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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 9-1304.1

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.