Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB807: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring that a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license engage in certain agritourism activity; altering certain standards and requirements for food service under a Class 8 farm brewery license; providing an exception to a prohibition against issuing an alcoholic beverages license for a premises that does not comply with local zoning laws; and providing that the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission has exclusive regulatory authority over the operation of a Class 8 farm brewery.
What the bill says
An act concerning Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery and Class 10 Farm Distillery Licenses FOR the purpose of establishing a Class 10 farm distillery license that authorizes a license holder to distill, rectify, bottle, and sell at wholesale or retail distilled spirits produced on the licensed farm; requiring that a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license or a Class 10 farm distillery license engage in certain agritourism activity; altering certain standards and requirements for food service under a Class 8 farm brewery license…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery and Class 10 Farm Distillery Licenses FOR the purpose of establishing a Class 10 farm distillery license that authorizes a license holder to distill, rectify, bottle, and sell at wholesale or retail distilled spirits produced on the licensed farm; requiring that a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license or a Class 10 farm distillery license engage in certain agritourism activity; altering certain standards and requirements for food service under a Class 8 farm brewery license; providing an exception to a prohibition against issuing an alcoholic beverages license for a premises that does not comply with local zoning laws for certain Class 8 farm brewery licenses and Class 10 farm distillery licenses; authorizing the holder of a Class 10 farm distillery license to apply for and obtain additional Class 10 farm distillery licenses under certain circumstances and a Class 8 liquor wholesaler's license; and generally relating to Class 8 farm brewery and Class 10 farm distillery alcoholic beverages licenses. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 1-405, and 2-210, and 2-212 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 2-203.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION …