(a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A license.
(c) (1) The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption of beer and wine for tasting if the tasting is not conducted from a drive–through window.
(2) The license holder must notify the Board in writing at least 5 days before the event at which the license is to be used.
(d) (1) An applicant for the license shall submit to the Board a license application on a form that the Board provides.
(2) The Board may issue the license without a public hearing.
(3) If an initial license application is denied, the applicant may request a public hearing before the Board.
(4) Renewal of the license may be made when the license holder’s Class A license is renewed.
(e) (1) An individual may consume beer and wine covered by the license in a quantity of not more than:
(i) 3 ounces from each offering of beer; and
(ii) 1 ounce from each offering of wine.
(2) An individual may consume wine in a quantity of not more than 6 ounces from all offerings in a day.
(f) (1) The bottles of wine that may be opened at any one time at a wine tasting event are:
(i) all of the bottles in a wine preservation system that the Board approves; and
(ii) not more than six other bottles of wine opened by a holder of a solicitor’s permit, the holder of the BWST license, or an employee of the license holder.
(2) After a bottle of beer or wine is opened for a tasting event:
(i) the bottle must be marked that it is to be used for that purpose only;
(ii) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and
(iii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.
(g) The annual license fee is $200.
(h) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.