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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 32-1308

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer and wine license or Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the on-premises consumption of beer or wine.

(d)(1) An applicant for the license shall submit to the Board an application on a form that the Board provides.

(2) The Board may issue the license without a hearing.

(3) If a license application is denied, the applicant may request a public hearing before the Board.

(4) Renewal of the license may be made when the Class A beer and wine license or Class A beer, wine, and liquor license is renewed.

(e) A license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 5 days before a beer and wine tasting event.

(f) The license holder may serve an individual, for tasting, a quantity of not more than:

(1) 1 ounce of wine from each offering; or

(2) 3 ounces of beer from each offering.

(g)(1) A maximum of six bottles of wine and six containers of beer may be open at one time at a beer and wine tasting event.

(2) Once opened, each bottle or container shall be marked that it is to be used for the beer and wine tasting event only.

(3) Once empty, each bottle and container shall be destroyed.

(h) The days during which beer and wine tasting events are held may not exceed 50 in any period for which the license is in effect.

(i) The annual license fee is $250.

(j)(1) The contents of a bottle or container may not be mixed with that of any other bottle or container.

(2) Beer and wine tasting may not be conducted from a drive-through window.

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