S.B. 555

VETOES

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

(2) In Allegany County only, the holder of a Class 7 license:

(i) May brew in one location and may contract for the battling of the
malt beverage in another location; and

(ii) Need not meet the hotel/motel requirements for a Class B beer,
wine and liquor licensee but shall meet the requirements for those Class B restaurants.

(d)     (1) The on-sale privilege authorizes the holder to sell at retail beer brewed
under this license to customers for consumption on the licensed premises,

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

(i) Any wholesaler licensed under this article to sell beer in this State;
or

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

(3)     (i) This paragraph applies only in the City of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Charles County, Dorchester County,
Frederick County, HARFORD COUNTY, Howard County, and Prince George's County.

(ii) The holder may 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.

(e)     A holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license:

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

(2)     Notwithstanding § 2-201(b) of this article, may not be granted a
wholesale alcoholic beverages license.

(f)      (1) The hours and days for consumer sales under this license are as
established for a Class B license in the respective jurisdictions listed in subsection (b)(2)
of this section.

(2) For Class D licensees in the 22nd Alcoholic Beverages District in Prince
George's County only, the hours and days for consumer sales under this license are as
established for a Class D license in Prince George's County.

(g)     In Montgomery County, a holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license shall
enter into a written agreement with the Department of Liquor Control for Montgomery
County for the sale and resale of malt beverages brewed under this license in accordance
with this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

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