WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 389

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

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(i) (1) THERE IS [A] A Class 7 [Baltimore City] micro-brewery (on- and
off-sale) license.

(2) THE LICENSE shall be issued:

(i) By the State Comptroller;

(ii) Only in:

1.       Baltimore City;

2.        [or] Dorchester County; and

3.       HOWARD COUNTY; AND

('iii) Only to a holder of a Class B beer, wine and liquor (on- sale)
license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant located in [Baltimore City or
Dorchester County] A JURISDICTION LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.

[(2)] (3) A holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license:

(i) May brew and bottle malt beverages at a single location; and

(ii) May not brew more than 10,000 barrels of malt beverage each
calendar year.

[(3)] (4) (i) The on-sale privilege authorizes the holder to sell at retail
beer brewed under this license to customers for consumption on the licensed premises.

(ii) The off-sale privilege authorizes the holder to sell and deliver beer
brewed under this license to:

1.       Any wholesaler licensed under this article to sell beer in this
State; or

2.       Any person who is located in a state other than Maryland
who is authorized under the laws of that state to receive brewed beverages.

(iii) In Baltimore City AND HOWARD COUNTY only, the holder is
authorized to sell at retail beer brewed under this license to customers for consumption
off the licensed premises in refillable containers that are sealed by the micro-brewery
licensee at the time of each refill.

[(4)] (5) A holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license:

(i) May not own, operate or be affiliated with any other manufacturer
of beer; and

(ii) Notwithstanding subsection (h) of this section, may not be granted
a wholesale alcoholic beverages license.

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