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Local vendor urges Maryland law change so retail off‑site alcohol permits work for farmers markets
Summary
Owner Robin Ritter of Red Laid Liquors LLC asked Caroline County commissioners to support a state law change after discovering Maryland's retail off‑site permit limits vendors to three farmers'market appearances total rather than three separate markets for a season.
Robin Ritter, owner of Red Laid Liquors LLC, told the Caroline County commissioners on Aug. 5 that Maryland's retail off‑site alcohol permit does not allow the seasonal farmers'market presence she expected and asked the county to consider supporting a change at the state level. Ritter said she thought the permit would allow a retail licensee to vend at three farmers markets for a season, but learned the permit limits holders to "not more than 3 farmers' markets in the jurisdiction" and—based on how agencies enforce the rule—often is interpreted as only three appearances rather than three separate markets for a season.
Ritter said the current implementation makes the…
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