# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 11. Anne Arundel County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 11-1301

(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 ("Temporary Licenses") of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

  (1) Sec. 4-1202 ("Per diem licenses");

  (2) Sec. 4-1203 ("Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses");

  (3) Sec. 4-1206 ("License to dispose of stock");

  (4) Sec. 4-1207 ("Temporary move of licensed premises");

  (5) Sec. 4-1208 ("Hours and days of sale"); and

  (6) Sec. 4-1209 ("Wine permit for fund-raising event").

(b) Section 4-1205 ("License fees") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 11-1311 of this subtitle.

(c) Section 4-1204 ("Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license") of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to Sec. 11-1312 of this subtitle.

#### Section 11-1304

(a) In this section, "festival" means the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Benson-Hammond House Strawberry Festival, or any other festival that the Board approves under this section.

(b) There is a beer and wine festival (BWF) license.

(c)

  (1) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license.

  (2) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization, as defined by Sec. 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, that meets the requirements of:

    (i) this section; and

    (ii) any regulations that the Board adopts.

(d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:

  (1) wine that is:

    (i) manufactured and processed in any state; and

    (ii) distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and

  (2) beer that is brewed by a brewer:

    (i) that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and

    (ii) whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.

(e) A license holder shall display and sell beer and wine:

  (1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and

  (2) during the hours and days designated for a festival.

(f) The Board:

  (1) each year may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for a festival to take place;

  (2) may not choose a weekend that occurs within 14 days before or after the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;

  (3) shall choose a location that is not already licensed; and

  (4) shall ensure that the primary focus of a festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.

(g)

  (1) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.

  (2) The license holder may display and sell beer or wine at a festival without holding a nonprofit beer, wine, and liquor festival permit under Sec. 2-131 of this article.

(h) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:

  (1) invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, a Class 3 winery, or a Class 4 limited winery; and

  (2) delivered to a festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.

(i) A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to:

  (1) deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and

  (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license.

(j) The Board may set the license fee.

(k) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

#### Section 11-1305

(a) There is a Class WS wine sampling license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization.

(c)

  (1) The license authorizes the on-premises consumption of wine for sampling:

    (i) on premises for which a Class B beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor license has been issued, with the consent of the holder of the license for the premises; or

    (ii) at a location that is not already licensed.

  (2) The license holder may bring wine onto the Class B licensed premises for sampling.

(d) The nonprofit organization shall apply for the license at least 15 days before the license is issued.

(e) The Board may issue not more than 12 licenses in a license year to a single nonprofit organization.

(f) The license holder may serve a quantity of not more than 2 ounces from each offering to an individual.

(g) The license fee is $15 per day.

#### Section 11-1306

(a) There is a Class WT wine tasting license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class BW license or Class BWL license.

(c) The license authorizes the license holder to allow on-premises consumption for tasting of light wine.

(d) The license holder may serve a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from each offering to an individual.

(e) The annual license fee is:

  (1) $50 for a holder of a Class BW license; and

  (2) $150 for a holder of a Class BWL license.

#### Section 11-1307

(a) There is a BWT beer and wine tasting license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license or Class A beer and wine license.

(c) The license authorizes a license holder to allow on-premises consumption of beer and light wine for tasting.

(d) The license holder may serve to an individual:

  (1) light wine in a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from each offering; and

  (2) beer in a quantity of not more than 3 ounces.

(e) In addition to the Class A annual fee, the annual license fee is $150.

#### Section 11-1308

(a) There is a BWLT beer, wine, and liquor tasting license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license or Class A beer and wine license.

(c) The license authorizes a license holder to allow on-premises consumption of beer, light wine, and liquor for tasting.

(d) The license holder may serve to an individual:

  (1) liquor in a quantity of not more than one-half ounce each from any of five offerings per day;

  (2) light wine in a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from each offering; and

  (3) beer in a quantity of not more than 3 ounces.

(e) In addition to the Class A annual fee, the annual license fee is $500.

#### Section 11-1311

(a) For an event with an estimated attendance of fewer than 500 individuals:

  (1) the fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a Class C per diem beer and wine license is $25 per day; and

  (2) the fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is $50 per day.

(b) For an event with an estimated attendance of 500 or more individuals:

  (1) the fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a Class C per diem beer and wine license is $25 per point of sale location that serves alcohol at the event per day; and

  (2) the fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is $50 per point of sale location that serves alcohol at the event per day.

#### Section 11-1312

(a) Section 3-102 of the General Provisions Article and provisions regarding applications for licenses under Subtitle 14 of this title and issuance of licenses under Subtitle 15 of this title do not apply to an applicant for:

  (1) a Class C per diem beer license;

  (2) a Class C per diem beer and wine license; and

  (3) a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) A Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license holder may purchase beer from a wholesaler.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)