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43 HOUSE BILL No. 1217
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6-DIGEST OF HB 1217 (Updated March 29, 2023 3:57 pm - DI 137)
5+DIGEST OF HB 1217 (Updated February 14, 2023 1:34 pm - DI 107)
76 Citations Affected: IC 7.1-1; IC 7.1-3; IC 7.1-5.
87 Synopsis: Various alcohol matters. Modifies the definition of
9-"entertainment complex" for purposes of alcohol law. Provides that a
10-primary source of supply, manufacturer, or wholesaler may supply
11-equipment on a temporary and nondiscriminatory basis to the holder of
12-a retailer permit or a temporary permit for the purpose of holding,
13-storing, and dispensing product to consumers for a special event for the
14-duration of the special event. Provides that certain brewers may sell or
15-transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding
16-or integrating the beer into a product or recipe. Provides that a product
17-that contains transferred beer may not contain more than 0.5% of
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8+"entertainment complex" for purposes of alcohol law. Allows a primary
9+source of supply or wholesaler to allow a permittee to use its equipment
10+to hold and dispense alcoholic beverages to consumers during a special
11+event. Provides that a beauty culture salon employee may dispense beer
12+and wine under certain circumstances. Increases, within a certain
13+historic district, the number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits
14+from 10 to 15, and changes certain other requirements. Allows a small
15+brewery to receive, bottle, and package beer from another small
16+brewery if certain requirements are met. Increases the number of
17+gallons of liquor that an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year
18+from 10,000 to 20,000. Amends the limitations on the amount of liquor
19+from another manufacturer that an artisan distiller may obtain and use.
20+Provides that certain brewers may sell or transfer beer to certain food
21+manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a
22+product or recipe. Provides that a product that contains the transferred
23+beer may not contain more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume when the
24+product leaves the food manufacturer's facility. Provides that the holder
25+of a farm winery permit is entitled to serve complimentary samples of
26+the winery's wine at a farmer's market that is operated on a nonprofit
27+basis.
1928 Effective: July 1, 2023.
20-Manning, Bartels, Johnson B, Clere
21-(SENATE SPONSORS — ALTING, BUSCH)
29+Manning, Bartels, Johnson B
2230 January 10, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
2331 February 14, 2023, amended, reported — Do Pass.
24-February 16, 2023, read second time, ordered engrossed.
25-February 17, 2023, engrossed.
26-February 20, 2023, read third time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 3.
27-SENATE ACTION
28-March 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
29-March 30, 2023, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
30-EH 1217—LS 6814/DI 87 Digest Continued
31-alcohol by volume when the product leaves the food manufacturer's
32-facility. Allows a small brewery to receive, bottle, and package beer
33-from another small brewery if certain requirements are met. Makes
34-technical corrections regarding a permit holder who manufactures not
35-more than 90,000 barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or
36-distribution in the state. Increases, within a certain historic district, the
37-number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits from 10 to 15, and
38-changes certain other requirements. Permits the issuance of three new
39-three-way permits, three new two-way permits, and one new liquor
40-dealer's permit to the town of Whitestown. Requires the alcohol and
41-tobacco commission to issue a beer dealer's permit and a wine dealer's
42-permit to an eligible grocery store. Increases the number of gallons of
43-liquor that an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from
44-10,000 to 20,000. Amends the conditions in which a minor can lawfully
45-be in a room on a licensed premises in which is located a bar over
46-which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink.
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4833 First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
4934 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
5035 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
5136 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5237 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
5338 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
5439 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
5540 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
5641 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
5742 between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
58-ENGROSSED
5943 HOUSE BILL No. 1217
6044 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
6145 alcohol and tobacco.
6246 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
6347 1 SECTION 1. IC 7.1-1-3-16.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
6448 2 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
6549 3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16.5. The term "entertainment complex" means a
6650 4 premises that complies with one (1) or more of the following
6751 5 requirements:
6852 6 (1) The premises:
6953 7 (A) is a site for the performance of musical, theatrical, or other
7054 8 entertainment; and
7155 9 (B) includes an area where at least six hundred (600)
7256 10 individuals may be seated at one (1) time in permanent
7357 11 seating.
7458 12 (2) The premises:
7559 13 (A) is located entirely within a four (4) five (5) mile radius of
7660 14 the center of a consolidated city;
7761 15 (B) is used by a nonprofit organization primarily as a museum
7862 16 of fine arts, as a fine arts theater, or for the professional
7963 17 performance of musical or theatrical entertainment; and
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8165 1 (C) has audience seating in one (1) or more performance
8266 2 spaces for at least two hundred (200) individuals.
8367 3 SECTION 2. IC 7.1-1-3-32.7, AS ADDED BY P.L.270-2017,
8468 4 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8569 5 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 32.7. "Professional and educational expenses", for
8670 6 purposes of IC 7.1-5-5, means one (1) or more of the following:
8771 7 (1) A primary source of supply or wholesaler may participate in
8872 8 retailer or dealer association activities. A primary source of
8973 9 supply or wholesaler may do the following:
9074 10 (A) Display its products at a convention or trade show.
9175 11 (B) Rent display booth space if the rental fee is not excessive
9276 12 and is the same as paid by all exhibitors.
9377 13 (C) Provide its own hospitality that is independent from
9478 14 association sponsored activities.
9579 15 (D) Purchase tickets to functions and pay registration fees if
9680 16 the payments or fees are not excessive and are the same as
9781 17 paid by all exhibitors.
9882 18 (E) Make payments for advertisements in programs or
9983 19 brochures issued by retailer or dealer associations at a
10084 20 convention or trade show if the total payments made are not
10185 21 excessive and are the same as paid by all other advertisers.
10286 22 (2) A primary source of supply or wholesaler may give or sponsor
10387 23 educational seminars for employees of retailers or dealers either
10488 24 at the primary source of supply's or wholesaler's premises or at the
10589 25 retailer or dealer establishment. Examples of educational
10690 26 seminars include the following:
10791 27 (A) Seminars dealing with the use of a retailer's or dealer's
10892 28 equipment.
10993 29 (B) Training seminars for employees of retailers or dealers.
11094 30 (C) Tours of a primary source of supply's or wholesaler's plant
11195 31 or premises.
11296 32 (D) Training seminars for employees of retailers or dealers
11397 33 may include tasting or sampling of alcoholic beverages by the
11498 34 employees of retailers or dealers. The tasting or sampling of an
11599 35 alcoholic beverage product is limited to one (1) ounce per
116100 36 employee of each alcoholic beverage product offered. The
117101 37 alcoholic beverage to be tasted or sampled may be provided by
118102 38 the primary source of supply or wholesaler or may be
119103 39 purchased from the retailer or dealer for no more than the
120104 40 listed retail price. The tasting or sampling may be conducted
121105 41 only at a permit premises where the consumption of alcoholic
122106 42 beverages is permitted. Any tasting or sampling provided by
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124108 1 a primary source of supply or wholesaler must be offered or
125109 2 conducted on a nondiscriminatory basis.
126110 3 (E) Reasonable hospitality, such as food and alcoholic
127111 4 beverages, may be offered as a part of an educational seminar.
128112 5 (3) Advertising specialties and consumer advertising specialties,
129113 6 even if not otherwise permitted by a rule of the commission, if a
130114 7 wholesaler or primary source of supply does not:
131115 8 (A) add the name or address of the retailer or dealer to the
132116 9 advertising specialty or consumer advertising specialty; or
133117 10 (B) pay or credit the retailer or dealer, directly or indirectly,
134118 11 for distribution services.
135-12 (4) A primary source of supply, manufacturer, or wholesaler
136-13 may supply equipment on a temporary and nondiscriminatory
137-14 basis to the holder of a retailer permit or a temporary permit
138-15 for the purpose of holding, storing, and dispensing product to
139-16 consumers for a special event for the duration of the special
140-17 event. Ownership of the equipment shall remain with the
141-18 primary source of supply, manufacturer, or wholesaler.
142-19 SECTION 3. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
143-20 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
144-21 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an
145-22 out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or
146-23 an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following:
147-24 (1) Manufacture beer.
148-25 (2) Place beer in containers or bottles.
149-26 (3) Transport beer.
150-27 (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's
151-28 permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3.
152-29 (5) If the brewer manufactures, at all of the brewer's breweries,
153-30 located in Indiana, an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand
154-31 (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution
155-32 within Indiana, the permit holder may do the following:
156-33 (A) Sell and deliver a total of not more than thirty thousand
157-34 (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year to a person holding
158-35 a retailer or a dealer permit under this title. The total number
159-36 of barrels of beer that the permit holder may sell and deliver
160-37 under this clause in a calendar year may not exceed thirty
161-38 thousand (30,000) barrels of beer.
162-39 (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
163-40 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food
164-41 sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2.
165-42 (C) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
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167-1 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant established under clause
168-2 (B).
169-3 (D) Transfer beer directly from the brewery to the restaurant
170-4 by means of:
171-5 (i) bulk containers; or
172-6 (ii) a continuous flow system.
173-7 (E) Install a window between the brewery and an adjacent
174-8 restaurant that allows the public and the permittee to view both
175-9 premises.
176-10 (F) Install a doorway or other opening between the brewery
177-11 and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the
178-12 permittee with access to both premises.
179-13 (G) Sell the brewery's beer by the glass for consumption on the
180-14 premises. Brewers permitted to sell beer by the glass under
181-15 this clause must make food available for consumption on the
182-16 premises. A brewer may comply with the requirements of this
183-17 clause by doing any of the following:
184-18 (i) Allowing a vehicle of transportation that is a food
185-19 establishment (as defined in IC 16-18-2-137) to serve food
186-20 near the brewer's licensed premises.
187-21 (ii) Placing menus in the brewer's premises of restaurants
188-22 that will deliver food to the brewery.
189-23 (iii) Providing food prepared at the brewery.
190-24 (H) Sell and deliver beer to a consumer at the licensed
191-25 premises of the brewer or at the residence of the consumer.
192-26 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
193-27 include the brewery parking lot or an area adjacent to the
194-28 brewery that may only be used for the purpose of conveying
195-29 alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a
196-30 customer subject to section 10 of this chapter, and may not be
197-31 used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose. The
198-32 delivery to a consumer may be made only in a quantity at any
199-33 one (1) time of not more than one-half (1/2) barrel, but the
200-34 beer may be contained in bottles or other permissible
201-35 containers.
202-36 (I) Sell the brewery's beer as authorized by this section for
203-37 carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not
204-38 more than five hundred seventy-six (576) ounces. A brewer's
205-39 beer may be sold under this clause at any address for which the
206-40 brewer holds a brewer's permit issued under this chapter if the
207-41 address is located within the same city boundaries in which the
208-42 beer was manufactured.
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210-1 (J) With the approval of the commission, participate:
211-2 (i) individually; or
212-3 (ii) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
213-4 artisan distiller's permits, holders of farm winery permits, or
214-5 any combination of holders described in this item;
215-6 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
216-7 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold.
217-8 All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure,
218-9 or building. The commission may not grant to a holder of a
219-10 permit under this chapter approval under this clause to
220-11 participate in a trade show or exposition for more than
221-12 forty-five (45) days in a calendar year.
222-13 (K) Store or condition beer in a secure building that is:
223-14 (i) separate from the brewery; and
224-15 (ii) owned or leased by the permit holder.
225-16 (L) Transfer beer from a building described in clause (K) back
226-17 to the brewery.
227-18 (M) Sell or transfer beer directly to a beer wholesaler from a
228-19 building described in clause (K), but may not sell or transfer
229-20 beer from the building to any other permittee or a consumer.
230-21 The brewer shall maintain an adequate written record of the
231-22 beer transferred:
232-23 (i) between the brewery and the separate building; and
233-24 (ii) from the separate building to the wholesaler.
234-25 (N) Sell the brewery's beer to the holder of a supplemental
235-26 caterer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises
236-27 consumption only at an event that is held outdoors on property
237-28 that is contiguous to the brewery as approved by the
238-29 commission.
239-30 (O) Receive liquor from the holder of a distiller's permit issued
240-31 under IC 7.1-3-7 or the holder of an artisan distiller's permit
241-32 under IC 7.1-3-27 that is located in the same county as the
242-33 brewery for the purpose of carbonating and canning the liquor.
243-34 Upon the completion of canning of the liquor, the product
244-35 must be returned to the original production facility within
245-36 forty-eight (48) hours. The activity under this clause is not an
246-37 interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
247-38 (P) Receive beer from another permit holder under this
248-39 subdivision for the purpose of bottling and packaging the
249-40 beer. Upon completion of bottling and packaging the beer,
250-41 the product must be returned to the original permit holder
251-42 who manufactured the beer. The number of barrels of beer
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253-1 that a permit holder receives, bottles, and packages under
254-2 this clause may not exceed the number of barrels of beer
255-3 that the permit holder produced from raw materials at the
256-4 licensed premises of the permit holder in the same
257-5 calendar year. The activity under this clause is not an
258-6 interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
259-7 (Q) Sell or transfer beer directly to a food manufacturer
260-8 located in Indiana that is registered with the federal Food
261-9 and Drug Administration for the purpose of adding or
262-10 integrating the beer into a product or recipe.
263-11 (6) If the brewer's brewery manufactures more than ninety
264-12 thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or
265-13 distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may own a portion
266-14 of the corporate stock of another brewery that:
267-15 (A) is located in the same county as the brewer's brewery;
268-16 (B) manufactures less than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of
269-17 beer in a calendar year; and
270-18 (C) is the proprietor of a restaurant that operates under
271-19 subdivision (5).
272-20 (7) Provide complimentary samples of beer that are:
273-21 (A) produced by the brewer; and
274-22 (B) offered to consumers for consumption on the brewer's
119+12 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
120+13 primary source of supply or wholesaler may allow a permittee
121+14 on a nondiscriminatory basis to use equipment that is owned
122+15 by the primary source of supply or wholesaler. However, a
123+16 permittee may only use the equipment to hold and dispense
124+17 alcoholic beverages to a consumer on a temporary basis
125+18 during a special event.
126+19 SECTION 3. IC 7.1-3-1-31 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
127+20 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
128+21 1, 2023]: Sec. 31. (a) As used in this chapter, "salon" means a
129+22 beauty culture salon licensed under IC 25-8-7.
