# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 19. Dorchester County

### Subtitle 4. Manufacturer's Licenses

#### Section 19-401

(a) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 ("Manufacturer's Licenses") of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

  (1) Sec. 2-201 ("Issuance by Comptroller");

  (2) Sec. 2-202 ("Class 1 distillery license");

  (3) Sec. 2-203 ("Class 9 limited distillery license");

  (4) Sec. 2-204 ("Class 2 rectifying license");

  (5) Sec. 2-205 ("Class 3 winery license");

  (6) Sec. 2-206 ("Class 4 limited winery license");

  (7) Sec. 2-207 ("Class 5 brewery license");

  (8) Sec. 2-210 ("Class 8 farm brewery license");

  (9) Sec. 2-211 ("Residency requirement");

  (10) Sec. 2-212 ("Additional licenses");

  (11) Sec. 2-213 ("Additional fees");

  (12) Sec. 2-214 ("Sale or delivery restricted");

  (13) Sec. 2-215 ("Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited");

  (14) Sec. 2-216 ("Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers");

  (15) Sec. 2-217 ("Distribution of alcoholic beverages -- Prohibited practices"); and

  (16) Sec. 2-218 ("Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers -- Prohibited").

(b) The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 ("Manufacturer's Licenses") of Division I of this article apply in the county:

  (1) Sec. 2-208 ("Class 6 pub-brewery license"), subject to Sec. 19-403 of this subtitle; and

  (2) Sec. 2-209 ("Class 7 micro-brewery license"), subject to Sec. 19-404 of this subtitle.

#### Section 19-402

A holder of a manufacturer's license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday or an election day.

#### Section 19-403

(a) This section applies to a Class 6 pub-brewery license in the county.

(b) Section 2-208(d) of this article does not apply in the county.

(c) A holder of a Class 6 pub-brewery license may sell alcoholic beverages at retail:

  (1) Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. the following day; and

  (2) Sunday from noon to midnight, except if Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve is on a Sunday, then from noon to 2 a.m. the following day.

(d)

  (1) The Executive Director may issue to a single applicant one Class 6 pub-brewery license or one Class 7 micro-brewery license, but not both, for a location in an enterprise zone in the county, if the applicant holds no more than three Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses.

  (2) This subsection does not limit the number of Class 6 pub-brewery licenses that the Executive Director may issue in the county.

#### Section 19-404

(a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro-brewery license in the county.

(b) Notwithstanding Sec. 2-209(b) of this article, the license may be issued only to the holder of:

  (1) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant located in the county; or

  (2) a Class D alcoholic beverages license that is issued for use on the premises of the existing Class D license located in the county.

(c)

  (1) The Executive Director may issue to a single applicant one Class 6 pub-brewery license or one Class 7 micro-brewery license, but not both, for a location in an enterprise zone in the county, if the applicant holds no more than three Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses.

  (2) This subsection does not limit the number of Class 7 micro-brewery licenses that the Executive Director may issue in the county.

(d) The hours and days of sale under a Class 7 micro-brewery license are the same as those for a Class D beer license.

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