Class 5 - Production Brewery
"CLASS 5 Production Brewery License - 2012"
Annual fee - $1,500.00
ARTICLE 2B. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
TITLE 2. MANUFACTURER'S AND WHOLESALER'S LICENSES.
SUBTITLE 2. MANUFACTURER'S LICENSES.
TITLE 2. MANUFACTURER'S AND WHOLESALER'S LICENSES.
SUBTITLE 2. MANUFACTURER'S LICENSES.
Md. Ann. Code art. 2B, § 2-206 (2012)
§ 2-206. Brewery license
(a) In general. -- A Class 5 manufacturer's license:
(1) Is a brewery license; and
(2) Authorizes the holder to:
(i) Establish and operate in this State a plant for brewing and bottling malt beverages at the location described in the license;
(ii) Import beer from holders of nonresident dealer's permits; and
(iii) Sell and deliver beer to any wholesale licensee in this State, or person outside of this State, authorized to acquire it.
(b) Restrictions on service and sale. -- A licensee may:
(1) Serve to a person of legal drinking age who participates in a guided tour of the facility or attends a scheduled promotional event or other organized activity at the licensed premises, not more than six samples of beer brewed at the licensed premises, with each sample consisting of not more than 3 ounces from a single style of beer; and
(2) Sell beer brewed at the brewery for off-premises consumption to anyone who participates in a guided tour of the brewery or attends a scheduled promotional event or other organized activity at the licensed premises, subject to the following restrictions:
(i) The purchase is limited to 288 ounces of beer per person; and
(ii) The person has attained the legal drinking age.
(c) Special brewery promotional event permit. --
(1) The Office of the Comptroller may issue a special brewery promotional event permit to a holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license.
(2) The permit authorizes the holder to conduct on the premises of the brewery a promotional event at which the holder may:
(i) Provide samples of not more than 3 fluid ounces per brand to consumers; and
(ii) Sell beer produced by the holder to persons who participate in the event.
(3) The beer at the event shall be sold by the glass and for consumption on the premises only.
(4) A holder of a Class 5 manufacturer's license may not be issued more than 12 permits in a calendar year.
(5) A single promotional event may not exceed 3 consecutive days.
(6) The permit fee is $ 25 per event.
(7) To obtain a permit, a person, at least 15 days before the event, shall file with the Office of the Comptroller an application that the Office provides.
HISTORY: An. Code, 1951, § 5; 1947, ch. 501, § 4; 1951, ch. 276, § 4; 1973, ch. 593; 1976, ch. 890; 1978, ch. 489; 1988, ch. 38, § 1; ch. 739, § 1; 1989, ch. 5, § 15; chs. 453, 475; 1990, ch. 286; 1991, chs. 326, 382; 1992, chs. 314, 322, 632; 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 1, § 5; 1993, ch. 4, § 3; ch. 5, § 2; chs. 159, 594; 1994, ch. 3, § 2; 1996, ch. 322; 2008, ch. 86; 2011, chs. 238, 239.
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