Section 31-1309 - Liquor tasting license(a) There is a liquor tasting license (LTL).(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow:(1) the on-premises consumption of liquor for tasting; and(2) a wholesaler or supplier to present various liquors from a single brand owner.(d) The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a tasting event.(e) A license holder may not serve more than 1 ounce of a single liquor to a single individual.(f)(1) A maximum of four bottles may be open at any one time at a liquor tasting event.(2) After a bottle of liquor is opened for a tasting event:(i) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and(ii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.(g) A license holder may not charge for the liquor tasting.(h) The license may be used for a maximum of:(1) 12 days in a licensing year for a 12-tasting license; and(2) 24 days in a licensing year for a 24-tasting license.(i) A single tasting event may not exceed 4 hours.(j) The annual license fees are: (1) $300 for a 12-tasting license; and(2) $500 for a 24-tasting license.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 321, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 320, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.