(a)    In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival.

(b)    There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license.

(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 may 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)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival.

(2)    The Board shall:

(i)    choose a location that is not licensed; and

(ii)    ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.

(3)    The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:

(i)    be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or

(ii)    conflict with the dates selected for the:

1.    Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;

2.    Baltimore County Wine Festival;

3.    Calvert County Wine Festival;

4.    Harford County Wine Festival;

5.    Howard County Wine Festival;

6.    Queen Anne’s County Beer and Wine Festival;

7.    Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County;

8.    Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or

9.    Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival.

(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 the 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 festival license; and

(2)    accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license.

(j)    The Board may set the license fee.

(k)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.