Title 18. Charles County — Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 18-1301 (2026)
Title 18. Charles County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 18–1301LinkCopy Citation
(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)
§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);
(2)
§ 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”);
(3)
§ 4–1205(b) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”);
(4)
§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);
(5)
§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);
(6)
§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and
(7)
§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).
(b)
The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:
(1)
§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”); and
(2)
§ 4–1205(a) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”).
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 18-1304 (2026)
Title 18. Charles County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 18–1304LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival.
(b)
There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license.
(c)
The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.
(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 may display and sell beer and wine:
(1)
at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and
(2)
during the hours and days designated for the Festival.
(f)
(1)
Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival.
(2)
The Board shall:
(i)
choose a location that is not licensed; and
(ii)
ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.
(3)
The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:
(i)
be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or
(ii)
conflict with the dates selected for the:
(1)
Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;
(2)
Baltimore County Wine Festival;
(3)
Calvert County Wine Festival;
(4)
Harford County Wine Festival;
(5)
Howard County Wine Festival;
(6)
Queen Anne’s County Beer and Wine Festival;
(7)
Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County;
(8)
Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or
(9)
Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival.
(g)
The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.
(h)
Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:
(1)
invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and
(2)
delivered to the 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 festival license; and
(2)
accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license.
(j)
The Board may set the license fee.
(k)
The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 18-1307 (2026)
Title 18. Charles County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 18–1307LinkCopy Citation
(a)
There is a Class D per diem beer license.
(b)
(1)
The Board may issue the license for a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, charitable, or hospital supporting organization.
(2)
Subject to any conditions the Board may impose, the license may be issued for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive days.
(c)
The license fee is $45.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 18-1308 (2026)
Title 18. Charles County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 18–1308LinkCopy Citation
(a)
There is a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)
(1)
The Board may issue a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license for the use of a person holding an entertainment event conducted by a club, a society, or an association at the place described in the license.
(2)
The license may be issued for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days.
(c)
The license fee is $25 per day.