(a) There is a beer festival license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 5 brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license.
(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell beer.
(d) A license holder shall display and sell beer:
(1) at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and
(2) during the hours and days designated for the beer festival.
(e) The Board shall:
(1) choose 1 weekend each year for the beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;
(2) choose a location that is not already licensed; and
(3) ensure that the primary focus of the beer festival is the promotion of Maryland beer.
(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.
(g) The license fee is $50.
(h) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.