S*0398(Rat #0349, Act #0325 of 1980)  General Bill, By J.C. Lindsay
 A Bill to amend Section 61-7-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the shipping of alcoholic liquors into this State, so as to
 restrict the registration of brands of alcoholic liquors to the American
 producer or the primary American source of supply in the United States, and to
 make it unlawful for any wholesaler to order, purchase or receive any
 alcoholic beverages from any producer who is not the American primary source
 of supply and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 61-9-625, so as to make
 it unlawful for any wholesaler to order, purchase or receive any wine from any
 producer who is not the American primary source of supply and to provide
 exceptions.-at

   03/27/79  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   03/27/79  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-4
   05/30/79  Senate Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-17
   06/14/79  Senate Read second time SJ-10
   06/14/79  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-10
   06/15/79  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-27
   06/19/79  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2677
   06/19/79  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-2677
   02/20/80  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-1007
   02/26/80  House  Amended HJ-1122
   02/26/80  House  Read second time HJ-1123
   02/27/80  House   READ THIRD TIME HJ-1144
   02/27/80  House  Returned HJ-1144
   02/27/80  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-15
   03/05/80  Senate Ratified R 349 SJ-12
   03/06/80         Signed By Governor
   03/06/80         Effective date 03/06/80
   03/06/80         Act No. 325
   03/14/80         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SHIPPING OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS INTO THIS STATE, SO AS TO RESTRICT THE REGISTRATION OF BRANDS OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS TO THE AMERICAN PRODUCER OR THE PRIMARY AMERICAN SOURCE OF SUPPLY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY WHOLESALER TO ORDER, PURCHASE OR RECEIVE ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM ANY PRODUCER WHO IS NOT THE AMERICAN PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 61-9-625, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY WHOLESALER TO ORDER, PURCHASE OR RECEIVE ANY WINE FROM ANY PRODUCER WHO IS NOT THE AMERICAN PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Registration of alcoholic liquors--unlawful to order or purchase etc. from producer not primary source of supply

Section 1. Section 61-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 61-7-60. No person other than a registered producer shall ship or move, or cause to be shipped or moved, any alcoholic liquors from a point outside South Carolina to a point within the geographic limits of South Carolina, and then only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No brand may be registered by the producer unless the person registering the brand is either the American producer or the primary American source of supply in the United States of such brand as herein defined, and it shall be unlawful for any wholesaler in this State to order, purchase or receive any alcoholic beverages from any producer who is not the primary American source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased or received. The term primary American source of supply means the manufacturer, distiller, vintner, winery, or owner of vinous or spirituous beverages at the time same becomes a marketable product, or bottler, or the exclusive agent of any such person, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer."

Unlawful for wholesaler to order wine from producer not primary source of supply

Section 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 61-9-625. No person other than a registered producer shall ship or move, or cause to be shipped or moved, any wine from a point outside South Carolina to a point within the geographic limits of South Carolina, and then only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No brand may be registered by the producer unless the person registering the brand is either the American producer or the primary American source of supply in the United States of such brand as herein defined, and it shall be unlawful for any wholesaler in this State to order, purchase or receive any wine from any producer who is not the primary American source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased or received. The term primary American source of supply means the manufacturer, distiller, vintner, winery, or owner of vinous or spirituous beverages at the time same becomes a marketable product, or bottler, or the exclusive agent of any such person, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who produces wine solely in this State and who subsequently ships or sells such wine solely in this State."

Time effective

Section 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.