(a) There is a 1–day Class BWTS beer and wine tasting or sampling license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to:
(1) a holder of a current alcoholic beverages license; or
(2) a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, hospital, or charitable:
(i) club;
(ii) society;
(iii) association; or
(iv) organization.
(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the consumption of beer or wine for tasting or sampling if:
(1) the beer or wine is given to consumers at no charge; and
(2) all consumption of the beer or wine occurs at the location of the license holder.
(d) The Board need not publish a license application before issuing the license.
(e) The Board may issue a license to a person not more than 12 times in a calendar year.
(f) An individual may consume beer or wine covered by the license in a quantity not exceeding:
(1) 1 ounce from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine in a day; and
(2) 2 ounces from each offering and 8 ounces from all offerings of beer in a day.
(g) At the end of the day for which the license is valid, the license holder shall dispose of any beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting or sampling.
(h) The license fee is $50.
Structure Maryland Statutes