Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 8-804

      (a)      In this section, "Board" means the Wicomico County Board of License Commissioners.

      (b)      This section applies only in Wicomico County.

      (c)      (1)      The Board may issue a special beer festival license.

            (2)      A special beer festival license may be used only at a beer festival held on nonlicensed premises located in Wicomico County.

      (d)      (1)      Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, an applicant for a special beer festival license shall be the holder of an existing Class 5 brewery, Class 6 pub-brewery, or Class 7 micro-brewery manufacturer's license issued under this article.

            (2)      Each manufacturer that participates in the beer festival shall obtain a special beer festival license.

      (e)      A special beer festival licensee may display and sell beer at retail for consumption on the licensed festival premises only on the hours and days designated for the festival.

      (f)      The products displayed and sold by a special beer festival licensee shall be products owned and manufactured by the licensee.

      (g)      This section does not prohibit a special beer festival licensee from holding another alcoholic beverages license of a different class or nature.

      (h)      The license fee is $50 per day.

      (i)      Each special beer festival license may be in effect for a period not exceeding 3 days.

      (j)      The Board may:

            (1)      Adopt regulations to implement this section; and

            (2)      Designate the number of times during a calendar year that a special beer festival license may be issued.