§ 23-1305. Wine festival license

MD Alcoholic B Code § 23-1305 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    There is a wine festival (WF) license.

(b)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license that authorizes the holder to sell wine, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license.

(c)    The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.

(d)    A license holder shall display and sell wine:

(1)    at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and

(2)    during the hours and days designated for the wine festival.

(e)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival.

(2)    The Board shall choose a location that is not already licensed.

(3)    The weekend chosen for the wine festival may not conflict with the dates chosen for the:

(i)    Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;

(ii)    Baltimore County Wine Festival;

(iii)    Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or

(iv)    Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.

(f)    The license fee is $15.

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