Anne Arundel County, MD Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

County Code § 9-1-202 bars drinking alcohol, or carrying an open container of it, on any public road in the County, streets, sidewalks, medians, parking lots, and rights-of-way all count, or inside a vehicle while it's on a public road. The ban applies countywide, including unincorporated communities like Glen Burnie and Severna Park, where the County Code is the only local law. Exceptions cover passengers in licensed for-hire vehicles, premises already licensed to serve alcohol, roads under an event permit, and containers stored out of the driver's or passengers' reach. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine and up to three months in jail.