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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 14.23.03.01" title_num="14" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="03" heading="Beer Franchises.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A beer nonresident dealer who sells beer to a Maryland wholesaler or county dispensary for distribution in the State;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A Maryland brewery or microbrewery who sells beer to a Maryland wholesaler for distribution in the State; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A Maryland beer wholesaler who self-imports beer for sale in Maryland or subdistributes beer to another Maryland beer wholesaler for sale in Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>