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IN HB1497

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/18/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ben Smaltz

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows farm wineries, microbreweries, and artisan distilleries to share the same building and operate separate or shared tasting rooms.
  • Prohibits production facilities that share a building from owning or having any interest in a restaurant located in that same building.
  • Permits production facilities to sell their manufactured alcoholic beverages directly to a restaurant in the shared building.
  • Allows restaurants in the shared building to serve alcoholic beverages by the glass for on-premises consumption only, prohibiting carryout sales.
  • Effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Production of alcoholic beverages. Provides the following with regard to a farm winery, a microbrewery, and an artisan distillery (permit holders) that share the same building: (1) The permit holders may not have an ownership or other interest in a restaurant located in the same building. (2) The permit holders may sell the alcoholic beverages they manufacture directly to the restaurant. (3) The restaurant may serve alcoholic beverages by the glass and may not sell alcoholic beverages for carryout.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

1/18/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Policy1/18/2017

Full Bill Text

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