Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-1307 - Beer and wine tasting license(a) There is a Class BWT beer and wine tasting license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer and wine license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow on-premises consumption of beer or wine for tasting.(d) The license may be issued as: (1) a daily tasting license, that may be issued not more than 12 times to a single license holder in a license year; and(2) a 26-day, 52-day, or 104-day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.(e)(1) An applicant shall apply on a form that the Board provides.(2) The form shall specify the date on which the tasting is to occur.(3) The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26-day tasting license, the 52-day tasting license, and the 104-day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.(4) The holder of a 26-day tasting license, a 52-day tasting license, and a 104-day tasting license shall notify the Board, on a form that the Board approves, of additional tasting events authorized by the licenses.(f) A license holder may exercise the privileges under the license only during the hours and days provided for under the license holder's Class A license.(g) An individual may consume wine or beer covered by a license in a quantity of not more than: (1) 1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day; and(2) 3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day.(h) At the end of the day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting.(i) In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the license fee is: (1) $20 for a daily tasting license;(2) $200 annually for a 26-day tasting license;(3) $300 annually for a 52-day tasting license; and(4) $400 annually for a 104-day tasting license.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.