130+23 (b) A salon may possess and give or furnish beer by the bottle or
131+24 glass, or wine by the glass, on the premises of the salon for
132+25 consumption on the premises to a salon customer who is:
133+26 (1) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
134+27 (2) receiving salon services.
135+28 (c) Beer or wine may only be dispensed under subsection (b) by
136+29 a salon employee who holds a permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9.
137+30 (d) This section may not be construed to authorize a salon to sell
138+31 wine or beer on the premises of the salon without a permit under
139+32 this title.
140+33 SECTION 4. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
141+34 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
142+35 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an
143+36 out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or
144+37 an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following:
145+38 (1) Manufacture beer.
146+39 (2) Place beer in containers or bottles.
147+40 (3) Transport beer.
148+41 (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's
149+42 permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3.
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151+1 (5) If the brewer manufactures, at all of the brewer's breweries
152+2 located in Indiana, an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand
153+3 (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution
154+4 within Indiana, the permit holder may do the following:
155+5 (A) Sell and deliver a total of not more than thirty thousand
156+6 (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year to a person holding
157+7 a retailer or a dealer permit under this title. The total number
158+8 of barrels of beer that the permit holder may sell and deliver
159+9 under this clause in a calendar year may not exceed thirty
160+10 thousand (30,000) barrels of beer.
161+11 (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
162+12 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food
163+13 sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2.
164+14 (C) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
165+15 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant established under clause
166+16 (B).
167+17 (D) Transfer beer directly from the brewery to the restaurant
168+18 by means of:
169+19 (i) bulk containers; or
170+20 (ii) a continuous flow system.
171+21 (E) Install a window between the brewery and an adjacent
172+22 restaurant that allows the public and the permittee to view both
275173 23 premises.
276-24 (8) Own a portion of the corporate stock of a sports corporation
277-25 that:
278-26 (A) manages a minor league baseball stadium located in the
279-27 same county as the brewer's brewery; and
280-28 (B) holds a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
281-29 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant located in that stadium.
282-30 (9) For beer described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
283-31 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the beer
284-32 on the licensed premises; and
285-33 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow sale of the beer on the
286-34 licensed premises.
287-35 SECTION 4. IC 7.1-3-2-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
288-36 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
289-37 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) A finished product of a food manufacturer
290-38 that contains beer transferred to the food manufacturer under
291-39 section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter may not contain more than one-half
292-40 of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume when the product
293-41 leaves the food manufacturer's facility.
294-42 (b) Beer that is sold or transferred to a food manufacturer
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296-1 under section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter shall be included within the
297-2 barrels of beer limits set forth in section 7(5)(A) of this chapter.
298-3 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-3-20-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
299-4 SECTION 57, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
300-5 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16. (a) A permit that is authorized by this section
301-6 may be issued without regard to the quota provisions of IC 7.1-3-22.
302-7 (b) The commission may issue a three-way permit to sell alcoholic
303-8 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
304-9 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant facility in the
305-10 passenger terminal complex of a publicly owned airport. A permit
306-11 issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a location off
307-12 the airport premises.
308-13 (c) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
309-14 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
310-15 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
311-16 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
312-17 a redevelopment project consisting of a building or group of buildings
313-18 that:
314-19 (1) was formerly used as part of a union railway station;
315-20 (2) has been listed in or is within a district that has been listed in
316-21 the federal National Register of Historic Places maintained
317-22 pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
318-23 amended; and
319-24 (3) has been redeveloped or renovated, with the redevelopment or
320-25 renovation being funded in part with grants from the federal,
321-26 state, or local government.
322-27 A permit issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a
323-28 location outside of the redevelopment project.
324-29 (d) Subject to section 16.1 of this chapter and except as provided in
325-30 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue a three-way,
326-31 two-way, or one-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises
327-32 consumption only to an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or
328-33 lessee, or both, of a restaurant:
329-34 (1) on land; or
330-35 (2) in a historic river vessel;
331-36 within a municipal riverfront development project funded in part with
332-37 state and city money. The ownership of a permit issued under this
333-38 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued may not be
334-39 transferred. The legislative body of the municipality in which the
335-40 municipal riverfront development project is located shall recommend
336-41 to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit premises. The
337-42 commission shall consider, but is not required to follow, the municipal
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339-1 legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit under this
340-2 subsection. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit
341-3 premises are subject to the formal written commitment required under
342-4 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
343-5 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
344-6 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
345-7 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
346-8 (e) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
347-9 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
348-10 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
349-11 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
350-12 a renovation project consisting of:
351-13 (1) a building that:
352-14 (A) was formerly used as part of a passenger and freight
353-15 railway station; and
354-16 (B) was built before 1900; or
355-17 (2) a complex of buildings that:
356-18 (A) is part of an economic development area established under
357-19 IC 36-7-14; and
358-20 (B) includes, as part of the renovation project, the use and
359-21 repurposing of two (2) or more buildings and structures that
360-22 are:
361-23 (i) at least seventy-five (75) years old; and
362-24 (ii) located at a site at which manufacturing previously
363-25 occurred over a period of at least seventy-five (75) years.
364-26 The permit authorized by this subsection may be issued without regard
365-27 to the proximity provisions of IC 7.1-3-21-11.
366-28 (f) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
367-29 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
368-30 beverages for on-premises consumption at a cultural center for the
369-31 visual and performing arts to the following:
370-32 (1) A town having a population of more than twenty-three
371-33 thousand (23,000) and less than twenty-three thousand nine
372-34 hundred (23,900) located in a county having a population of more
373-35 than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven
374-36 hundred thousand (700,000).
375-37 (2) A city that has an indoor theater as described in section 26 of
376-38 this chapter.
377-39 (g) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
378-40 commission may issue not more than ten (10) fifteen (15) new
379-41 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
380-42 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
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382-1 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
383-2 district, or not more than seven hundred (700) one thousand five
384-3 hundred (1,500) feet from a district, that meets the following
385-4 requirements:
386-5 (1) The district has been listed in the National Register of Historic
387-6 Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act
388-7 of 1966, as amended.
389-8 (2) A county courthouse is located within the district.
390-9 (3) A historic opera house listed on the National Register of
391-10 Historic Places is located within the district.
392-11 (4) A historic jail and sheriff's house listed on the National
393-12 Register of Historic Places is located within the district.
394-13 The legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located
395-14 shall recommend to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit
396-15 premises. The commission shall consider, but is not required to follow,
397-16 the municipal legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit
398-17 under this subsection. An applicant is not eligible for a permit if, less
399-18 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
400-19 a retailer's permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
401-20 premises located within the district described in this section or within
402-21 seven hundred (700) one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the
403-22 district. The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the
404-23 location for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. A
405-24 permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit premises is
406-25 subject to the formal written commitment required under
407-26 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
408-27 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
409-28 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
410-29 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation. The total number
411-30 of active permits issued under this subsection may not exceed ten (10)
412-31 fifteen (15) at any time. The cost of an initial permit issued under this
413-32 subsection is six thousand dollars ($6,000). twenty-five thousand
414-33 dollars ($25,000).
415-34 (h) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
416-35 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
417-36 beverages for on-premises consumption to an applicant who will locate
418-37 as the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within an
419-38 economic development area under IC 36-7-14 in:
420-39 (1) a town having a population of more than twenty thousand
421-40 (20,000); or
422-41 (2) a city having a population of more than forty-nine thousand
423-42 four hundred (49,400) and less than fifty thousand (50,000);
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425-1 located in a county having a population of more than one hundred
426-2 twenty thousand (120,000) and less than one hundred thirty thousand
427-3 (130,000). The commission may issue not more than five (5) licenses
428-4 under this section to premises within a municipality described in
429-5 subdivision (1) and not more than five (5) licenses to premises within
430-6 a municipality described in subdivision (2). The commission shall
431-7 conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the
432-8 auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
433-9 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
434-10 initial license under this subsection is thirty-five thousand dollars
435-11 ($35,000), and the renewal fee for a license under this subsection is one
436-12 thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($1,350). Before the district
437-13 expires, a permit issued under this subsection may not be transferred.
438-14 After the district expires, a permit issued under this subsection may be
439-15 renewed, and the ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the
440-16 permit may not be transferred from the permit premises.
441-17 (i) After June 30, 2006, and except as provided in section 16.3 of
442-18 this chapter, the commission may issue not more than five (5) new
443-19 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
444-20 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
445-21 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
446-22 district, or not more than five hundred (500) feet from a district, that
447-23 meets all of the following requirements:
448-24 (1) The district is within an economic development area, an area
449-25 needing redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as established
450-26 under IC 36-7-14.
451-27 (2) A unit of the National Park Service is partially located within
452-28 the district.
453-29 (3) An international deep water seaport is located within the
454-30 district.
455-31 An applicant is not eligible for a permit under this subsection if, less
456-32 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
457-33 a retailers' permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
458-34 premises located within the district described in this subsection or
459-35 within five hundred (500) feet of the district. A permit issued under this
460-36 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues five (5)
461-37 new permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this
462-38 subsection is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may
463-39 issue another new permit, as long as the total number of active permits
464-40 issued under this subsection does not exceed five (5) at any time. The
465-41 commission shall conduct an auction of the permits under
466-42 IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the auction may be conducted at any time as
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468-1 determined by the commission.
469-2 (j) Subject to section 16.2 of this chapter and except as provided in
470-3 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue not more than
471-4 six (6) new three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic
472-5 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
473-6 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant on land within a
474-7 municipal lakefront development project. A permit issued under this
475-8 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues six (6) new
476-9 permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection
477-10 is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may issue another
478-11 new permit, as long as the total number of active permits issued under
479-12 this subsection does not exceed six (6) at any time. The commission
480-13 shall conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that
481-14 the auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
482-15 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
483-16 initial permit under this subsection is ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
484-17 (k) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
485-18 commission may issue not more than nine (9) new three-way permits
486-19 to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants,
487-20 each of whom must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
488-21 restaurant located:
489-22 (1) within a motorsports investment district (as defined in
490-23 IC 5-1-17.5-11); or
491-24 (2) not more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a
492-25 motorsports investment district.
493-26 The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the location
494-27 for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. If the
495-28 commission issues nine (9) new permits under this subsection, and a
496-29 permit issued under this subsection is later revoked or is not renewed,
497-30 the commission may issue another new permit, as long as the total
498-31 number of active permits issued under this subsection does not exceed
499-32 nine (9) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the
500-33 permit premises are subject to the formal written commitment required
501-34 under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1,
502-35 if business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six
503-36 (6) months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit
504-37 holder is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
505-38 (l) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
506-39 commission may issue not more than two (2) new three-way permits to
507-40 sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption for premises
508-41 located within a qualified motorsports facility (as defined in
509-42 IC 5-1-17.5-14). The ownership of a permit issued under this
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511-1 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued shall not
512-2 be transferred. If the commission issues two (2) new permits under this
513-3 subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection is later revoked
514-4 or is not renewed, the commission may issue another new permit, as
515-5 long as the total number of active permits issued under this subsection
516-6 does not exceed two (2) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or
517-7 proprietor of the permit premises are subject to the formal written
518-8 commitment required under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding
519-9 IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if business operations cease at the
520-10 permit premises for more than six (6) months, the permit shall revert
521-11 to the commission. The permit holder is not entitled to any refund or
522-12 other compensation.
523-13 SECTION 6. IC 7.1-3-20-16.8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.285-2019,
524-14 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
525-15 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16.8. (a) A permit that is authorized by this
526-16 section may be issued without regard to the quota provisions of
527-17 IC 7.1-3-22.
528-18 (b) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
529-19 commission may issue not more than four (4) new three-way permits
530-20 to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants
531-21 in each of the following municipalities:
532-22 (1) Whitestown.
533-23 (2) (1) Lebanon.
534-24 (3) (2) Zionsville.
535-25 (4) (3) Westfield.
536-26 (5) (4) Carmel.
537-27 (6) (5) Fishers.
538-28 (c) The following apply to permits issued under this section
539-29 subsection (b):
540-30 (1) An applicant for a permit under this section subsection (b)
541-31 must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant
542-32 located within an economic development area, an area needing
543-33 redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as established under
544-34 IC 36-7-14 in a municipality's:
545-35 (A) downtown redevelopment district; or
546-36 (B) downtown economic revitalization area.
547-37 (2) The cost of an initial permit is forty thousand dollars
548-38 ($40,000).
549-39 (3) The total number of active permits issued under this section
550-40 subsection (b) may not exceed twenty-four (24) twenty (20)
551-41 permits at any time. If any of the permits issued under this section
552-42 subsection (b) are revoked or not renewed, the commission may
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554-1 issue only enough new permits to bring the total number of
555-2 permits to twenty-four (24) twenty (20) active permits, with not
556-3 more than four (4) in each municipality listed in subsection (b)(1)
557-4 through (b)(6) (b)(5).
558-5 (4) The municipality may adopt an ordinance under
559-6 IC 7.1-3-19-17 requiring a permit holder to enter into a formal
560-7 written commitment as a condition of eligibility for a permit. As
561-8 set forth in IC 7.1-3-19-17(b), a formal written commitment is
562-9 binding on the permit holder and on any lessee or proprietor of
563-10 the permit premises.
564-11 (5) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if business
565-12 operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
566-13 months, the permit shall revert to the commission and the permit
567-14 holder is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
568-15 (6) Except as provided in subdivision (8), the ownership of a
569-16 permit may not be transferred.
570-17 (7) A permit may not be transferred from the premises for which
571-18 the permit was issued.
572-19 (8) If the area in which the permit premises is located is no longer
573-20 designated an economic development area, an area needing
574-21 redevelopment, or a redevelopment district, a permit issued under
575-22 this section may be renewed, and the ownership of the permit may
576-23 be transferred, but the permit may not be transferred from the
577-24 permit premises.
578-25 (d) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
579-26 commission may issue not more than the following to the town of
580-27 Whitestown:
581-28 (1) Three (3) new three-way permits.
582-29 (2) Three (3) new two-way permits.
583-30 (3) One (1) new liquor dealer's permit.
584-31 (e) The following apply to permits issued under subsection (d):
585-32 (1) An applicant for a permit under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2)
586-33 must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
587-34 restaurant located within an economic development area, an
588-35 area needing redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as
589-36 established under IC 36-7-14 in a municipality's:
590-37 (A) downtown redevelopment district; or
591-38 (B) downtown economic revitalization area.
592-39 (2) The cost of an initial permit is forty thousand dollars
593-40 ($40,000).
