(a) In this section, "Festival" means the Prince George's County Wine Festival. (b) (1) There is a Prince George's County Wine Festival license. (2) The Board may issue one license each year. (c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license. (d) The license authorizes the license holder to display and sell wine that is: (1) manufactured and processed in any state; and (2) distributed in the State when the license application is filed. (e) A license holder shall display and sell wine: (1) for on- and off-premises consumption; and (2) during the hours and days designated for the Festival. (f) (1) The Board shall: (i) choose a location for the Festival that: 1. is not in the 24th Legislative District; and 2. is not already licensed; and (ii) ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland wine. (2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, each year the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday, inclusive, for the Festival. (3) The weekend chosen for the Festival may not: (i) be within 14 days before or after the dates chosen for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or (ii) conflict with the dates chosen for the: 1. Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival; 2. Calvert County Wine Festival; 3. Charles County Beer and Wine Festival; or 4. Howard County Wine Festival. (g) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. (h) Wine displayed and sold shall be: (1) invoiced to the license holder by a licensed wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and (2) delivered to the 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 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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