100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1588

 

Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Antonio Muņoz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/3-12
235 ILCS 5/6-4  from Ch. 43, par. 121

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In a provision that authorizes a brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer to sell on the licensed premises beer manufactured by the brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer to non-licensees, provides that the authorization shall not permit the sale of beer manufactured on the licensed premises (i) bearing the name of another brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer or (ii) where the brand, trade name, and intellectual property rights to the beer are not owned or controlled by the manufacturing brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer. Makes similar changes to provisions concerning craft distillers. Provides that a self-distribution exemption granted to a class 1 brewer shall not permit the self-distribution of beer manufactured on the licensed premises bearing the name of another manufacturer of beer not owned or under the control of the class 1 brewer. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Sections 3-12 and 6-4 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/3-12)
7    Sec. 3-12. Powers and duties of State Commission.
8    (a) The State commission shall have the following powers,
9functions, and duties:
10        (1) To receive applications and to issue licenses to
11    manufacturers, foreign importers, importing distributors,
12    distributors, non-resident dealers, on premise consumption
13    retailers, off premise sale retailers, special event
14    retailer licensees, special use permit licenses, auction
15    liquor licenses, brew pubs, caterer retailers,
16    non-beverage users, railroads, including owners and
17    lessees of sleeping, dining and cafe cars, airplanes,
18    boats, brokers, and wine maker's premises licensees in
19    accordance with the provisions of this Act, and to suspend
20    or revoke such licenses upon the State commission's
21    determination, upon notice after hearing, that a licensee
22    has violated any provision of this Act or any rule or
23    regulation issued pursuant thereto and in effect for 30

 

 

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1    days prior to such violation. Except in the case of an
2    action taken pursuant to a violation of Section 6-3, 6-5,
3    or 6-9, any action by the State Commission to suspend or
4    revoke a licensee's license may be limited to the license
5    for the specific premises where the violation occurred.
6        In lieu of suspending or revoking a license, the
7    commission may impose a fine, upon the State commission's
8    determination and notice after hearing, that a licensee has
9    violated any provision of this Act or any rule or
10    regulation issued pursuant thereto and in effect for 30
11    days prior to such violation.
12        For the purpose of this paragraph (1), when determining
13    multiple violations for the sale of alcohol to a person
14    under the age of 21, a second or subsequent violation for
15    the sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 21 shall
16    only be considered if it was committed within 5 years after
17    the date when a prior violation for the sale of alcohol to
18    a person under the age of 21 was committed.
19        The fine imposed under this paragraph may not exceed
20    $500 for each violation. Each day that the activity, which
21    gave rise to the original fine, continues is a separate
22    violation. The maximum fine that may be levied against any
23    licensee, for the period of the license, shall not exceed
24    $20,000. The maximum penalty that may be imposed on a
25    licensee for selling a bottle of alcoholic liquor with a
26    foreign object in it or serving from a bottle of alcoholic

 

 

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1    liquor with a foreign object in it shall be the destruction
2    of that bottle of alcoholic liquor for the first 10 bottles
3    so sold or served from by the licensee. For the eleventh
4    bottle of alcoholic liquor and for each third bottle
5    thereafter sold or served from by the licensee with a
6    foreign object in it, the maximum penalty that may be
7    imposed on the licensee is the destruction of the bottle of
8    alcoholic liquor and a fine of up to $50.
9        (2) To adopt such rules and regulations consistent with
10    the provisions of this Act which shall be necessary to
11    carry on its functions and duties to the end that the
12    health, safety and welfare of the People of the State of
13    Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the
14    consumption of alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and
15    promoted and to distribute copies of such rules and
16    regulations to all licensees affected thereby.
17        (3) To call upon other administrative departments of
18    the State, county and municipal governments, county and
19    city police departments and upon prosecuting officers for
20    such information and assistance as it deems necessary in
21    the performance of its duties.
22        (4) To recommend to local commissioners rules and
23    regulations, not inconsistent with the law, for the
24    distribution and sale of alcoholic liquors throughout the
25    State.
26        (5) To inspect, or cause to be inspected, any premises

