HLS 21RS-904 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 393
BY REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Allows any wine producer or manufacturer to sell sparkling
and still wine on or off premises and ship directly to a consumer
1 AN ACT
2To repeal R.S. 26:359(B)(1)(i), relative to alcoholic beverages; to provide relative to the
3 distribution of certain alcoholic beverages; to repeal the prohibition of certain wine
4 producers or manufacturers from shipping and selling wine under certain conditions;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 26:359(B)(1)(i) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 393 Original 2021 Regular Session Orgeron
Abstract: Allows any wine producer or manufacturer to sell sparkling and still wine on or
off premises and ship directly to consumers.
Present law prohibits a wine producer or manufacturer who is a party to a wholesale
agreement from selling and shipping sparkling or still wine directly to a consumer.
Present law prohibits the selling and shipping of sparkling and still wine directly to a
consumer unless the sale is perfected when the consumer is physically present on the
premises of the wine producer or manufacturer and completed by shipment to the consumer
in La., or when the sparkling or still wine bears a properly registered label.
Proposed law repeals present law.
(Repeals R.S. 26:359(B)(1)(i))
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