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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="2-140" title_number="2" title_name="State-Issued Permits and Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="State Permits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Executive Director may issue a brewery special event permit to a holder of a Class 5 brewery license or a Class 8 farm brewery license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At least 15 days before holding a special event, the license holder shall obtain a permit from the Executive Director by filing a notice of the special event on the form that the Executive Director provides.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The permit authorizes the license holder to conduct at the location listed on the license a special event at which the license holder may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provide samples of not more than 6 fluid ounces per brand to consumers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>sell products manufactured by the license holder and other Maryland breweries to persons who participate in the event; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>in a segregated area approved by the Executive Director at the location listed on the license, store the products of other Maryland breweries.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The products at the event shall be sold in the manner authorized under the permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license holder may not be issued more than 12 permits in a calendar year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A single special event may not exceed 3 consecutive days.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The permit fee is $25 per event.</text>
  </level>
</section>
