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486
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
486
BY
PETERSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
native
distilleries,
including
distilling
1
classes
offered
to
individuals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
123.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
However,
alcohol
may
be
manufactured
for
industrial
and
3
nonbeverage
purposes
by
persons
who
have
qualified
for
that
4
purpose
as
provided
by
the
laws
of
the
United
States
and
the
5
laws
of
this
state.
Such
alcohol,
so
manufactured,
may
be
6
denatured,
transported,
used,
possessed,
sold,
and
bartered
7
and
dispensed,
subject
to
the
limitations,
prohibitions
,
and
8
restrictions
imposed
by
the
laws
of
the
United
States
and
this
9
state.
Additionally,
an
individual
may
manufacture
alcoholic
10
liquor
when
participating
in
a
supervised
distilling
class
at
a
11
native
distillery
as
provided
in
section
123.43A,
subsection
9.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
123.43A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
A
native
distillery
holding
a
class
15
“A”
native
distilled
spirits
license
that
does
not
also
hold
a
16
class
“C”
retail
alcohol
license
for
the
same
licensed
premises
17
as
the
native
distillery
may
provide
supervised
distilling
18
classes
to
individuals
subject
to
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Individuals
conducting
the
classes
and
participating
in
20
the
classes
shall
be
of
legal
age.
21
b.
The
amount
of
alcoholic
liquor
each
individual
22
participating
in
each
class
may
produce
shall
be
limited
to
23
seven
hundred
fifty
milliliters.
24
c.
Alcoholic
beverages,
including
the
alcoholic
liquor
25
produced
in
the
class,
shall
not
be
consumed
on
the
premises.
26
This
paragraph
does
not
prohibit
tastings
of
native
distilled
27
spirits
conducted
in
accordance
with
subsection
3.
28
d.
The
native
distillery
shall
remit
to
the
department
in
29
a
manner
as
directed
by
the
department
an
amount
equivalent
30
to
fifty
percent
of
the
wholesale
price
for
the
alcoholic
31
liquor
being
manufactured
by
the
individuals
in
the
distilling
32
class
that
is
also
generally
the
same
type
of
alcoholic
liquor
33
manufactured
by
the
native
distillery
and
listed
for
sale
by
34
the
department.
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e.
A
native
distillery
shall
allow
not
more
than
three
1
hundred
gallons
of
alcoholic
liquor
to
be
produced
on
an
annual
2
basis
by
individuals
participating
in
distilling
classes.
3
f.
The
director
may
adopt
rules
establishing
processes
and
4
procedures
to
support
operational,
product,
and
public
safety
5
in
distilling
classes
conducted
under
this
subsection.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
allows
a
native
distillery
that
does
not
hold
10
a
class
“C”
retail
alcohol
license
for
the
premises
of
the
11
native
distillery
to
provide
supervised
distilling
classes
to
12
individuals
on
the
premises
of
the
native
distillery
if
the
13
individuals
conducting
the
class
and
participating
in
the
class
14
are
at
least
21
years
old;
the
amount
of
alcoholic
liquor
each
15
individual
in
the
class
produces
is
limited
to
750
milliliters;
16
alcoholic
beverages,
including
those
produced
in
the
class,
are
17
not
consumed
on
the
premises,
except
for
tastings;
the
native
18
distillery
remits
50
percent
of
the
wholesale
price
for
the
19
alcoholic
liquor
being
manufactured
by
the
individuals
in
the
20
distilling
class
to
the
department
of
revenue;
and
the
native
21
distillery
allows
not
more
than
300
gallons
of
alcoholic
liquor
22
to
be
produced
on
an
annual
basis
by
individuals
participating
23
in
distilling
classes.
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