# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 14. Calvert County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 14-1301

(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. 4-1204 ("Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license");

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

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

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

  (7) 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(b) Section 4-1205 ("License fees") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 14-1308 of this subtitle.

#### Section 14-1304

(a) There is a beer or wine festival (BWF) license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to:

  (1) a holder of:

    (i) a retail license authorizing the sale of beer or wine;

    (ii) a Class 3 winery license;

    (iii) a Class 4 limited winery license;

    (iv) a Class 5 brewery license;

    (v) a Class 7 micro-brewery license; or

    (vi) a Class 8 farm brewery license; or

  (2) a nonprofit organization.

(c) The primary purpose of the license is to authorize the holder to display and sell beer that is brewed in the State or wine that is manufactured and processed in the State.

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

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

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

(e) The Board:

  (1) may approve up to 4 weekends for beer or wine festivals per applicant each year; and

  (2) shall approve the location for a festival.

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

(g) The license fee is $15.

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

#### Section 14-1305

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

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

(c)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the holder of:

    (i) a Class A beer and wine license to hold tastings of:

      (1) wine; or

      (2) beer and wine; and

    (ii) a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license to hold tastings of:

      (1) wine;

      (2) beer and wine; or

      (3) beer, wine, and liquor.

  (2) To hold a tasting, the holder of the license shall provide alcoholic beverages to consumers at no charge.

  (3) In addition to the privileges stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the license:

    (i) authorizes the holder to hold a tasting every day of the year; but

    (ii) restricts a single tasting to not more than 3 hours.

(d)

  (1) An applicant shall submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides.

  (2) The Board may issue the license without a hearing.

  (3) The license may be renewed only when the Class A beer and wine or Class A beer, wine, and liquor license is renewed.

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

  (1) 1 ounce from each offering of beer or wine; and

  (2) one-half ounce from each offering of liquor.

(f) The annual license fee is:

  (1) $200, if the license is used for wine;

  (2) $250, if the license is used for beer or wine; and

  (3) $300, if the license is used for beer, wine, and liquor.

#### Section 14-1308

(a) The fee for a Class C per diem beer license or a Class C per diem beer and wine license is $5 per day.

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

  (1) $15 per day for a religious, fraternal, civic, war veterans', charitable, or hospital supporting organization; and

  (2) $25 per day for any other license holder.

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