Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 61-6-1140 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 11 of 2009, is amended to read:
"Section 61-6-1140.
A holder of a valid micro-distillery or manufacturer
license issued by the State may permit tastings and retail sales
of the alcoholic liquors produced at the licensed premises
subject to the following limitations and any other limitations
provided in this subarticle:
(1) tastings by and
sales to consumers must be held in conjunction with a tour by
the consumer of the on-site licensed premises;
(2) the
micro-distillery or manufacturer shall establish appropriate
protocols to ensure that a consumer sold or served alcoholic
liquors pursuant to this section is not under twenty-one years
of age and that a consumer shall not attend more than one
tasting in a day;
(3) the
micro-distillery or manufacturer shall dispense alcoholic
liquors for tasting in quantities not greater than one-half
ounce per sample;
(4)
the micro-distillery or manufacturer may not dispense more
than one and one-half ounces to an individual consumer in one
day;
(5)(4)
tastings and sales may occur only between the hours
of nine a.m. and seven p.m., Monday through Saturday;
(6)(5)
the micro-distillery or manufacturer may charge for
alcoholic liquors consumed at a tasting, but must collect and
remit the liquor by the drink excise tax pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 33, Title 12;
(6) the
micro-distillery or manufacturer may provide mixers, which must
be nonalcoholic and carry zero percent of alcohol by weight, in
conjunction with the tasting, but the micro-distillery or
manufacturer may not charge for the mixers;
(7) tastings may
not occur in conjunction with the service of food in a
restaurant setting; and
(8) only brands of
alcoholic liquors actually manufactured, distilled, or fermented
at and distributed to wholesalers from the licensed premises may
be sold or offered for tasting."
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.