594-41 (3) The total number of active permits issued under
595-42 subsection (d) may not exceed seven (7) permits at any time.
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597-1 (4) The municipality may adopt an ordinance under
598-2 IC 7.1-3-19-17 requiring a permit holder to enter into a
599-3 formal written commitment as a condition of eligibility for a
600-4 permit. As set forth in IC 7.1-3-19-17(b), a formal written
601-5 commitment is binding on the permit holder and on any lessee
602-6 or proprietor of the permit premises.
603-7 (5) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
604-8 business operations cease at the permit premises for more
605-9 than six (6) months, the permit shall revert to the commission
606-10 and the permit holder is not entitled to any refund or other
607-11 compensation.
608-12 (6) Except as provided in subdivision (8), the ownership of a
609-13 permit may not be transferred.
610-14 (7) A permit may not be transferred from the premises for
611-15 which the permit was issued.
612-16 (8) If the area in which the permit issued to a premises under
613-17 subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2) is located is no longer designated an
614-18 economic development area, an area needing redevelopment,
615-19 or a redevelopment district, a permit issued under this section
616-20 may be renewed, and the ownership of the permit may be
617-21 transferred, but the permit may not be transferred from the
618-22 permit premises.
619-23 SECTION 7. IC 7.1-3-22-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
620-24 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
621-25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section,
622-26 "eligible grocery store" means a grocery store (as defined in
623-27 IC 7.1-1-3-18.5(a)(1)) that meets the following criteria:
624-28 (1) Is operated in a consolidated city.
625-29 (2) Was established in whole or in part through a food
626-30 empowerment pilot project authorized under P.L.165-2021,
627-31 SECTION 6 and awarded to a nonprofit corporation for the
628-32 benefit of establishing the grocery store.
629-33 (3) Operates with less than eighteen thousand (18,000) square
630-34 feet of building space.
631-35 (4) Provides access to fresh and healthy foods to individuals
632-36 in a low income area where access to resources for fresh and
633-37 healthy food, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables and
634-38 fresh meat, poultry, and fish, is limited.
635-39 (b) The commission shall issue a beer dealer's permit and a wine
636-40 dealer's permit to an eligible grocery store without regard to the
637-41 quota provisions of this chapter.
638-42 (c) A permit issued under this section is subject to the following:
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640-1 (1) A permit issued under this section may be renewed, and
641-2 the ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the
642-3 permit may not be transferred from the permit premises.
643-4 (2) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1.1, if the premises ceases to
644-5 qualify as an eligible grocery store for more than six (6)
645-6 months, the permit shall revert to the commission and the
646-7 permit holder is not entitled to any refund or other
647-8 compensation.
648-9 SECTION 8. IC 7.1-3-27-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2014,
649-10 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
650-11 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) An artisan distiller may produce not more
651-12 than ten twenty thousand (10,000) (20,000) gallons of liquor in any
652-13 calendar year. Liquor produced by an artisan distiller that is sold
653-14 through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 may not be counted
654-15 toward the gallonage limit.
655-16 (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this
656-17 section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
657-18 SECTION 9. IC 7.1-5-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2015,
658-19 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
659-20 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
660-21 (1) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
661-22 owned, in whole or part, by an entity that holds a brewer's permit
662-23 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
663-24 (2) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
664-25 owned, in whole or part, by a statewide trade organization
665-26 consisting of members, each of whom holds a brewer's permit
666-27 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
667-28 (3) Beer that is bottled and packaged under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(P).
668-29 (b) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, it is unlawful to
669-30 sell beer in this state at retail in a bottle, can, or other container, unless
670-31 the bottle, can, or other container was packaged and sealed by the
671-32 brewer at the brewer's bottling house contiguous or adjacent to the
672-33 brewery in which the beer was produced.
673-34 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b)
674-35 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
675-36 SECTION 10. IC 7.1-5-7-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.105-2022,
676-37 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
677-38 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this
678-39 chapter shall not apply if the public place involved is one (1) of the
679-40 following:
680-41 (1) Civic center.
681-42 (2) Convention center.
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683-1 (3) Sports arena.
684-2 (4) Bowling center.
685-3 (5) Bona fide club.
686-4 (6) Drug store.
687-5 (7) Grocery store.
688-6 (8) Boat.
689-7 (9) Dining car.
690-8 (10) Pullman car.
691-9 (11) Club car.
692-10 (12) Passenger airplane.
693-11 (13) Horse racetrack facility holding a recognized meeting permit
694-12 under IC 4-31-5.
695-13 (14) Satellite facility (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-36).
696-14 (15) Catering hall under IC 7.1-3-20-24 that is not open to the
697-15 public.
698-16 (16) That part of a restaurant which is separate from a room in
699-17 which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or
700-18 dispensed by the drink.
701-19 (17) Entertainment complex.
702-20 (18) Indoor golf facility.
703-21 (19) A recreational facility such as a golf course, bowling center,
704-22 or similar facility that has the recreational activity and not the sale
705-23 of food and beverages as the principal purpose or function of the
706-24 person's business.
707-25 (20) A licensed premises owned or operated by a postsecondary
708-26 educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1.
709-27 (21) An automobile racetrack.
710-28 (22) An indoor theater under IC 7.1-3-20-26.
711-29 (23) A senior residence facility campus (as defined in
712-30 IC 7.1-3-1-29(c)) at which alcoholic beverages are given or
713-31 furnished as provided under IC 7.1-3-1-29.
714-32 (24) A hotel other than a part of a hotel that is a room in a
715-33 restaurant in which a bar is located over which alcoholic
716-34 beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink.
717-35 (25) The location of an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1
718-36 applies.
719-37 (26) The location of a charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2
720-38 applies.
721-39 (27) A tour of a brewery as provided in IC 7.1-3-20-16.4, if the
722-40 minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian,
723-41 or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
724-42 (28) A farm winery and any additional locations of the farm
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726-1 winery under IC 7.1-3-12, if the minor is in the company of a
727-2 parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at
728-3 least twenty-one (21) years of age and the minor is accompanied
729-4 by the adult in any area that the adult may be present whether or
730-5 not the area:
731-6 (A) is separated in any manner from where the wine is
732-7 manufactured, sold, or consumed within the farm winery
733-8 premises; or
734-9 (B) operates under a retailer's permit.
735-10 (29) An artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, if:
736-11 (A) the person who holds the artisan distiller's permit also
737-12 holds a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12, or
738-13 IC 7.1-3-20-16.4(a) applies to the person; and
739-14 (B) the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or
740-15 custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21)
741-16 years of age.
742-17 (30) An art instruction studio under IC 7.1-5-8-4.6.
743-18 (31) The licensed premises of a food hall under IC 7.1-3-20-29
744-19 and the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor
745-20 permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30. However, sections 9 and 10 of
746-21 this chapter apply to a bar within the food and beverage vending
747-22 space of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 that
748-23 serves alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed while sitting
749-24 or standing at the bar.
174+24 (F) Install a doorway or other opening between the brewery
175+25 and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the
176+26 permittee with access to both premises.
177+27 (G) Sell the brewery's beer by the glass for consumption on the
178+28 premises. Brewers permitted to sell beer by the glass under
179+29 this clause must make food available for consumption on the
180+30 premises. A brewer may comply with the requirements of this
181+31 clause by doing any of the following:
182+32 (i) Allowing a vehicle of transportation that is a food
183+33 establishment (as defined in IC 16-18-2-137) to serve food
184+34 near the brewer's licensed premises.
185+35 (ii) Placing menus in the brewer's premises of restaurants
186+36 that will deliver food to the brewery.
187+37 (iii) Providing food prepared at the brewery.
188+38 (H) Sell and deliver beer to a consumer at the licensed
189+39 premises of the brewer or at the residence of the consumer.
190+40 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
191+41 include the brewery parking lot or an area adjacent to the
192+42 brewery that may only be used for the purpose of conveying
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194+1 alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a
195+2 customer subject to section 10 of this chapter, and may not be
196+3 used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose. The
197+4 delivery to a consumer may be made only in a quantity at any
198+5 one (1) time of not more than one-half (1/2) barrel, but the
199+6 beer may be contained in bottles or other permissible
200+7 containers.
201+8 (I) Sell the brewery's beer as authorized by this section for
202+9 carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not
203+10 more than five hundred seventy-six (576) ounces. A brewer's
204+11 beer may be sold under this clause at any address for which the
205+12 brewer holds a brewer's permit issued under this chapter if the
206+13 address is located within the same city boundaries in which the
207+14 beer was manufactured.
208+15 (J) With the approval of the commission, participate:
209+16 (i) individually; or
210+17 (ii) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
211+18 artisan distiller's permits, holders of farm winery permits, or
212+19 any combination of holders described in this item;
213+20 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
214+21 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold.
215+22 All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure,
216+23 or building. The commission may not grant to a holder of a
217+24 permit under this chapter approval under this clause to
218+25 participate in a trade show or exposition for more than
219+26 forty-five (45) days in a calendar year.
220+27 (K) Store or condition beer in a secure building that is:
221+28 (i) separate from the brewery; and
222+29 (ii) owned or leased by the permit holder.
223+30 (L) Transfer beer from a building described in clause (K) back
224+31 to the brewery.
225+32 (M) Sell or transfer beer directly to a beer wholesaler from a
226+33 building described in clause (K), but may not sell or transfer
227+34 beer from the building to any other permittee or a consumer.
228+35 The brewer shall maintain an adequate written record of the
229+36 beer transferred:
230+37 (i) between the brewery and the separate building; and
231+38 (ii) from the separate building to the wholesaler.
232+39 (N) Sell the brewery's beer to the holder of a supplemental
233+40 caterer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises
234+41 consumption only at an event that is held outdoors on property
235+42 that is contiguous to the brewery as approved by the
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237+1 commission.
238+2 (O) Receive liquor from the holder of a distiller's permit issued
239+3 under IC 7.1-3-7 or the holder of an artisan distiller's permit
240+4 under IC 7.1-3-27 that is located in the same county as the
241+5 brewery for the purpose of carbonating and canning the liquor.
242+6 Upon the completion of canning of the liquor, the product
243+7 must be returned to the original production facility within
244+8 forty-eight (48) hours. The activity under this clause is not an
245+9 interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
246+10 (P) Receive beer from another permit holder under this
247+11 subdivision for the purpose of bottling and packaging the
248+12 beer. Upon completion of bottling and packaging the beer,
249+13 the product must be returned to the original permit holder.
250+14 The number of gallons of beer that a permit holder
251+15 receives, bottles, and packages under this clause may not
252+16 exceed the number of gallons of beer that the permit
253+17 holder produced from raw materials at the licensed
254+18 premises of the permit holder in the same calendar year.
255+19 The activity under this clause is not an interest under
256+20 IC 7.1-5-9.
257+21 (Q) Sell or transfer beer directly to a food manufacturer
258+22 located in Indiana that is registered with the federal Food
259+23 and Drug Administration for the purpose of adding or
260+24 integrating the beer into a product or recipe.
261+25 (6) If the brewer's brewery manufactures more than ninety
262+26 thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or
263+27 distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may own a portion
264+28 of the corporate stock of another brewery that:
265+29 (A) is located in the same county as the brewer's brewery;
266+30 (B) manufactures less than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of
267+31 beer in a calendar year; and
268+32 (C) is the proprietor of a restaurant that operates under
269+33 subdivision (5).
270+34 (7) Provide complimentary samples of beer that are:
271+35 (A) produced by the brewer; and
272+36 (B) offered to consumers for consumption on the brewer's
273+37 premises.
274+38 (8) Own a portion of the corporate stock of a sports corporation
275+39 that:
276+40 (A) manages a minor league baseball stadium located in the
277+41 same county as the brewer's brewery; and
278+42 (B) holds a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
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280+1 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant located in that stadium.
281+2 (9) For beer described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
282+3 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the beer
283+4 on the licensed premises; and
284+5 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow sale of the beer on the
285+6 licensed premises.
286+7 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-3-2-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
287+8 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
288+9 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) A finished product of a food manufacturer
289+10 that contains beer transferred to the food manufacturer under
290+11 section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter may not contain more than one-half
291+12 of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume when the product
292+13 leaves the food manufacturer's facility.
293+14 (b) Beer that is sold or transferred to a food manufacturer
294+15 under section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter shall be included within the
295+16 barrels of beer limits set forth in section 7(5)(A) of this chapter.
296+17 SECTION 6. IC 7.1-3-12-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
297+18 SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
298+19 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. (a) The following apply to the holder of a farm
299+20 winery permit:
300+21 (1) A holder is entitled to manufacture wine and to place wine
301+22 produced by the permit holder's farm winery in bottles or other
302+23 permissible containers.
303+24 (2) A holder is entitled to serve complimentary samples of the
304+25 winery's wine on the licensed premises or an outside area that is
305+26 contiguous to the licensed premises, as approved by the
306+27 commission if each employee who serves wine on the licensed
307+28 premises:
308+29 (A) holds an employee's permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9; and
309+30 (B) completes a server training program approved by the
310+31 commission.
311+32 (3) A holder is entitled to sell the winery's wine on the licensed
312+33 premises to consumers either by:
313+34 (A) the glass;
314+35 (B) the bottle;
315+36 (C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and
316+37 dispensing wine;
317+38 (D) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A)
318+39 through (C); or
319+40 (E) any other container permissible under federal law.
320+41 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
321+42 include the farm winery parking lot or an area adjacent to the farm
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323+1 winery. The parking lot or an adjacent area may only be used for
324+2 the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other
325+3 nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 5.5 of this
326+4 chapter, and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any
327+5 other purpose.
328+6 (4) A holder is entitled to:
329+7 (A) serve complimentary samples of the winery's wine; and
330+8 (B) sell the winery's wine to consumers by the bottle;
331+9 at a farmers' market that is operated on a nonprofit basis.
332+10 (5) A holder is entitled to sell wine by:
333+11 (A) the bottle;
334+12 (B) the can;
335+13 (C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and
336+14 dispensing wine;
337+15 (D) bulk container;
338+16 (E) the case; or
339+17 (F) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A)
340+18 through (E);
341+19 to a person who is the holder of a permit to sell wine at wholesale.
342+20 (6) A holder is exempt from the provisions of IC 7.1-3-14.
343+21 (7) A holder is entitled to advertise the name and address of any
344+22 retailer or dealer who sells wine produced by the permit holder's
345+23 winery.
