Plain English Breakdown
The official text contains conflicting numbers ('two' crossed out, replaced by 'one') regarding the number of allowed offices; the final version indicates a limit of one.
Craft Distilled Spirits Manufacturers: Licenses and Fees
This law sets fees for duplicate licenses, allows craft distillers to operate one branch office away from their main factory, and adds rules about mixing drinks at tastings.
What This Bill Does
- Sets the application fee for a duplicate license at $440 and the annual fee at $755.
- Allows licensed craft distillers to operate up to one branch office away from their main production site.
- Permits these branch offices to sell spirits and host tastings, but not to produce or manufacture alcohol.
- Requires that any tasting involving mixed drinks must use distilled spirits made by the manufacturer itself if common modifiers are used.
- Includes branch offices in the legal definition of licensed premises for selling and tasting activities.
Who It Names or Affects
- Licensed craft distillers who want to open a second location.
- The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which issues licenses and collects fees.
Terms To Know
- Duplicate license
- An extra permit that allows a business to operate at a branch office away from its main factory.
- Branch office
- A sales or tasting location separate from the place where alcohol is made, which cannot produce alcohol itself.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law limits craft distillers to only one branch office.
- Branch offices may not produce or manufacture alcohol, only sell and serve it.
- The text does not specify the exact date this bill becomes effective.