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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE

LICENSES

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Bates, Algiere, Tassoni, and Crowley

     Date Introduced: January 18, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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 also authorizes the sale to visitors of quantities not to exceed three hundred seventy-

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five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz) per visitor

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for malt beverages at the licensed place by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant

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to visitors for off-premise consumption only in conjunction with a tour and/or tasting. In addition,

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any package of distilled spirit or malt beverage that is available for purchase and resale by Rhode

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Island licensed retailers or wholesalers may not be sold for off-premise consumption at the

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licensed plant. The license does not authorize the sale of beverages for consumption off-premise

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where sold not in conjunction with a tour and/or tasting or in quantities that exceed three hundred

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seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz) per

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visitor for malt beverages. The license does not authorize the sale to visitors of any alcoholic

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beverages for off-premise consumption that are not made at the licensed plant. The license does

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

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authorize the sale of beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in violation of the law of

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the place of delivery.

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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 allow the holder of a manufacturer's license to make sales not in excess of

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375 ml per visitor of distilled spirits and 72 oz per visitor of malt beverages at the licensed place

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of the manufacturer to visitors in conjunction with a tour and/or tasting for off-premises

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consumption only.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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