346+24 (8) A holder for wine described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
347+25 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the wine
348+26 on the licensed premises; and
349+27 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow the sale of the wine on
350+28 the licensed premises.
351+29 (9) A holder is entitled to purchase and sell bulk wine as set forth
352+30 in this chapter.
353+31 (10) A holder is entitled to sell wine as authorized by this section
354+32 for carryout on Sunday.
355+33 (11) A holder is entitled to sell and ship the farm winery's wine to
356+34 a person located in another state in accordance with the laws of
357+35 the other state.
358+36 (12) A holder is entitled to sell the farm winery's wine to the
359+37 holder of a supplemental caterer's permit issued under
360+38 IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises consumption only at an event that is
361+39 held outdoors on property that is contiguous to the farm winery as
362+40 approved by the commission.
363+41 (13) A holder is entitled to be the proprietor of a restaurant that is
364+42 not subject to the minimum gross food sales or the minimum
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366+1 projected food sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross
367+2 retail income requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5.
368+3 A holder is entitled to conduct the following activities:
369+4 (A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
370+5 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant.
371+6 (B) Transfer wine directly from the farm winery to a restaurant
372+7 that the farm winery has an interest in by means of:
373+8 (i) bottles or cans;
374+9 (ii) bulk containers; or
375+10 (iii) a continuous flow system.
376+11 (C) Install a window between the farm winery and an adjacent
377+12 restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the permit
378+13 to view both premises.
379+14 (D) Install a doorway or other opening between the farm
380+15 winery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and
381+16 the holder of the permit with access to both the farm winery
382+17 and restaurant.
383+18 (14) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana wine
384+19 wholesaler is entitled under the farm winery permit to sell and
385+20 deliver to a person holding a wine retailer or wine dealer permit
386+21 under this title a total of not more than three thousand (3,000)
387+22 gallons of the farm winery's wine in a calendar year, if the farm
388+23 winery has not sold in Indiana more than fifteen thousand
389+24 (15,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells
390+25 and delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all
391+26 provisions applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905
392+27 IAC 1-5.2, 905 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1.
393+28 (15) A holder must annually submit to the commission copies of
394+29 its Indiana and federal excise tax returns.
395+30 (b) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under
396+31 this chapter may conduct business at not more than three (3) additional
397+32 locations that are separate from the winery. At the additional locations,
398+33 the holder of a permit may conduct any business that is authorized at
399+34 the first location, except for manufacturing wine or placing wine in
400+35 bottles or containers.
401+36 (c) A farm winery may transfer wine from a storage facility or an
402+37 additional location described in subsection (b). A farm winery may sell
403+38 or transfer wine directly to a wine wholesaler from a storage facility
404+39 separate from the farm winery or an additional location described in
405+40 subsection (b). A farm winery may not sell or transfer wine from a
406+41 storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The farm winery
407+42 shall maintain an adequate written record of wine transferred:
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409+1 (1) between the farm winery and the storage facility; and
410+2 (2) from the storage facility to the wholesaler.
411+3 (d) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under
412+4 this chapter may:
413+5 (1) individually; or
414+6 (2) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of artisan
415+7 distiller's permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under
416+8 IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in this
417+9 subdivision;
418+10 participate in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
419+11 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the
420+12 permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building. The
421+13 commission may not grant approval under this subsection to a holder
422+14 of a permit under this chapter for more than forty-five (45) days in a
423+15 calendar year.
424+16 SECTION 7. IC 7.1-3-18-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.196-2015,
425+17 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
426+18 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 9. (a) The commission may issue an employee's
427+19 permit to a person who desires to act as:
428+20 (1) a clerk in a package liquor store;
429+21 (2) an employee who serves wine at a farm winery; or
430+22 (3) a bartender, waiter, waitress, or manager in a retail
431+23 establishment, excepting dining car and boat employees; or
432+24 (4) a salon employee who serves beer or wine at a salon under
433+25 IC 7.1-3-1-31.
434+26 (b) A permit authorized by this section is conditioned upon the
435+27 compliance by the holder with reasonable rules relating to the permit
436+28 which the commission may prescribe from time to time.
437+29 (c) A permit issued under this section entitles its holder to work for
438+30 any lawful employer. However, a person may work without an
439+31 employee's permit for thirty (30) days from the date shown on a receipt
440+32 for a cashier's check or money order payable to the commission for that
441+33 person's employee's permit application.
442+34 (d) A person who, for a package liquor store or retail establishment,
443+35 is:
444+36 (1) the sole proprietor;
445+37 (2) a partner, a general partner, or a limited partner in a
446+38 partnership or limited partnership that owns the business
447+39 establishment;
448+40 (3) a member of a limited liability company that owns the
449+41 business establishment; or
450+42 (4) a stockholder in a corporation that owns the business
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452+1 establishment;
453+2 is not required to obtain an employee's permit in order to perform any
454+3 of the acts listed in subsection (a).
455+4 (e) An applicant may declare on the application form that the
456+5 applicant will use the employee's permit only to perform volunteer
457+6 service that benefits a nonprofit organization. It is unlawful for an
458+7 applicant who makes a declaration under this subsection to use an
459+8 employee's permit for any purpose other than to perform volunteer
460+9 service that benefits a nonprofit organization.
461+10 (f) The commission may not issue an employee's permit to an
462+11 applicant while the applicant is serving a sentence for a conviction for
463+12 operating while intoxicated, including any term of probation or parole.
464+13 (g) The commission may not issue an employee's permit to an
465+14 applicant who has two (2) unrelated convictions for operating while
466+15 intoxicated if:
467+16 (1) the first conviction occurred less than ten (10) years before the
468+17 date of the applicant's application for the permit; and
469+18 (2) the applicant completed the sentence for the second
470+19 conviction, including any term of probation or parole, less than
471+20 two (2) years before the date of the applicant's application for the
472+21 permit.
473+22 (h) If an applicant for an employee's permit has at least three (3)
474+23 unrelated convictions for operating while intoxicated in the ten (10)
475+24 years immediately preceding the date of the applicant's application for
476+25 the permit, the commission may not grant the issuance of the permit.
477+26 If, in the ten (10) years immediately preceding the date of the
478+27 applicant's application the applicant has:
479+28 (1) one (1) conviction for operating while intoxicated, and the
480+29 applicant is not subject to subsection (f); or
481+30 (2) two (2) unrelated convictions for operating while intoxicated,
482+31 and the applicant is not subject to subsection (f) or (g);
483+32 the commission may grant or deny the issuance of a permit.
484+33 (i) Except as provided under section 9.5 of this chapter, the
485+34 commission shall revoke a permit issued to an employee under this
486+35 section if:
487+36 (1) the employee is convicted of a Class B misdemeanor for
488+37 violating IC 7.1-5-10-15(a); or
489+38 (2) the employee is convicted of operating while intoxicated after
490+39 the issuance of the permit.
491+40 The commission may revoke a permit issued to an employee under this
492+41 section for any violation of this title or the rules adopted by the
493+42 commission.
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495+1 SECTION 8. IC 7.1-3-20-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
496+2 SECTION 57, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
497+3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16. (a) A permit that is authorized by this section
498+4 may be issued without regard to the quota provisions of IC 7.1-3-22.
499+5 (b) The commission may issue a three-way permit to sell alcoholic
500+6 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
501+7 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant facility in the
502+8 passenger terminal complex of a publicly owned airport. A permit
503+9 issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a location off
504+10 the airport premises.
505+11 (c) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
506+12 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
507+13 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
508+14 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
509+15 a redevelopment project consisting of a building or group of buildings
510+16 that:
511+17 (1) was formerly used as part of a union railway station;
512+18 (2) has been listed in or is within a district that has been listed in
513+19 the federal National Register of Historic Places maintained
514+20 pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
515+21 amended; and
516+22 (3) has been redeveloped or renovated, with the redevelopment or
517+23 renovation being funded in part with grants from the federal,
518+24 state, or local government.
519+25 A permit issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a
520+26 location outside of the redevelopment project.
521+27 (d) Subject to section 16.1 of this chapter and except as provided in
522+28 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue a three-way,
523+29 two-way, or one-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises
524+30 consumption only to an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or
525+31 lessee, or both, of a restaurant:
526+32 (1) on land; or
527+33 (2) in a historic river vessel;
528+34 within a municipal riverfront development project funded in part with
529+35 state and city money. The ownership of a permit issued under this
530+36 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued may not be
531+37 transferred. The legislative body of the municipality in which the
532+38 municipal riverfront development project is located shall recommend
533+39 to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit premises. The
534+40 commission shall consider, but is not required to follow, the municipal
535+41 legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit under this
536+42 subsection. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit
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538+1 premises are subject to the formal written commitment required under
539+2 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
540+3 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
541+4 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
542+5 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
543+6 (e) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
544+7 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
545+8 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
546+9 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
547+10 a renovation project consisting of:
548+11 (1) a building that:
549+12 (A) was formerly used as part of a passenger and freight
550+13 railway station; and
551+14 (B) was built before 1900; or
552+15 (2) a complex of buildings that:
553+16 (A) is part of an economic development area established under
554+17 IC 36-7-14; and
555+18 (B) includes, as part of the renovation project, the use and
556+19 repurposing of two (2) or more buildings and structures that
557+20 are:
558+21 (i) at least seventy-five (75) years old; and
559+22 (ii) located at a site at which manufacturing previously
560+23 occurred over a period of at least seventy-five (75) years.
561+24 The permit authorized by this subsection may be issued without regard
562+25 to the proximity provisions of IC 7.1-3-21-11.
563+26 (f) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
564+27 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
565+28 beverages for on-premises consumption at a cultural center for the
566+29 visual and performing arts to the following:
567+30 (1) A town having a population of more than twenty-three
568+31 thousand (23,000) and less than twenty-three thousand nine
569+32 hundred (23,900) located in a county having a population of more
570+33 than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven
571+34 hundred thousand (700,000).
572+35 (2) A city that has an indoor theater as described in section 26 of
573+36 this chapter.
574+37 (g) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
575+38 commission may issue not more than ten (10) fifteen (15) new
576+39 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
577+40 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
578+41 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
579+42 district, or not more than seven hundred (700) one thousand five
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581+1 hundred (1,500) feet from a district, that meets the following
582+2 requirements:
583+3 (1) The district has been listed in the National Register of Historic
584+4 Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act
585+5 of 1966, as amended.
586+6 (2) A county courthouse is located within the district.
587+7 (3) A historic opera house listed on the National Register of
588+8 Historic Places is located within the district.
589+9 (4) A historic jail and sheriff's house listed on the National
590+10 Register of Historic Places is located within the district.
591+11 The legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located
592+12 shall recommend to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit
593+13 premises. The commission shall consider, but is not required to follow,
594+14 the municipal legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit
595+15 under this subsection. An applicant is not eligible for a permit if, less
596+16 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
597+17 a retailer's permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
598+18 premises located within the district described in this section or within
599+19 seven hundred (700) one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the
600+20 district. The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the
601+21 location for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. A
602+22 permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit premises is
603+23 subject to the formal written commitment required under
604+24 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
605+25 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
606+26 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
607+27 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation. The total number
608+28 of active permits issued under this subsection may not exceed ten (10)
609+29 fifteen (15) at any time. The cost of an initial permit issued under this
610+30 subsection is six thousand dollars ($6,000). twenty-five thousand
611+31 dollars ($25,000).
612+32 (h) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
613+33 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
614+34 beverages for on-premises consumption to an applicant who will locate
615+35 as the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within an
616+36 economic development area under IC 36-7-14 in:
617+37 (1) a town having a population of more than twenty thousand
618+38 (20,000); or
619+39 (2) a city having a population of more than forty-nine thousand
620+40 four hundred (49,400) and less than fifty thousand (50,000);
621+41 located in a county having a population of more than one hundred
622+42 twenty thousand (120,000) and less than one hundred thirty thousand
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624+1 (130,000). The commission may issue not more than five (5) licenses
625+2 under this section to premises within a municipality described in
626+3 subdivision (1) and not more than five (5) licenses to premises within
627+4 a municipality described in subdivision (2). The commission shall
628+5 conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the
629+6 auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
630+7 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
631+8 initial license under this subsection is thirty-five thousand dollars
632+9 ($35,000), and the renewal fee for a license under this subsection is one
633+10 thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($1,350). Before the district
634+11 expires, a permit issued under this subsection may not be transferred.
635+12 After the district expires, a permit issued under this subsection may be
636+13 renewed, and the ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the
637+14 permit may not be transferred from the permit premises.
638+15 (i) After June 30, 2006, and except as provided in section 16.3 of
639+16 this chapter, the commission may issue not more than five (5) new
640+17 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
641+18 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
642+19 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
643+20 district, or not more than five hundred (500) feet from a district, that
644+21 meets all of the following requirements:
645+22 (1) The district is within an economic development area, an area
646+23 needing redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as established
647+24 under IC 36-7-14.
648+25 (2) A unit of the National Park Service is partially located within
649+26 the district.
650+27 (3) An international deep water seaport is located within the
651+28 district.
652+29 An applicant is not eligible for a permit under this subsection if, less
653+30 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
654+31 a retailers' permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
655+32 premises located within the district described in this subsection or
656+33 within five hundred (500) feet of the district. A permit issued under this
657+34 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues five (5)
658+35 new permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this
659+36 subsection is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may
660+37 issue another new permit, as long as the total number of active permits
661+38 issued under this subsection does not exceed five (5) at any time. The
662+39 commission shall conduct an auction of the permits under
663+40 IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the auction may be conducted at any time as
664+41 determined by the commission.
665+42 (j) Subject to section 16.2 of this chapter and except as provided in
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667+1 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue not more than
668+2 six (6) new three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic
669+3 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
670+4 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant on land within a
671+5 municipal lakefront development project. A permit issued under this
672+6 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues six (6) new
673+7 permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection
674+8 is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may issue another
675+9 new permit, as long as the total number of active permits issued under
676+10 this subsection does not exceed six (6) at any time. The commission
677+11 shall conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that
678+12 the auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
679+13 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
680+14 initial permit under this subsection is ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
681+15 (k) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
682+16 commission may issue not more than nine (9) new three-way permits
683+17 to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants,
684+18 each of whom must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
685+19 restaurant located:
686+20 (1) within a motorsports investment district (as defined in
687+21 IC 5-1-17.5-11); or
688+22 (2) not more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a
689+23 motorsports investment district.