 

 

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1    in this State where alcoholic liquors are manufactured,
2    distributed, warehoused, or sold. Nothing in this Act
3    authorizes an agent of the Commission to inspect private
4    areas within the premises without reasonable suspicion or a
5    warrant during an inspection. "Private areas" include, but
6    are not limited to, safes, personal property, and closed
7    desks.
8        (5.1) Upon receipt of a complaint or upon having
9    knowledge that any person is engaged in business as a
10    manufacturer, importing distributor, distributor, or
11    retailer without a license or valid license, to notify the
12    local liquor authority, file a complaint with the State's
13    Attorney's Office of the county where the incident
14    occurred, or initiate an investigation with the
15    appropriate law enforcement officials.
16        (5.2) To issue a cease and desist notice to persons
17    shipping alcoholic liquor into this State from a point
18    outside of this State if the shipment is in violation of
19    this Act.
20        (5.3) To receive complaints from licensees, local
21    officials, law enforcement agencies, organizations, and
22    persons stating that any licensee has been or is violating
23    any provision of this Act or the rules and regulations
24    issued pursuant to this Act. Such complaints shall be in
25    writing, signed and sworn to by the person making the
26    complaint, and shall state with specificity the facts in

 

 

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1    relation to the alleged violation. If the Commission has
2    reasonable grounds to believe that the complaint
3    substantially alleges a violation of this Act or rules and
4    regulations adopted pursuant to this Act, it shall conduct
5    an investigation. If, after conducting an investigation,
6    the Commission is satisfied that the alleged violation did
7    occur, it shall proceed with disciplinary action against
8    the licensee as provided in this Act.
9        (6) To hear and determine appeals from orders of a
10    local commission in accordance with the provisions of this
11    Act, as hereinafter set forth. Hearings under this
12    subsection shall be held in Springfield or Chicago, at
13    whichever location is the more convenient for the majority
14    of persons who are parties to the hearing.
15        (7) The commission shall establish uniform systems of
16    accounts to be kept by all retail licensees having more
17    than 4 employees, and for this purpose the commission may
18    classify all retail licensees having more than 4 employees
19    and establish a uniform system of accounts for each class
20    and prescribe the manner in which such accounts shall be
21    kept. The commission may also prescribe the forms of
22    accounts to be kept by all retail licensees having more
23    than 4 employees, including but not limited to accounts of
24    earnings and expenses and any distribution, payment, or
25    other distribution of earnings or assets, and any other
26    forms, records and memoranda which in the judgment of the

 

 

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1    commission may be necessary or appropriate to carry out any
2    of the provisions of this Act, including but not limited to
3    such forms, records and memoranda as will readily and
4    accurately disclose at all times the beneficial ownership
5    of such retail licensed business. The accounts, forms,
6    records and memoranda shall be available at all reasonable
7    times for inspection by authorized representatives of the
8    State commission or by any local liquor control
9    commissioner or his or her authorized representative. The
10    commission, may, from time to time, alter, amend or repeal,
11    in whole or in part, any uniform system of accounts, or the
12    form and manner of keeping accounts.
13        (8) In the conduct of any hearing authorized to be held
14    by the commission, to appoint, at the commission's
15    discretion, hearing officers to conduct hearings involving
16    complex issues or issues that will require a protracted
17    period of time to resolve, to examine, or cause to be
18    examined, under oath, any licensee, and to examine or cause
19    to be examined the books and records of such licensee; to
20    hear testimony and take proof material for its information
21    in the discharge of its duties hereunder; to administer or
22    cause to be administered oaths; for any such purpose to
23    issue subpoena or subpoenas to require the attendance of
24    witnesses and the production of books, which shall be
25    effective in any part of this State, and to adopt rules to
26    implement its powers under this paragraph (8).

