Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 2-311 - Additional wholesaler's licenses(a) The holder of a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 wholesaler's license may obtain more than one such license if separate records are kept.(b)(1) The holder of a rectifying or winery license may apply for and obtain a wholesaler's license of any class for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article.(2) The holder of a Class 4 limited winery license may apply for and obtain a Class 6 limited wine wholesaler's license for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article.(3)(i) The holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license or Class 7 micro-brewery license may apply for and obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license in accordance with this paragraph.(ii) A holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license that was selling the holder's own beer at wholesale in the State as of January 1, 2013, may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license to continue to sell the holder's own beer at wholesale in the same location in an amount that is not more than 5,000 barrels annually.(iii) A holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license that produces in aggregate from all its locations not more than 45,000 barrels of beer annually may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license and distribute not more than 5,000 barrels of its own beer annually.(iv) A holder of one or two Class 7 micro-brewery licenses that produces in aggregate from all of its locations not more than 45,000 barrels of beer annually may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license and distribute beer that: 1. totals annually not more than 5,000 barrels in aggregate from all of its locations; and2. has been brewed at the location from where it is distributed.(4) A holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license may apply for and obtain a Class 8 liquor wholesaler's license, for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article, and distribute its own liquor.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 429, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 428, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 318, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 317, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.