MI SB1158

Amends section 603 of the Michigan Liquor Control Code to clarify the definition of "manufacturer" to include wine makers, brewers, distillers, brandy manufacturers, and other similar licensed entities.

Maintains the three-tier system separating suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers as distinct and independent business tiers, with limited exceptions for brewpubs and on-site restaurants.

Prohibits manufacturers from holding direct or indirect interests in wholesalers, and prohibits cross-tier ownership between retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers with specified carve-outs.

Allows small distillers to sell spirits they manufacture for on-premises consumption at their licensed distillery, and permits brewpubs to have interests in up to 5 other brewpubs if combined production does not exceed 18,000 barrels per year.

Effective December 19, 2018, contingent upon Senate Bill 1160 of the 99th Legislature being enacted into law.