Maryland Statutes
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 13-1307 - Beer and Wine Tasting License

(a)    There is a Class BWT beer and wine tasting license.
    (b)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer and wine license.
    (c)    The license authorizes the holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer or wine for tasting.
    (d)    The license may be issued as:
        (1)    a daily tasting license, that may be issued not more than 12 times to a single license holder in a license year; and
        (2)    a 26–day, 52–day, or 104–day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.
    (e)    (1)    An applicant shall apply on a form that the Board provides.
        (2)    The form shall specify the date on which the tasting is to occur.
        (3)    The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26–day tasting license, the 52–day tasting license, and the 104–day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.
        (4)    The holder of a 26–day tasting license, a 52–day tasting license, and a 104–day tasting license shall notify the Board, on a form that the Board approves, of additional tasting events authorized by the licenses.
    (f)    A license holder may exercise the privileges under the license only during the hours and days provided for under the license holder’s Class A license.
    (g)    An individual may consume wine or beer covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:
        (1)    1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day; and
        (2)    3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day.
    (h)    At the end of the day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting.
    (i)    In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the license fee is:
        (1)    $20 for a daily tasting license;
        (2)    $200 annually for a 26–day tasting license;
        (3)    $300 annually for a 52–day tasting license; and
        (4)    $400 annually for a 104–day tasting license.

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