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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. |
§ 8-408.1. Howard County -- Wine tasting license
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(a) Authority conferred; terms and conditions; fee. --
(1) In Howard County, the Board of License Commissioners may issue a beer and wine tasting (BWT) alcoholic beverages license.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a BWT license may be issued to a holder of:
(i) A Class A beer, wine and liquor (BWL) license; or
(ii) A Class A beer and wine (BW) license.
(3) A BWT license authorizes the on-premises consumption, for tasting or sampling only, of:
(i) Beer; or
(ii) Wine containing not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume.
(4) A holder of a BWT license may not serve:
(i) Wine in a quantity of more than 1 ounce from each given brand and no more than 4 ounces from all brands to any one person in a single day; or
(ii) Beer in a quantity of more than 3 ounces from each given brand and no more than 8 ounces from all brands to any one person in a single day.
(5) The annual license fee for a BWT license is $ 100 in addition to the fee of any other alcoholic beverages license.
(b) Beer, wine and liquor tasting (BWLT) alcoholic beverages license. --
(1) In Howard County, the Board of License Commissioners may issue a beer, wine and liquor tasting (BWLT) alcoholic beverages license.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a BWLT license may be issued to a holder of a Class A beer, wine and liquor (BWL) license.
(3) A BWLT license authorizes the on-premises consumption, for tasting or sampling only, of:
(i) Beer;
(ii) Wine containing not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume; or
(iii) Liquor.
(4) A holder of a BWLT license may not serve:
(i) Wine in a quantity of more than 1 ounce from each given brand and not more than 4 ounces from all brands to any one person in a single day;
(ii) Beer in a quantity of more than 3 ounces from each given brand and not more than 8 ounces from all brands to any one person in a single day; or
(iii) Liquor in a quantity of more than 1/4 ounce from each given brand and not more than 1 ounce from all brands to any one person in a single day.
(5) The annual license fee for a BWLT license is $ 100 in addition to the fee for any other alcoholic beverages license.
(c) Regulations. -- The Howard County Board of License Commissioners may adopt rules or regulations providing additional requirements to implement this section.