# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 23. Howard County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 23-1305

(a) There is a wine festival (WF) license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license that authorizes the holder to sell wine, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.

(d) A license holder shall display and sell wine:

  (1) at retail for on- and off-premises consumption; and

  (2) during the hours and days designated for the wine festival.

(e)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival.

  (2) The Board shall choose a location that is not already licensed.

  (3) The weekend chosen for the wine festival may not conflict with the dates chosen for the:

    (i) Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;

    (ii) Baltimore County Wine Festival;

    (iii) Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or

    (iv) Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.

(f) The license fee is $15.

(g) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

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