Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 31-1306 - Beer and wine street festival license(a) There is a Class C (on-sale) beer and wine street festival license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit club, society, association, or organization.(c)(1) The license authorizes the holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the Class C (on-sale) beer and wine street festival license at an entertainment event that is: (i) held in the Arts and Entertainment District in Hagerstown; and(ii) approved by the Mayor of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown City Council.(2) During the event for which the license is issued, an individual, within the approved event area and with a designated container unique to the event, may: (i) purchase beer or wine from the license holder, or purchase beer or wine from, and consume on the premises of, any other license holder with on-sale privileges within the Arts and Entertainment District;(ii) transport the beer or wine in the designated container to the premises of another license holder with on-sale privileges in the Arts and Entertainment District and within the approved event area; and(iii) consume the beer or wine within the Arts and Entertainment District event area as approved by the Mayor and City Council, including the premises of any license holder with on-sale privileges.(d)(1) An applicant for the license shall submit an application under oath on the form that the Board provides.(2) Subtitles 14 and 15 of this title and § 3-102 of the General Provisions Article do not apply to an applicant for the license.(e)(1) The license holder: (i) at the event for which the license is issued, shall distribute a wristband to each individual who is at least 21 years old; and(ii) may not serve beer or wine to an individual who does not wear a wristband.(2) A person who violates this subsection is subject to: (i) for a first offense, a fine of $250; and(ii) for a second offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 and denial of further requests for a Class C (on-sale) beer and wine street festival license.(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.(g) The license may be used for a maximum of 26 days in a calendar year.(h) The license fee is $30 per day.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. 4/5/2018.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.