(a) (1) There is a beer festival license. (2) The Board may issue not more than four beer festival licenses each year. (b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of: (1) a retail license issued by the Board; (2) a Class 5 brewery license; (3) a Class 6 pub–brewery license; (4) a Class 7 micro–brewery license; (5) a Class 8 farm brewery license; or (6) a person that is eligible to hold a Class C multiple day or multiple event license. (c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell beer that is: (1) manufactured and processed in any state; and (2) distributed in the State when the license application is filed. (d) A license holder may display and sell beer: (1) at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and (2) during the hours and days designated for a beer festival. (e) The Board shall choose: (1) a fixed period of time for the festival of up to 3 consecutive days, excluding Sunday; and (2) a location that is not already licensed. (f) Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1) of this section, a holder of a beer festival license issued for a location at which Sunday sales are allowed under § 21–2002(e) of this title may make Sunday sales beginning at 10 a.m. section (e)(1) of this section, a holder of a beer festival license issued for a location at which Sunday sales are allowed under § 21–2002(e) of this title may make Sunday sales beginning at 10 a.m. (g) Beer displayed and sold shall be: (1) invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler or holder of a Class 5 brewery license, Class 6 pub–brewery license, Class 7 micro–brewery license, or Class 8 farm brewery license; and (2) delivered to the beer festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler. (h) A holder of a State wholesaler’s license, a Class 5 brewery license, a Class 6 pub–brewery license, a Class 7 micro–brewery license, or a Class 8 farm brewery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to: (1) deliver beer 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. (i) A person may hold a beer festival license in addition to another license. (j) The Board shall set the fee. (k) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
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