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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
5adding Sections 1-3.40, 1-3.41, and 6-6.3 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/1-3.40 new)
7    Sec. 1-3.40. Manufacturer class license holder.
8"Manufacturer class license holder" means any holder of a
9Manufacturer's license as provided in Section 5-1 of this Act.
10The Manufacturer's licenses are: a Class 1. Distiller, a Class
112. Rectifier, a Class 3. Brewer, a Class 4. First Class Wine
12Manufacturer, a Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer, a
13Class 6. First Class Winemaker, a Class 7. Second Class
14Winemaker, a Class 8. Limited Wine Manufacturer, a Class 9.
15Craft Distiller, and a Class 10. Craft Brewer and any future
16Manufacturer's licenses established by law.
 
17    (235 ILCS 5/1-3.41 new)
18    Sec. 1-3.41. Non-alcoholic merchandise. "Non-alcoholic
19merchandise" means any good or commodity that contains less
20than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. For purposes of this Act,
21"non-alcoholic merchandise" does not include trade fixtures,
22equipment, or furnishings that are used or intended for the

 

 

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1limited purpose of storing, servicing, displaying,
2advertising, furnishing, selling, or aiding in the sale of
3alcoholic liquors.
 
4    (235 ILCS 5/6-6.3 new)
5    Sec. 6-6.3. Non-alcoholic merchandise.
6    (a) Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Illinois Liquor
7Control Commission to regulate or exercise jurisdiction over
8any action, transaction, and business of manufacturers,
9distributors, or retailers engaged in any transaction
10involving the furnishing, selling, or offering for sale of
11non-alcoholic merchandise by manufacturers, distributors, or
12retailers, unless the transaction involves expressed or
13implied agreements or understandings prohibited by this Act.
14    (b) Non-alcoholic merchandise may be sold by a manufacturer
15class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer,
16importing distributor, or distributor to a retail licensee if:
17        (1) the manufacturer class license holder,
18    non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing
19    distributor, or distributor is also in business as a bona
20    fide producer or vendor of other merchandise;
21        (2) the merchandise is sold at its fair market value;
22        (3) the non-alcoholic merchandise is not sold in
23    combination with alcoholic liquor or conditioned on the
24    sale of alcoholic liquor;
25        (4) the manufacturer class license holder's,

 

 

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1    non-resident dealer's, foreign importer's, importing
2    distributor's, or distributor's acquisition or production
3    costs of the non-alcoholic merchandise appear on the
4    manufacturer class license holder's, non-resident
5    dealer's, foreign importer's, importing distributor's, or
6    distributor's purchase invoices or other records;
7        (5) the individual selling prices of the non-alcoholic
8    merchandise and alcoholic liquor sold in a single
9    transaction can be determined from commercial documents
10    covering the sales transaction if non-alcoholic
11    merchandise is sold in the same transaction as alcoholic
12    liquor; and
13        (6) the price is collected by the manufacturer class
14    license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer, or
15    distributor within 30 days of the date of the sale, unless
16    other terms are established in writing between the parties.
17    (c) The State Commission may not prohibit the sale of
18non-alcoholic merchandise if it is sold in the manner in which
19the non-alcoholic merchandise is sold by a manufacturer or
20distributor that is not licensed by the State Commission;
21provided, however, that all invoices for non-alcoholic
22merchandise sold by a manufacturer class license holder,
23non-resident dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor,
24or distributor that is also in business as a bona fide producer
25or vendor of other merchandise must be in compliance with the
26books and records requirements of 11 Ill. Adm. Code 100.130. If

 

 

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1the non-alcoholic merchandise is sold on the same invoice as an
2alcoholic liquor product, the 30-day merchandising credit
3provisions of Section 6-5 of this Act shall apply to the entire
4transaction, including the non-alcoholic merchandise.
5    (d) Except as provided in subsection (f), a manufacturer
6class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer,
7importing distributor, or distributor that is also in business
8as a bona fide producer or vendor of non-alcoholic merchandise
9shall not condition the sale of its alcoholic liquor on the
10sale of its non-alcoholic merchandise and shall not combine the
11sale of its alcoholic liquor with the sale of its non-alcoholic
12merchandise. A manufacturer class license holder, non-resident
13dealer, foreign importer, importing distributor, or
14distributor that is also in business as a bona fide producer or
15vendor of non-alcoholic merchandise may sell, market, and
16promote non-alcoholic merchandise in the same manner in which
17the non-alcoholic merchandise is sold, marketed, or promoted by
18a manufacturer or distributor not licensed by the State
19Commission.
20    (e) Notwithstanding the prohibited furnishing or providing
21of fixtures, equipment, and furnishings to retailers as
22contained in Section 6-6 of this Act, the act of a manufacturer
23class license holder, non-resident dealer, foreign importer,
24importing distributor, or distributor furnishing or providing
25retailers with fixtures, equipment, or furnishings for the
26limited purpose of storing, servicing, displaying,

 

 

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

 

 

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1becoming law.