Bill > S977

Introduced Session

This bill authorizes craft distilleries to direct ship up to nine liters of distilled spirits per year and eliminates certain sales restrictions. The bill expressly authorizes craft distillery licensees to ship up to nine liters of distilled spirits per year to any person over 21 years of age for personal consumption and not for resale. The bill provides that a copy of the original invoice is to be available for inspection at the licensed premises of the distillery for a minimum period of three years. The bill removes existing statutory language: 1) prohibiting the direct shipment of distilled spirits within and outside the State; 2) requiring visitors take a tour in order to be allowed to consume distilled spirits on the premises; and 3) limiting the retail sale of the distilleries' products for consumption off the premises to five liters per person. This legislation is similar to a Kentucky law, referred to as "Bourbon without Borders," which authorizes the shipment of up to nine liters of distilled spirits per year.

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Tom Kean (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/30/2020)