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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 Sosnowski, Algiere, Satchell, Goodwin, and Morgan

     Date Introduced: May 26, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     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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provided that the manufacturer does not sell an amount in excess of thirty-six ounces (36 oz) of

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malt beverage and four and one-half ounces (4.5 oz) of distilled spirits per visitor per day, for

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consumption on the premises. The license also authorizes the sale of beverages produced on the

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premises in an amount not in excess of two hundred eighty-eight ounces (288 oz) of malt

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beverages, and seven hundred fifty milliliters (750 ml) of distilled spirits per visitor per day, to be

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sold in containers that may hold no more than seventy-two ounces (72 oz) each. These beverages

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may be sold to the consumers for off-premise consumption, and shall be sold pursuant to the laws

 

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governing retail Class A establishments. The containers for the sale of beverages for off-premises

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consumption shall be sealed. The license does not authorize the sale of beverages in this state for

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

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

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not to exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and

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

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

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

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premise consumption that are not manufactured at the 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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

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     This act would allow the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license to sell a

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limited amount of malt beverages and distilled spirits for consumption on and off the licensed

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premises.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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