(a) In this section, "Festival" means a Beer and Wine Festival (BWF) in Queen Anne's County. (b) There is a Beer and Wine Festival (BWF) license. (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 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; or (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 the Festival. (f) The Board: (1) each year may choose for the Festival a maximum of 4 weekends, each of which: (i) extends from Friday through Sunday, inclusive; but (ii) is not within 14 days before or after the weekend chosen for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; (2) shall choose a location that is not already licensed; and (3) shall ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine. (g) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. (h) Beer and 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 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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