Article 2B, Section 12-108, 12-109
(a) A licensee, his or her agent(s) and/or employee(s) must not sell or serve any alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21. A licensee, his or her agent(s) and/or employee(s) must not permit anyone under the age of 21 to consume or possess any alcoholic beverage on the licensed premises. The licensee, his or her agent(s) and/or employee(s), must determine that the person to whom the sale or service is made, or who is consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage on the licensed premises, is at least twenty-one (21) years of age prior to the sale, service, possession, or consumption of any alcoholic beverage. The licensee is responsible for any violation of this section.
(b) Every licensee must keep on the licensed premises and make available for inspection to the Board's duly authorized agent, a book containing the signature of any person who has presented questionable identification in connection with the purchase of alcoholic beverages and who has presented documentary proof to substantiate his or her age. The book may contain copies of the form prescribed by Article 2B, Section 12-109 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
(c) If licensee(s) or their employee(s) are found guilty by the Board of furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, and if the license of the licensee(s) is not revoked, the Board, in its discretion, may require the licensee(s), or their employee(s) to take an approved alcohol awareness certification course or the Department of Liquor Control Alcohol Law Education and Regulatory Training (ALERT) within 60 days of the date of the Board resolution in which the licensee was found guilty. In the event that there is an appeal of the resolution, the course must be taken within 60 days of the date of final determination of the appeal. (This subsection revised March 20, 2008)