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IN HB1368
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Terri Jo Austin
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AI Summary
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Creates a new "gift basket permit" allowing Indiana retail florists to include limited alcoholic beverages in gift baskets: up to two 750ml bottles of wine, six 12oz bottles of beer, or one 750ml bottle of liquor per basket
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Permit holders must purchase alcohol from licensed dealers (grocery stores, drug stores, package liquor stores), farm wineries, microbreweries, or artisan distilleries
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Delivery must be made by the permittee or an employee aged 21 or older directly to the recipient's residence or business; common carriers are prohibited from delivering baskets containing alcohol
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Requires credit or debit card payment before delivery, age verification of purchasers for phone orders using government ID databases, and written delivery records maintained for at least one year
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Annual permit fee set at $100; applicants must own an Indiana retail florist business and cannot hold any other type of alcoholic beverage permit
Legislative Description
Florist gift basket permit. Establishes a gift basket permit that allows a retail florist located within Indiana to include a limited amount of beer, wine, or liquor in gift baskets prepared by the florist. Requires the permittee to purchase the alcoholic beverages from a dealer (grocery store, drug store, or package liquor store), farm winery, microbrewery, or artisan distillery. Requires a gift basket to be delivered by the permittee or an employee of the permittee who is at least 21 years of age and not by a common carrier. Establishes a fee of $100 annually for a gift basket permit.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/14/2019