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SF0064 • 2013

Wholesale malt beverage distributors-limitations.

AN ACT relating to alcohol licensing; limiting nonresident interests in wholesale licenses for sale of malt beverages; providing exceptions; providing for a temporary license; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Coe
Last action
2013-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/27/2013

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Amendments

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SF0064HW001

Committee of the Whole • MADDEN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by MADDEN

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SF0064HS001

Standing Committee • H03

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H03

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Bill History

  1. 2013-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2013-02-27 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0042

  3. 2013-02-22 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042

  4. 2013-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0042

  5. 2013-02-19 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0042

  6. 2013-02-19 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2013-02-19 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2013-02-19 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2013-02-15 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2013-02-14 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2013-02-14 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2013-02-14 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  13. 2013-02-14 House

    Amendment Adopted

  14. 2013-02-08 House

    H Placed on General File

  15. 2013-02-08 House

    H03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  16. 2013-02-05 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03

  17. 2013-01-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  18. 2013-01-16 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  19. 2013-01-15 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2013-01-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  21. 2013-01-11 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2013-01-11 Senate

    S03 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2013-01-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03

  24. 2013-01-08 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2013-01-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0064
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0292
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0042

Chapter No.:
CH0093

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Coe

Catch Title:
Wholesale malt beverage distributors-limitations.

Subject:
Limiting
vertical integration of malt beverage distributors and breweries.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, a wholesale malt beverage distributor
license may be granted to breweries, microbreweries and wholesalers. This act
restricts breweries from obtaining a wholesale malt beverage distributor
license.

The act further limits a brewery or malt beverage importer
from having any legal ownership interest in the license, business, assets or
corporate stock of a wholesale malt beverage distributor licensee.

The act provides a temporary exemption from the
ownership interest restriction if a current wholesale malt beverage distributor
licensee who has been granted distribution rights for a brand in a designated
territory is unable to service the territory as a result of loss of his
license, bankruptcy or insolvency. In that case, the brewery or importer may
receive a temporary license to distribute those products for not more than one
year.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0064

ENROLLED ACT NO. 42, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
alcohol licensing; limiting interests in wholesale licenses for sale of malt beverages;
prohibiting issuance of wholesale licenses for sale of malt beverages to breweries;
providing exceptions; providing for a temporary license;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 12
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2
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201(a) is amended to read:

12
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2
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201.

Wholesale license for sale of malt beverages only; fee.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (ii) of this
subsection

a

wholesale license authorizing the sale of malt beverages only may be granted by the commission to
breweries,

microbreweries and malt beverage wholesalers resident within this state. Wholesale licensees have the exclusive right to sell malt beverages at wholesale. Any qualified person desiring a wholesale license shall apply to the commission on forms to be provided and pay a license fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) annually in advance.
A wholesale license issued under this subsection
shall be
subject to the following:

(i)

Except as provided in paragraph (ii) of this section, n
o brewery or
malt beverage
importer may have any
legal ownership
interest, in whole or in part, in the license, business,
assets or corporate stock of a licensee under this subsection;

(ii)

The commission may issue a temporary wholesale license under this subsection to a brewery or
malt beverage
importer if a current licensee who has been granted distribution rights for a brand in a designated
sales territory is unable to service the territory as a result of the loss of his license, bankruptcy or insolvency, and the loss of license, bankruptcy or insolvency is not the result of action by the brewery or
malt beverage
importer that is prohibited under the franchise agreement. A temporary license under this paragraph may be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year and shall be limited to the sale of products in the designated territory
;

(iii)

Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to impair any contract between a brewery, malt beverage manufacturer or malt beverage importer and a distributor.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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