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MI SB1441
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows Michigan-based grocery chains meeting specific criteria (48,872 square feet total chain-wide floor space, publicly traded on NASDAQ, licensed as specially designated merchants) to conduct wine tastings on premises without charging customers.
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Wine tasting samples limited to 1 ounce per serving with maximum 6 servings (6 ounces total) per customer in 24-hour period, requires $50 annual permit fee per location.
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Requires dedicated trained server to conduct tastings full-time with no other duties; wine must come from store inventory; open bottles must be removed same day or locked in separate storage.
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Prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers, wine makers, and salespersons from conducting or participating in the grocery store wine tastings authorized by this bill.
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Modifies law regarding breathalyzer/blood alcohol test evidence by making such results inadmissible to prove intoxication violations; requires direct observation or witness testimony instead.
Legislative Description
Liquor; licenses; wine tastings at grocery stores; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 537 & 1025 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1537 & 436.2025).
State agencies (existing), energy, labor, and economic growth
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Economic Development And Regulatory Reform
7/28/2010