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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6658
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2344
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. MCGEE, 5
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE
OF BEER BY HOLDERS OF A MANUFACTURER PERMIT FOR BEER
OR A BREW PUB.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 30-16 of the statutes be amended to (1) prohibit a 1
holder of a manufacturer permit for beer from the wholesale 2
distribution and sale of beer except to a holder of a wholesaler permit, 3
(2) prohibit a holder of a manufacturer permit for beer from the retail 4
sale of beer on the permitted premises unless the holder of the 5
manufacturer permit is also a holder of a restaurant permit or has 6
received an off-premises sales endorsement to its manufacturer permit, 7
and (3) eliminate the manufacturer permit for a brew pub. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage fairness and accountability in excise tax collection and
eliminate the ability of breweries to sell beer in competition with
restaurants.