Source: http://wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2392%20SUB.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=2392
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Committee Substitute House Bill 2392 History
[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization, February 4, 2019]
A BILL to amend and reenact §11-16-6b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §11-16-11a of said code, to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-16-11b; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-6-27, all relating to the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner; permitting licensed brewpubs, Class A retail dealers, Class B retail dealers, private clubs, Class A retail licensees and Class B retail licensees to serve complimentary samples of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer manufactured in the State of West Virginia; removing restrictions on Class A retail licensees’ ability to serve complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples to customers; permitting the commissioner to issue special one-day licenses for the retail sale of nonintoxicating beer and alcoholic liquors to a duly organized nonprofit corporation, limited liability entity or an association having received federal tax-exempt status, when raising money for artistic, athletic, charitable, educational or religious purposes.
§11-16-6b. Brewpub, Class A retail dealer, Class B retail dealer, private club, Class A retail licensee and Class B retail licensee's authority to sell growlers and provide complimentary samples.
(b) Sales of nonintoxicating beer. -- A licensed brewpub, Class A retail dealer, Class B retail dealer, private club, Class A retail licensee or Class B retail licensee who pays the fee in §11-16-6b(i) of this code and meets the requirements of this section may offer nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer for retail sale to patrons from their its licensed premises in a growler for personal consumption only off of the licensed premises and not for resale. Prior to the sale, the licensee shall verify, using proper identification, that any patron purchasing nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer is 21 years of age or over and that the patron is not visibly intoxicated. A licensee authorized under this section may not sell, give or furnish alcoholic liquors, including wine, for consumption off of its licensed premises, unless it is a private club licensed to sell sealed wine for consumption off of the licensed premises and meets the requirements set out in §60-8-3(j) and §60-8-3(l) of this code, for the sale of wine, not liquor.
(c) Complimentary samples. – Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a licensed brewpub, Class A retail dealer, Class B retail dealer, private club, Class A retail licensee or Class B retail licensee may offer complimentary samples of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer manufactured in the State of West Virginia. The complimentary samples may be no greater than two ounces per sample per patron, and a sampling shall not exceed three complimentary two-ounce samples per patron per day. Prior to the sampling, the licensed brewpub, Class A retail dealer, Class B retail dealer, private club, Class A retail licensee or Class B retail licensee shall verify, using proper identification, that any patron sampling nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer is 21 years of age or over and that the patron is not visibly intoxicated.
(c) (d) Retail sales. -- Every licensee authorized under this section shall comply with all the provisions of this article as applicable to nonintoxicating beer retailers when conducting sales of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer and shall be is subject to all applicable requirements and penalties in this article.
(d) (e) Payment of taxes and fees. -- A licensee authorized under this section shall pay all taxes and fees required of licensed nonintoxicating beer retailers, in addition to any other taxes and fees required, and meet applicable licensing provisions as required by this chapter and by rule of the commissioner.
(e) (f) Advertising. -- A licensee authorized under this section may advertise a particular brand or brands of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer and the price of the nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer subject to state and federal requirements or restrictions. The advertisement may not encourage intemperance.
(f) (g) Growler requirements. -- A licensee authorized under this section must fill a growler and patrons are not permitted to access the secure area or fill a growler. A licensee authorized under this section must shall sanitize, fill, securely seal and label any growler prior to its sale. A licensee authorized under this section may only offer for retail sale up to two 64-ounce, or four 32-ounce, growlers of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer per customer per day for personal consumption off of the licensed premises and not for resale. A licensee under this section may refill a growler subject to the requirements of this section. A licensee shall visually inspect any growler before filling or refilling it. A licensee may not fill or refill any growler that appears to be cracked, broken, unsafe or otherwise unfit to serve as a sealed beverage container.
(g) (h) Growler labeling. -- A licensee authorized under this section selling growlers shall affix a conspicuous label on all sold and securely sealed growlers listing the name of the licensee selling the growler, the brand of the nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer in the growler, the alcohol content by volume of the nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer in the growler and the date the growler was filled or refilled, and, further, all labeling on the growler shall be consistent with all federal labeling and warning requirements.
(h) (i) Growler sanitation. -- A licensed brewer or resident brewer authorized under this section shall clean and sanitize all growlers he or she fills or refills in accordance with all state and county health requirements prior to its sealing. In addition, the licensed brewer or resident brewer shall sanitize, in accordance with all state and county health requirements, all taps, tap lines, pipe lines, barrel tubes and any other related equipment used to fill or refill growlers. Failure to comply with this subsection may result in penalties under §11-16-23 of this code.
(i) (j) Fee. -- Commencing July 1, 2015, and by every July 1 thereafter, there is an annual $100 nonrefundable fee for a licensee, except for a licensed brewpub, to sell growlers as provided by this section. The licensee must be in good standing with the state at the time of paying the fee.
(j) (k) Limitations on licensees. -- A licensee under this section may only sell growlers during the hours of operation set forth in §11-16-18(a)(1) of this code. Any licensee licensed under this section must maintain a secure area for the sale of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer in a growler. The secure area must only be accessible by the licensee. Any licensee licensed under this section shall be is subject to the applicable penalties under §11-16-23 of this code for violations of this section.
(k) (l) Nonapplicability of certain statutes. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, licensees under this section are permitted to break the seal of the original container for the limited purpose of filling a growler as provided in this section. Any unauthorized sale of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer or any consumption not permitted on the licensee's licensed premises is subject to penalties under this article.
(l) (m) Rules. -- The commissioner is authorized to may propose rules for legislative approval, pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, to implement this section.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a Class A retail licensee may with the written approval of the commissioner, conduct a nonintoxicating beer sampling event on a designated nonintoxicating beer sampling day serve customers complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples, with all taxes paid, from its inventory.
(c) Upon approval by the commissioner, a Class A retail licensee may serve the complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples of the approved brands, types and flavors that are purchased by the Class A retail licensee, with all taxes paid, from its inventory
(d) (b) The complimentary nonintoxicating beer sample on any nonintoxicating beer sampling one day shall may not exceed:
(1) One separate and individual sample serving per brand, type and flavor per customer verified to be 21 years of age or older; and
(e) (c) Servers at the nonintoxicating beer sampling event of complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples shall:
(2) Be at least 21 years of age or older; and
(f) (d) All servers at the nonintoxicating beer sampling event of complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples shall verify the age of the customer sampling nonintoxicating beer by requiring and reviewing proper forms of identification. Servers at the nonintoxicating beer event of complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples may not serve any person who is:
(1) Under the age of 21 years; or
(g) A nonintoxicating beer sampling event shall (e) Provision of complimentary nonintoxicating beer samples shall occur only inside the Class A retail licensee’s licensed premises.
(2) Cease on or before 9:00 p.m. on any approved nonintoxicating beer sampling day
(h) (f) Any nonintoxicating beer bottle or can used for sampling must shall be from the inventory of the licensee. and clearly and conspicuously labeled "SAMPLE, NOT FOR RESALE". If the seal is broken on any nonintoxicating beer bottle or can, or if any nonintoxicating beer bottle or can is opened, then that nonintoxicating beer bottle or can must be removed from the licensed premises immediately following the event
(i) (g) Violations of this section are subject to the civil and criminal penalties set forth in §11-16-18, §11-16-19, §11-16-20, §11-16-22, §11-16-23, §11-16-24, and §11-16-25 of this code;
(j) (h) To implement the provisions of this section, the commissioner may promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3-15 of this code or propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code.