103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2502

 

Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/6-6.3
235 ILCS 5/6-35

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes changes in the definition of "alcopop". Prohibits the display of any alcopop beverage in premises licensed to sell alcoholic liquor at retail adjacent to soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, candy, or snack foods portraying cartoons or youth-orientated photos. Adds parents or subsidiaries of certain licensees to provisions concerning non-alcoholic merchandise. Provides that the bona fide producer or vendor of non-alcoholic merchandise shall not provide something of value to a retailer for sale of non-alcoholic merchandise if the of-value item or items are a subterfuge for providing something of value for the sale of alcoholic liquor. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall have the authority to examine records of a manufacturer class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor, or distributor, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, for the purpose of examining all of-value transactions between such entity and a retailer.


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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 6-6.3 and 6-35 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/6-6.3)
7    Sec. 6-6.3. Non-alcoholic merchandise.
8    (a) Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Illinois
9Liquor Control Commission to regulate or exercise jurisdiction
10over any action, transaction, and business of manufacturers,
11distributors, or retailers, or any parent or subsidiary
12thereof, engaged in any transaction involving the furnishing,
13selling, or offering for sale of non-alcoholic merchandise by
14manufacturers, distributors, or retailers, or any parent or
15subsidiary thereof, unless the transaction involves expressed
16or implied agreements or understandings prohibited by this
17Act.
18    (b) Non-alcoholic merchandise may be sold by a
19manufacturer class license holder, non-resident dealer,
20foreign importer, importing distributor, or distributor, or
21any parent or subsidiary thereof, to a retail licensee if:
22        (1) the manufacturer class license holder,
23    non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing

 

 

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1    distributor, or distributor, or any parent or subsidiary
2    thereof, is also in business as a bona fide producer or
3    vendor of other merchandise;
4        (2) the merchandise is sold at its fair market value;
5        (3) the non-alcoholic merchandise is not sold in
6    combination with alcoholic liquor or conditioned on the
7    sale of alcoholic liquor;
8        (4) the manufacturer class license holder's,
9    non-resident dealer's, foreign importer's, importing
10    distributor's, or distributor's, or their parent's or
11    subsidiary's, acquisition or production costs of the
12    non-alcoholic merchandise appear on the manufacturer class
13    license holder's, non-resident dealer's, foreign
14    importer's, importing distributor's, or distributor's
15    purchase invoices or other records;
16        (5) the individual selling prices of the non-alcoholic
17    merchandise and alcoholic liquor sold in a single
18    transaction can be determined from commercial documents
19    covering the sales transaction if non-alcoholic
20    merchandise is sold in the same transaction as alcoholic
21    liquor; and
22        (6) the price is collected by the manufacturer class
23    license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer, or
24    distributor, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, within
25    30 days of the date of the sale, unless other terms are
26    established in writing between the parties.

 

 

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1    (c) The State Commission may not prohibit the sale of
2non-alcoholic merchandise if it is sold in the manner in which
3the non-alcoholic merchandise is sold by a manufacturer or
4distributor that is not licensed by the State Commission;
5provided, however, that all invoices for non-alcoholic
6merchandise sold by a manufacturer class license holder,
7non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor,
8or distributor, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, that is
9also in business as a bona fide producer or vendor of other
10merchandise must be in compliance with the books and records
11requirements of 11 Ill. Adm. Code 100.130. If the
12non-alcoholic merchandise is sold on the same invoice as an
13alcoholic liquor product, the 30-day merchandising credit
14provisions of Section 6-5 of this Act shall apply to the entire
15transaction, including the non-alcoholic merchandise.
16    (d) Except as provided in subsection (f), a manufacturer
17class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer,
18importing distributor, or distributor, or any parent or
19subsidiary thereof, that is also in business as a bona fide
20producer or vendor of non-alcoholic merchandise shall not
21condition the sale of its alcoholic liquor on the sale of its
22non-alcoholic merchandise and shall not combine the sale of
23its alcoholic liquor with the sale of its non-alcoholic
24merchandise. A manufacturer class license holder, non-resident
25dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor, or
26distributor, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, that is also

 

 

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1in business as a bona fide producer or vendor of non-alcoholic
2merchandise may sell, market, and promote non-alcoholic
3merchandise in the same manner in which the non-alcoholic
4merchandise is sold, marketed, or promoted by a manufacturer
5or distributor not licensed by the State Commission.
6Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary,
7the bona fide producer or vendor of non-alcoholic merchandise
8shall not provide something of value to a retailer for sale of
9non-alcoholic merchandise if the of-value item or items are a
10subterfuge for providing something of value for the sale of
11alcoholic liquor. The State Commission shall have the
12authority to examine records of a manufacturer class license
13holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing
14distributor, or distributor, or any parent or subsidiary
15thereof, for the purpose of examining all of-value
16transactions between such entity and a retailer.
17    (e) Notwithstanding the prohibited furnishing or providing
18of fixtures, equipment, and furnishings to retailers as
19contained in Section 6-6 of this Act, the act of a manufacturer
20class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer,
21importing distributor, or distributor furnishing or providing
22retailers with fixtures, equipment, or furnishings for the
23limited purpose of storing, servicing, displaying,
24advertising, furnishing, selling, or aiding in the sale of
25non-alcoholic merchandise is permitted, only to the extent
26allowed by this Section, and such fixtures, equipment, and