690+24 The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the location
691+25 for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. If the
692+26 commission issues nine (9) new permits under this subsection, and a
693+27 permit issued under this subsection is later revoked or is not renewed,
694+28 the commission may issue another new permit, as long as the total
695+29 number of active permits issued under this subsection does not exceed
696+30 nine (9) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the
697+31 permit premises are subject to the formal written commitment required
698+32 under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1,
699+33 if business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six
700+34 (6) months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit
701+35 holder is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
702+36 (l) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
703+37 commission may issue not more than two (2) new three-way permits to
704+38 sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption for premises
705+39 located within a qualified motorsports facility (as defined in
706+40 IC 5-1-17.5-14). The ownership of a permit issued under this
707+41 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued shall not
708+42 be transferred. If the commission issues two (2) new permits under this
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710+1 subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection is later revoked
711+2 or is not renewed, the commission may issue another new permit, as
712+3 long as the total number of active permits issued under this subsection
713+4 does not exceed two (2) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or
714+5 proprietor of the permit premises are subject to the formal written
715+6 commitment required under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding
716+7 IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if business operations cease at the
717+8 permit premises for more than six (6) months, the permit shall revert
718+9 to the commission. The permit holder is not entitled to any refund or
719+10 other compensation.
720+11 SECTION 9. IC 7.1-3-27-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2014,
721+12 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
722+13 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) An artisan distiller may produce not more
723+14 than ten twenty thousand (10,000) (20,000) gallons of liquor in any
724+15 calendar year. Liquor produced by an artisan distiller that is sold
725+16 through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 may not be counted
726+17 toward the gallonage limit.
727+18 (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this
728+19 section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
729+20 SECTION 10. IC 7.1-3-27-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
730+21 SECTION 59, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
731+22 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit
732+23 may do only the following:
733+24 (1) Manufacture liquor, including blending using liquor
734+25 purchased from another manufacturer with liquor the artisan
735+26 distiller manufactures under section 11 of this chapter.
736+27 (2) Bottle liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller.
737+28 (3) Insert liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller into a
738+29 container.
739+30 (4) Store liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller, including at
740+31 a facility located within ten (10) miles of the artisan distiller's
741+32 distillery.
742+33 (5) Transport, sell, and deliver liquor manufactured by the artisan
743+34 distiller to:
744+35 (A) places outside Indiana; or
745+36 (B) the holder of a liquor wholesaler's permit under IC 7.1-3-8.
746+37 (6) Sell liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to consumers
747+38 by the drink, bottle, container, or case from the licensed premises
748+39 of the distillery where the liquor was manufactured.
749+40 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
750+41 include the distillery parking lot or an area adjacent to the artisan
751+42 distillery. The parking lot or adjacent area may only be used for
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753+1 the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other
754+2 nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 8.1 of this
755+3 chapter and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any
756+4 other purpose.
757+5 (7) Serve complimentary samples of the liquor manufactured by
758+6 the artisan distiller to consumers on the premises of the distillery
759+7 where the liquor was manufactured.
760+8 (8) Sell liquor as authorized by this section for carryout on
761+9 Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not more than four and
762+10 five-tenths (4.5) liters.
763+11 (9) With the approval of the commission, participate:
764+12 (A) individually; or
765+13 (B) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
766+14 farm winery permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under
767+15 IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in
768+16 this clause;
769+17 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each permit
770+18 holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the
771+19 permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building.
772+20 The commission may not grant to a holder of a permit under this
773+21 chapter approval under this subdivision to participate in a trade
774+22 show or exposition for more than forty-five (45) days in a
775+23 calendar year.
776+24 (10) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
777+25 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food sales
778+26 set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross retail income
779+27 requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5. A holder is
780+28 entitled to conduct the following activities:
781+29 (A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
782+30 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant.
783+31 (B) Transfer liquor directly from the artisan distillery to a
784+32 restaurant that the artisan distiller has an interest in by means
785+33 of:
786+34 (i) bottles;
787+35 (ii) bulk containers; or
788+36 (iii) a continuous flow system.
789+37 (C) Install a window between the artisan distillery and an
790+38 adjacent restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the
791+39 permit to view both premises.
792+40 (D) Install a doorway or other opening between the artisan
793+41 distillery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public
794+42 and the holder of the permit with access to both the artisan
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796+1 distillery and restaurant.
797+2 (11) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana liquor
798+3 wholesaler is entitled under the artisan distiller's permit to sell and
799+4 deliver to a person holding a liquor retailer or liquor dealer permit
800+5 under this title a total of not more than one thousand (1,000)
801+6 gallons of the artisan distillery's liquor in a calendar year, if the
802+7 artisan distiller has not sold in Indiana more than nine thousand
803+8 (9,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells and
804+9 delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all provisions
805+10 applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905 IAC 1-5.2, 905
806+11 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1.
807+12 (12) A holder must annually submit to the commission copies of
808+13 its Indiana and federal excise tax returns.
809+14 (b) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit who provides samples
810+15 or sells liquor by the glass must furnish the minimum food
811+16 requirements prescribed by the commission.
812+17 (c) A storage facility used by an artisan distiller under subsection
813+18 (a)(4) must conform with federal laws, rules, and regulations. An
814+19 artisan distiller may transfer liquor from a separate storage facility back
815+20 to the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may sell or transfer liquor
816+21 directly to a liquor wholesaler from a storage facility that is separate
817+22 from the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may not sell or transfer
818+23 liquor from a storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The
819+24 artisan distiller shall maintain an adequate written record of the liquor
820+25 transferred:
821+26 (1) between the artisan distillery and the storage facility; and
822+27 (2) from the storage facility to the liquor wholesaler.
823+28 (d) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit may transport liquor to
824+29 and from a brewery located within the same county for the purposes of
825+30 carbonating and canning by the brewery. The activity under this
826+31 subsection is not an interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
827+32 (e) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this
828+33 section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
829+34 SECTION 11. IC 7.1-3-27-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2014,
830+35 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
831+36 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) An artisan distiller may obtain and use
832+37 blend liquor that the artisan distiller obtains from another manufacturer
833+38 with liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures. The artisan distiller
834+39 may sell the blended liquor as liquor that the artisan distiller
835+40 manufactures only if the final product contains at least sixty percent
836+41 (60%) of liquor that was fermented and distilled from raw materials by
837+42 the artisan distiller at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller. in
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839+1 the manner permitted by this section.
840+2 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an artisan distiller may use in a
841+3 calendar year not more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons of
842+4 liquor that the artisan distiller obtains from another manufacturer.
843+5 (c) The number of gallons of liquor that the artisan distiller
844+6 obtains and uses from another manufacturer in a calendar year
845+7 may not exceed the number of gallons of liquor that the artisan
846+8 distiller fermented and distilled from raw materials at the licensed
847+9 premises of the artisan distiller in the same calendar year.
848+10 (b) (d) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally sells
849+11 blended liquor that contains less than sixty percent (60%) of liquor that
850+12 was fermented and distilled from raw materials by the artisan distiller
851+13 at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller violates subsection (b)
852+14 or (c), as applicable, commits a Class B misdemeanor.
853+15 SECTION 12. IC 7.1-5-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2015,
854+16 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
855+17 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
856+18 (1) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
857+19 owned, in whole or part, by an entity that holds a brewer's permit
858+20 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
859+21 (2) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
860+22 owned, in whole or part, by a statewide trade organization
861+23 consisting of members, each of whom holds a brewer's permit
862+24 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
863+25 (3) Beer that is bottled and packaged under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(P).
864+26 (b) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, it is unlawful to
865+27 sell beer in this state at retail in a bottle, can, or other container, unless
866+28 the bottle, can, or other container was packaged and sealed by the
867+29 brewer at the brewer's bottling house contiguous or adjacent to the
868+30 brewery in which the beer was produced.
869+31 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b)
870+32 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
871+33 SECTION 13. IC 7.1-5-7-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.105-2022,
872+34 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
873+35 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this
874+36 chapter shall not apply if the public place involved is one (1) of the
875+37 following:
876+38 (1) Civic center.
877+39 (2) Convention center.
878+40 (3) Sports arena.
879+41 (4) Bowling center.
880+42 (5) Bona fide club.
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882+1 (6) Drug store.
883+2 (7) Grocery store.
884+3 (8) Boat.
885+4 (9) Dining car.
886+5 (10) Pullman car.
887+6 (11) Club car.
888+7 (12) Passenger airplane.
889+8 (13) Horse racetrack facility holding a recognized meeting permit
890+9 under IC 4-31-5.
891+10 (14) Satellite facility (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-36).
892+11 (15) Catering hall under IC 7.1-3-20-24 that is not open to the
893+12 public.
894+13 (16) That part of a restaurant which is separate from a room in
895+14 which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or
896+15 dispensed by the drink.
897+16 (17) Entertainment complex.
898+17 (18) Indoor golf facility.
899+18 (19) A recreational facility such as a golf course, bowling center,
900+19 or similar facility that has the recreational activity and not the sale
901+20 of food and beverages as the principal purpose or function of the
902+21 person's business.
903+22 (20) A licensed premises owned or operated by a postsecondary
904+23 educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1.
905+24 (21) An automobile racetrack.
906+25 (22) An indoor theater under IC 7.1-3-20-26.
907+26 (23) A senior residence facility campus (as defined in
908+27 IC 7.1-3-1-29(c)) at which alcoholic beverages are given or
909+28 furnished as provided under IC 7.1-3-1-29.
910+29 (24) A hotel other than a part of a hotel that is a room in a
911+30 restaurant in which a bar is located over which alcoholic
912+31 beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink.
913+32 (25) The location of an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1
914+33 applies.
915+34 (26) The location of a charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2
916+35 applies.
917+36 (27) A tour of a brewery as provided in IC 7.1-3-20-16.4, if the
918+37 minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian,
919+38 or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
920+39 (28) A farm winery and any additional locations of the farm
921+40 winery under IC 7.1-3-12, if the minor is in the company of a
922+41 parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at
923+42 least twenty-one (21) years of age and the minor is accompanied
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925+1 by the adult in any area that the adult may be present whether or
926+2 not the area:
927+3 (A) is separated in any manner from where the wine is
928+4 manufactured, sold, or consumed within the farm winery
929+5 premises; or
930+6 (B) operates under a retailer's permit.
931+7 (29) An artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, if:
932+8 (A) the person who holds the artisan distiller's permit also
933+9 holds a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12, or
934+10 IC 7.1-3-20-16.4(a) applies to the person; and
935+11 (B) the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or
936+12 custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21)
937+13 years of age.
938+14 (30) An art instruction studio under IC 7.1-5-8-4.6.
939+15 (31) The licensed premises of a food hall under IC 7.1-3-20-29
940+16 and the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor
941+17 permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30. However, sections 9 and 10 of
942+18 this chapter apply to a bar within the food and beverage vending
943+19 space of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 that
944+20 serves alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed while sitting
945+21 or standing at the bar.
946+22 (32) A beauty culture salon licensed under IC 25-8-7 at which
947+23 wine and beer are given or furnished as provided under
948+24 IC 7.1-3-1-31.
750949 25 (b) For the purpose of this subsection, "food" means meals prepared
751950 26 on the licensed premises. It is lawful for a minor to be on licensed
752951 27 premises in a room in which is located a bar over which alcoholic
753952 28 beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink if all the following
754953 29 conditions are met:
755954 30 (1) The minor is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
756-31 (2) (1) The minor is in the company of a parent, guardian, or
757-32 family member who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
758-33 (3) (2) The purpose for being on the licensed premises is the
955+31 (2) The minor is in the company of a parent, guardian, or family
956+32 member who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
957+33 (3) The purpose for being on the licensed premises is the
759958 34 consumption of food and not the consumption of alcoholic
760959 35 beverages.
761-36 (3) The minor, accompanied by the parent, guardian, or
762-37 family member who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older,
763-38 must be seated at a table or booth in the bar area and shall
764-39 not be seated at the bar over which alcoholic beverages are
765-40 sold or dispensed by the drink.
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767961 COMMITTEE REPORT
768962 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Policy, to which was
769963 referred House Bill 1217, has had the same under consideration and
770964 begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
771965 recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
772966 Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
773967 paragraph and insert:
774968 "SECTION 1. IC 7.1-1-3-16.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
775969 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
776970 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16.5. The term "entertainment complex" means a
777971 premises that complies with one (1) or more of the following
778972 requirements:
779973 (1) The premises:
780974 (A) is a site for the performance of musical, theatrical, or other
781975 entertainment; and
782976 (B) includes an area where at least six hundred (600)
783977 individuals may be seated at one (1) time in permanent
784978 seating.
785979 (2) The premises:
786980 (A) is located entirely within a four (4) five (5) mile radius of
787981 the center of a consolidated city;
788982 (B) is used by a nonprofit organization primarily as a museum
789983 of fine arts, as a fine arts theater, or for the professional
790984 performance of musical or theatrical entertainment; and
791985 (C) has audience seating in one (1) or more performance
792986 spaces for at least two hundred (200) individuals.".
793987 Page 2, after line 41, begin a new paragraph and insert:
794988 "SECTION 3. IC 7.1-3-1-31 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
795989 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
796990 1, 2023]: Sec. 31. (a) As used in this chapter, "salon" means a
797991 beauty culture salon licensed under IC 25-8-7.
798992 (b) A salon may possess and give or furnish beer by the bottle or
799993 glass, or wine by the glass, on the premises of the salon for
800994 consumption on the premises to a salon customer who is:
801995 (1) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
802996 (2) receiving salon services.
803997 (c) Beer or wine may only be dispensed under subsection (b) by
804998 a salon employee who holds a permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9.
805999 (d) This section may not be construed to authorize a salon to sell
8061000 wine or beer on the premises of the salon without a permit under
8071001 this title.
8081002 SECTION 4. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
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8101004 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8111005 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an
8121006 out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or
8131007 an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following:
8141008 (1) Manufacture beer.
8151009 (2) Place beer in containers or bottles.
8161010 (3) Transport beer.
8171011 (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's
8181012 permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3.
