235 ILCS 5/6-29
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 235 - LIQUOR|235 ILCS 5/ - Liquor Control Act of 1934.|Article VI - General Provisions

 (from Ch. 43, par. 144e)Sec. 6-29. Winery shipper's license.(a) The General Assembly declares that the following is the  intent of this Section:(1) To authorize direct shipment of wine by an         out-of-state maker of wine on the same basis permitted an     in-state maker of wine pursuant to the authority of the State     under the provisions of Section 2 of the Twenty-First     Amendment to the United States Constitution and in     conformance with the United States Supreme Court decision     decided on May 16, 2005 in Granholm v. Heald.(2) To reaffirm that the General Assembly's findings         and declarations that selling alcoholic liquor through     various direct marketing means such as catalogs,     newspapers, mailings, and the Internet directly to     consumers of this State poses a serious threat to the     State's efforts to further temperance and prevent youth     from accessing alcoholic liquor and the expansion of youth     access to additional types of alcoholic liquors.(3) To maintain the State's broad powers granted by         Section 2 of the Twenty-First Amendment to the United     States Constitution to control the importation or sale of     alcoholic liquor and its right to structure its alcoholic     liquor distribution system.(4) To ensure that the General Assembly, by     authorizing     limited direct shipment of wine to meet the directives of     the United States Supreme Court, does not intend to impair     or modify the State's distribution of wine through     distributors or importing distributors, but only to permit     limited shipment of wine for personal use.(5) To provide that, in the event that a court of         competent jurisdiction declares or finds that this     Section, which is enacted to conform Illinois law to the     United States Supreme Court decision, is invalid or     unconstitutional, the Illinois General Assembly at its     earliest general session shall conduct hearings and study     methods to conform to any directive or order of the court consistent with the temperance and     revenue collection purposes of this Act.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a  wine shipper licensee may ship, for personal use and not for  resale, not more than 12 cases of wine per year to any resident  of this State who is 21 years of age or older.(b-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sale and  shipment by a winery shipper licensee pursuant to this  Section shall be deemed to constitute a sale in this State.(b-5) The shipping container of any wine shipped under this  Section shall be clearly labeled with the following words:  "CONTAINS ALCOHOL. SIGNATURE OF A PERSON 21 YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY. PROOF OF AGE AND IDENTITY MUST BE  SHOWN BEFORE DELIVERY.". This warning must be prominently  displayed on the packaging. A licensee shall require the  transporter or common carrier that delivers the wine to obtain  the signature of a person 21 years of age or older at the  delivery address at the time of delivery. At the expense of the  licensee, the licensee shall receive a delivery confirmation  from the express company, common carrier, or contract carrier  indicating the location of the delivery, time of delivery, and  the name and signature of the individual 21 years of age or  older who accepts delivery. The Commission shall design  and create a label or approve a label that must be affixed to  the shipping container by the licensee.(c) No broker within this State shall solicit consumers to engage in  direct wine shipments under this Section.(d) It is not the intent of this Section to impair the distribution of  wine through distributors or importing distributors, but only to permit  shipments of wine for personal use.    (Source: P.A. 95-634, eff. 6-1-08.)