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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 Section 5-3 and by adding Sections 1-3.39 and 6-36 as
6follows:
 
7    (235 ILCS 5/1-3.39 new)
8    Sec. 1-3.39. Homemade brewed beverage. "Homemade brewed
9beverage" means beer or any other beverage obtained by the
10alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of grains,
11sugars, or both in water and includes, but is not limited to,
12beer, mead, and cider made by a person 21 years of age or
13older, through his or her own efforts, fermented at his or her
14place of residence, fermented at another place of residence of
15a homemade brewed beverage brewer, or fermented at a premises
16of a commercial enterprise that is engaged primarily in selling
17supplies and equipment for use by home brewers and not for a
18commercial purpose but for consumption by that person or his or
19her family, neighbors, guests, and friends or for use at an
20exhibition, demonstration, judging, tasting, or sampling with
21sampling sizes as authorized by Section 6-31 of this Act or as
22part of a contest or competition authorized by Section 6-36 of
23this Act.
 

 

 

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1    (235 ILCS 5/5-3)  (from Ch. 43, par. 118)
2    Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided
3herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission
4for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the
5State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of
6license applied for.
7    The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall
8be as follows:
9    For a manufacturer's license:
10    Class 1. Distiller .............................$3,600
11    Class 2. Rectifier .............................3,600
12    Class 3. Brewer ................................900
13    Class 4. First-class Wine Manufacturer .........600
14    Class 5. Second-class
15        Wine Manufacturer ..........................1,200
16    Class 6. First-class wine-maker ................600
17    Class 7. Second-class wine-maker ...............1200
18    Class 8. Limited Wine Manufacturer..............120
19    Class 9. Craft Distiller........................ 1,800
20    Class 10. Craft Brewer..........................25
21    For a Brew Pub License .........................1,050
22    For a caterer retailer's license................200
23    For a foreign importer's license ...............25
24    For an importing distributor's license .........25
25    For a distributor's license ....................270

 

 

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1    For a non-resident dealer's license
2        (500,000 gallons or over) ..................270
3    For a non-resident dealer's license
4        (under 500,000 gallons) ....................90
5    For a wine-maker's premises license ............100
6    For a winery shipper's license
7        (under 250,000 gallons).....................150
8    For a winery shipper's license
9        (250,000 or over, but under 500,000 gallons).500
10    For a winery shipper's license
11        (500,000 gallons or over)...................1,000
12    For a wine-maker's premises license,
13        second location ............................350
14    For a wine-maker's premises license,
15        third location .............................350
16    For a retailer's license .......................500
17    For a special event retailer's license,
18        (not-for-profit) ...........................25
19    For a special use permit license,
20        one day only ...............................50
21        2 days or more .............................100
22    For a railroad license .........................60
23    For a boat license .............................180
24    For an airplane license, times the
25        licensee's maximum number of aircraft
26        in flight, serving liquor over the

 

 

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1        State at any given time, which either
2        originate, terminate, or make
3        an intermediate stop in the State ..........60
4    For a non-beverage user's license:
5        Class 1 ....................................24
6        Class 2 ....................................60
7        Class 3 ....................................120
8        Class 4 ....................................240
9        Class 5 ....................................600
10    For a broker's license .........................600
11    For an auction liquor license ..................50
12    For a homebrewer special event permit........... 25
13    Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the
14Dram Shop Fund. On and after July 1, 2003, of the funds
15received for a retailer's license, in addition to the first
16$175, an additional $75 shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund,
17and $250 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning
18June 30, 1990 and on June 30 of each subsequent year through
19June 29, 2003, any balance over $5,000,000 remaining in the
20Dram Shop Fund shall be credited to State liquor licensees and
21applied against their fees for State liquor licenses for the
22following year. The amount credited to each licensee shall be a
23proportion of the balance in the Dram Fund that is the same as
24the proportion of the license fee paid by the licensee under
25this Section for the period in which the balance was
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1that period.
2    No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State
3Commission to the following non-beverage users:
4        (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use
5    of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical
6    or scientific.
7        (b) Universities, colleges of learning or schools when
8    their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal,
9    mechanical or scientific.
10        (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the
11    purpose of scientific research.
12(Source: P.A. 96-1367, eff. 7-28-10; 97-5, eff. 6-1-11.)
 
13    (235 ILCS 5/6-36 new)
14    Sec. 6-36. Homemade brewed beverages.
15    (a) No license or permit is required under this Act for the
16making of homemade brewed beverages or for the possession,
17transportation, or storage of homemade brewed beverages by any
18person 21 years of age or older, if all of the following apply:
19        (1) the person who makes the homemade brewed beverages
20    receives no compensation;
21        (2) the homemade brewed beverages is not sold or
22    offered for sale; and
23        (3) the total quantity of homemade brewed beverages
24    made, in a calendar year, by the person does not exceed 100
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1    age or older or 200 gallons if the household has 2 or more
2    persons 21 years of age or older.
3    (b) A person who makes, possesses, transports, or stores
4homemade brewed beverages in compliance with the limitations
5specified in subsection (a) is not a brewer, craft brewer,
6wholesaler, retailer, or a manufacturer of beer for the
7purposes of this Act.
8    (c) Homemade brewed beverages made in compliance with the
9limitations specified in subsection (a) may be consumed by the
10person who made it and his or her family, neighbors, and
11friends at any private residence or other private location
12where the possession and consumption of alcohol is permissible
13under this Act, local ordinances, and other applicable law,
14provided that the homemade brewed beverages are not made
15available for consumption by the general public.
16    (d) Homemade brewed beverages made in compliance with the
17limitations specified in subsection (a) may be used for
18purposes of a public exhibition, demonstration, tasting, or
19sampling with sampling sizes as authorized by Section 6-31, if
20the event is held at a private residence or at a location other
21than a retail licensed premises. If the public event is not
22held at a private residence, the event organizer shall obtain a
23homebrewer special event permit for each location, and is
24subject to the provisions in subsection (a) of Section 6-21.
25Homemade brewed beverages used for purposes described in this
26subsection (d), including the submission or consumption of the

