# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 13. Baltimore County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 13-1301

(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(b) Section 4-1205 ("License fees") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 13-1311 of this subtitle.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. 13-1312 of this subtitle.

#### Section 13-1304

(a) There is a beer festival license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 5 brewery license, Class 7 micro-brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license.

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

(d) A license holder shall display and sell beer:

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

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

(e) The Board shall:

  (1) choose 1 weekend each year for the beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;

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

  (3) ensure that the primary focus of the beer festival is the promotion of Maryland beer.

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

(g) The license fee is $50.

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

#### Section 13-1305

(a) There is a wine festival license.

(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) A 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 the wine festival.

(e) The Board shall:

  (1) choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival, the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County, or the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;

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

  (3) ensure that the primary focus of the wine festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.

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

(g) The license fee is $60.

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

#### Section 13-1306

(a) There is a wine sampling (WS) permit.

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

(c)

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

    (i) on premises for which a Class B 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 permit holder may bring wine onto the Class B licensed premises for sampling.

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

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

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

(g) The permit fee is $30 per day.

#### Section 13-1307

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

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

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

(d) The license may be issued as:

  (1) a daily tasting license, that may be issued not more than 12 times to a single license holder in a license year; and

  (2) a 26-day, 52-day, or 104-day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.

(e)

  (1) An applicant shall apply on a form that the Board provides.

  (2) The form shall specify the date on which the tasting is to occur.

  (3) The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26-day tasting license, the 52-day tasting license, and the 104-day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.

  (4) The holder of a 26-day tasting license, a 52-day tasting license, and a 104-day tasting license shall notify the Board, on a form that the Board approves, of additional tasting events authorized by the licenses.

(f) A license holder may exercise the privileges under the license only during the hours and days provided for under the license holder's Class A license.

(g) An individual may consume wine or beer covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:

  (1) 1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day; and

  (2) 3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day.

(h) At the end of the day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting.

(i) In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the license fee is:

  (1) $20 for a daily tasting license;

  (2) $200 annually for a 26-day tasting license;

  (3) $300 annually for a 52-day tasting license; and

  (4) $400 annually for a 104-day tasting license.

#### Section 13-1308

(a) There is a Class 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.

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

(d) The license may be issued as:

  (1) a daily tasting license that may be issued not more than 12 times to a single license holder in a license year; and

  (2) a 26-day, 52-day, or 104-day license, each of which may be used consecutively or nonconsecutively.

(e)

  (1) An applicant shall apply for the license on a form that the Board provides.

  (2) The form shall specify the date or dates on which the tasting is to occur.

  (3) The application and payment for the daily tasting license, the 26-day tasting license, the 52-day tasting license, and the 104-day tasting license shall be made at least 7 days before the first day of the proposed tasting event.

  (4) The holder of a 26-day tasting license, a 52-day tasting license, and a 104-day tasting license shall notify the Board, on a form that the Board approves, of additional tasting events authorized by the licenses.

(f) A license holder may exercise the privileges under the license only during the hours and days provided for under the license holder's Class A license.

(g) An individual may consume wine, beer, or liquor covered by a license in a quantity of not more than:

  (1) 1 ounce of wine from each offering in a day;

  (2) 3 ounces of beer from each offering in a day; and

  (3) one-half ounce of liquor from each offering in a day.

(h) At the end of each day for which a license is valid, a license holder shall dispose of any alcoholic beverage that remains in a container opened for tasting.

(i) In addition to the Class A annual license fee, the fee for a license is:

  (1) $20 for a daily tasting license;

  (2) $200 annually for a 26-day tasting license;

  (3) $300 annually for a 52-day tasting license; and

  (4) $400 annually for a 104-day tasting license.

#### Section 13-1311

(a) The fee for a Class C per diem beer license or a Class C per diem beer and wine license is:

  (1) $20 per day for a religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans', charitable, or hospital supporting organization; and

  (2) $30 per day for any other license holder.

(b) The fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is:

  (1) $35 per day for a religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans', charitable, or hospital supporting organization; and

  (2) $50 per day for any other license holder.

#### Section 13-1312

(a) The holder of a 7-day Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may purchase beer and wine from a wholesaler.

(b) The holder of a 7-day Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may agree with the holder of a wholesaler's license to deliver beer and wine on the days that the per diem license is in effect and accept returns on the same day of delivery.

#### Section 13-1313

(a) The Board may issue a multiple 1-day license to a charitable organization that is tax exempt under Sec. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

(b)

  (1) An applicant for the license shall include on the application the dates of the events for which the license is required.

  (2) The license may not include more than 12 dates.

(c) 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)