Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 28-1304 - Beer festival license(a) There is a beer festival (BF) license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license authorizing the sale of beer, a Class 5 brewery license, a Class 6 pub-brewery license, a Class 7 micro-brewery license, or a Class 8 farm brewery license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell beer that is:(1) manufactured and processed in any state; and(2) distributed in the State when the license application is filed.(d) A license holder shall display and sell beer: (1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and(2) during the hours and days designated for the festival.(e) The Board shall: (1) choose 1 weekend each year for the beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Sotterley Wine Festival;(2) choose a location in Historic St. Mary's City for the festival; and(3) ensure that the primary focuses of the festival are the promotions of both Maryland beer and tourism in Historic St. Mary's City.(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.(g) The license fee is $15.(h) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.