(a) In this section, "festival" means the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Benson-Hammond House Strawberry Festival, or any other festival that the Board approves under this section. (b) There is a beer and wine festival (BWF) license. (c) (1) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license. (2) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization, as defined by § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, that meets the requirements of: (i) this section; and (ii) any regulations that the Board adopts. (d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell: (1) wine that is: (i) manufactured and processed in any state; and (ii) distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and (2) beer that is brewed by a brewer: (i) that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and (ii) whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed. (e) A license holder shall display and sell beer and wine: (1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and (2) during the hours and days designated for a festival. (f) The Board: (1) each year may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for a festival to take place; (2) may not choose a weekend that occurs within 14 days before or after the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; (3) shall choose a location that is not already licensed; and (4) shall ensure that the primary focus of a festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine. (g) (1) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. (2) The license holder may display and sell beer or wine at a festival without holding a nonprofit beer, wine, and liquor festival permit under § 2-131 of this article. (h) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be: (1) invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, a Class 3 winery, or a Class 4 limited winery; and (2) delivered to a festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery. (i) A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to: (1) deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license. (j) The Board may set the license fee. (k) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
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