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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE | |
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LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Paiva Weed, Algiere, Lynch, and Ruggerio | |
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Date Introduced: February 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 3-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing |
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and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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3-6-1. Manufacturer's license. -- (a) A manufacturer's license authorizes the holder to |
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establish and operate a brewery, distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the |
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manufacture of beverages within this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the |
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activities of operator of a brewery or distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required |
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for each plant. |
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(b) The license also authorizes the sale at wholesale at the licensed place by the |
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manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to another license holder and the transportation |
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and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery. |
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The license does not authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where sold. |
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The license does not authorize the sale of beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in |
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violation of the law of the place of delivery. The license holder may provide to visitors in |
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conjunction with a tour and/or tasting, samples not to exceed three hundred seventy-five |
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milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz) per visitor for |
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malt beverages at the licensed plant by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to |
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visitors for off-premise consumption. The license does not authorize providing samples to a |
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visitor of any alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption that are not manufactured at the |
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licensed plant. |
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(c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery, five |
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hundred dollars ($500) for a brewery, and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a |
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winery producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars |
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($500) per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year. All |
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those fees are prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to |
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the division of taxation and be turned over to the general treasurer for the use of the state. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE | |
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LICENSES | |
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This act would permit holders of manufacturer’s licenses to provide visitors to the |
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licensed plant samples for off-premise consumption. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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