Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 8-313.1

      (a)      (1)      In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

            (2)      "Board" means the Wicomico County Board of License Commissioners.

            (3)      "Festival" means the Wicomico County Wine Festival.

      (b)      This section applies only in Wicomico County.

      (c)      The Board may issue a special WCWF license.

      (d)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, to be eligible for a special WCWF license an applicant must be a holder of an existing State retail alcoholic beverages license, a State Class 3 winery license, or a State Class 4 limited winery license.

      (e)      A holder of a special WCWF license shall:

            (1)      Display and sell wine that is:

                  (i)      Manufactured and processed in any state;

                  (ii)      Price filed in accordance with regulations adopted by the Comptroller; and

                  (iii)      Distributed in the State at the time the application is filed; and

            (2)      Display and sell wine at retail for consumption on or off the licensed premises on the days and for the hours designated for the Festival.

      (f)      This section does not prohibit the holder of a special WCWF license from holding another alcoholic beverages license of a different class or nature.

      (g)      The special WCWF license fee is $25 per day.

      (h)      (1)      The Board shall choose:

                  (i)      One weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, annually for the Festival; and

                  (ii)      A location for the Festival that is in the county but that is not licensed currently under this article.

            (2)      The Board shall assure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.

      (i)      (1)      Products displayed and sold at the Festival shall be:

                  (i)      Invoiced to the holder of the special WCWF license by a licensed State wholesaler, winery, or limited winery; and

                  (ii)      Delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, winery, or limited winery.

            (2)      Whenever a special WCWF license is issued, a holder of a wholesale, winery, or limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the holder of a special WCWF license to deliver wine 2 days before the effective date of the special WCWF license and to accept returns 2 days after the expiration date of the special WCWF license.

      (j)      The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.