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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="21-1304.3" title_number="21" title_name="Garrett County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Festival” means the Garrett County Beer, Wine, and Liquor Festival.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Festival organization” means a nonprofit organization that is chosen by the county in accordance with subsection (c) of this section to organize a festival.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a beer, wine, and liquor festival license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Under the supervision of the Board, the festival organization may conduct the festival annually for a fixed period of time of up to 3 consecutive days.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In selecting a nonprofit organization to be a festival organization, the county shall ensure that the nonprofit organization has extensive experience in organizing and managing large–scale public events.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may issue not more than four beer, wine, and liquor festival licenses each year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue the beer, wine, and liquor festival license to a holder of a retail license or a person that is eligible to hold a Class C multiple day or multiple event license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An applicant for the license shall submit an application on the form that the Board provides.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license authorizes the license holder to display and sell beer, wine, and liquor that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>manufactured and processed in or outside the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>distributed in the State when the license application is filed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A license holder shall display and sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>during the hours and days designated for the festival.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>hold a hearing on a license application; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>publish notice of the license application hearing one time at least 7 days before the hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall choose a location for the festival that is not already licensed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the location chosen allows for Sunday sales, Sunday sales may begin at 10 a.m.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Beer, wine, and liquor displayed and sold shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>invoiced to the license holder by a retailer or wholesaler; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>delivered to the festival from the licensed premises of the retailer or wholesaler.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>A holder of a retail license or State wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with the holder of the beer, wine, and liquor festival license to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>deliver beer, wine, and liquor not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>accept returns not later than 5 days after the expiration date of the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>The Board shall establish the beer, wine, and liquor festival license fee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
