Chapter 313
2021 -- S 0199 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/09/2021

A N   A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES

Introduced By: Senators Murray, Cano, Lawson, Goldin, Mendes, Acosta, and Burke

Date Introduced: February 05, 2021

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 twenty-four (24)
forty-eight (48) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans or twenty-four (24) forty-eight (48) sixteen-
ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages, or seven hundred fifty milliliters (750 ml) one
thousand five hundred milliliters (1500 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. All manufacturer licenses conducting retail sales
and/or providing samples shall be subject to compliance with alcohol server training and liquor
liability insurance requirements set forth in §§ 3-7-6.1 and 3-7-29 and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
     (c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery
producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars
($500) for a distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand (50,000) gallons (50,000 gal.)
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 (50,000 gal.) per year and five
hundred dollars ($500) per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons
(50,000 gal.) 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. Section 3-6-1.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing
and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     3-6-1.2. Brewpub manufacturer's license.
     (a) A brewpub manufacturer's license shall authorize the holder to establish and operate a
brewpub within this state. The brewpub manufacturer's license shall authorize the retail sale of the
beverages manufactured on the location for consumption on the premises. The license shall not
authorize the retail sale of beverages from any location other than the location set forth in the
license. A brewpub may sell at retail alcoholic beverages produced on the premises by the half-
gallon bottle known as a "growler" to consumers for off the premises consumption to be sold
pursuant to the laws governing retail Class A establishments. The license also authorizes the sale
of beverages produced on the premises in an amount not in excess of forty-eight (48) twelve-ounce
(12 oz.) bottles or cans or forty-eight (48) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages,
or one thousand five hundred milliliters (1500 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.
     (b) The license shall also authorize the sale at wholesale at the licensed place by the
manufacturer of the product of his or her licensed plant as well as beverages produced for the
brewpub and sold under the brewpub's name to a holder of a wholesaler's license and the
transportation and delivery from the place of sale to the licensed wholesaler or to a common carrier
for that delivery.
     (c) The brewpub manufacturer's license further authorizes the sale of beverages
manufactured on the premises to any person holding a valid wholesaler's and importer's license
under § 3-6-9 or 3-6-11.
     (d) The annual fee for the license is one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a brewpub producing
more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500)
per year for a brewpub producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons (50,000 gal.) per year.
The annual fee is prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and paid to the
general treasurer for the use of the state.
     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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