Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 2-311
Additional wholesaler's licenses
Effective Jul 1, 2023Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 317, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 318, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 428, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 429, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) The holder of a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 wholesaler's license may obtain more than one such license if separate records are kept.
(b)
- (1) The holder of a rectifying or winery license may apply for and obtain a wholesaler's license of any class for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article.
- (2) The holder of a Class 4 limited winery license may apply for and obtain a Class 6 limited wine wholesaler's license for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article.
(3)
- (i) The holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license or Class 7 micro-brewery license may apply for and obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license in accordance with this paragraph.
- (ii) A holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license that was selling the holder's own beer at wholesale in the State as of January 1, 2013, may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license to continue to sell the holder's own beer at wholesale in the same location in an amount that is not more than 5,000 barrels annually.
- (iii) A holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license that produces in aggregate from all its locations not more than 45,000 barrels of beer annually may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license and distribute not more than 5,000 barrels of its own beer annually.
(iv) A holder of one or two Class 7 micro-brewery licenses that produces in aggregate from all of its locations not more than 45,000 barrels of beer annually may obtain a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler's license and distribute beer that:
- 1. totals annually not more than 5,000 barrels in aggregate from all of its locations; and
- 2. has been brewed at the location from where it is distributed.
- (4) A holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license may apply for and obtain a Class 8 liquor wholesaler's license, for the same premises or elsewhere as provided under this article, and distribute its own liquor.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 317, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 318, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 428, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 429, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.