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§ 31-1309. Liquor tasting license

MD Alcoholic B Code § 31-1309 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    There is a liquor tasting license (LTL).

(b)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c)    The license authorizes the holder to allow:

(1)    the on–premises consumption of liquor for tasting; and

(2)    a wholesaler or supplier to present various liquors from a single brand owner.

(d)    The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a tasting event.

(e)    A license holder may not serve more than 1 ounce of a single liquor to a single individual.

(f)    (1)    A maximum of four bottles may be open at any one time at a liquor tasting event.

(2)    After a bottle of liquor is opened for a tasting event:

(i)    the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and

(ii)    the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.

(g)    A license holder may not charge for the liquor tasting.

(h)    The license may be used for a maximum of:

(1)    12 days in a licensing year for a 12–tasting license; and

(2)    24 days in a licensing year for a 24–tasting license.

(i)    A single tasting event may not exceed 4 hours.

(j)    The annual license fees are:

(1)    $300 for a 12–tasting license; and

(2)    $500 for a 24–tasting license.

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