Public Act 093-0923
 
HB5011 Enrolled LRB093 19000 LRD 44735 b

    AN ACT in relation to alcoholic liquor.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
changing Section 5-1 as follows:
 
    (235 ILCS 5/5-1)  (from Ch. 43, par. 115)
    Sec. 5-1. Licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control
Commission shall be of the following classes:
    (a) Manufacturer's license - Class 1. Distiller, Class 2.
Rectifier, Class 3. Brewer, Class 4. First Class Wine
Manufacturer, Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer, Class 6.
First Class Winemaker, Class 7. Second Class Winemaker, Class
8. Limited Wine Manufacturer,
    (b) Distributor's license,
    (c) Importing Distributor's license,
    (d) Retailer's license,
    (e) Special Event Retailer's license (not-for-profit),
    (f) Railroad license,
    (g) Boat license,
    (h) Non-Beverage User's license,
    (i) Wine-maker's premises license,
    (j) Airplane license,
    (k) Foreign importer's license,
    (l) Broker's license,
    (m) Non-resident dealer's license,
    (n) Brew Pub license,
    (o) Auction liquor license,
    (p) Caterer retailer license,
    (q) Special use permit license.
    No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal
business entity that is engaged in the manufacturing of wine
may concurrently obtain and hold a wine-maker's license and a
wine manufacturer's license.
    (a) A manufacturer's license shall allow the manufacture,
importation in bulk, storage, distribution and sale of
alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as may be
permitted by law and to licensees in this State as follows:
    Class 1. A Distiller may make sales and deliveries of
alcoholic liquor to distillers, rectifiers, importing
distributors, distributors and non-beverage users and to no
other licensees.
    Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as defined
herein, may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to
rectifiers, importing distributors, distributors, retailers
and non-beverage users and to no other licensees.
    Class 3. A Brewer may make sales and deliveries of beer to
importing distributors, distributors, and to non-licensees,
and to retailers provided the brewer obtains an importing
distributor's license or distributor's license in accordance
with the provisions of this Act.
    Class 4. A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales and
deliveries of up to 50,000 gallons of wine to manufacturers,
importing distributors and distributors, and to no other
licensees.
    Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make sales
and deliveries of more than 50,000 gallons of wine to
manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors and to
no other licensees.
    Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the
manufacture of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and the
storage and sale of such wine to distributors in the State and
to persons without the State, as may be permitted by law. A
first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the sale of no
more than 5,000 gallons of the licensee's wine to retailers.
The State Commission shall issue only one first-class
wine-maker's license to any person, firm, partnership,
corporation, or other legal business entity that is engaged in
the making of less than 50,000 gallons of wine annually that
applies for a first-class wine-maker's license. No subsidiary
or affiliate thereof, nor any officer, associate, member,
partner, representative, employee, agent, or shareholder may
be issued an additional wine-maker's license by the State
Commission.
    Class 7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow
the manufacture of between 50,000 and 100,000 gallons of wine
per year, and the storage and sale of such wine to distributors
in this State and to persons without the State, as may be
permitted by law. A second-class wine-maker's license shall
allow the sale of no more than 10,000 gallons of the licensee's
wine directly to retailers. The State Commission shall issue
only one second-class wine-maker's license to any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, or other legal business entity that
is engaged in the making of less than 100,000 gallons of wine
annually that applies for a second-class wine-maker's license.
No subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any officer, associate,
member, partner, representative, employee, agent, or
shareholder may be issued an additional wine-maker's license by
the State Commission.
    Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make sales and
deliveries not to exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to
distributors, and to non-licensees in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.
    (a-1) A manufacturer which is licensed in this State to
make sales or deliveries of alcoholic liquor and which enlists
agents, representatives, or individuals acting on its behalf
who contact licensed retailers on a regular and continual basis
in this State must register those agents, representatives, or
persons acting on its behalf with the State Commission.
    Registration of agents, representatives, or persons acting
on behalf of a manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting a form
to the Commission. The form shall be developed by the
Commission and shall include the name and address of the
applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she
represents, the territory or areas assigned to sell to or
discuss pricing terms of alcoholic liquor, and any other
questions deemed appropriate and necessary. All statements in
the forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be deemed
material, and any person who knowingly misstates any material
fact under oath in an application is guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor. Fraud, misrepresentation, false statements,
misleading statements, evasions, or suppression of material
facts in the securing of a registration are grounds for
suspension or revocation of the registration.
    (b) A distributor's license shall allow the wholesale
purchase and storage of alcoholic liquors and sale of alcoholic
liquors to licensees in this State and to persons without the
State, as may be permitted by law.
