Section 1-411 - Tasting by qualified student(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Authorized instructor" means an instructor at a qualified institution of higher education who: (i) teaches a course or program in enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism; and(ii) is at least 21 years old.(3) "Qualified institution of higher education" means an institution of postsecondary education that: (i) generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools;(ii) awards degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level; and(iii) offers courses or programs in enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism.(4) "Qualified student" means a student who is:(i) at least 18 years old and under the age of 21 years; and(ii) enrolled in a course or program in enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism offered by a qualified institution of higher education.(5)(i) "Taste" means to draw an alcoholic beverage into the mouth.(ii) "Taste" does not include swallowing or otherwise consuming an alcoholic beverage.(b) A qualified student may taste an alcoholic beverage if: (1) the qualified student: (i) tastes the alcoholic beverage: 1. for educational purposes as part of a course or program in enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism that the qualified student is enrolled in at a qualified institution of higher education; and2. only during the dates and times of the enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism course or program; and(ii) spits the alcoholic beverage out after tasting the alcoholic beverage;(2) an authorized instructor offers the alcoholic beverage only during the dates and times of the enology, fermenting, brewing, or hospitality and tourism course or program; and(3) the alcoholic beverage remains under the control of an authorized instructor.(c) A qualified institution of higher education is not required to obtain a permit or license issued under this article to allow a qualified student to taste an alcoholic beverage in accordance with this section if the qualified institution does not impose an extra fee or charge for the alcoholic beverage tasted by a qualified student.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 63, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 62, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.