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MI HB4683

Bill

Status

Passed

7/16/2014

Primary Sponsor

David Nathan

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates a "wine auction license" issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission for specially designated merchants or their partners to sell wine by auction from private collections.

  • Restricts wine auction licenses to unlicensed wine owners selling from private collections, with bottles requiring a permanently affixed tag or label indicating the wine came from a private collection.

  • Allows up to 12 auctions per license year; license fee determined by the commission under section 525(1)(aa).

  • Makes the wine auction license holder responsible for sales and excise taxes, storage, warehousing, and delivery of auctioned wine.

  • Permits wholesale and retail wine licensees to purchase and resell wine from auctions if the private collection tag remains affixed to the bottle.

Legislative Description

Occupations; auctioneers; reference to registered auctioneers conducting wine auctions; revise in liquor control code. Amends sec. 1031 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.2031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4684'13, SB 0476'13, SB 0477'13

Liquor, licenses

Last Action

Assigned Pa 194'14 With Immediate Effect

7/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform5/2/2013

Full Bill Text

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