§ 18-1304

(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.