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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Abney, and Martin

     Date Introduced: April 25, 2013

     Referred To: House Corporations

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 3-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing

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and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     3-6-1. Manufacturer's license. -- (a) A manufacturer's license authorizes the holder to

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establish and operate a brewery, distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the

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manufacture of beverages within this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the

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activities of operator of a brewery or distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required

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for each plant.

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      (b) The license also authorizes the sale at wholesale at the licensed place by the

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manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to another license holder and the transportation

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and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery.

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The license does not authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where sold.

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The license does not authorize the sale of beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in

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violation of the law of the place of delivery. The license holder may provide to visitors in

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conjunction with a tour and/or tasting, samples, clearly marked as samples, not to exceed three

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hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces

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(72 oz) per visitor for malt beverages at the licensed plant by the manufacturer of the product of

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the licensed plant to visitors for off-premise consumption. The license does not authorize

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providing samples to a visitor of any alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption that are

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not manufactured at the licensed plant.

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      (c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery, five

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hundred dollars ($500) for a brewery, and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a

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winery producing more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year and five hundred dollars

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($500) per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year. All

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those fees are prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to

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the division of taxation and be turned over to the general treasurer for the use of the state.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

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     This act would permit holders of manufacturer’s licenses to provide visitors to the

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licensed plant samples, clearly marked as samples, for off-premise consumption.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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H6037