Chapter 192
2022 -- S 2492 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/27/2022

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

Introduced By: Senators Murray, Raptakis, Bell, Lawson, and Seveney

Date Introduced: March 01, 2022

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 forty-eight ounces (36 oz.) (48 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 up to sixteen ounces
(12 oz.) (16 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 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 (1,500
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 or providing samples shall be subject to
compliance with alcohol server training and liquor liability insurance requirements set forth in ยงยง
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 gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500)
for a distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand 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 gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500)
per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand 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. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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