Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 8-803

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

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

      (c)      A special beer festival license entitles the holder to display and sell at retail beer for consumption on or off the licensed premises on the days and for the hours designated for the special beer festival in Frederick County.

      (d)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, an applicant for a special beer festival license shall be the holder of a current retail alcoholic beverages license issued in the State, a Class 5 brewery license, or a Class 7 micro-brewery license.

      (e)      The license fee is $15.

      (f)      The Board shall:

            (1)      Approve one weekend annually for the special beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;

            (2)      Approve a nonlicensed premises in Frederick County for the special beer festival; and

            (3)      Ensure that the primary focus of the special beer festival is the promotion of Maryland beer.

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

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