    (c) An importing distributor's license may be issued to and
held by those only who are duly licensed distributors, upon the
filing of an application by a duly licensed distributor, with
the Commission and the Commission shall, without the payment of
any fee, immediately issue such importing distributor's
license to the applicant, which shall allow the importation of
alcoholic liquor by the licensee into this State from any point
in the United States outside this State, and the purchase of
alcoholic liquor in barrels, casks or other bulk containers and
the bottling of such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof,
but all bottles or containers so filled shall be sealed,
labeled, stamped and otherwise made to comply with all
provisions, rules and regulations governing manufacturers in
the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. The
importing distributor's license shall permit such licensee to
purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed non-resident
dealers and foreign importers only.
    (d) A retailer's license shall allow the licensee to sell
and offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in
the such license, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption, but
not for resale in any form: Provided that any retail license
issued to a manufacturer shall only permit the such
manufacturer to sell beer at retail on the premises actually
occupied by the such manufacturer. For the purpose of further
describing the type of business conducted at a retail licensed
premises, a retailer's licensee may be designated by the State
Commission as (i) an on premise consumption retailer, (ii) an
off premise sale retailer, or (iii) a combined on premise
consumption and off premise sale retailer.
    After January 1, 1995 there shall be 2 classes of licenses
issued under a retailers license.
        (1) A "retailers on premise consumption license" shall
    allow the licensee to sell and offer for sale at retail,
    only on the premises specified in the license, alcoholic
    liquor for use or consumption on the premises or on and off
    the premises, but not for resale in any form.
        (2) An "off premise sale license" shall allow the
    licensee to sell, or offer for sale at retail, alcoholic
    liquor intended only for off premise consumption and not
    for resale in any form.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection
(d), a retail licensee may sell alcoholic liquors to a special
event retailer licensee for resale to the extent permitted
under subsection (e).
    (e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit)
shall permit the licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors from an
Illinois licensed distributor (unless the licensee purchases
less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special event, in
which case the licensee may purchase the alcoholic liquors from
a licensed retailer) and shall allow the licensee to sell and
offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use or
consumption, but not for resale in any form and only at the
location and on the specific dates designated for the special
event in the license. An applicant for a special event retailer
license must (i) furnish with the application: (A) a resale
number issued under Section 2c of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act or evidence that the applicant is registered under Section
2a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, (B) a current, valid
exemption identification number issued under Section 1g of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a certification to the
Commission that the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a
tax-exempt purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is
not registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption
number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special
event retailer's license a statement to that effect; (ii)
submit with the application proof satisfactory to the State
Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability
insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii) show proof
satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant has
obtained local authority approval.
    (f) A railroad license shall permit the licensee to import
alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
sold or dispensed on a club, buffet, lounge or dining car
operated on an electric, gas or steam railway in this State;
and provided further, that railroad licensees exercising the
above powers shall be subject to all provisions of Article VIII
of this Act as applied to importing distributors. A railroad
license shall also permit the licensee to sell or dispense
alcoholic liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car
operated on an electric, gas or steam railway regularly
operated by a common carrier in this State, but shall not
permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic liquors to any
licensee within this State. A license shall be obtained for
each car in which such sales are made.
    (g) A boat license shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor
in individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly operated
as a common carrier on navigable waters in this State or on any
riverboat operated under the Riverboat Gambling Act, which boat
or riverboat maintains a public dining room or restaurant
thereon.
    (h) A non-beverage user's license shall allow the licensee
to purchase alcoholic liquor from a licensed manufacturer or
importing distributor, without the imposition of any tax upon
the business of such licensed manufacturer or importing
distributor as to such alcoholic liquor to be used by such
licensee solely for the non-beverage purposes set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and such licenses
shall be divided and classified and shall permit the purchase,
possession and use of limited and stated quantities of
alcoholic liquor as follows:
Class 1, not to exceed .........................500 gallons
Class 2, not to exceed .........................1,000 gallons
Class 3, not to exceed .........................5,000 gallons
Class 4, not to exceed .........................10,000 gallons
Class 5, not to exceed .........................50,000 gallons
    (i) A wine-maker's premises license shall allow a licensee
that concurrently holds a first-class wine-maker's license to
sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises specified in
such license not more than 50,000 gallons of the first-class
wine-maker's wine that is made at the first-class wine-maker's
licensed premises per year for use or consumption, but not for
resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license shall allow
a licensee who concurrently holds a second-class wine-maker's
license to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
specified in such license up to 100,000 gallons of the
second-class wine-maker's wine that is made at the second-class
wine-maker's licensed premises per year for use or consumption
but not for resale in any form. Upon approval from the State
Commission, a wine-maker's premises license shall allow the
licensee to sell and offer for sale at (i) the wine-maker's
licensed premises and (ii) at up to 2 additional locations for
use and consumption and not for resale. Each location shall
require additional licensing per location as specified in
Section 5-3 of this Act.
