Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 8-801

      (a)      In this section, "Board" means the Board of License Commissioners of Baltimore City.

      (b)      This section applies only in Baltimore City.

      (c)      The Board may issue a special festival license for participation in a beer festival to be held on Class B retail licensed premises or on nonlicensed premises located in Baltimore City.

      (d)      Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, an applicant for a special 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. Each manufacturer in the beer festival shall obtain a license.

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

      (f)      The products displayed and sold by a special festival licensee shall be:

            (1)      Products owned and produced by the licensee and provided by the licensee;

            (2)      Products not owned and produced by the licensee and provided by the retail licensee if the event is held on a Class B licensed premises; or

            (3)      Products not owned and produced by the licensee and directly obtained from wholesalers authorized to distribute their products in Baltimore City if the festival is held on a nonlicensed premises.

      (g)      This section does not prohibit the holder of a special festival license from holding another alcoholic beverage license of a different class or nature.

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

      (i)      The Board may designate no more than two times during a calendar year for a beer festival for which special festival licenses may be issued.

      (j)      Each special festival license may be in effect for a period not to exceed 3 days.

      (k)      The Board may adopt regulations to implement this section.