# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 28. St. Mary's County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 28-1306

(a) There is a 1-day Class BWTS beer and wine tasting or sampling license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to:

  (1) a holder of a current alcoholic beverages license; or

  (2) a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans', hospital, or charitable:

    (i) club;

    (ii) society;

    (iii) association; or

    (iv) organization.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the consumption of beer or wine for tasting or sampling if:

  (1) the beer or wine is given to consumers at no charge; and

  (2) all consumption of the beer or wine occurs at the location of the license holder.

(d) The Board need not publish a license application before issuing the license.

(e) The Board may issue a license to a person not more than 12 times in a calendar year.

(f) An individual may consume beer or wine covered by the license in a quantity not exceeding:

  (1) 1 ounce from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine in a day; and

  (2) 2 ounces from each offering and 8 ounces from all offerings of beer in a day.

(g) At the end of the day for which the license is valid, the license holder shall dispose of any beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting or sampling.

(h) The license fee is $50.

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