensure product integrity, a partially used keg of a malt beverage may not be used at another catered event.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=2-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"015e0e36c950f665823c93cd83c162ba656b18a26acc7ebb2207b1babbf69d84","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-2-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-2-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}