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MI HB4996
Bill
Status
5/26/2009
Primary Sponsor
Mary Valentine
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AI Summary
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Small distillers manufacturing not exceeding 60,000 gallons of spirits annually in Michigan may sell at retail from licensed premises or at off-site tasting facilities operated by that distiller.
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Small distillers may sell brands they manufacture for consumption on licensed premises or off-site tasting facilities, and may provide samplings or tastings of their manufactured brands.
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Small distillers must comply with server training requirements under section 906 and are prohibited from selling spirits through mail order, internet, telephone, or other electronic means.
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Wine makers may conduct tastings and sell wine for consumption off-premises at locations other than their licensed manufacturing premises upon commission approval and payment of $100 per tasting location fee.
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Tastings cannot occur between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday, or between 2 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday, and tasting locations are considered licensed premises subject to all applicable commission rules.
Legislative Description
Liquor; licenses; small distiller offering off-site tasting on facilities operated by that distiller; allow. Amends secs. 534, 537, 603 & 1027 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1534 et seq.).
State agencies (existing), energy, labor, and economic growth
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Economic Development And Regulatory Reform
9/21/2010