# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 12. Baltimore City

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 12-1305

(a)

  (1) There is a Baltimore Wine Festival (WF) license.

  (2) The Board may issue not more than four licenses each year.

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

(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine.

(d) The license holder shall display and sell wine:

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

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

(e) The Board:

  (1) may select four 4-day periods annually for the wine festival;

  (2) except as provided in item (3) of this subsection, shall choose a location for a festival for which a license has not been issued; and

  (3) may not issue a license for use in election district 46, except for the 1st precinct of the 22nd ward.

(f) The license holder may hold another alcoholic beverages license of a different class or nature.

(g) The Board shall set the license fee.

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

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