| 16 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) A municipality may impose a buyer's tax on the conveyance of real property, occurring on or after July 1, 2011, at the rate of not more than one per cent of the consideration paid by the buyer in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such tax may be retained by the municipality, shall be kept in a separate account and shall be used for any of the following purposes: (1) Purchase of development rights related to or the purchase of open space land, forest land, farm land or waterfront property by the municipality or by the municipality in cooperation with the state or federal government or with a private organization such as a land trust, (2) brownfield remediation, (3) water treatment and storm sewers, (4) clean air projects, (5) energy conservation, (6) alternative transportation infrastructure, (7) historic preservation, or (8) green building retrofits. |
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| 28 | + | Section 1. Section 30-37l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
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| 20 | | - | (c) The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any deeds, transfers or conveyances enumerated in subsection (a) of section 12-498 of the general statutes. |
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| 32 | + | (b) A wine festival permit shall authorize: (1) The sale and shipment of wine manufactured by the farm winery permittee and sold at such wine festival to persons outside the state; (2) the offering and tasting of free samples of wine to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the grounds of the wine festival; (3) the sale at retail of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of wine for consumption off the grounds of the wine festival; and (4) the sale at retail of wine by the glass or receptacle, provided the glass or receptacle is embossed or otherwise permanently labeled with the name and date of the wine festival. |
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| 34 | + | (c) No farm winery permittee may sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine not manufactured by such farm winery. |
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| 36 | + | (d) Only [one] two wine festival [permit] permits may be issued per calendar year pursuant to this section by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to each holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery. A wine festival permit shall not be effective for more than three consecutive days per calendar year. The fee for a wine festival permit shall be seventy-five dollars. |
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| 38 | + | Sec. 2. Section 30-37m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
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| 40 | + | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-18a, an out-of-state person or entity holding a valid permit (1) authorizing the manufacturing of farm wine; and (2) issued by another state may obtain an out-of-state entity wine festival permit, to participate in an out-of-state entity wine festival in this state. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall only allow [one] two out-of-state entity wine [festival] festivals in any calendar year, regardless of the number of out-of-state entities participating in such [festival] festivals. |
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| 42 | + | (b) An out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall authorize in this state: (1) The sale and shipment of wine manufactured by the permittee and sold at such festival to persons outside the state; (2) the offering and tasting of free samples of wine to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the grounds of the wine festival; (3) the sale at retail of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of wine for consumption off the grounds of the wine festival; and (4) the sale at retail of wine by the glass or receptacle, provided the glass or receptacle is embossed or otherwise permanently labeled with the name and date of the wine festival. |
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| 44 | + | (c) No out-of-state entity wine festival permittee shall sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine not manufactured by such permittee. |
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| 46 | + | (d) No out-of-state entity wine festival permittee shall sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine manufactured by such permittee unless such wine is assigned to a wholesaler permittee in this state. |
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| 48 | + | (e) The holder of an out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall disclose to each person who purchases admission to a wine festival in which the holder is participating, at the time of purchase, any restriction or limitation of such admission, including, but not limited to, the maximum number of glasses or receptacles of wine or brandy to which the purchaser is entitled by admission to the wine festival. |
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| 50 | + | (f) Only [one] two out-of-state entity wine festival [permit] permits may be issued per calendar year pursuant to this section by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to each person or entity meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. An out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall not be effective for more than three consecutive days per calendar year. The fee for an out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall be seventy-five dollars. |
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