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MS HB846

MS HB846
Beer breweries; authorize to make certain sales.

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Introduced
02/08/2016
In Committee
02/08/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/23/2016

Introduced Session

2016 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 67-3-3, 67-3-17, 67-3-19, 67-3-22, 67-3-28, 67-3-45, 67-3-55, 27-71-301 And 27-71-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "large Craft Brewery" And "small Craft Brewery" And To Revise The Definition Of The Term "brewpub" Under The Laws Regulating The Manufacture And Sale Of Beer And Light Wine; To Provide That A Large Craft Brewery Shall Have The Privilege Of Selling Malt Beverages, Beer, And Light Wine Products On Its Licensed Premises And A Small Craft Brewery Shall Have The Privilege Of Selling Malt Beverages, Beer, And Light Wine Products On Its Licensed Premises And At One Secondary Location; To Revise Certain Production Limits For Brewpubs Under The Beer Laws And Light Wine Laws; To Provide That Large Craft Breweries And Small Craft Breweries Must Comply With Certain Reporting And Testing Requirements; To Provide That Certain Prohibitions Relating To Manufacturers, Distributors And Wholesalers Shall Not Prohibit A Small Craft Brewery From Owning A Brewpub; To Provide That Large Craft Breweries And Small Craft Breweries Having A Permit To Manufacture Or Brew Beer And Who Operate A Brewery May Sell Beer, Malt Beverage Products, And Light Wine Produced At The Brewery For Both On-premises Consumption And Off-premises Consumption, Provided That Such Beer, Malt Beverage Products And Light Wine Are Also Made Available For Sale To Wholesalers; To Limit The Amount Of Such Sales That May Be Made By Large Craft Breweries And Small Craft Breweries; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, aimed at modernizing Mississippi's beer and light wine regulations, introduces new definitions for "large craft brewery" and "small craft brewery," with production limits of over and under 225,000 barrels per year, respectively, and revises the definition of "brewpub" to clarify production limits for restaurants. It grants large craft breweries the ability to sell their products on-site, while small craft breweries gain the privilege of selling at their licensed premises and one additional secondary location, provided that location is in an adjacent county. The bill also allows small craft breweries to own brewpubs, a provision that previously might have been prohibited under laws preventing manufacturers from having interests in retail businesses. Furthermore, both large and small craft breweries are now permitted to sell their manufactured beer, malt beverages, and light wine for both on-premises and off-premises consumption, as long as these products are also made available to wholesalers, with specific limits on the volume of direct sales to consumers. The legislation also mandates that these breweries comply with reporting and testing requirements to ensure alcohol content limits are met and clarifies that brewpubs have revised production limits based on their operational setup, such as being a standalone restaurant or part of a larger hospitality business.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Died In Committee (on 02/23/2016)

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