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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-307" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Alcohol Beverage Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a holder of a Class F license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (8) of this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Services has a monopoly on the wholesale distribution of beer, wine, and liquor and retail distribution of off–sale liquor in the county, subject to § 1–319 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a person may sell only alcoholic beverages that are purchased from the Services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The holders of the following wholesaler’s licenses may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages for resale to a dispensary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a Class 1 beer, wine, and liquor license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a Class 2 wine and liquor license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a Class 3 beer and wine license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a Class 4 beer license; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a Class 5 wine license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The holder of a Class 6 limited wine wholesaler’s license or nonresident winery permit may sell or deliver wine directly to a dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer in the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The holder of a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler’s license or nonresident brewery permit may sell or deliver its own beer to a dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer in the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The holder of a Class 8 liquor wholesaler’s license or nonresident distillery permit may sell or deliver its own liquor to a dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer authorized to sell liquor in the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A holder of a direct wine shipper’s permit may ship wine directly to a consumer in the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer in the county may purchase wine directly from a holder of a Class 6 limited wine wholesaler’s license or of a nonresident winery permit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>A dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer in the county may purchase beer directly from a holder of a Class 7 limited beer wholesaler’s license or of a nonresident brewery permit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>A dispensary, restaurant, or other retail dealer authorized to sell liquor in the county may purchase liquor directly from a holder of a Class 8 liquor wholesaler’s license or of a nonresident distillery permit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>A holder of a charity wine auction permit in the county may receive and sell wine obtained from any source listed under § 2–137 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
