Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 205
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 7.1-3-2-7.
Synopsis: Collaborative brewing. Allows a small brewery to
manufacture beer for another small brewery if certain requirements are
met.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Alting, Walker K
January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE BILL No. 205
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
alcohol and tobacco.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.220-2023,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an
4 out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or
5 an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following:
6 (1) Manufacture beer.
7 (2) Place beer in containers or bottles.
8 (3) Transport beer.
9 (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's
10 permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3.
11 (5) If the brewer manufactures, at all of the brewer's breweries, an
12 aggregate of not more than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of
13 beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana, the
14 permit holder may do the following:
15 (A) Sell and deliver a total of not more than thirty thousand
16 (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year to a person holding
17 a retailer or a dealer permit under this title. The total number
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1 of barrels of beer that the permit holder may sell and deliver
2 under this clause in a calendar year may not exceed thirty
3 thousand (30,000) barrels of beer.
4 (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the
5 minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food
6 sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2.
7 (C) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
8 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant established under clause
9 (B).
10 (D) Transfer beer directly from the brewery to the restaurant
11 by means of:
12 (i) bulk containers; or
13 (ii) a continuous flow system.
14 (E) Install a window between the brewery and an adjacent
15 restaurant that allows the public and the permittee to view both
16 premises.
17 (F) Install a doorway or other opening between the brewery
18 and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the
19 permittee with access to both premises.
20 (G) Sell the brewery's beer by the glass for consumption on the
21 premises. Brewers permitted to sell beer by the glass under
22 this clause must make food available for consumption on the
23 premises. A brewer may comply with the requirements of this
24 clause by doing any of the following:
25 (i) Allowing a vehicle of transportation that is a food
26 establishment (as defined in IC 16-18-2-137) to serve food
27 near the brewer's licensed premises.
28 (ii) Placing menus in the brewer's premises of restaurants
29 that will deliver food to the brewery.
30 (iii) Providing food prepared at the brewery.
31 (H) Sell and deliver beer to a consumer at the licensed
32 premises of the brewer or at the residence of the consumer.
33 Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may
34 include the brewery parking lot or an area adjacent to the
35 brewery that may only be used for the purpose of conveying
36 alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a
37 customer subject to section 10 of this chapter, and may not be
38 used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose. The
39 delivery to a consumer may be made only in a quantity at any
40 one (1) time of not more than one-half (1/2) barrel, but the
41 beer may be contained in bottles or other permissible
42 containers.
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1 (I) Sell the brewery's beer as authorized by this section for
2 carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not
3 more than five hundred seventy-six (576) ounces. A brewer's
4 beer may be sold under this clause at any address for which the
5 brewer holds a brewer's permit issued under this chapter if the
6 address is located within the same city boundaries in which the
7 beer was manufactured.
8 (J) With the approval of the commission, participate:
9 (i) individually; or
10 (ii) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of
11 artisan distiller's permits, holders of farm winery permits, or
12 any combination of holders described in this item;
13 in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each
14 permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold.
15 All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure,
16 or building. The commission may not grant to a holder of a
17 permit under this chapter approval under this clause to
18 participate in a trade show or exposition for more than
19 forty-five (45) days in a calendar year.
20 (K) Store or condition beer in a secure building that is:
21 (i) separate from the brewery; and
22 (ii) owned or leased by the permit holder.
23 (L) Transfer beer from a building described in clause (K) back
24 to the brewery.
25 (M) Sell or transfer beer directly to a beer wholesaler from a
26 building described in clause (K), but may not sell or transfer
27 beer from the building to any other permittee or a consumer.
28 The brewer shall maintain an adequate written record of the
29 beer transferred:
30 (i) between the brewery and the separate building; and
31 (ii) from the separate building to the wholesaler.
32 (N) Sell the brewery's beer to the holder of a supplemental
33 caterer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises
34 consumption only at an event that is held outdoors on property
35 that is contiguous to the brewery as approved by the
36 commission.
37 (O) Receive liquor from the holder of a distiller's permit issued
38 under IC 7.1-3-7 or the holder of an artisan distiller's permit
39 under IC 7.1-3-27 that is located in the same county as the
40 brewery for the purpose of carbonating and canning the liquor.
41 Upon the completion of canning of the liquor, the product
42 must be returned to the original production facility within
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1 forty-eight (48) hours. The activity under this clause is not an
2 interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
3 (P) Receive beer from another permit holder under this
4 subdivision for the purpose of bottling and packaging the beer,
5 or manufacture beer for another permit holder under this
6 subdivision. Upon completion of:
7 (i) bottling and packaging the beer, the product must be
8 returned to the original permit holder who manufactured the
9 beer; or
10 (ii) manufacturing the beer, the product must be
11 transported to the permit holder for which the beer was
12 manufactured.
13 The number of barrels of beer that a permit holder receives,
14 manufactures, bottles, and packages under this clause may
15 not exceed the number of barrels of beer that the permit holder
16 produced from raw materials at the licensed premises of the
17 permit holder in the same calendar year. The activity under
18 this clause is not an interest under IC 7.1-5-9.
19 (Q) Sell or transfer beer directly to a food manufacturer
20 located in Indiana that is registered with the federal Food and
21 Drug Administration for the purpose of adding or integrating
22 the beer into a product or recipe.
23 (6) If the brewer's brewery manufactures more than ninety
24 thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or
25 distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may own a portion
26 of the corporate stock of another brewery that:
27 (A) is located in the same county as the brewer's brewery;
28 (B) manufactures less than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of
29 beer in a calendar year; and
30 (C) is the proprietor of a restaurant that operates under
31 subdivision (5).
32 (7) Provide complimentary samples of beer that are:
33 (A) produced by the brewer; and
34 (B) offered to consumers for consumption on the brewer's
35 premises.
36 (8) Own a portion of the corporate stock of a sports corporation
37 that:
38 (A) manages a minor league baseball stadium located in the
39 same county as the brewer's brewery; and
40 (B) holds a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a
41 liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant located in that stadium.
42 (9) For beer described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
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1 (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the beer
2 on the licensed premises; and
3 (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow sale of the beer on the
4 licensed premises.
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