 

 

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1        Any Circuit Court may by order duly entered, require
2    the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant
3    books subpoenaed by the State commission and the court may
4    compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.
5        (9) To investigate the administration of laws in
6    relation to alcoholic liquors in this and other states and
7    any foreign countries, and to recommend from time to time
8    to the Governor and through him or her to the legislature
9    of this State, such amendments to this Act, if any, as it
10    may think desirable and as will serve to further the
11    general broad purposes contained in Section 1-2 hereof.
12        (10) To adopt such rules and regulations consistent
13    with the provisions of this Act which shall be necessary
14    for the control, sale or disposition of alcoholic liquor
15    damaged as a result of an accident, wreck, flood, fire or
16    other similar occurrence.
17        (11) To develop industry educational programs related
18    to responsible serving and selling, particularly in the
19    areas of overserving consumers and illegal underage
20    purchasing and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
21        (11.1) To license persons providing education and
22    training to alcohol beverage sellers and servers for
23    mandatory and non-mandatory training under the Beverage
24    Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training
25    (BASSET) programs and to develop and administer a public
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1    illegal purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverage
2    products by persons under the age of 21. Application for a
3    license shall be made on forms provided by the State
4    Commission.
5        (12) To develop and maintain a repository of license
6    and regulatory information.
7        (13) On or before January 15, 1994, the Commission
8    shall issue a written report to the Governor and General
9    Assembly that is to be based on a comprehensive study of
10    the impact on and implications for the State of Illinois of
11    Section 1926 of the federal Federal ADAMHA Reorganization
12    Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-321). This study shall address
13    the extent to which Illinois currently complies with the
14    provisions of P.L. 102-321 and the rules promulgated
15    pursuant thereto.
16        As part of its report, the Commission shall provide the
17    following essential information:
18            (i) the number of retail distributors of tobacco
19        products, by type and geographic area, in the State;
20            (ii) the number of reported citations and
21        successful convictions, categorized by type and
22        location of retail distributor, for violation of the
23        Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and
24        Distribution of Tobacco Products Act and the Smokeless
25        Tobacco Limitation Act;
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1        educational and governmental activities that are
2        intended to promote, encourage or otherwise secure
3        compliance with any Illinois laws that prohibit the
4        sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors; and
5            (iv) the level of access and availability of
6        tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18.
7        To obtain the data necessary to comply with the
8    provisions of P.L. 102-321 and the requirements of this
9    report, the Commission shall conduct random, unannounced
10    inspections of a geographically and scientifically
11    representative sample of the State's retail tobacco
12    distributors.
13        The Commission shall consult with the Department of
14    Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the
15    Illinois State Police and any other executive branch
16    agency, and private organizations that may have
17    information relevant to this report.
18        The Commission may contract with the Food and Drug
19    Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
20    Services to conduct unannounced investigations of Illinois
21    tobacco vendors to determine compliance with federal laws
22    relating to the illegal sale of cigarettes and smokeless
23    tobacco products to persons under the age of 18.
24        (14) On or before April 30, 2008 and every 2 years
