MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

2437

(Senate Bill 456)

AN ACT concerning

Alcoholic Beverages — Winery Licenses

FOR the purpose of permitting the holder of a limited
winery license to make wine from [[any fruit]];
certain products [[removing]] changing the
restriction that limited the amount of wine to be
purchased from certain holders of winery licenses;
removing the retail price restriction from the sale
of the wine at the plant; establishing
qualifications for a limited winery license; and
clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages

Section 5[[ (d) and]] (e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1968 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 5[[(d) and]] (e) of Article 2B -
Alcoholic Beverages, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and
[[they are]] it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

5.

[[(d) A Class 3 manufacturer's license [shall be] IS
designated as a winery license and [shall entitle]
ENTITLES the holder to establish and operate in this
State a plant for fermenting and bottling wine at the
location [therein] described, to import bulk wine from
the holder of a nonresident dealer's permit, and to sell
and deliver wine to any wholesale licensee or permit
holder in this State, or person outside of this State
authorized to acquire [same] IT or to sell wine made
[from products grown in Maryland at a retail price] at
the plant to persons participating in a guided tour of
the facility. [The purchase shall be limited to not more
than one quart per person per year provided the purchaser
has attained the Maryland legal drinking age.] ANY
PERSON WHO HAS ATTAINED THE MARYLAND LEGAL DRINKING AGE
MAY PURCHASE THE WINE.]]

(e) A Class 4 manufacturer's license [shall be] IS
designated as a limited winery license. [[THE LICENSEE
MAY SELL NOT MORE THAN 25,000 GALLONS OF WINE ANNUALLY. ]]
[and shall entitle] THE LICENSE ENTITLES the holder to
establish and operate in this State a plant for