Section 16-405 - Class 7 micro-brewery license(a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro-brewery license in the county.(b)(1) In this subsection, "protected building" means: (i) an elementary school;(ii) a secondary school; or(iii) a church or other place of worship.(2) Paragraph (3) of this subsection does not apply to a micro-brewery that was in existence on July 1, 1997.(3)(i) A micro-brewery may not be located within 300 feet of a protected building.(ii) The distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the building in which the micro-brewery is located to the nearest point of the property line on which the protected building is located.(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection, if a micro-brewery was established at its licensed premises before a protected building was established within 300 feet of the micro-brewery, the Executive Director may renew the license of the micro-brewery.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.