The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation: § 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”); § 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”); § 4–1205(b) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”); § 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”); § 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”); § 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and § 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”). The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county: § 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”); and § 4–1205(a) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”).

In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival. There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license. The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license. The license authorizes the holder to display and sell: wine that is: manufactured and processed in any state; and distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and beer that is brewed by a brewer: that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed. A license holder may display and sell beer and wine: at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and during the hours and days designated for the Festival. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival. The Board shall: choose a location that is not licensed; and ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine. The weekend chosen for the Festival may not: be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or conflict with the dates selected for the: Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival; Baltimore County Wine Festival; Calvert County Wine Festival; Harford County Wine Festival; Howard County Wine Festival; Queen Anne’s County Beer and Wine Festival; Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County; Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival. The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be: invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery. A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to: deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the festival license; and accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license. The Board may set the license fee. The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

There is a Class D per diem beer license. The Board may issue the license for a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, charitable, or hospital supporting organization. Subject to any conditions the Board may impose, the license may be issued for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive days. The license fee is $45.

There is a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license. 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. The license may be issued for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days. The license fee is $25 per day.