Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1309
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§20–1309.
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(a) There is a 1–day multivenue wine (MVW) license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization.
(c) (1) The license holder may conduct simultaneous wine events at not more than five venues that are:
(i) within walking distance of each other; and
(ii) located in districts that allow the consumption of wine.
(2) Under regulations that the Board adopts, at each wine event, the license holder:
(i) may sell wine by the glass for on–premises consumption or by the bottle for off–premises consumption;
(ii) may allow the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to conduct a wine tasting; and
(iii) shall prohibit a guest from transporting wine from one venue to another.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a nonprofit organization.
(c) (1) The license holder may conduct simultaneous wine events at not more than five venues that are:
(i) within walking distance of each other; and
(ii) located in districts that allow the consumption of wine.
(2) Under regulations that the Board adopts, at each wine event, the license holder:
(i) may sell wine by the glass for on–premises consumption or by the bottle for off–premises consumption;
(ii) may allow the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to conduct a wine tasting; and
(iii) shall prohibit a guest from transporting wine from one venue to another.
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