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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. & Cannabis § 28-1306

(a) There is a 1–day Class BWTS beer and wine tasting or sampling license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to:

(1) a holder of a current alcoholic beverages license; or

(2) a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, hospital, or charitable:

(i) club;

(ii) society;

(iii) association; or

(iv) organization.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the consumption of beer or wine for tasting or sampling if:

(1) the beer or wine is given to consumers at no charge; and

(2) all consumption of the beer or wine occurs at the location of the license holder.

(d) The Board need not publish a license application before issuing the license.

(e) The Board may issue a license to a person not more than 12 times in a calendar year.

(f) An individual may consume beer or wine covered by the license in a quantity not exceeding:

(1) 1 ounce from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine in a day; and

(2) 2 ounces from each offering and 8 ounces from all offerings of beer in a day.

(g) At the end of the day for which the license is valid, the license holder shall dispose of any beer or wine that remains in a container opened for tasting or sampling.

(h) The license fee is $50.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.