(a) In this section, "Festival" means: (1) the Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival; or (2) a similar festival featuring beer and wine that the Board approves. (b) (1) There is a beer and wine festival license. (2) The Board may issue not more than three festival licenses 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 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 the festival. (f) The Board: (1) each year may choose one weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for each Festival; (2) may not choose a weekend for each Festival that is the same weekend as 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 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 each 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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