Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0039 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WH OLESALE
16	16	LICENSES
17	17	Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Brito, and Lauria
18	18	Date Introduced: January 18, 2023
19	19	Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 3-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-6 entitled "Manufacturing 1
24	24	and Wholesale Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	3-6-1. Manufacturer’s license. 3
26	26	(a) A manufacturer’s license authorizes the holder to establish and operate a brewery, 4
27	27	distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the manufacture of beverages within 5
28	28	this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the activities of operator of a brewery or 6
29	29	distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required for each plant. 7
30	30	(b) The license also authorizes the sale at wholesale, at the licensed place by the 8
31	31	manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant, to another license holder and the transportation 9
32	32	and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery. The 10
33	33	license does authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where sold; provided that 11
34	34	the manufacturer does not sell an amount in excess of forty-eight ounces (48 oz.) of malt beverage 12
35	35	or four and one-half ounces (4.5 oz.) of distilled spirits, or fifteen ounces (15 oz.) of wine per 13
36	36	visitor, per day, or a combination not greater than three (3) drinks where a drink is defined as up to 14
37	37	sixteen ounces (16 oz.) of beer or one and one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits, or five ounces (5 oz.) 15
38	38	of wine for consumption on the premises. The license also authorizes the sale of beverages 16
39	39	produced on the premises in an amount not in excess of forty-eight (48) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) 17
40	40	bottles or cans or forty-eight (48) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages, or one 18
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44	44	thousand five hundred milliliters (1,500 ml) of distilled spirits per visitor, or three (3) seven hundred 1
45	45	fifty milliliter (750 ml) bottles of wine or the equivalent amount of wine sold by the can or other 2
46	46	container, per day, to be sold in containers that may hold no more than seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) 3
47	47	each. These beverages may be sold to the consumers for off-premises consumption, and shall be 4
48	48	sold pursuant to the laws governing retail Class A establishments. The containers for the sale of 5
49	49	beverages for off-premises consumption shall be sealed. The license does not authorize the sale of 6
50	50	beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in violation of the law of the place of delivery. 7
51	51	The license holder may provide to visitors, in conjunction with a tour or tasting, samples, clearly 8
52	52	marked as samples, not to exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) per visitor for 9
53	53	distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) per visitor for malt beverages at the licensed plant 10
54	54	by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to visitors for off-premises consumption. 11
55	55	The license does not authorize providing samples to a visitor of any alcoholic beverages for off-12
56	56	premises consumption that are not manufactured at the licensed plant. All manufacturer licenses 13
57	57	conducting retail sales or providing samples shall be subject to compliance with alcohol server 14
58	58	training and liquor liability insurance requirements set forth in §§ 3-7-6.1 and 3-7-29 and the 15
59	59	regulations promulgated thereunder. 16
60	60	(c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery 17
61	61	producing more than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500) 18
62	62	for a distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year; five 19
63	63	hundred dollars ($500) for a brewery; and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a winery 20
64	64	producing more than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500) 21
65	65	per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year. All those 22
66	66	fees are prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to the 23
67	67	general treasurer for the use of the state. 24
68	68	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 25
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75	75	EXPLANATION
76	76	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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78	78	A N A C T
79	79	RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WH OLESALE
80	80	LICENSES
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82	82	This act would authorize manufacturer-wineries to sell three (3) drinks of wine for 1
83	83	consumption on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as five ounces (5 oz.) of 2
84	84	wine. Additionally, this act would authorize a manufacturer-winery to sell up to three (3) seven 3
85	85	hundred fifty milliliter (750 ml) bottles of wine produced on the premises to be sold for off-premises 4
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87	87	This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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