1. (a) There is a wine festival (WF) license.
2. (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.
3. (c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.

4. (d) A license holder shall display and sell wine:

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

5. (e)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival.
   2. (2) The Board shall choose a location that is not already licensed.

   3. (3) The weekend chosen for the wine festival may not conflict with the dates chosen for the:

      1. (i) Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;
      2. (ii) Baltimore County Wine Festival;
      3. (iii) Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or
      4. (iv) Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.
6. (f) The license fee is $15.
7. (g) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

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