8191013 (5) If the brewer manufactures, at all of the brewer's breweries
8201014 located in Indiana, an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand
8211015 (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution
8221016 within Indiana, the permit holder may do the following:
8231017 (A) Sell and deliver a total of not more than thirty thousand
8241018 (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year to a person holding
8251019 a retailer or a dealer permit under this title. The total number
8261020 of barrels of beer that the permit holder may sell and deliver
8271021 under this clause in a calendar year may not exceed thirty
8281022 thousand (30,000) barrels of beer.
8291023 (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
8301024 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food
8311025 sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2.
8321026 (C) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
8331027 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant established under clause
8341028 (B).
8351029 (D) Transfer beer directly from the brewery to the restaurant
8361030 by means of:
8371031 (i) bulk containers; or
8381032 (ii) a continuous flow system.
8391033 (E) Install a window between the brewery and an adjacent
8401034 restaurant that allows the public and the permittee to view both
8411035 premises.
8421036 (F) Install a doorway or other opening between the brewery
8431037 and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the
8441038 permittee with access to both premises.
8451039 (G) Sell the brewery's beer by the glass for consumption on the
8461040 premises. Brewers permitted to sell beer by the glass under
8471041 this clause must make food available for consumption on the
8481042 premises. A brewer may comply with the requirements of this
8491043 clause by doing any of the following:
8501044 (i) Allowing a vehicle of transportation that is a food
8511045 establishment (as defined in IC 16-18-2-137) to serve food
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8531047 near the brewer's licensed premises.
8541048 (ii) Placing menus in the brewer's premises of restaurants
8551049 that will deliver food to the brewery.
8561050 (iii) Providing food prepared at the brewery.
8571051 (H) Sell and deliver beer to a consumer at the licensed
8581052 premises of the brewer or at the residence of the consumer.
8591053 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
8601054 include the brewery parking lot or an area adjacent to the
8611055 brewery that may only be used for the purpose of conveying
8621056 alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a
8631057 customer subject to section 10 of this chapter, and may not be
8641058 used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose. The
8651059 delivery to a consumer may be made only in a quantity at any
8661060 one (1) time of not more than one-half (1/2) barrel, but the
8671061 beer may be contained in bottles or other permissible
8681062 containers.
8691063 (I) Sell the brewery's beer as authorized by this section for
8701064 carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not
8711065 more than five hundred seventy-six (576) ounces. A brewer's
8721066 beer may be sold under this clause at any address for which the
8731067 brewer holds a brewer's permit issued under this chapter if the
8741068 address is located within the same city boundaries in which the
8751069 beer was manufactured.
8761070 (J) With the approval of the commission, participate:
8771071 (i) individually; or
8781072 (ii) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
8791073 artisan distiller's permits, holders of farm winery permits, or
8801074 any combination of holders described in this item;
8811075 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
8821076 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold.
8831077 All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure,
8841078 or building. The commission may not grant to a holder of a
8851079 permit under this chapter approval under this clause to
8861080 participate in a trade show or exposition for more than
8871081 forty-five (45) days in a calendar year.
8881082 (K) Store or condition beer in a secure building that is:
8891083 (i) separate from the brewery; and
8901084 (ii) owned or leased by the permit holder.
8911085 (L) Transfer beer from a building described in clause (K) back
8921086 to the brewery.
8931087 (M) Sell or transfer beer directly to a beer wholesaler from a
8941088 building described in clause (K), but may not sell or transfer
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8961090 beer from the building to any other permittee or a consumer.
8971091 The brewer shall maintain an adequate written record of the
8981092 beer transferred:
8991093 (i) between the brewery and the separate building; and
9001094 (ii) from the separate building to the wholesaler.
9011095 (N) Sell the brewery's beer to the holder of a supplemental
9021096 caterer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises
9031097 consumption only at an event that is held outdoors on property
9041098 that is contiguous to the brewery as approved by the
9051099 commission.
9061100 (O) Receive liquor from the holder of a distiller's permit issued
9071101 under IC 7.1-3-7 or the holder of an artisan distiller's permit
9081102 under IC 7.1-3-27 that is located in the same county as the
9091103 brewery for the purpose of carbonating and canning the liquor.
9101104 Upon the completion of canning of the liquor, the product
9111105 must be returned to the original production facility within
9121106 forty-eight (48) hours. The activity under this clause is not an
9131107 interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
9141108 (P) Receive beer from another permit holder under this
9151109 subdivision for the purpose of bottling and packaging the
9161110 beer. Upon completion of bottling and packaging the beer,
9171111 the product must be returned to the original permit holder.
9181112 The number of gallons of beer that a permit holder
9191113 receives, bottles, and packages under this clause may not
9201114 exceed the number of gallons of beer that the permit
9211115 holder produced from raw materials at the licensed
9221116 premises of the permit holder in the same calendar year.
9231117 The activity under this clause is not an interest under
9241118 IC 7.1-5-9.
9251119 (Q) Sell or transfer beer directly to a food manufacturer
9261120 located in Indiana that is registered with the federal Food
9271121 and Drug Administration for the purpose of adding or
9281122 integrating the beer into a product or recipe.
9291123 (6) If the brewer's brewery manufactures more than ninety
9301124 thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or
9311125 distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may own a portion
9321126 of the corporate stock of another brewery that:
9331127 (A) is located in the same county as the brewer's brewery;
9341128 (B) manufactures less than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of
9351129 beer in a calendar year; and
9361130 (C) is the proprietor of a restaurant that operates under
9371131 subdivision (5).
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9391133 (7) Provide complimentary samples of beer that are:
9401134 (A) produced by the brewer; and
9411135 (B) offered to consumers for consumption on the brewer's
9421136 premises.
9431137 (8) Own a portion of the corporate stock of a sports corporation
9441138 that:
9451139 (A) manages a minor league baseball stadium located in the
9461140 same county as the brewer's brewery; and
9471141 (B) holds a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
9481142 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant located in that stadium.
9491143 (9) For beer described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
9501144 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the beer
9511145 on the licensed premises; and
9521146 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow sale of the beer on the
9531147 licensed premises.
9541148 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-3-2-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
9551149 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
9561150 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) A finished product of a food manufacturer
9571151 that contains beer transferred to the food manufacturer under
9581152 section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter may not contain more than one-half
9591153 of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume when the product
9601154 leaves the food manufacturer's facility.
9611155 (b) Beer that is sold or transferred to a food manufacturer
9621156 under section 7(5)(Q) of this chapter shall be included within the
9631157 barrels of beer limits set forth in section 7(5)(A) of this chapter.
9641158 SECTION 6. IC 7.1-3-12-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
9651159 SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9661160 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. (a) The following apply to the holder of a farm
9671161 winery permit:
9681162 (1) A holder is entitled to manufacture wine and to place wine
9691163 produced by the permit holder's farm winery in bottles or other
9701164 permissible containers.
9711165 (2) A holder is entitled to serve complimentary samples of the
9721166 winery's wine on the licensed premises or an outside area that is
9731167 contiguous to the licensed premises, as approved by the
9741168 commission if each employee who serves wine on the licensed
9751169 premises:
9761170 (A) holds an employee's permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9; and
9771171 (B) completes a server training program approved by the
9781172 commission.
9791173 (3) A holder is entitled to sell the winery's wine on the licensed
9801174 premises to consumers either by:
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9821176 (A) the glass;
9831177 (B) the bottle;
9841178 (C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and
9851179 dispensing wine;
9861180 (D) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A)
9871181 through (C); or
9881182 (E) any other container permissible under federal law.
9891183 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
9901184 include the farm winery parking lot or an area adjacent to the farm
9911185 winery. The parking lot or an adjacent area may only be used for
9921186 the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other
9931187 nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 5.5 of this
9941188 chapter, and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any
9951189 other purpose.
9961190 (4) A holder is entitled to:
9971191 (A) serve complimentary samples of the winery's wine; and
9981192 (B) sell the winery's wine to consumers by the bottle;
9991193 at a farmers' market that is operated on a nonprofit basis.
10001194 (5) A holder is entitled to sell wine by:
10011195 (A) the bottle;
10021196 (B) the can;
10031197 (C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and
10041198 dispensing wine;
10051199 (D) bulk container;
10061200 (E) the case; or
10071201 (F) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A)
10081202 through (E);
10091203 to a person who is the holder of a permit to sell wine at wholesale.
10101204 (6) A holder is exempt from the provisions of IC 7.1-3-14.
10111205 (7) A holder is entitled to advertise the name and address of any
10121206 retailer or dealer who sells wine produced by the permit holder's
10131207 winery.
10141208 (8) A holder for wine described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
10151209 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the wine
10161210 on the licensed premises; and
10171211 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow the sale of the wine on
10181212 the licensed premises.
10191213 (9) A holder is entitled to purchase and sell bulk wine as set forth
10201214 in this chapter.
10211215 (10) A holder is entitled to sell wine as authorized by this section
10221216 for carryout on Sunday.
10231217 (11) A holder is entitled to sell and ship the farm winery's wine to
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10251219 a person located in another state in accordance with the laws of
10261220 the other state.
10271221 (12) A holder is entitled to sell the farm winery's wine to the
10281222 holder of a supplemental caterer's permit issued under
10291223 IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises consumption only at an event that is
10301224 held outdoors on property that is contiguous to the farm winery as
10311225 approved by the commission.
10321226 (13) A holder is entitled to be the proprietor of a restaurant that is
10331227 not subject to the minimum gross food sales or the minimum
10341228 projected food sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross
10351229 retail income requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5.
10361230 A holder is entitled to conduct the following activities:
10371231 (A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
10381232 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant.
10391233 (B) Transfer wine directly from the farm winery to a restaurant
10401234 that the farm winery has an interest in by means of:
10411235 (i) bottles or cans;
10421236 (ii) bulk containers; or
10431237 (iii) a continuous flow system.
10441238 (C) Install a window between the farm winery and an adjacent
10451239 restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the permit
10461240 to view both premises.
10471241 (D) Install a doorway or other opening between the farm
10481242 winery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and
10491243 the holder of the permit with access to both the farm winery
10501244 and restaurant.
10511245 (14) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana wine
10521246 wholesaler is entitled under the farm winery permit to sell and
10531247 deliver to a person holding a wine retailer or wine dealer permit
10541248 under this title a total of not more than three thousand (3,000)
10551249 gallons of the farm winery's wine in a calendar year, if the farm
10561250 winery has not sold in Indiana more than fifteen thousand
10571251 (15,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells
10581252 and delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all
10591253 provisions applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905
10601254 IAC 1-5.2, 905 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1.
10611255 (15) A holder must annually submit to the commission copies of
10621256 its Indiana and federal excise tax returns.
10631257 (b) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under
10641258 this chapter may conduct business at not more than three (3) additional
10651259 locations that are separate from the winery. At the additional locations,
10661260 the holder of a permit may conduct any business that is authorized at
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10681262 the first location, except for manufacturing wine or placing wine in
10691263 bottles or containers.
10701264 (c) A farm winery may transfer wine from a storage facility or an
10711265 additional location described in subsection (b). A farm winery may sell
10721266 or transfer wine directly to a wine wholesaler from a storage facility
10731267 separate from the farm winery or an additional location described in
10741268 subsection (b). A farm winery may not sell or transfer wine from a
10751269 storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The farm winery
10761270 shall maintain an adequate written record of wine transferred:
10771271 (1) between the farm winery and the storage facility; and
10781272 (2) from the storage facility to the wholesaler.
10791273 (d) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under
10801274 this chapter may:
10811275 (1) individually; or
10821276 (2) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of artisan
10831277 distiller's permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under
10841278 IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in this
10851279 subdivision;
10861280 participate in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
10871281 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the
10881282 permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building. The
10891283 commission may not grant approval under this subsection to a holder
10901284 of a permit under this chapter for more than forty-five (45) days in a
10911285 calendar year.
10921286 SECTION 7. IC 7.1-3-18-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.196-2015,
10931287 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10941288 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 9. (a) The commission may issue an employee's
10951289 permit to a person who desires to act as:
10961290 (1) a clerk in a package liquor store;
10971291 (2) an employee who serves wine at a farm winery; or
10981292 (3) a bartender, waiter, waitress, or manager in a retail
10991293 establishment, excepting dining car and boat employees; or
11001294 (4) a salon employee who serves beer or wine at a salon under
11011295 IC 7.1-3-1-31.
11021296 (b) A permit authorized by this section is conditioned upon the
11031297 compliance by the holder with reasonable rules relating to the permit
11041298 which the commission may prescribe from time to time.
11051299 (c) A permit issued under this section entitles its holder to work for
11061300 any lawful employer. However, a person may work without an
11071301 employee's permit for thirty (30) days from the date shown on a receipt
11081302 for a cashier's check or money order payable to the commission for that
11091303 person's employee's permit application.
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11111305 (d) A person who, for a package liquor store or retail establishment,
11121306 is:
11131307 (1) the sole proprietor;
11141308 (2) a partner, a general partner, or a limited partner in a
11151309 partnership or limited partnership that owns the business
11161310 establishment;
11171311 (3) a member of a limited liability company that owns the
11181312 business establishment; or
11191313 (4) a stockholder in a corporation that owns the business
11201314 establishment;
11211315 is not required to obtain an employee's permit in order to perform any
11221316 of the acts listed in subsection (a).
11231317 (e) An applicant may declare on the application form that the
11241318 applicant will use the employee's permit only to perform volunteer
11251319 service that benefits a nonprofit organization. It is unlawful for an
11261320 applicant who makes a declaration under this subsection to use an
11271321 employee's permit for any purpose other than to perform volunteer
11281322 service that benefits a nonprofit organization.
11291323 (f) The commission may not issue an employee's permit to an
11301324 applicant while the applicant is serving a sentence for a conviction for
11311325 operating while intoxicated, including any term of probation or parole.
11321326 (g) The commission may not issue an employee's permit to an
11331327 applicant who has two (2) unrelated convictions for operating while
11341328 intoxicated if:
11351329 (1) the first conviction occurred less than ten (10) years before the
11361330 date of the applicant's application for the permit; and
11371331 (2) the applicant completed the sentence for the second
11381332 conviction, including any term of probation or parole, less than
11391333 two (2) years before the date of the applicant's application for the
11401334 permit.
11411335 (h) If an applicant for an employee's permit has at least three (3)
11421336 unrelated convictions for operating while intoxicated in the ten (10)
11431337 years immediately preceding the date of the applicant's application for
11441338 the permit, the commission may not grant the issuance of the permit.
