# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 16. Carroll County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 16-1301

(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(b) Section 4-1205 ("License fees") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 16-1311 of this subtitle.

#### Section 16-1304

(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 for the beer festival that does not fall on the dates chosen for the Anne Arundel 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 for a 1-day or 2-day festival.

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

#### Section 16-1305

(a) There is a Maryland Wine Festival (MWF) license.

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

(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.

(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 Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.

(e) The County Commissioners:

  (1) may choose 1 weekend each year during the month of July, August, or September for the Maryland Wine Festival; and

  (2) shall choose a location that is not already licensed.

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

(g) The license fee is $200.

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

#### Section 16-1306

(a) There is a beer tasting (BT) license.

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

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the consumption of beer for tasting if:

  (1) the license holder is authorized to sell the beer; and

  (2) the consumer is not charged for the beer.

(d) The Board shall regulate:

  (1) the quantity of beer served to each individual;

  (2) the number of bottles or other containers of beer from which this quantity is served; and

  (3) the size of the bottles or other containers.

(e) In addition to the cost of a BW license or BWL license, the annual license fee is $100.

#### Section 16-1307

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

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

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the consumption of wine for tasting if:

  (1) the license holder is authorized to sell the wine; and

  (2) the consumer is not charged for the wine.

(d) The Board shall regulate:

  (1) the quantity of wine served to each individual; and

  (2) the number of bottles of wine from which this quantity is served.

(e) In addition to the cost of a BW license or BWL license, the annual license fee is $100.

#### Section 16-1308

(a) There is a 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 consumption of liquor for tasting if:

  (1) the license holder is authorized to sell the liquor; and

  (2) the consumer is not charged for the liquor.

(d) An individual may consume liquor at a liquor tasting in a quantity of not more than:

  (1) one-half ounce from each offering of liquor; and

  (2) five offerings in 1 day.

(e) A license is valid for not more than 52 days a year and may be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive days.

(f) The annual license fee is $100.

#### Section 16-1308.1

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

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

(c) The license authorizes the license holder and the holder of a solicitor's permit to allow the consumption of beer, wine, and liquor for tasting by a customer or an employee of the license holder if:

  (1) the license holder is authorized to sell the beer, wine, and liquor; and

  (2) the customer or the employee is not charged for the beer, wine, and liquor.

(d) The Board shall regulate:

  (1) the quantity of beer served to each individual;

  (2) the number of bottles or other containers of beer from which the quantity is served;

  (3) the size of the beer bottles or other containers;

  (4) the quantity of wine served to each individual; and

  (5) the number of bottles of wine from which the quantity is served.

(e) An individual may consume liquor at a liquor tasting in a quantity of not more than:

  (1) one-half ounce from each offering of liquor; and

  (2) five offerings in 1 day.

(f) A license is valid during business hours.

(g) In addition to the cost of a BWL license, the annual license fee is $150.

#### Section 16-1311

The fee for a Class C per diem beer license, a Class C per diem beer and wine license, or a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license is $50 per day.

#### Section 16-1312

(a) The Board may issue a Class C multiple event beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to exercise any privilege conferred by a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license at an entertainment event held by a county fire department or an arts center on West Main Street in Westminster.

(c)

  (1) The license shall be in the form that the Board requires.

  (2) The applicant shall sign the license.

(d) A fire department or an arts center on West Main Street in Westminster may not be issued a multiple event license more than one time in a calendar year.

(e) The annual fee for the license is:

  (1) $125, for not more than 10 events per year;

  (2) $250, for not more than 20 events per year;

  (3) $375, for not more than 30 events per year;

  (4) $500, for not more than 40 events per year; and

  (5) $2,000 for 41 or more events per year.

(f) A fire company or an arts center on West Main Street in Westminster that holds a Class C multiple event license is not precluded from obtaining a Class C per diem license under this subtitle.

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