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MO SB312

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Eric Schmitt

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Licensed retail liquor stores may sell 32 to 128 fluid ounces of draft beer in containers filled on-premises for off-premises consumption, commonly known as "growler" sales.

  • Employees filling containers must be at least 21 years old and must seal each container with a one-time-use tamper-proof seal before sale.

  • Wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers are prohibited from furnishing dispensing equipment, cooling equipment, or containers to retailers for growler fills.

  • Required labels must include brand name, brewer name, product class, net contents, retailer name/address, fill date, and a warning that the product may be unfiltered/unpasteurized and must be kept refrigerated.

  • Containers may only be filled on customer demand (no pre-filling allowed) and must follow specific sanitation protocols using food-grade sanitizer, bottom-to-top filling tubes, and FDA compliance standards.

Legislative Description

Allows any person licensed to sell liquor in the original package at retail to sell 32 to 128 ounces of draft beer for consumption off the premises

Last Action

Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee

2/25/2015

Committee Referrals

Jobs, Economic Development And Local Government2/12/2015

Full Bill Text

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