Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23-1304 - Beer festival license(a) There is a beer festival license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, a Class 5 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.(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 beer festival.(e) The Board shall: (1) choose 1 weekend each year for the festival;(2) choose a location that is not already licensed; and(3) ensure that the primary focus of the festival is the promotion of Maryland beer.(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.(g) The license fee is $50 for a 1-day or 2-day festival.(h) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.