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IN HB1162
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Philip GiaQuinta
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the alcohol and tobacco commission to issue a supplemental package liquor store permit to beer dealers who own package liquor stores, allowing them to fill and sell beer in refillable containers up to 128 ounces.
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Permit holders may fill containers by transferring beer from brewery-sealed kegs and sell the filled containers to consumers for off-premises consumption; containers may be provided by consumers or sold by the permit holder.
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Containers cannot be filled before the sale is completed, and permit holders must comply with labeling and sealing requirements; activities are limited to licensed premises during authorized dealer hours.
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Initial permit fee is $10,000 per package liquor store location with annual renewal fees of $1,000; proprietors with multiple locations must obtain separate permits for each location.
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Exempts supplemental permit holders from existing statutes prohibiting the refilling of alcoholic beverage containers and the sale of beer in non-brewer-packaged containers; all collected fees deposit into the alcohol and tobacco commission enforcement and administration fund.
Legislative Description
Sale of growlers by package liquor stores. Creates a supplemental package liquor store permit (supplemental permit) that the alcohol and tobacco commission may issue to a person who holds a beer dealer's permit and is the proprietor of a package liquor store (permit holder). Allows the permit holder at the package store location for which the supplemental permit is issued to: (1) fill or refill containers by transferring beer from a brewery sealed keg to the container; and (2) sell the beer to consumers for consumption off the licensed premises. Provides that a container filled or refilled by the permit
Last Action
Representative Dermody added as coauthor
1/22/2015