11451339 If, in the ten (10) years immediately preceding the date of the
11461340 applicant's application the applicant has:
11471341 (1) one (1) conviction for operating while intoxicated, and the
11481342 applicant is not subject to subsection (f); or
11491343 (2) two (2) unrelated convictions for operating while intoxicated,
11501344 and the applicant is not subject to subsection (f) or (g);
11511345 the commission may grant or deny the issuance of a permit.
11521346 (i) Except as provided under section 9.5 of this chapter, the
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11541348 commission shall revoke a permit issued to an employee under this
11551349 section if:
11561350 (1) the employee is convicted of a Class B misdemeanor for
11571351 violating IC 7.1-5-10-15(a); or
11581352 (2) the employee is convicted of operating while intoxicated after
11591353 the issuance of the permit.
11601354 The commission may revoke a permit issued to an employee under this
11611355 section for any violation of this title or the rules adopted by the
11621356 commission.
11631357 SECTION 8. IC 7.1-3-20-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
11641358 SECTION 57, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11651359 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16. (a) A permit that is authorized by this section
11661360 may be issued without regard to the quota provisions of IC 7.1-3-22.
11671361 (b) The commission may issue a three-way permit to sell alcoholic
11681362 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
11691363 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant facility in the
11701364 passenger terminal complex of a publicly owned airport. A permit
11711365 issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a location off
11721366 the airport premises.
11731367 (c) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
11741368 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
11751369 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
11761370 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
11771371 a redevelopment project consisting of a building or group of buildings
11781372 that:
11791373 (1) was formerly used as part of a union railway station;
11801374 (2) has been listed in or is within a district that has been listed in
11811375 the federal National Register of Historic Places maintained
11821376 pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
11831377 amended; and
11841378 (3) has been redeveloped or renovated, with the redevelopment or
11851379 renovation being funded in part with grants from the federal,
11861380 state, or local government.
11871381 A permit issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a
11881382 location outside of the redevelopment project.
11891383 (d) Subject to section 16.1 of this chapter and except as provided in
11901384 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue a three-way,
11911385 two-way, or one-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises
11921386 consumption only to an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or
11931387 lessee, or both, of a restaurant:
11941388 (1) on land; or
11951389 (2) in a historic river vessel;
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11971391 within a municipal riverfront development project funded in part with
11981392 state and city money. The ownership of a permit issued under this
11991393 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued may not be
12001394 transferred. The legislative body of the municipality in which the
12011395 municipal riverfront development project is located shall recommend
12021396 to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit premises. The
12031397 commission shall consider, but is not required to follow, the municipal
12041398 legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit under this
12051399 subsection. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit
12061400 premises are subject to the formal written commitment required under
12071401 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
12081402 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
12091403 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
12101404 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
12111405 (e) Except as provided in sections 16.3 and 16.4 of this chapter, the
12121406 commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way permit to sell
12131407 alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant
12141408 who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within
12151409 a renovation project consisting of:
12161410 (1) a building that:
12171411 (A) was formerly used as part of a passenger and freight
12181412 railway station; and
12191413 (B) was built before 1900; or
12201414 (2) a complex of buildings that:
12211415 (A) is part of an economic development area established under
12221416 IC 36-7-14; and
12231417 (B) includes, as part of the renovation project, the use and
12241418 repurposing of two (2) or more buildings and structures that
12251419 are:
12261420 (i) at least seventy-five (75) years old; and
12271421 (ii) located at a site at which manufacturing previously
12281422 occurred over a period of at least seventy-five (75) years.
12291423 The permit authorized by this subsection may be issued without regard
12301424 to the proximity provisions of IC 7.1-3-21-11.
12311425 (f) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
12321426 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
12331427 beverages for on-premises consumption at a cultural center for the
12341428 visual and performing arts to the following:
12351429 (1) A town having a population of more than twenty-three
12361430 thousand (23,000) and less than twenty-three thousand nine
12371431 hundred (23,900) located in a county having a population of more
12381432 than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven
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12401434 hundred thousand (700,000).
12411435 (2) A city that has an indoor theater as described in section 26 of
12421436 this chapter.
12431437 (g) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
12441438 commission may issue not more than ten (10) fifteen (15) new
12451439 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
12461440 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
12471441 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
12481442 district, or not more than seven hundred (700) one thousand five
12491443 hundred (1,500) feet from a district, that meets the following
12501444 requirements:
12511445 (1) The district has been listed in the National Register of Historic
12521446 Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act
12531447 of 1966, as amended.
12541448 (2) A county courthouse is located within the district.
12551449 (3) A historic opera house listed on the National Register of
12561450 Historic Places is located within the district.
12571451 (4) A historic jail and sheriff's house listed on the National
12581452 Register of Historic Places is located within the district.
12591453 The legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located
12601454 shall recommend to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit
12611455 premises. The commission shall consider, but is not required to follow,
12621456 the municipal legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit
12631457 under this subsection. An applicant is not eligible for a permit if, less
12641458 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
12651459 a retailer's permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
12661460 premises located within the district described in this section or within
12671461 seven hundred (700) one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the
12681462 district. The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the
12691463 location for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. A
12701464 permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the permit premises is
12711465 subject to the formal written commitment required under
12721466 IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
12731467 business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
12741468 months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit holder
12751469 is not entitled to any refund or other compensation. The total number
12761470 of active permits issued under this subsection may not exceed ten (10)
12771471 fifteen (15) at any time. The cost of an initial permit issued under this
12781472 subsection is six thousand dollars ($6,000). twenty-five thousand
12791473 dollars ($25,000).
12801474 (h) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
12811475 commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of alcoholic
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12831477 beverages for on-premises consumption to an applicant who will locate
12841478 as the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant within an
12851479 economic development area under IC 36-7-14 in:
12861480 (1) a town having a population of more than twenty thousand
12871481 (20,000); or
12881482 (2) a city having a population of more than forty-nine thousand
12891483 four hundred (49,400) and less than fifty thousand (50,000);
12901484 located in a county having a population of more than one hundred
12911485 twenty thousand (120,000) and less than one hundred thirty thousand
12921486 (130,000). The commission may issue not more than five (5) licenses
12931487 under this section to premises within a municipality described in
12941488 subdivision (1) and not more than five (5) licenses to premises within
12951489 a municipality described in subdivision (2). The commission shall
12961490 conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the
12971491 auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
12981492 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
12991493 initial license under this subsection is thirty-five thousand dollars
13001494 ($35,000), and the renewal fee for a license under this subsection is one
13011495 thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($1,350). Before the district
13021496 expires, a permit issued under this subsection may not be transferred.
13031497 After the district expires, a permit issued under this subsection may be
13041498 renewed, and the ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the
13051499 permit may not be transferred from the permit premises.
13061500 (i) After June 30, 2006, and except as provided in section 16.3 of
13071501 this chapter, the commission may issue not more than five (5) new
13081502 three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for
13091503 on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom must be the
13101504 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant located within a
13111505 district, or not more than five hundred (500) feet from a district, that
13121506 meets all of the following requirements:
13131507 (1) The district is within an economic development area, an area
13141508 needing redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as established
13151509 under IC 36-7-14.
13161510 (2) A unit of the National Park Service is partially located within
13171511 the district.
13181512 (3) An international deep water seaport is located within the
13191513 district.
13201514 An applicant is not eligible for a permit under this subsection if, less
13211515 than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
13221516 a retailers' permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
13231517 premises located within the district described in this subsection or
13241518 within five hundred (500) feet of the district. A permit issued under this
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13261520 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues five (5)
13271521 new permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this
13281522 subsection is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may
13291523 issue another new permit, as long as the total number of active permits
13301524 issued under this subsection does not exceed five (5) at any time. The
13311525 commission shall conduct an auction of the permits under
13321526 IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the auction may be conducted at any time as
13331527 determined by the commission.
13341528 (j) Subject to section 16.2 of this chapter and except as provided in
13351529 section 16.3 of this chapter, the commission may issue not more than
13361530 six (6) new three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic
13371531 beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the
13381532 proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant on land within a
13391533 municipal lakefront development project. A permit issued under this
13401534 subsection may not be transferred. If the commission issues six (6) new
13411535 permits under this subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection
13421536 is later revoked or is not renewed, the commission may issue another
13431537 new permit, as long as the total number of active permits issued under
13441538 this subsection does not exceed six (6) at any time. The commission
13451539 shall conduct an auction of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that
13461540 the auction may be conducted at any time as determined by the
13471541 commission. Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an
13481542 initial permit under this subsection is ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
13491543 (k) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
13501544 commission may issue not more than nine (9) new three-way permits
13511545 to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants,
13521546 each of whom must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
13531547 restaurant located:
13541548 (1) within a motorsports investment district (as defined in
13551549 IC 5-1-17.5-11); or
13561550 (2) not more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet from a
13571551 motorsports investment district.
13581552 The ownership of a permit issued under this subsection and the location
13591553 for which the permit was issued shall not be transferred. If the
13601554 commission issues nine (9) new permits under this subsection, and a
13611555 permit issued under this subsection is later revoked or is not renewed,
13621556 the commission may issue another new permit, as long as the total
13631557 number of active permits issued under this subsection does not exceed
13641558 nine (9) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or proprietor of the
13651559 permit premises are subject to the formal written commitment required
13661560 under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1,
13671561 if business operations cease at the permit premises for more than six
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13691563 (6) months, the permit shall revert to the commission. The permit
13701564 holder is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
13711565 (l) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
13721566 commission may issue not more than two (2) new three-way permits to
13731567 sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption for premises
13741568 located within a qualified motorsports facility (as defined in
13751569 IC 5-1-17.5-14). The ownership of a permit issued under this
13761570 subsection and the location for which the permit was issued shall not
13771571 be transferred. If the commission issues two (2) new permits under this
13781572 subsection, and a permit issued under this subsection is later revoked
13791573 or is not renewed, the commission may issue another new permit, as
13801574 long as the total number of active permits issued under this subsection
13811575 does not exceed two (2) at any time. A permit holder and any lessee or
13821576 proprietor of the permit premises are subject to the formal written
13831577 commitment required under IC 7.1-3-19-17. Notwithstanding
13841578 IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if business operations cease at the
13851579 permit premises for more than six (6) months, the permit shall revert
13861580 to the commission. The permit holder is not entitled to any refund or
13871581 other compensation.
13881582 SECTION 9. IC 7.1-3-27-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2014,
13891583 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13901584 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) An artisan distiller may produce not more
13911585 than ten twenty thousand (10,000) (20,000) gallons of liquor in any
13921586 calendar year. Liquor produced by an artisan distiller that is sold
13931587 through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 may not be counted
13941588 toward the gallonage limit.
13951589 (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this
13961590 section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
13971591 SECTION 10. IC 7.1-3-27-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.194-2021,
13981592 SECTION 59, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13991593 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit
14001594 may do only the following:
14011595 (1) Manufacture liquor, including blending using liquor
14021596 purchased from another manufacturer with liquor the artisan
14031597 distiller manufactures under section 11 of this chapter.
14041598 (2) Bottle liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller.
14051599 (3) Insert liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller into a
14061600 container.
14071601 (4) Store liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller, including at
14081602 a facility located within ten (10) miles of the artisan distiller's
14091603 distillery.
14101604 (5) Transport, sell, and deliver liquor manufactured by the artisan
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14121606 distiller to:
14131607 (A) places outside Indiana; or
14141608 (B) the holder of a liquor wholesaler's permit under IC 7.1-3-8.
14151609 (6) Sell liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to consumers
14161610 by the drink, bottle, container, or case from the licensed premises
14171611 of the distillery where the liquor was manufactured.
14181612 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
14191613 include the distillery parking lot or an area adjacent to the artisan
14201614 distillery. The parking lot or adjacent area may only be used for
14211615 the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other
14221616 nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 8.1 of this
14231617 chapter and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any
14241618 other purpose.
14251619 (7) Serve complimentary samples of the liquor manufactured by
14261620 the artisan distiller to consumers on the premises of the distillery
14271621 where the liquor was manufactured.
14281622 (8) Sell liquor as authorized by this section for carryout on
14291623 Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not more than four and
14301624 five-tenths (4.5) liters.
14311625 (9) With the approval of the commission, participate:
14321626 (A) individually; or
14331627 (B) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
14341628 farm winery permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under
14351629 IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in
14361630 this clause;
14371631 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each permit
14381632 holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the
14391633 permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building.
14401634 The commission may not grant to a holder of a permit under this
14411635 chapter approval under this subdivision to participate in a trade
14421636 show or exposition for more than forty-five (45) days in a
14431637 calendar year.
14441638 (10) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
14451639 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food sales
14461640 set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross retail income
14471641 requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5. A holder is
14481642 entitled to conduct the following activities:
14491643 (A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
14501644 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant.
14511645 (B) Transfer liquor directly from the artisan distillery to a
14521646 restaurant that the artisan distiller has an interest in by means
14531647 of:
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14551649 (i) bottles;
14561650 (ii) bulk containers; or
14571651 (iii) a continuous flow system.
14581652 (C) Install a window between the artisan distillery and an
14591653 adjacent restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the
14601654 permit to view both premises.
14611655 (D) Install a doorway or other opening between the artisan
14621656 distillery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public
14631657 and the holder of the permit with access to both the artisan
14641658 distillery and restaurant.
14651659 (11) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana liquor
14661660 wholesaler is entitled under the artisan distiller's permit to sell and
14671661 deliver to a person holding a liquor retailer or liquor dealer permit
14681662 under this title a total of not more than one thousand (1,000)
14691663 gallons of the artisan distillery's liquor in a calendar year, if the
14701664 artisan distiller has not sold in Indiana more than nine thousand
14711665 (9,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells and
14721666 delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all provisions
14731667 applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905 IAC 1-5.2, 905
14741668 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1.
14751669 (12) A holder must annually submit to the commission copies of
14761670 its Indiana and federal excise tax returns.
14771671 (b) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit who provides samples
14781672 or sells liquor by the glass must furnish the minimum food
14791673 requirements prescribed by the commission.