25    thereafter, the Commission shall present a written report
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1    based on a study of the impact of Public Act 95-634 this
2    amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly on the business
3    of soliciting, selling, and shipping wine from inside and
4    outside of this State directly to residents of this State.
5    As part of its report, the Commission shall provide all of
6    the following information:
7            (A) The amount of State excise and sales tax
8        revenues generated.
9            (B) The amount of licensing fees received.
10            (C) The number of cases of wine shipped from inside
11        and outside of this State directly to residents of this
12        State.
13            (D) The number of alcohol compliance operations
14        conducted.
15            (E) The number of winery shipper's licenses
16        issued.
17            (F) The number of each of the following: reported
18        violations; cease and desist notices issued by the
19        Commission; notices of violations issued by the
20        Commission and to the Department of Revenue; and
21        notices and complaints of violations to law
22        enforcement officials, including, without limitation,
23        the Illinois Attorney General and the U.S. Department
24        of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
25        (15) As a means to reduce the underage consumption of
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1    compliance operations to investigate whether businesses
2    that are soliciting, selling, and shipping wine from inside
3    or outside of this State directly to residents of this
4    State are licensed by this State or are selling or
5    attempting to sell wine to persons under 21 years of age in
6    violation of this Act.
7        (16) The Commission shall, in addition to notifying any
8    appropriate law enforcement agency, submit notices of
9    complaints or violations of Sections 6-29 and 6-29.1 by
10    persons who do not hold a winery shipper's license under
11    this amendatory Act to the Illinois Attorney General and to
12    the U.S. Department of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
13    and Trade Bureau.
14        (17) (A) A person licensed to make wine under the laws
15    of another state who has a winery shipper's license under
16    this amendatory Act and annually produces less than 25,000
17    gallons of wine or a person who has a first-class or
18    second-class wine manufacturer's license, a first-class or
19    second-class wine-maker's license, or a limited wine
20    manufacturer's license under this Act and annually
21    produces less than 25,000 gallons of wine may make
22    application to the Commission for a self-distribution
23    exemption to allow the sale of not more than 5,000 gallons
24    of the exemption holder's wine to retail licensees per
25    year.
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1        penalty of perjury, such person shall state (1) the
2        date it was established; (2) its volume of production
3        and sales for each year since its establishment; (3)
4        its efforts to establish distributor relationships;
5        (4) that a self-distribution exemption is necessary to
6        facilitate the marketing of its wine; and (5) that it
7        will comply with the liquor and revenue laws of the
8        United States, this State, and any other state where it
9        is licensed.
10            (C) The Commission shall approve the application
11        for a self-distribution exemption if such person: (1)
12        is in compliance with State revenue and liquor laws;
13        (2) is not a member of any affiliated group that
14        produces more than 25,000 gallons of wine per annum or
15        produces any other alcoholic liquor; (3) will not
16        annually produce for sale more than 25,000 gallons of
17        wine; and (4) will not annually sell more than 5,000
18        gallons of its wine to retail licensees.
19            (D) A self-distribution exemption holder shall
20        annually certify to the Commission its production of
21        wine in the previous 12 months and its anticipated
22        production and sales for the next 12 months. The
23        Commission may fine, suspend, or revoke a
24        self-distribution exemption after a hearing if it
25        finds that the exemption holder has made a material
26        misrepresentation in its application, violated a

