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Commissioners back request to authorize local 'Class L' licenses for manufacturers, signal legislative priorities
Summary
St. Mary's County voted to request legislation allowing the Alcoholic Beverage Board to grant Class L beer, wine and liquor licenses (per a draft modeled on Allegheny County). Commissioners also authorized the president to send letters to the county delegation in Annapolis; one commissioner abstained on the first motion citing insufficient information.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Jan. 6 approved a request for legislation to amend Maryland's Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article to authorize the county's Alcoholic Beverage Board to grant a locally issued 'Class L' license that would allow manufacturers (breweries, wineries, distilleries) to sample and sell other manufacturers' products on site.
John Houser, the county's legislative liaison, said the proposal would mirror a model used elsewhere (citing Allegheny County) and that the Department of Economic Development and local…
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