Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-1305 - Wine festival license(a) There is a wine festival license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 winery license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine.(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) The Board shall: (1) choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;(2) choose a location that is not already licensed; and(3) ensure that the primary focus of the wine festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.(g) The license fee is $60.(h) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.