 

 

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1furnishings shall not be used by the retail licensee to store,
2service, display, advertise, furnish, sell, or aid in the sale
3of alcoholic liquors. All such fixtures, equipment, or
4furnishings shall be identified by the retail licensee as
5being furnished by a manufacturer class license holder,
6non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor,
7or distributor licensed by the State Commission and, if
8purchased by the retail licensee and sold on the same invoice
9as alcoholic liquor products, the price must be collected by
10the manufacturer class license holder, non-resident dealer,
11foreign importer, importing distributor, or distributor
12selling the same within 30 days of the date of sale.
13    (f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
14contrary, a manufacturer class license holder, non-resident
15dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor, or
16distributor may package and distribute alcoholic liquor in
17combination with other non-alcoholic merchandise products if
18the alcoholic liquor and non-alcoholic merchandise was
19originally packaged together for ultimate sale to consumers by
20the manufacturer or agent of the manufacturer as originally
21packaged by the manufacturer or agent of the manufacturer for
22ultimate sale to consumers.
23(Source: P.A. 99-282, eff. 8-5-15.)
 
24    (235 ILCS 5/6-35)
25    Sec. 6-35. Alcopops.

 

 

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1    (a) For purposes of this Section, "alcopop" means a
2flavored alcoholic beverage or flavored malt beverage that
3includes (i) a malt beverage containing a malt base or beer and
4added natural or artificial blending material, such as fruit
5juices, flavors, flavorings, colorings, or preservatives where
6such blending material constitutes .5% or more of the alcohol
7by volume contained in the finished beverage; (ii) a beverage
8containing wine and more than 15% added natural or artificial
9blending material, such as fruit juices, flavors, flavorings,
10or adjuncts, water (plain, carbonated, or sparkling),
11colorings, or preservatives; (iii) a beverage containing
12distilled alcohol and added natural or artificial blending
13material, such as fruit juices, flavors, flavorings,
14colorings, or preservatives; or (iv) an alcohol malt beverage
15containing caffeine, guarana, taurine, or ginseng, where the
16beverage constitutes 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
17    (b) No entity may advertise, promote, or market any
18alcopop beverages toward children. Advertise, promote, or
19market includes, but is not limited to the following:
20        (1) the use of cartoons and youth-orientated photos in
21    advertising, promotion, packaging, or labeling of alcohol
22    products;
23        (2) sponsorships of athletic events where the intended
24    audience is primarily children;
25        (3) billboards advertising alcopops, as defined in
26    items (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (a) of this

 

 

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1    Section, placed within 500 feet of schools, public parks,
2    amusement parks, and places of worship; and
3        (4) the display of any alcopop beverage in any
4    videogame, theater production, or other live performances
5    where the intended audience is primarily children; and .
6        (5) the display of any alcopop beverage in premises
7    licensed to sell alcoholic liquor at retail adjacent to
8    soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, candy, or snack
9    foods portraying cartoons or youth-orientated photos.
10        The restrictions on alcopop placements in this
11    paragraph (5) shall not apply to a shelf, aisle, or
12    display area in which the primary items for sale are
13    alcoholic liquors or an area in which persons under the
14    age of 21 are prohibited from entering without a parent or
15    legal guardian.
16        In this paragraph (5), an alcopop is adjacent if
17    placed:
18            (A) on the same shelf or aisle of shelves as soft
19        drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, candy, or snack
20        foods portraying cartoons or youth-orientated photos;
21            (B) on the same display or abutting display that
22        also displays soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled
23        water, candy, or snack foods portraying cartoons or
24        youth-orientated photos;
25            (C) on an end cap display or a display at the end
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1        juices, bottled water, candy, or snack foods
2        portraying cartoons or youth-orientated photos;
3            (D) on a display at or near an area that primarily
4        displays soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water,
5        candy, or snack foods portraying cartoons or
6        youth-orientated photos; or
7            (E) in the same or abutting refrigeration unit
8        that also displays soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled
9        water, candy, or snack foods portraying cartoons or
10        youth-orientated photos.
11    (c) No entity shall sell for consumption an alcohol malt
12beverage containing caffeine, guarana, taurine, or ginseng,
13where the beverage constitutes 0.5% or more of alcohol by
14volume, unless individual containers of the beverage have
15imprinted on each individual container the following:
16        (1) the words "contains alcohol"; and
17        (2) the alcohol content of the beverage.
18    (d) Any person who violates this Section is guilty of a
19business offense and shall be fined $500 for a first offense
20and $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
21    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to be
22inconsistent with any other provision of this Section or any
23other State or federal laws, rules, or regulations regarding
24the labeling of alcoholic beverages.
25(Source: P.A. 95-618, eff. 6-1-08; 95-860, eff. 1-1-09.)