# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 2. State-Issued Permits and Licenses

### Subtitle 2. Manufacturer's Licenses

#### Section 2-203

(a) There is a Class 9 limited distillery license.

(b) The limited distillery license may be issued only to a holder of a:

  (1) Class D beer, wine, and liquor license where sales for both on- and off-premises consumption are permitted for use on the premises for which the Class D license was issued; or

  (2) Class B beer, wine, and liquor license where sales for both on- and off-premises consumption are permitted for use on the premises for which the Class B license was issued.

(c) A holder of the limited distillery license:

  (1) may establish and operate a plant in the State for distilling, rectifying, and bottling brandy, rum, whiskey, alcohol, and neutral spirits;

  (2) may acquire bulk alcoholic beverages from the holder of a distillery or rectifying license in the State or from the holder of a nonresident dealer's permit;

  (3) after acquiring an individual storage permit, may store on the licensed premises those products manufactured under the license;

  (4) except as authorized under subsection (d)(1) of this section, may sell and deliver those products manufactured under the license only to a licensed wholesaler in the State or person authorized to acquire distilled spirits in another state and not to a county dispensary;

  (5) may sell the products manufactured under the license at retail in a manner consistent with the underlying Class D or Class B license;

  (6) may conduct guided tours of that portion of the licensed premises used for the limited distillery operation; and

  (7) may serve not more than three samples of products manufactured at the licensed premises, with each sample consisting of not more than one-half ounce from a single product, to persons who:

    (i) have attained the legal drinking age;

    (ii) participated in a guided tour; and

    (iii) are present on that portion of the premises used for the limited distillery operation.

(d) A holder of the limited distillery license may not:

  (1) apply for or possess a wholesaler's license, except for a Class 8 liquor wholesaler's license;

  (2) sell bottles of the products manufactured at the Class 9 limited distillery on that part of the premises used for the distillery operation;

  (3) except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, distill, rectify, bottle, or sell more than 100,000 gallons of brandy, rum, whiskey, alcohol, and neutral spirits each calendar year;

  (4) sell at retail on the premises of the Class D or Class B license, for on-premises or off-premises consumption, more than 31,000 gallons of the products manufactured under the license each calendar year;

  (5) manufacture or rectify more than 31,000 gallons of product each calendar year for any other brand or entity; and

  (6) own, operate, or be affiliated in any manner with another manufacturer.

(e) To distill more than the gallonage specified in subsection (d)(3) of this section, a holder of the limited distillery license shall divest itself of any Class D or Class B retail license and obtain a Class 1 distillery license.

(f) A holder of the limited distillery license shall abide by all trade practice restrictions applicable to distilleries.

(g) The annual license fee:

  (1) shall be determined by the Executive Director; and

  (2) may not exceed $500.

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