(a) In this section, 'festival' means a beer and wine festival in Dorchester County. (b) There is a Dorchester County beer and wine festival (DBWF) license. (c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, Class 4 limited winery license, Class 6 pub–brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license. (d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell: (1) wine that is: (i) manufactured and processed in any state; and (ii) distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and (2) beer that is brewed by a brewer: (i) that brews less than 40,000 barrels of beer annually; and (ii) whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed. (e) A license holder shall display and sell beer and wine: (1) at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and (2) during the hours and days designated for the festival. (f) The Board: (1) (i) may approve more than one festival each year to be held on a weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive; and (ii) may not approve more than one festival for any one weekend; (2) shall approve a location that is not already licensed; and (3)

year to be held on a weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive; and (ii) may not approve more than one festival for any one weekend; (2) shall approve a location that is not already licensed; and (3) shall ensure that the primary focus of a festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine. (g) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature. (h) Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be: (1) invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and (2) delivered to a festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery. (i) A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to: (1) deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the license; and (2) accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the license. (j) The Board may set the license fee. (k) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.