§ 8-306. Carroll County

   (a) License authorized. -- The Carroll County Board of License Commissioners may issue a special Maryland Wine Festival (MWF) license.

(b) Requirements. -- Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, an applicant for a special MWF 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 pursuant to this article.

(c) Restrictions on display and sale of wine. -- A special MWF licensee shall only display and sell wine that is produced and processed in Maryland.

(d) Scope of license. -- A special MWF 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 the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.

(e) Fee. -- The license fee is $ 200.

(f) 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.

(g) Time and location of festival. -- The Carroll County Commissioners:

   (1) May select one weekend annually during the months of July, August, or September for the Maryland Wine Festival; and

   (2) Shall choose a location in Carroll County for this festival which does not hold an alcoholic beverages license.

(h) Regulations. -- The Carroll County Board of License Commissioners shall adopt regulations for implementing this section.

HISTORY: 1984, ch. 512; 1989, ch. 5, § 15; 1995, ch. 3, § 1; 1997, ch. 14, § 1; ch. 600; ch. 724, § 1; 1999, ch. 87, § 1; 2003, ch. 187.