Chapter 269 |
2019 -- S 0620 Enacted 07/15/2019 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
Introduced By: Senators Felag, Seveney, Sosnowski, Conley, and Gallo |
Date Introduced: March 14, 2019 |
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 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 authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where sold; |
provided that the manufacturer does not sell an amount in excess of thirty-six ounces (36 oz.) of |
malt beverage or four and one-half ounces (4.5 oz.) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, or a |
combination not greater than three (3) drinks where a drink is defined as twelve ounces (12 oz.) |
of beer or one and one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits, for consumption on the premises. The |
license also authorizes the sale of beverages produced on the premises in an amount not in excess |
of two hundred eighty-eight ounces (288 oz.) twenty-four (24) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or |
cans or twenty-four (24) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages, or seven |
hundred fifty milliliters (750 ml) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, to be sold in containers |
that may hold no more than seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) each. These beverages may be sold to |
the consumers for off-premises consumption, and shall be sold pursuant to the laws governing |
retail Class A establishments. The containers for the sale of beverages for off-premises |
consumption shall be sealed. 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 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-premises consumption. The |
license does not authorize providing samples to a visitor of any alcoholic beverages for off- |
premises 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 |
producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars ($500) for |
a distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year; 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 general |
treasurer for the use of the state. |
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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