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HB2522 enr
( By Delegates Argento, DeLong, Manchin, Stemple Pino, Amores and Webster )
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-1-5b; to amend and reenact §60-4-2, §60-4-3 and §60-4-15 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-4-3a; and to amend and reenact §60-6-1 and §60-6-2 of said code, all relating to creating and licensing mini-distilleries; allowing the tasting and limited retail sales of liquor produced by a mini-distillery at the licensed premise; establishing requirements and limitations for licensees for sales and free samples of liquor products; requiring a portion of all retail sales to be distributed to certain retailers; and establishing a licensure fee.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-1-5b; that §60-4-2, §60-4-3 and §60-4-15 be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-4-3a; and that §60-6-1 and §60-6-2 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(1) Distilleries, in which only alcoholic liquors other than wine or beer is manufactured;
(2) Wineries, in which only wines are manufactured;
(3) Breweries, in which beer is manufactured;
(4) Bottling plants, in which beer only is bottled;
(5) Industrial plants, in which alcohol is distilled, manufactured, or otherwise produced for scientific, chemical, mechanical, or industrial purposes;
(6) Farm wineries, in which only wines are manufactured and from which the wine so manufactured may be served or sold or both served and sold in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(7) Mini-distilleries.
(a) A person who is licensed to manufacture alcoholic liquors in this state may sell liquors in this state only to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner, and to wholesalers and retailers licensed as provided in this chapter: Provided, That a holder of a farm winery license may sell wines and a holder of a mini-distillery license may sell alcoholic liquors manufactured by it in this state in accordance with the provisions of section two, article six of this chapter. Hours of retail sale by a farm winery or mini-distillery is subject to regulation by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may not promulgate any rule which prohibits the holder of a farm winery license from the advertising of a particular brand or brands of wine produced by it, and the price of the wine: Provided, however, That price may not be advertised in medium of electronic communication subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission. A manufacturer may sell alcoholic liquors outside of the state.
§60-4-3a. Special Mini-distillery license to manufacture and sell.
(a) Sales of liquor- An operator of a mini-distillery may offer liquor for retail sale to customers from the mini-distillery for consumption off premises only. Except for free complimentary samples offered pursuant to section one, article six of this chapter, customers are prohibited from consuming any liquor on the premises of the mini-distillery.
(b) Retail sales- Every licenced mini-distillery shall comply with the provisions of sections nine, eleven, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty- four, twenty-five and twenty-six of article three-a of this chapter, and the provisions of article three and four of this chapter applicable to liquor retailers and distillers.
(c) Payment of taxes and fees- The mini-distillery shall pay all taxes and fees required of licensed retailers and meet applicable licensing provisions as required by this chapter and by rule of the Commissioner.
(d) Payments to market zone retailers- Each mini-distillery shall submit to the Commissioner ten percent of the gross sales price or each retail liquor sale for the value of all sales at the mini-distillery each month. This collection shall be distributed by the Commissioner, at least quarterly, to each market zone retailer located in the mini-distillery's market zone, proportionate to each market zone retailer's annual gross prior years pre-tax value sales.
(e) Limitations on licensees - No mini-distillery may sell more than three thousand gallons of product at the mini-distillery location the initial two years of licensure. The mini-distillery may increase sales at the mini-distillery location by two thousand gallons following the initial twenty-four month period of licensure, and may increase sales at the mini-distillery location each subsequent twenty-four month period by two thousand gallons, not to exceed ten thousand gallons a year of total sales at the mini-distillery location. No licensed mini-distillery may produce more than twenty thousand gallons per calendar year at the mini- distillery location. No more than one mini-distillery licence may be issued to a single person or entity.
(6) The holder of a mini-distillery license from selling alcoholic liquor for off premises consumption sold retail at the distillery.