2016 -- S 2382

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

     Introduced By: Senators Algiere, Morgan, and DiPalma

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 3-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing

and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     3-6-1. Manufacturer's license. -- (a) A manufacturer's license authorizes the holder to

establish and operate a brewery, distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the

manufacture of beverages within this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the

activities of operator of a brewery or distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required

for each plant.

      (b) The manufacturer's license shall authorize the retail sale of the beverages

manufactured on the location for consumption on the premises, and furthermore authorizes the

sale at retail of alcoholic beverages produced on the premises by the half-gallon known as a

"growler" to consumers for off-premises consumption to be sold pursuant to the laws governing

retail Class A establishments. The manufacturer's license also authorizes the sale at wholesale at

the licensed place by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to another license

holder and the transportation and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a

common carrier for that delivery. The license does not authorize the sale of beverages for

consumption on premises where sold. The license does not authorize the sale of beverages in this

state for delivery outside this state in violation of the law of the place of delivery. The license

holder may provide to visitors in conjunction with a tour and/or tasting, samples, clearly marked

as samples, not to exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled

spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz) per visitor for malt beverages at the licensed plant by the

manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to visitors for off-premise consumption. The

license does not authorize providing samples to a visitor of any alcoholic beverages for off-

premise consumption that are not manufactured at the licensed plant.

      (c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery, five

hundred dollars ($500) for a brewery, and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a

winery producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars

($500) per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year. All

those fees are prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to

the division of taxation and be turned over to the general treasurer for the use of the state.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

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     This act would permit holders of a manufacturer's license to sell at retail alcoholic

beverages manufactured on their location for on-site and off-site consumption.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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