 

 

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1homemade brewed beverages, are not considered sold or offered
2for sale under this Act. A public exhibition, demonstration,
3tasting, or sampling with sampling sizes as authorized by
4Section 6-31 held by a licensee on a location other than a
5retail licensed premises may require an admission charge to the
6event, but no separate or additional fee may be charged for the
7consumption of a person's homemade brewed beverages at the
8public exhibition, demonstration, tasting, or sampling with
9sampling sizes as authorized by Section 6-31. Event admission
10charges that are collected may be partially used to provide
11prizes to makers of homemade brewed beverages, but the
12admission charges may not be divided in any fashion among the
13makers of the homemade brewed beverages who participate in the
14event. Homemade brewed beverages used for purposes described in
15this subsection (d) are not considered sold or offered for sale
16under this Act if a maker of homemade brewed beverages receives
17free event admission or discounted event admission in return
18for the maker's donation of the homemade brewed beverages to an
19event specified in this subsection (d) that collects event
20admission charges; free admission or discounted admission to
21the event is not considered compensation under this Act. No
22admission fee and no charge for the consumption of a person's
23homemade brewed beverage may be collected if the public
24exhibition, demonstration, tasting, sampling with sampling
25sizes as authorized by Section 6-31 is held at a private
26residence.

 

 

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1    (e) A person who is not a licensee under this Act may at a
2private residence, and a person who is a licensee under this
3Act may on the licensed premises, conduct, sponsor, or host a
4contest, competition, or other event for the exhibition,
5demonstration, judging, tasting, or sampling of homemade
6brewed beverages made in compliance with the limitations
7specified in subsection (a), if the person does not sell the
8homemade brewed beverages and, unless the person is the brewer
9of the homemade brewed beverages, does not acquire any
10ownership interest in the homemade brewed beverages. If the
11contest, competition, exhibition, demonstration, or judging is
12not held at a private residence, the consumption of the
13homemade brewed beverages is limited to qualified judges and
14stewards as defined by a national or international beer judging
15program, who are identified by the event organizer in advance
16of the contest, competition, exhibition, demonstration, or
17judging. Homemade brewed beverages used for the purposes
18described in this subsection (e), including the submission or
19consumption of the homemade brewed beverages, are not
20considered sold or offered for sale under this Act and any
21prize awarded at a contest or competition or as a result of an
22exhibition, demonstration, or judging is not considered
23compensation under this Act. An exhibition, demonstration,
24judging, contest, or competition held by a licensee on a
25licensed premises may require an admission charge to the event,
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1consumption of a person's homemade brewed beverage at the
2exhibition, demonstration, judging or, contest, or
3competition. A portion of event admission charges that are
4collected may be used to provide prizes to makers of homemade
5brewed beverages, but the admission charges may not be divided
6in any fashion among the makers of the homemade brewed
7beverages who participate in the event. Homemade brewed
8beverages used for purposes described in this subsection (e)
9are not considered sold or offered for sale under this Act if a
10maker of homemade brewed beverages receives free event
11admission or discounted event admission in return for the
12maker's donation of the homemade brewed beverages to an event
13specified in this subsection (e) that collects event admission
14charges; free admission or discounted admission to the event is
15not considered compensation under this Act. No admission fee
16and no charge for the consumption of a person's homemade brewed
17beverage may be charged if the exhibition, demonstration,
18judging, contest, or competition is held at a private
19residence. The fact that a person is acting in a manner
20authorized by this Section is not, by itself, sufficient to
21constitute a public nuisance under Section 10-7 of this Act. If
22the contest, competition, or other event is held on licensed
23premises, the licensee may allow the homemade brewed beverages
24to be stored on the premises if the homemade brewed beverages
25are clearly identified, kept separate from any alcohol
26beverages owned by the licensee. If the contest, competition,

 

 

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1or other event is held on licensed premises, other provisions
2of this Act not inconsistent with this Section apply.
3    (f) A commercial enterprise engaged primarily in selling
4supplies and equipment to the public for use by homebrewers may
5manufacture homemade brewed beverages for the purpose of
6tasting the homemade brewed beverages at the location of the
7commercial enterprise, provided that the homemade brewed
8beverages are not sold or offered for sale. Homemade brewed
9beverages provided at a commercial enterprise for tasting under
10this subsection (f) shall be in compliance with Sections 6-16,
116-21, and 6-31 of this Act. A commercial enterprise engaged
12solely in selling supplies and equipment for use by homebrewers
13shall not be required to secure a license under this Act,
14however, such commercial enterprise shall secure liquor
15liability insurance coverage in an amount at least equal to the
16maximum liability amounts set forth in subsection (a) of
17Section 6-21 of this Act.
18    (g) Homemade brewed beverages are not subject to Section
198-1 of this Act.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.