WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                     Ch. 38

any county of the State, and no more than one license shall be
issued for the same premises except as provided in §§ 5 and 6 and
nothing herein shall be construed to apply to subsections (b) and
(c) of § 25, subsection (e) of § 28 or to § 121, (pertaining to
special music or dancing licenses for Anne Arundel County), of
this article.

110.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any holder of a manufacturer's
or wholesaler's license, or anyone connected with the business of
the holder, or any distiller, nonresident dealer, brewer,
rectifier, blender or bottler of alcoholic beverages to have any
financial interest in the premises upon or in which any alcoholic
beverage is sold at retail by any licensee, or in any business
conducted by the licensee; and it shall be unlawful also for any
person or anyone connected with his, its or their business, to
lend any money or other thing of value, or make any gift or to
offer any gratuity to any retail dealer, and it shall be unlawful
also for any brewer or beer wholesaler to furnish any sign,
display or other form of advertisement of any value in excess of
$30, advertising the beer or malt beverage products of a
particular wholesaler or brewer to the holder of any retail
license issued under the provisions of this article. The sign,
display, or other form of advertisement must contain brand
identifiable advertising matter that is prominent, permanent, and
equal to the life and value of the utilitarian character of the
advertising item. Except as provided for, a retail dealer may not
accept, receive or make use of any money, gift, sign or display
furnished by any manufacturer or wholesaler, or any distiller,
brewer, rectifier, nonresident dealer, blender or bottler, or
become indebted to any person except for the purchase of
alcoholic beverages and allied products purchased for resale. It
shall be unlawful also for any manufacturer, distiller,
nonresident dealer, rectifier, blender or bottler, or wholesaler
of alcoholic beverages other than beer and malt beverages to
furnish any sign, display or other form of advertisement of value
except as hereinafter provided. Signs, posters, placards,
devices, graphic displays, bearing advertising matter or any
other forms of advertising for use in windows or elsewhere on a
retail liquor establishment may be given or furnished to a
retailer by a brandowner who is engaged in the business as a
distiller, nonresident dealer, rectifier, blender, bottler or
wholesaler of alcoholic beverages other than beer and malt
beverages provided:

(1)  The utilitarian value is secondary and only
incidental to the value as an advertisement, and provided:

(2)  The total value of any item furnished by any
brandowner for each of its individual brands for use in any one
retail establishment at any one time does not exceed the sum of
$75 for each individual brand, and provided:

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