2020 -- H 7890 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES-MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE | |
LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Robert B. Jacquard | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Small Business | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 3-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing |
2 | and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 3-6-1. Manufacturer's license. |
4 | (a) A manufacturer's license authorizes the holder to establish and operate a brewery, |
5 | distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the manufacture of beverages within |
6 | this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the activities of operator of a brewery or |
7 | distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required for each plant. |
8 | (b) The license also authorizes the sale at wholesale, at the licensed place by the |
9 | manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant, to another license holder and the transportation |
10 | and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery. |
11 | (c) The license does authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where |
12 | sold; provided that the manufacturer: |
13 | (1) does Does not sell an amount in excess of thirty-six ounces (36 oz.) of malt beverage |
14 | or four and one-half ounces (4.5 oz.) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, or a combination not |
15 | greater than three (3) drinks where a drink is defined as twelve ounces (12 oz.) of beer or one and |
16 | one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits, for consumption on the premises.; |
17 | (2) Maintains liquor liability insurance in accordance with ยง 3-7-29; |
18 | (3) Demonstrates that it is in compliance with the alcohol server training regulations, as |
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1 | promulgated by the department of business regulation; and |
2 | (4) Maintains compliance with regulation 216-RICR-50-10-1, subject to enforcement by |
3 | the Rhode Island department of health. |
4 | (d) The license also authorizes the sale of beverages produced on the premises in an amount |
5 | not in excess of twenty-four (24) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans or twenty-four (24) sixteen- |
6 | ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages, or seven hundred fifty milliliters (750 ml) of |
7 | distilled spirits per visitor, per day, to be sold in containers that may hold no more than seventy- |
8 | two ounces (72 oz.) each. These beverages may be sold to the consumers for off-premises |
9 | consumption, and shall be sold pursuant to the laws governing retail Class A establishments. The |
10 | containers for the sale of beverages for off-premises consumption shall be sealed. The license does |
11 | not authorize the sale of beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in violation of the law |
12 | of the place of delivery. |
13 | (e) The license holder may provide to visitors, in conjunction with a tour or tasting, |
14 | samples, clearly marked as samples, not to exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) |
15 | per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) per visitor for malt beverages at the |
16 | licensed plant by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to visitors for off-premises |
17 | consumption. The license does not authorize providing samples to a visitor of any alcoholic |
18 | beverages for off-premises consumption that are not manufactured at the licensed plant. |
19 | (c)(f) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery |
20 | producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars ($500) for a |
21 | distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year; five hundred |
22 | dollars ($500) for a brewery; and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a winery |
23 | producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars ($500) per |
24 | year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year. All those fees are |
25 | prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to the general |
26 | treasurer for the use of the state. |
27 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2021. |
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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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1 | This act would require that manufacturers of alcoholic beverages offering beverages for |
2 | consumption on the premises maintain liquor liability insurance, comply with alcohol server |
3 | training regulations and comply with all applicable health regulations. |
4 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2021. |
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