1. (a) In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival.
2. (b) There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license.
3. (c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.

4. (d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:

   1. (1) wine that is:

      1. (i) manufactured and processed in any state; and
      2. (ii) distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and

   2. (2) beer that is brewed by a brewer:

      1. (i) that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and
      2. (ii) whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.

5. (e) A license holder may display and sell beer and wine:

   1. (1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and
   2. (2) during the hours and days designated for the Festival.

6. (f)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival.

   2. (2) The Board shall:

      1. (i) choose a location that is not licensed; and
      2. (ii) ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.

   3. (3) The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:

      1. (i) be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or

      2. (ii) conflict with the dates selected for the:

         1. 1. Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;
         2. 2. Baltimore County Wine Festival;
         3. 3. Calvert County Wine Festival;
         4. 4. Harford County Wine Festival;
         5. 5. Howard County Wine Festival;
         6. 6. Queen Anne's County Beer and Wine Festival;
         7. 7. Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County;
         8. 8. Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or
         9. 9. Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival.
7. (g) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.

8. (h) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:

   1. (1) invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and
   2. (2) delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.

9. (i) A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to:

   1. (1) deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the festival license; and
   2. (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license.
10. (j) The Board may set the license fee.
11. (k) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.