Maryland § 19-1304

§ 19-1304.

    (a)    In this section, “festival” means a beer and wine festival in Dorchester County.

    (b)    There is a Dorchester County beer and wine festival (DBWF) license.

    (c)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, Class 4 limited winery license, Class 6 pub–brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery 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 40,000 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)    (i)    may approve more than one festival each year to be held on a weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive; and

            (ii)    may not approve more than one festival for any one weekend;

        (2)    shall approve a location that is not already licensed; and

        (3)    shall ensure that the primary focus of a 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 wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and

        (2)    delivered to a 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.