1. (a) In this section, “festival” means a beer and wine festival in Dorchester County.
2. (b) There is a Dorchester County beer and wine festival (DBWF) license.
3. (c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, Class 4 limited winery license, Class 6 pub-brewery license, Class 7 micro-brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery 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 40,000 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 shall 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) The Board:

   1. (1)

      1. (i) may approve more than one festival each year to be held on a weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive; and
      2. (ii) may not approve more than one festival for any one weekend;
   2. (2) shall approve a location that is not already licensed; and
   3. (3) shall ensure that the primary focus of a festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.
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 a 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 license; and
   2. (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the 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. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 54, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 55, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.