Maryland Statutes
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 26-1304 - Wine Festival License

(a)    In this section, “Festival” means the Prince George’s County Wine Festival.
    (b)    (1)    There is a Prince George’s County Wine Festival license.
        (2)    The Board may issue one license each year.
    (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 license holder to display and sell wine that is:
        (1)    manufactured and processed in any state; and
        (2)    distributed in the State when the license application is filed.
    (e)    A license holder shall display and sell wine:
        (1)    for on– and off–premises consumption; and
        (2)    during the hours and days designated for the Festival.
    (f)    (1)    The Board shall:
            (i)    choose a location for the Festival that:
                1.    is not in the 24th Legislative District; and
                2.    is not already licensed; and
            (ii)    ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.
        (2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, each year the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday, inclusive, for the Festival.
        (3)    The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:
            (i)    be within 14 days before or after the dates chosen for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or
            (ii)    conflict with the dates chosen for the:
                1.    Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;
                2.    Calvert County Wine Festival;
                3.    Charles County Beer and Wine Festival; or
                4.    Howard County Wine Festival.
    (g)    The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.
    (h)    Wine displayed and sold shall be:
        (1)    invoiced to the license holder by a licensed 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 wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and
        (2)    accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license.
    (j)    The Board may set the license fee.
    (k)    The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

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