 

 

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1        revenue or liquor law of Illinois, exceeded production
2        of 25,000 gallons of wine in any calendar year, or
3        become part of an affiliated group producing more than
4        25,000 gallons of wine or any other alcoholic liquor.
5            (E) Except in hearings for violations of this Act
6        or Public Act 95-634 amendatory Act or a bona fide
7        investigation by duly sworn law enforcement officials,
8        the Commission, or its agents, the Commission shall
9        maintain the production and sales information of a
10        self-distribution exemption holder as confidential and
11        shall not release such information to any person.
12            (F) The Commission shall issue regulations
13        governing self-distribution exemptions consistent with
14        this Section and this Act.
15            (G) Nothing in this subsection (17) shall prohibit
16        a self-distribution exemption holder from entering
17        into or simultaneously having a distribution agreement
18        with a licensed Illinois distributor.
19            (H) It is the intent of this subsection (17) to
20        promote and continue orderly markets. The General
21        Assembly finds that in order to preserve Illinois'
22        regulatory distribution system it is necessary to
23        create an exception for smaller makers of wine as their
24        wines are frequently adjusted in varietals, mixes,
25        vintages, and taste to find and create market niches
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1        distributor business strategies. Limited
2        self-distribution rights will afford and allow smaller
3        makers of wine access to the marketplace in order to
4        develop a customer base without impairing the
5        integrity of the 3-tier system.
6        (18) (A) A class 1 brewer licensee, who must also be
7    either a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer
8    and annually manufacture less than 930,000 gallons of beer,
9    may make application to the State Commission for a
10    self-distribution exemption to allow the sale of not more
11    than 232,500 gallons of the exemption holder's beer to
12    retail licensees per year; however, such authorization for
13    a self-distribution exemption by the class 1 brewer shall
14    not permit the self-distribution of beer manufactured on
15    the licensed premises bearing the name of another
16    manufacturer of beer not owned or under the control of the
17    class 1 brewer.
18            (B) In the application, which shall be sworn under
19        penalty of perjury, the class 1 brewer licensee shall
20        state (1) the date it was established; (2) its volume
21        of beer manufactured and sold for each year since its
22        establishment; (3) its efforts to establish
23        distributor relationships; (4) that a
24        self-distribution exemption is necessary to facilitate
25        the marketing of its beer; and (5) that it will comply
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1        United States, this State, and any other state where it
2        is licensed.
3            (C) Any application submitted shall be posted on
4        the State Commission's website at least 45 days prior
5        to action by the State Commission. The State Commission
6        shall approve the application for a self-distribution
7        exemption if the class 1 brewer licensee: (1) is in
8        compliance with the State, revenue, and alcoholic
9        beverage laws; (2) is not a member of any affiliated
10        group that manufactures manufacturers more than
11        930,000 gallons of beer per annum or produces any other
12        alcoholic beverages; (3) shall not annually
13        manufacture for sale more than 930,000 gallons of beer;
14        (4) shall not annually sell more than 232,500 gallons
15        of its beer to retail licensees; and (5) has
16        relinquished any brew pub license held by the licensee,
17        including any ownership interest it held in the
18        licensed brew pub.
19            (D) A self-distribution exemption holder shall
20        annually certify to the State Commission its
21        manufacture of beer during the previous 12 months and
22        its anticipated manufacture and sales of beer for the
23        next 12 months. The State Commission may fine, suspend,
24        or revoke a self-distribution exemption after a
25        hearing if it finds that the exemption holder has made
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1        violated a revenue or alcoholic beverage law of
2        Illinois, exceeded the manufacture of 930,000 gallons
3        of beer in any calendar year or became part of an
4        affiliated group manufacturing more than 930,000
5        gallons of beer or any other alcoholic beverage.
6            (E) The State Commission shall issue rules and
7        regulations governing self-distribution exemptions
8        consistent with this Act.
9            (F) Nothing in this paragraph (18) shall prohibit a
10        self-distribution exemption holder from entering into
11        or simultaneously having a distribution agreement with
12        a licensed Illinois importing distributor or a
13        distributor. If a self-distribution exemption holder
14        enters into a distribution agreement and has assigned
15        distribution rights to an importing distributor or
16        distributor, then the self-distribution exemption
17        holder's distribution rights in the assigned
18        territories shall cease in a reasonable time not to
19        exceed 60 days.
20            (G) It is the intent of this paragraph (18) to
21        promote and continue orderly markets. The General
22        Assembly finds that in order to preserve Illinois'
23        regulatory distribution system, it is necessary to
24        create an exception for smaller manufacturers in order
25        to afford and allow such smaller manufacturers of beer
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1        customer base without impairing the integrity of the
2        3-tier system.
3    (b) On or before April 30, 1999, the Commission shall
4present a written report to the Governor and the General
5Assembly that shall be based on a study of the impact of Public
6Act 90-739 this amendatory Act of 1998 on the business of
7soliciting, selling, and shipping alcoholic liquor from
8outside of this State directly to residents of this State.
9    As part of its report, the Commission shall provide the
10following information:
11        (i) the amount of State excise and sales tax revenues
12    generated as a result of Public Act 90-739 this amendatory
13    Act of 1998;
14        (ii) the amount of licensing fees received as a result
15    of Public Act 90-739 this amendatory Act of 1998;
16        (iii) the number of reported violations, the number of
17    cease and desist notices issued by the Commission, the
18    number of notices of violations issued to the Department of
19    Revenue, and the number of notices and complaints of
20    violations to law enforcement officials.
21(Source: P.A. 98-401, eff. 8-16-13; 98-939, eff. 7-1-15;
2298-941, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-448, eff. 8-24-15;
23revised 9-13-16.)
 
