General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5926
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 494
*00494*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. BARAM, 15th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5926
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 494
*00494*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. BARAM, 15th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSPECTION OF OUT-OF-STATE SHIPMENTS OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 30 of the general statutes be amended to require any out-of-state manufacturer or shipper of beer, spirits and wine to place all shipments of such products coming into the state in a warehouse facility for not less that forty-eight hours, to allow for inspection of such products by the state, before being shipped to distributors or retailers directly, unless the distributor or retailer has the ability to segregate such shipments in its own in-state warehouse to allow for inspection by the state during such forty-eight-hour period.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the state to inspect shipments of beer, spirits and wine shipped into Connecticut from out of state, to allow for verification for taxation and public health purposes.