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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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ARTICLE 2B. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
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TITLE 8. LOCAL LICENSES AND LICENSE PROVISIONS. |
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SUBTITLE 4. WINE TASTING AND SAMPLING. |
§ 8-406. Frederick County
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(a) Applicability. -- This section applies only in Frederick County.
(b) Issuance. -- A beer and wine sampling or tasting (BWST) license may only be issued to a holder of a Class A license.
(c) Fee. -- The annual license fee is $ 200.
(d) Applications; renewal; hearings. --
(1) Applications for a BWST license shall be made on forms supplied by the Board of License Commissioners.
(2) Renewals of the license may be made at the time the regular license is renewed.
(3) A license may be granted without a hearing.
(4) If application for a license is denied, the applicant may request a public hearing before the Board.
(e) Restrictions and requirements. --
(1) A holder of a BWST license may allow consumption by a single individual for sampling or tasting purposes of:
(i) Not more than 1 ounce of a given brand of light wine; and
(ii) Not more than 3 ounces of a given brand of beer.
(2) A maximum of six bottles of wine may be opened at any one time.
(3) The licensee shall notify the Board in writing at least 5 days prior to each event.
(4) Once opened, each bottle used for the beer and wine sampling or tasting event shall be marked that it is to be used for that purpose only.
(5) The contents of each bottle may not be mixed with any other bottle and all bottles shall be destroyed once they are empty.
(f) On-premises consumption; drive-through window. --
(1) A BWST license is for on-premises consumption only.
(2) Sampling or tasting of beer or wine may not be conducted from a drive-through window.