24    (235 ILCS 5/6-4)  (from Ch. 43, par. 121)
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1as a distiller, or a wine manufacturer, or any subsidiary or
2affiliate thereof, or any officer, associate, member, partner,
3representative, employee, agent or shareholder owning more
4than 5% of the outstanding shares of such person shall be
5issued an importing distributor's or distributor's license,
6nor shall any person licensed by any licensing authority as an
7importing distributor, distributor or retailer, or any
8subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any officer or associate,
9member, partner, representative, employee, agent or
10shareholder owning more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
11such person be issued a distiller's license, a craft
12distiller's license, or a wine manufacturer's license; and no
13person or persons licensed as a distiller or craft distiller by
14any licensing authority shall have any interest, directly or
15indirectly, with such distributor or importing distributor.
16    However, an importing distributor or distributor, which on
17January 1, 1985 is owned by a brewer, or any subsidiary or
18affiliate thereof or any officer, associate, member, partner,
19representative, employee, agent or shareholder owning more
20than 5% of the outstanding shares of the importing distributor
21or distributor referred to in this paragraph, may own or
22acquire an ownership interest of more than 5% of the
23outstanding shares of a wine manufacturer and be issued a wine
24manufacturer's license by any licensing authority.
25    (b) The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any person
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1manufacturer, or to any subsidiary or affiliate of any
2distiller or wine manufacturer who shall have been heretofore
3licensed by the State Commission as either an importing
4distributor or distributor during the annual licensing period
5expiring June 30, 1947, and shall actually have made sales
6regularly to retailers.
7    (c) Provided, however, that in such instances where a
8distributor's or importing distributor's license has been
9issued to any distiller or wine manufacturer or to any
10subsidiary or affiliate of any distiller or wine manufacturer
11who has, during the licensing period ending June 30, 1947, sold
12or distributed as such licensed distributor or importing
13distributor alcoholic liquors and wines to retailers, such
14distiller or wine manufacturer or any subsidiary or affiliate
15of any distiller or wine manufacturer holding such
16distributor's or importing distributor's license may continue
17to sell or distribute to retailers such alcoholic liquors and
18wines which are manufactured, distilled, processed or marketed
19by distillers and wine manufacturers whose products it sold or
20distributed to retailers during the whole or any part of its
21licensing periods; and such additional brands and additional
22products may be added to the line of such distributor or
23importing distributor, provided, that such brands and such
24products were not sold or distributed by any distributor or
25importing distributor licensed by the State Commission during
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1distribute to retailers any other alcoholic liquors or wines.
2    (d) It shall be unlawful for any distiller licensed
3anywhere to have any stock ownership or interest in any
4distributor's or importing distributor's license wherein any
5other person has an interest therein who is not a distiller and
6does not own more than 5% of any stock in any distillery.
7Nothing herein contained shall apply to such distillers or
8their subsidiaries or affiliates, who had a distributor's or
9importing distributor's license during the licensing period
10ending June 30, 1947, which license was owned in whole by such
11distiller, or subsidiaries or affiliates of such distiller.
12    (e) Any person licensed as a brewer, class 1 brewer, or
13class 2 brewer is authorized shall be permitted to sell on the
14licensed premises to non-licensees for on or off-premises
15consumption for the premises in which the licensee he or she
16actually conducts such business beer manufactured by the
17brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer; however, such
18authorization shall not permit the sale of beer manufactured on
19the licensed premises (i) bearing the name of another brewer,
20class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer or (ii) where the brand,
21trade name, and intellectual property rights to the beer are
22not owned or controlled by the manufacturing brewer, class 1
23brewer, or class 2 brewer. Such sales shall be limited to
24on-premises, in-person sales only, for lawful consumption on or
25off premises. Such authorization shall be considered a
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1manufacturer of beer as stated above, no manufacturer or
2distributor or importing distributor, excluding airplane
3licensees exercising powers provided in paragraph (i) of
