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IN HB1203
Bill
Status
2/24/2015
Primary Sponsor
Lloyd Arnold
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AI Summary
HB 1203 Summary
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Allows microbreweries manufacturing not more than 30,000 barrels annually to participate in trade shows or expositions with approval from the commission, limited to 45 days per calendar year.
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Permits farm wineries to serve complimentary samples and sell wine at trade shows or expositions, individually or with other permit holders, subject to a 45-day annual limit.
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Allows a brewery and farm winery to share the same premises, enclosure, or defined area at trade shows or expositions without physical separation, regardless of ownership.
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Authorizes the department of natural resources to permit retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption at marinas located within the Newton-Stewart State Recreational Area and Orange County through lease or contract terms, if the lessee secures necessary permits.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Wine and beer sales at trade shows or expositions. Allows a microbrewery and a farm winery to participate in a trade show or exposition in or on the same premises or enclosed area. Allows the department of natural resources to permit, in the terms of a lease or contract, the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises of a marina located within the Newton-Stewart State Recreational Area and within Orange County if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits.
Last Action
First Reading: Referred to committee on Public Policy
2/25/2015