Maryland Statutes
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 13-1308 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License

(a)    There is a Class BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting license.
    (b)    The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.
    (c)    The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption of beer, wine, and liquor 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 for the license on a form that the Board provides.
        (2)    The form shall specify the date or dates 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, beer, or liquor covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:
        (1)    1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day;
        (2)    3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day; and
        (3)    one–half ounce of liquor from each offering in a day.
    (h)    At the end of each day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of any alcoholic beverage that remains in a container opened for tasting.
    (i)    In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the fee for a license 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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