# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 33. Worcester County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 33-1304

(a) In this section, "Festival" means:

  (1) the Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival; or

  (2) a similar festival featuring beer and wine that the Board approves.

(b)

  (1) There is a beer and wine festival license.

  (2) The Board may issue not more than three festival licenses each year.

(c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.

(d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:

  (1) wine that is:

    (i) manufactured and processed in any state; and

    (ii) distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and

  (2) beer that is brewed by a brewer:

    (i) that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and

    (ii) whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.

(e) A license holder shall display and sell beer and wine:

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

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

(f) The Board:

  (1) each year may choose one weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, for each Festival;

  (2) may not choose a weekend for each Festival that is the same weekend as the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County;

  (3) shall choose a location that is not already licensed; and

  (4) shall ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.

(g) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.

(h) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:

  (1) invoiced to the license holder by a licensed wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and

  (2) delivered to each festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.

(i) A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to:

  (1) deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and

  (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license.

(j) The Board may set the license fee.

(k) 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)