    (j) An airplane license shall permit the licensee to import
alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
sold or dispensed on an airplane; and provided further, that
airplane licensees exercising the above powers shall be subject
to all provisions of Article VIII of this Act as applied to
importing distributors. An airplane licensee shall also permit
the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors on any passenger
airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in this State,
but shall not permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic
liquors to any licensee within this State. A single airplane
license shall be required of an airline company if liquor
service is provided on board aircraft in this State. The annual
fee for such license shall be as determined in Section 5-3.
    (k) A foreign importer's license shall permit such licensee
to purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed
non-resident dealers only, and to import alcoholic liquor other
than in bulk from any point outside the United States and to
sell such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed importing
distributors and to no one else in Illinois; provided that the
foreign importer registers with the State Commission every
brand of alcoholic liquor that it proposes to sell to Illinois
licensees during the license period and provided further that
the foreign importer complies with all of the provisions of
Section 6-9 of this Act with respect to registration of such
Illinois licensees as may be granted the right to sell such
brands at wholesale.
    (l) (i) A broker's license shall be required of all persons
who solicit orders for, offer to sell or offer to supply
alcoholic liquor to retailers in the State of Illinois, or who
offer to retailers to ship or cause to be shipped or to make
contact with distillers, rectifiers, brewers or manufacturers
or any other party within or without the State of Illinois in
order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a distributor,
importing distributor or foreign importer, whether such
solicitation or offer is consummated within or without the
State of Illinois.
    No holder of a retailer's license issued by the Illinois
Liquor Control Commission shall purchase or receive any
alcoholic liquor, the order for which was solicited or offered
for sale to such retailer by a broker unless the broker is the
holder of a valid broker's license.
    The broker shall, upon the acceptance by a retailer of the
broker's solicitation of an order or offer to sell or supply or
deliver or have delivered alcoholic liquors, promptly forward
to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission a notification of
said transaction in such form as the Commission may by
regulations prescribe.
    (ii) A broker's license shall be required of a person
within this State, other than a retail licensee, who, for a fee
or commission, promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for
alcoholic liquor, for use or consumption and not for resale, to
be shipped from this State and delivered to residents outside
of this State by an express company, common carrier, or
contract carrier. This Section does not apply to any person who
promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for wine as specifically
authorized in Section 6-29 of this Act.
    A broker's license under this subsection (1) shall not
entitle the holder to buy or sell any alcoholic liquors for his
own account or to take or deliver title to such alcoholic
liquors.
    This subsection (1) shall not apply to distributors,
employees of distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who
has registered the trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic
liquor pursuant to Section 6-9 of this Act, and who regularly
sells such alcoholic liquor in the State of Illinois only to
its registrants thereunder.
    Any agent, representative, or person subject to
registration pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this Section shall
not be eligible to receive a broker's license.
    (m) A non-resident dealer's license shall permit such
licensee to ship into and warehouse alcoholic liquor into this
State from any point outside of this State, and to sell such
alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed foreign importers and
importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
provided that said non-resident dealer shall register with the
Illinois Liquor Control Commission each and every brand of
alcoholic liquor which it proposes to sell to Illinois
licensees during the license period; and further provided that
it shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 6-9
hereof with respect to registration of such Illinois licensees
as may be granted the right to sell such brands at wholesale.
    (n) A brew pub license shall allow the licensee to
manufacture beer only on the premises specified in the license,
to make sales of the beer manufactured on the premises to
importing distributors, distributors, and to non-licensees for
use and consumption, to store the beer upon the premises, and
to sell and offer for sale at retail from the licensed
premises, provided that a brew pub licensee shall not sell for
off-premises consumption more than 50,000 gallons per year.
    (o) A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder to
serve alcoholic liquors as an incidental part of a food service
that serves prepared meals which excludes the serving of snacks
as the primary meal, either on or off-site whether licensed or
unlicensed.
    (p) An auction liquor license shall allow the licensee to
sell and offer for sale at auction wine and spirits for use or
consumption, or for resale by an Illinois liquor licensee in
accordance with provisions of this Act. An auction liquor
license will be issued to a person and it will permit the
auction liquor licensee to hold the auction anywhere in the
State. An auction liquor license must be obtained for each
auction at least 14 days in advance of the auction date.
    (q) A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois
licensed retailer to transfer a portion of its alcoholic liquor
inventory from its retail licensed premises to the premises
specified in the license hereby created, and to sell or offer
for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the
license hereby created, the transferred alcoholic liquor for
use or consumption, but not for resale in any form. A special
use permit license may be granted for the following time
periods: one day or less; 2 or more days to a maximum of 15 days
per location in any 12 month period. An applicant for the
special use permit license must also submit with the
application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the
maximum limits and have local authority approval.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-105, eff. 1-1-02;
92-378, eff. 8-16-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-672, eff.
7-16-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/12/2004