14801674 (c) A storage facility used by an artisan distiller under subsection
14811675 (a)(4) must conform with federal laws, rules, and regulations. An
14821676 artisan distiller may transfer liquor from a separate storage facility back
14831677 to the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may sell or transfer liquor
14841678 directly to a liquor wholesaler from a storage facility that is separate
14851679 from the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may not sell or transfer
14861680 liquor from a storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The
14871681 artisan distiller shall maintain an adequate written record of the liquor
14881682 transferred:
14891683 (1) between the artisan distillery and the storage facility; and
14901684 (2) from the storage facility to the liquor wholesaler.
14911685 (d) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit may transport liquor to
14921686 and from a brewery located within the same county for the purposes of
14931687 carbonating and canning by the brewery. The activity under this
14941688 subsection is not an interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
14951689 (e) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this
14961690 section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
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14981692 SECTION 11. IC 7.1-3-27-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2014,
14991693 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15001694 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) An artisan distiller may obtain and use
15011695 blend liquor that the artisan distiller obtains from another manufacturer
15021696 with liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures. The artisan distiller
15031697 may sell the blended liquor as liquor that the artisan distiller
15041698 manufactures only if the final product contains at least sixty percent
15051699 (60%) of liquor that was fermented and distilled from raw materials by
15061700 the artisan distiller at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller. in
15071701 the manner permitted by this section.
15081702 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an artisan distiller may use in a
15091703 calendar year not more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons of
15101704 liquor that the artisan distiller obtains from another manufacturer.
15111705 (c) The number of gallons of liquor that the artisan distiller
15121706 obtains and uses from another manufacturer in a calendar year
15131707 may not exceed the number of gallons of liquor that the artisan
15141708 distiller fermented and distilled from raw materials at the licensed
15151709 premises of the artisan distiller in the same calendar year.
15161710 (b) (d) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally sells
15171711 blended liquor that contains less than sixty percent (60%) of liquor that
15181712 was fermented and distilled from raw materials by the artisan distiller
15191713 at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller violates subsection (b)
15201714 or (c), as applicable, commits a Class B misdemeanor.
15211715 SECTION 12. IC 7.1-5-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2015,
15221716 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15231717 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
15241718 (1) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
15251719 owned, in whole or part, by an entity that holds a brewer's permit
15261720 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
15271721 (2) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is
15281722 owned, in whole or part, by a statewide trade organization
15291723 consisting of members, each of whom holds a brewer's permit
15301724 issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).
15311725 (3) Beer that is bottled and packaged under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(P).
15321726 (b) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, it is unlawful to
15331727 sell beer in this state at retail in a bottle, can, or other container, unless
15341728 the bottle, can, or other container was packaged and sealed by the
15351729 brewer at the brewer's bottling house contiguous or adjacent to the
15361730 brewery in which the beer was produced.
15371731 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b)
15381732 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
15391733 SECTION 13. IC 7.1-5-7-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.105-2022,
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15411735 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15421736 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 11. (a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this
15431737 chapter shall not apply if the public place involved is one (1) of the
15441738 following:
15451739 (1) Civic center.
15461740 (2) Convention center.
15471741 (3) Sports arena.
15481742 (4) Bowling center.
15491743 (5) Bona fide club.
15501744 (6) Drug store.
15511745 (7) Grocery store.
15521746 (8) Boat.
15531747 (9) Dining car.
15541748 (10) Pullman car.
15551749 (11) Club car.
15561750 (12) Passenger airplane.
15571751 (13) Horse racetrack facility holding a recognized meeting permit
15581752 under IC 4-31-5.
15591753 (14) Satellite facility (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-36).
15601754 (15) Catering hall under IC 7.1-3-20-24 that is not open to the
15611755 public.
15621756 (16) That part of a restaurant which is separate from a room in
15631757 which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or
15641758 dispensed by the drink.
15651759 (17) Entertainment complex.
15661760 (18) Indoor golf facility.
15671761 (19) A recreational facility such as a golf course, bowling center,
15681762 or similar facility that has the recreational activity and not the sale
15691763 of food and beverages as the principal purpose or function of the
15701764 person's business.
15711765 (20) A licensed premises owned or operated by a postsecondary
15721766 educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1.
15731767 (21) An automobile racetrack.
15741768 (22) An indoor theater under IC 7.1-3-20-26.
15751769 (23) A senior residence facility campus (as defined in
15761770 IC 7.1-3-1-29(c)) at which alcoholic beverages are given or
15771771 furnished as provided under IC 7.1-3-1-29.
15781772 (24) A hotel other than a part of a hotel that is a room in a
15791773 restaurant in which a bar is located over which alcoholic
15801774 beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink.
15811775 (25) The location of an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1
15821776 applies.
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15841778 (26) The location of a charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2
15851779 applies.
15861780 (27) A tour of a brewery as provided in IC 7.1-3-20-16.4, if the
15871781 minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian,
15881782 or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
15891783 (28) A farm winery and any additional locations of the farm
15901784 winery under IC 7.1-3-12, if the minor is in the company of a
15911785 parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at
15921786 least twenty-one (21) years of age and the minor is accompanied
15931787 by the adult in any area that the adult may be present whether or
15941788 not the area:
15951789 (A) is separated in any manner from where the wine is
15961790 manufactured, sold, or consumed within the farm winery
15971791 premises; or
15981792 (B) operates under a retailer's permit.
15991793 (29) An artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, if:
16001794 (A) the person who holds the artisan distiller's permit also
16011795 holds a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12, or
16021796 IC 7.1-3-20-16.4(a) applies to the person; and
16031797 (B) the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or
16041798 custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21)
16051799 years of age.
16061800 (30) An art instruction studio under IC 7.1-5-8-4.6.
16071801 (31) The licensed premises of a food hall under IC 7.1-3-20-29
16081802 and the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor
16091803 permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30. However, sections 9 and 10 of
16101804 this chapter apply to a bar within the food and beverage vending
16111805 space of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 that
16121806 serves alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed while sitting
16131807 or standing at the bar.
16141808 (32) A beauty culture salon licensed under IC 25-8-7 at which
16151809 wine and beer are given or furnished as provided under
16161810 IC 7.1-3-1-31.
16171811 (b) For the purpose of this subsection, "food" means meals prepared
16181812 on the licensed premises. It is lawful for a minor to be on licensed
16191813 premises in a room in which is located a bar over which alcoholic
16201814 beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink if all the following
16211815 conditions are met:
16221816 (1) The minor is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
16231817 (2) The minor is in the company of a parent, guardian, or family
16241818 member who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
16251819 (3) The purpose for being on the licensed premises is the
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16271821 consumption of food and not the consumption of alcoholic
16281822 beverages.".
16291823 Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
16301824 and when so amended that said bill do pass.
16311825 (Reference is to HB 1217 as introduced.)
16321826 MANNING
16331827 Committee Vote: yeas 13, nays 0.
1634-_____
1635-COMMITTEE REPORT
1636-Madam President: The Senate Committee on Public Policy, to which
1637-was referred House Bill No. 1217, has had the same under
1638-consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
1639-the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
1640-Page 3, line 12, after "(4)" delete "Notwithstanding any other
1641-provision of this title, a" and insert "A".
1642-Page 3, line 13, after "supply" insert ", manufacturer,".
1643-Page 3, line 13, delete "allow a permittee" and insert "supply
1644-equipment on a temporary and nondiscriminatory basis to the
1645-holder of a retailer permit or a temporary permit for the purpose
1646-of holding, storing, and dispensing product to consumers for a
1647-special event for the duration of the special event. Ownership of the
1648-equipment shall remain with the primary source of supply,
1649-manufacturer, or wholesaler.".
1650-Page 3, delete lines 14 through 32.
1651-Page 4, line 1, after "breweries" insert ",".
1652-Page 4, line 2, strike "located in Indiana,".
1653-Page 6, line 13, delete "holder." and insert "holder who
1654-manufactured the beer.".
1655-Page 6, line 14, delete "gallons" and insert "barrels".
1656-Page 6, line 16, delete "gallons" and insert "barrels".
1657-Page 7, delete lines 17 through 42.
1658-Delete pages 8 through 11.
1659-Page 17, between lines 10 and 11, begin a new paragraph and insert:
1660-"SECTION 6. IC 7.1-3-20-16.8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.285-2019,
1661-SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1662-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 16.8. (a) A permit that is authorized by this
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1664-section may be issued without regard to the quota provisions of
1665-IC 7.1-3-22.
1666-(b) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
1667-commission may issue not more than four (4) new three-way permits
1668-to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants
1669-in each of the following municipalities:
1670-(1) Whitestown.
1671-(2) (1) Lebanon.
1672-(3) (2) Zionsville.
1673-(4) (3) Westfield.
1674-(5) (4) Carmel.
1675-(6) (5) Fishers.
1676-(c) The following apply to permits issued under this section
1677-subsection (b):
1678-(1) An applicant for a permit under this section subsection (b)
1679-must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant
1680-located within an economic development area, an area needing
1681-redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as established under
1682-IC 36-7-14 in a municipality's:
1683-(A) downtown redevelopment district; or
1684-(B) downtown economic revitalization area.
1685-(2) The cost of an initial permit is forty thousand dollars
1686-($40,000).
1687-(3) The total number of active permits issued under this section
1688-subsection (b) may not exceed twenty-four (24) twenty (20)
1689-permits at any time. If any of the permits issued under this section
1690-subsection (b) are revoked or not renewed, the commission may
1691-issue only enough new permits to bring the total number of
1692-permits to twenty-four (24) twenty (20) active permits, with not
1693-more than four (4) in each municipality listed in subsection (b)(1)
1694-through (b)(6) (b)(5).
1695-(4) The municipality may adopt an ordinance under
1696-IC 7.1-3-19-17 requiring a permit holder to enter into a formal
1697-written commitment as a condition of eligibility for a permit. As
1698-set forth in IC 7.1-3-19-17(b), a formal written commitment is
1699-binding on the permit holder and on any lessee or proprietor of
1700-the permit premises.
1701-(5) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if business
1702-operations cease at the permit premises for more than six (6)
1703-months, the permit shall revert to the commission and the permit
1704-holder is not entitled to any refund or other compensation.
1705-(6) Except as provided in subdivision (8), the ownership of a
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1707-permit may not be transferred.
1708-(7) A permit may not be transferred from the premises for which
1709-the permit was issued.
1710-(8) If the area in which the permit premises is located is no longer
1711-designated an economic development area, an area needing
1712-redevelopment, or a redevelopment district, a permit issued under
1713-this section may be renewed, and the ownership of the permit may
1714-be transferred, but the permit may not be transferred from the
1715-permit premises.
1716-(d) Except as provided in section 16.3 of this chapter, the
1717-commission may issue not more than the following to the town of
1718-Whitestown:
1719-(1) Three (3) new three-way permits.
1720-(2) Three (3) new two-way permits.
1721-(3) One (1) new liquor dealer's permit.
1722-(e) The following apply to permits issued under subsection (d):
1723-(1) An applicant for a permit under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2)
1724-must be a proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
1725-restaurant located within an economic development area, an
1726-area needing redevelopment, or a redevelopment district as
1727-established under IC 36-7-14 in a municipality's:
1728-(A) downtown redevelopment district; or
1729-(B) downtown economic revitalization area.
1730-(2) The cost of an initial permit is forty thousand dollars
1731-($40,000).
1732-(3) The total number of active permits issued under
1733-subsection (d) may not exceed seven (7) permits at any time.
1734-(4) The municipality may adopt an ordinance under
1735-IC 7.1-3-19-17 requiring a permit holder to enter into a
1736-formal written commitment as a condition of eligibility for a
1737-permit. As set forth in IC 7.1-3-19-17(b), a formal written
1738-commitment is binding on the permit holder and on any lessee
1739-or proprietor of the permit premises.
1740-(5) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1, if
1741-business operations cease at the permit premises for more
1742-than six (6) months, the permit shall revert to the commission
1743-and the permit holder is not entitled to any refund or other
1744-compensation.
1745-(6) Except as provided in subdivision (8), the ownership of a
1746-permit may not be transferred.
1747-(7) A permit may not be transferred from the premises for
1748-which the permit was issued.
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1750-(8) If the area in which the permit issued to a premises under
1751-subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2) is located is no longer designated an
1752-economic development area, an area needing redevelopment,
1753-or a redevelopment district, a permit issued under this section
1754-may be renewed, and the ownership of the permit may be
1755-transferred, but the permit may not be transferred from the
1756-permit premises.
1757-SECTION 7. IC 7.1-3-22-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1758-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1759-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section,
1760-"eligible grocery store" means a grocery store (as defined in
1761-IC 7.1-1-3-18.5(a)(1)) that meets the following criteria:
1762-(1) Is operated in a consolidated city.
1763-(2) Was established in whole or in part through a food
1764-empowerment pilot project authorized under P.L.165-2021,
1765-SECTION 6 and awarded to a nonprofit corporation for the
1766-benefit of establishing the grocery store.
1767-(3) Operates with less than eighteen thousand (18,000) square
1768-feet of building space.
1769-(4) Provides access to fresh and healthy foods to individuals
1770-in a low income area where access to resources for fresh and
1771-healthy food, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables and
1772-fresh meat, poultry, and fish, is limited.
1773-(b) The commission shall issue a beer dealer's permit and a wine
1774-dealer's permit to an eligible grocery store without regard to the
1775-quota provisions of this chapter.
1776-(c) A permit issued under this section is subject to the following:
1777-(1) A permit issued under this section may be renewed, and
1778-the ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the
1779-permit may not be transferred from the permit premises.
1780-(2) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-3-1.1, if the premises ceases to
1781-qualify as an eligible grocery store for more than six (6)
1782-months, the permit shall revert to the commission and the
1783-permit holder is not entitled to any refund or other
1784-compensation.".
1785-Page 17, delete lines 20 through 42
1786-Delete pages 18 through 19.
1787-Page 20, delete lines 1 through 14.
1788-Page 22, delete lines 22 through 24.
1789-Page 22, strike line 30.
1790-Page 22, line 31, strike "(2)" and insert "(1)".
1791-Page 22, line 33, strike "(3)" and insert "(2)".
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1793-Page 22, after line 35, begin a new line block indented and insert:
1794-"(3) The minor, accompanied by the parent, guardian, or
1795-family member who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older,
1796-must be seated at a table or booth in the bar area and shall
1797-not be seated at the bar over which alcoholic beverages are
1798-sold or dispensed by the drink.".
1799-Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
1800-and when so amended that said bill do pass.
1801-(Reference is to HB 1217 as printed February 14, 2023.)
1802-ALTING, Chairperson
1803-Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0.
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