§ 8-303. Baltimore Wine Festival

   (a) License authorized. -- The Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners may issue up to 4 special Baltimore Wine Festival (BWF) licenses.

(b) Requirements. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an applicant for a special BWF license shall be a holder of an existing State retail alcoholic beverages license, State Class 3 winery license, or State Class 4 winery license issued under this article.

(c) Scope of license. -- A special BWF license entitles the holder to display and sell at retail wine for consumption on or off the licensed premises on the days and for the hours designated for a Baltimore Wine Festival in Baltimore City.

(d) Fee. -- The license fee is $ 50 per day.

(e) Holding other licenses not prohibited. -- The provisions of this section may not prohibit the licensee from holding another alcoholic beverages license of a different class or nature.

(f) Time and location of festival. -- The Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners:

   (1) May select four 4-day periods annually for a Baltimore Wine Festival;

   (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall choose a location in Baltimore City for a festival for which an alcoholic beverages license has not been issued; and

   (3) May not issue a license under this section for use in election district 46, except for the 1st precinct of the 22nd ward.

(g) Regulations. -- The Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners shall adopt regulations implementing the provisions of this section.

HISTORY: 1997, ch. 724, § 2; 1998, ch. 21, § 1; ch. 723; 1999, ch. 87, § 1; 2005, ch. 11.