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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="32-1305" title_number="32" title_name="Wicomico County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Festival” means the Wicomico County Wine Festival.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Wicomico County Wine Festival (WCWF) license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>manufactured and processed in any state; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>distributed in the State when the license application is filed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The license holder shall display and sell wine:</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="f">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>choose one weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>choose a location that is not already licensed; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>Wine displayed and sold shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the holder of a WCWF license to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>deliver wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>The license fee is $50 per day.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
