Bill > HB1093

This bill creates new "small-batch" licenses for breweries, cideries, distilleries, and wineries, allowing these producers to operate under specific, lower production limits and with a reduced license fee of $500, while also clarifying that existing "farm winery" licenses are for manufacturers not classified as small-batch wineries. The legislation amends existing laws to define these small-batch categories, specifying production caps such as 3,750 gallons for wineries, 1,250 gallons for distilleries, 300 barrels for cideries, and 750 barrels for breweries, and ensures that producers do not lose their license eligibility if they produce below these maximums. Furthermore, the bill exempts these small-batch licensees from a rule that prohibits manufacturers or wholesalers from having a financial interest in a retailer's business, and it allows them to hold other types of alcohol licenses and operate additional locations under certain conditions.

Business and Industry

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26640