Bill > HB305

This bill generally revises alcohol laws relating to manufacturing and retail. Key provisions include: - Allowing licensed brewers, distillers, and wineries to hold up to 3 retail licenses, with the first being a colocated license on the same premises as the manufacturing license. Retail licensees can also hold manufacturing licenses, with the same colocated requirement. - Removing certain restrictions on brewers, distillers, and wineries holding retail licenses, such as physical separation requirements and limits on transferring products between the manufacturing and retail licenses. - Allowing licensed distilleries to deliver their products directly to state liquor stores without the same limitations as non-colocated distilleries. - Allowing licensed restaurants to possess and use liquor in the kitchen for food preparation, as long as the alcohol content is cooked out before serving. - Expanding the types of applicants that can hold licenses, including trusts, nonprofits, and cooperative associations. - Modifying certain ownership and affiliation restrictions for license applicants. The bill is intended to provide more flexibility for alcohol manufacturers and retailers while maintaining regulatory oversight of the industry.

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