(a) (1) There is a beer and wine festival license. (2) The Board may issue one festival license each year. (b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license. (c) 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. (d) 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. (e) The Board: (1) each year may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for the festival; (2) may not choose the weekend selected for 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. (f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. (g) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be: (1) invoiced to the license holder by a 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. (h) 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. (i) The Board may set the license fee. (j) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
‹ Prev All Maryland sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.