MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  18-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 18 - Charles County|Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses|Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses|Section 18-1304 - Beer and Wine Festival License

    (a)    In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival.    (b)    There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license.    (c)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.    (d)    The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:        (1)    wine that is:            (i)    manufactured and processed in any state; and            (ii)    distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and        (2)    beer that is brewed by a brewer:            (i)    that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and            (ii)    whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.    (e)    A license holder may display and sell beer and wine:        (1)    at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and        (2)    during the hours and days designated for the Festival.    (f)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival.        (2)    The Board shall:            (i)    choose a location that is not licensed; and            (ii)    ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.        (3)    The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:            (i)    be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or            (ii)    conflict with the dates selected for the:                1.    Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;                2.    Baltimore County Wine Festival;                3.    Calvert County Wine Festival;                4.    Harford County Wine Festival;                5.    Howard County Wine Festival;                6.    Queen Anne’s County Beer and Wine Festival;                7.    Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County;                8.    Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or                9.    Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival.    (g)    The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.    (h)    Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:        (1)    invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and        (2)    delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.    (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)    deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the festival license; and        (2)    accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license.    (j)    The Board may set the license fee.    (k)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.