# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 23 — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission

### Chapter 03 — Beer Franchises and Local Alcoholic Beverage Reporting

#### Regulation .01 Beer Franchises.

*COMAR 14.23.03.01*

A. A beer franchise filing is required to be filed with the Executive Director on the form prescribed by the Executive Director. A beer franchise form shall be filed periodically by:

  (1) A beer nonresident dealer who sells beer to a Maryland wholesaler or county dispensary for distribution in the State;

  (2) A Maryland brewery or microbrewery who sells beer to a Maryland wholesaler for distribution in the State; or

  (3) A Maryland beer wholesaler who self-imports beer for sale in Maryland or subdistributes beer to another Maryland beer wholesaler for sale in Maryland.

B. When a franchise status changes, a person required to file a beer franchise form under §A of this regulation shall report the change promptly to the Executive Director by filing a replacement beer franchise form or submitting an explanatory letter, or both.