PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 366

[(9) Every organization specified by this subsection shall purchase all wines
and liquors sold by it from the Dorchester County Liquor Control Board dispensaries.
The organization shall be charged for such alcoholic beverages the invoice price that was
charged to the Liquor Control Board for Dorchester County, plus both freight charges
and a sum not exceeding 20 percent of aggregate invoice price and freight charges from
time to time.]

8-304.1.

(A)    THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY.

(B)     (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2)     "BOARD" MEANS THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE
COMMISSIONERS.

(3)     "FESTIVAL" MEANS THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BEER AND WINE
FESTIVAL.

(C)     THE BOARD MAY ISSUE A SPECIAL FESTIVAL (DBWF) LICENSE.

(D)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, AN
APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL FESTIVAL LICENSE SHALL BE A HOLDER OF AN EXISTING
STATE RETAIL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE, STATE CLASS 3 WINERY LICENSE,
STATE CLASS 4 WINERY LICENSE, STATE CLASS 6 PUB-BREWERY LICENSE, OR STATE
CLASS 7 MICRO-BREWERY LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.

(E)     A SPECIAL FESTIVAL LICENSEE SHALL:

(1)     ONLY DISPLAY AND SELL:

(I)      WINE THAT IS MANUFACTURED AND PROCESSED IN ANY
STATE; AND

(II)     BEER THAT IS BREWED BY A BREWER WHO BREWS LESS THAN
40,000 BARRELS OF BEER ANNUALLY;

(2)     DISPLAY AND SELL BEER AND WINE AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION
ON OR OFF THE LICENSED PREMISES ON THE DAYS AND FOR THE HOURS
DESIGNATED FOR THE FESTIVAL; AND

(3)     DISPLAY AND SELL WINE THAT IS MANUFACTURED AND PROCESSED
IN ANY STATE AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE LICENSED PREMISES ON THE
DAYS AND FOR THE HOURS DESIGNATED FOR THE FESTIVAL

(F)     THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE HOLDER OF A SPECIAL FESTIVAL
LICENSE FROM HOLDING ANOTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE OF A
DIFFERENT CLASS OR NATURE.

(G)    THE BOARD:

(1) MAY ESTABLISH THE LICENSE FEE;

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