Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 31-1307 - Beer tasting license(a) There is a beer tasting (BT) license.(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the on-premises consumption of multiple varieties of beer from a single brand owner for tasting if the consumer is not charged.(d) A license holder may serve not more than 2 ounces of a single offering to a single consumer.(e) The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a beer tasting event.(f)(1) A maximum of four bottles of beer may be open at any one time at a beer tasting event.(2) After a bottle is opened:(i) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and(ii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.(g)(1) The license may be used for a maximum of: (i) 12 days in a licensing year for a 12-tasting license; and(ii) 24 days in a licensing year for a 24-tasting license.(2) A beer tasting may not last longer than 4 hours.(h) The annual license fees are:(1) $100 for a 12-tasting license; and(2) $200 for a 24-tasting license.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. 3/27/2019.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 321, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 320, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.