Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23-1305 - Wine festival license(a) There is a wine festival (WF) license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license that authorizes the holder to sell wine, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.(d) A license holder shall display and sell wine:(1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and(2) during the hours and days designated for the wine festival.(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival.(2) The Board shall choose a location that is not already licensed.(3) The weekend chosen for the wine festival may not conflict with the dates chosen for the: (i) Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;(ii) Baltimore County Wine Festival;(iii) Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or(iv) Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.(f) The license fee is $15.(g) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.