§ 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.


HISTORY: 1998, ch. 233; 2001, ch. 50; 2007, ch. 453; 2011, ch. 325.