A10728 Summary

• Restructures the State Liquor Authority from three commissioners to a chairman and two commissioners, with the governor designating one commissioner as chairman subject to senate confirmation.

• Establishes acting chairman procedures allowing a governor-designated commissioner to serve up to six months (extendable to nine months) if the nominated chairman awaits senate confirmation, with restrictions preventing indefinite extensions.

• Creates two new license types: combined craft manufacturer licenses allowing multiple farm or micro manufacturing licenses at one premises, and importer licenses authorizing import and wholesale sale of alcoholic beverages at an annual fee of $125.

• Authorizes a new Sunday on-premises sales permit (maximum 12 per licensee annually) allowing sales between 8-10 a.m. for $25 plus $10 filing fee, excluding cities with populations over one million.

• Permits licensed wineries and farm wineries to sell wine in containers up to four liters with temporary seals for off-premises consumption, and allows patrons to remove partially consumed bottles from on-premises locations.