(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.