4Section 5-1 of this Act, or any subsidiary or affiliate
5thereof, or any officer, associate, member, partner,
6representative, employee or agent, or shareholder shall be
7issued a retailer's license, nor shall any person having a
8retailer's license, excluding airplane licensees exercising
9powers provided in paragraph (i) of Section 5-1 of this Act, or
10any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any officer, associate,
11member, partner, representative or agent, or shareholder be
12issued a manufacturer's license or importing distributor's
13license.
14    A person who holds a class 1 or class 2 brewer license and
15is authorized by this Section to sell beer to non-licensees
16shall not sell beer to non-licensees from more than 3 total
17brewer or commonly owned brew pub licensed locations in this
18State. The class 1 or class 2 brewer shall designate to the
19State Commission the brewer or brew pub locations from which it
20will sell beer to non-licensees.
21    A person licensed as a craft distiller, including a person
22who holds more than one craft distiller license, not affiliated
23with any other person manufacturing spirits may be authorized
24by the Commission to sell up to 2,500 gallons of spirits
25produced by the person to non-licensees for on or off-premises
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1conducts business permitting only the retail sale of spirits
2manufactured at such premises. Such sales shall be limited to
3on-premises, in-person sales only, for lawful consumption on or
4off premises, and such authorization shall be considered a
5privilege granted by the craft distiller license; however, such
6authorization shall not permit the sale of spirits manufactured
7on the licensed premises (i) bearing the name of another
8distiller or (ii) where the brand, trade name, and intellectual
9property rights are not owned or controlled by the
10manufacturing craft distiller. A craft distiller licensed for
11retail sale shall secure liquor liability insurance coverage in
12an amount at least equal to the maximum liability amounts set
13forth in subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
14    A craft distiller license holder shall not deliver any
15alcoholic liquor to any non-licensee off the licensed premises.
16A craft distiller shall affirm in its annual craft distiller's
17license application that it does not produce more than 100,000
18gallons of distilled spirits annually and that the craft
19distiller does not sell more than 2,500 gallons of spirits to
20non-licensees for on or off-premises consumption. In the
21application, which shall be sworn under penalty of perjury, the
22craft distiller shall state the volume of production and sales
23for each year since the craft distiller's establishment.
24    (f) (Blank).
25    (g) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing prohibitions, a
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1manufacturing site for on or off premises consumption and may
2sell to distributors. A limited wine manufacturer licensee
3shall secure liquor liability insurance coverage in an amount
4at least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in
5subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
6    (h) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 99-47
7shall not diminish or impair the rights of any person, whether
8a distiller, wine manufacturer, agent, or affiliate thereof,
9who requested in writing and submitted documentation to the
10State Commission on or before February 18, 2015 to be approved
11for a retail license pursuant to what has heretofore been
12subsection (f); provided that, on or before that date, the
13State Commission considered the intent of that person to apply
14for the retail license under that subsection and, by recorded
15vote, the State Commission approved a resolution indicating
16that such a license application could be lawfully approved upon
17that person duly filing a formal application for a retail
18license and if that person, within 90 days of the State
19Commission appearance and recorded vote, first filed an
20application with the appropriate local commission, which
21application was subsequently approved by the appropriate local
22commission prior to consideration by the State Commission of
23that person's application for a retail license. It is further
24provided that the State Commission may approve the person's
25application for a retail license or renewals of such license if
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1representations made in writing to the State Commission on or
2before February 18, 2015, or thereafter, or in the affidavit
3filed by that person with the State Commission to support the
4issuance of a retail license and to abide by all applicable
5laws and duly adopted rules.
6(Source: P.A. 99-47, eff. 7-15-15; 99-448, eff. 8-24-15;
799-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-902, eff. 8-26-16; revised 10-25-16.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.