HOUSE BILL No. 4850


     May 28, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Anthony, Prusi, Hanley, Martinez, Schroer and Schauer and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.


        A bill to amend 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, entitled

   "The Michigan liquor control act,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 436.4).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 4.  Exceptions to act.  The provisions of this  THIS

 2    act  shall  DOES not  be construed to prevent the  APPLY TO THE

 3    FOLLOWING:

 4         (A) THE manufacture of cider from fruit  ,  for the purpose

 5    of making vinegar  ,  and non-intoxicating cider and fruit juice

 6    for use and sale, and cider and fruit juice  shall be deemed

 7     non-intoxicating within the meaning of this act  when used  and/ 

 8    or sold, OR BOTH, within 30 days after  the  manufacture.

 9     thereof; and this act shall not apply to wine 





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 1         (B) BEER, WINE, or cider of any alcoholic content made on

 2    the premises by the owner or lessee of  such  THOSE premises

 3    provided  such  THOSE premises are used and occupied by  such 

 4    THAT owner or lessee as a dwelling and  such  THE BEER, wine, or

 5    cider is made for family use and home consumption.  ; or to pre-

 6     vent the 

 7         (C) THE sale,  or  gift, or keeping and storing for sale by

 8    druggists and general merchants and others of  any of the  medic-

 9    inal preparations manufactured in accordance with the formulas

10    prescribed by the United States pharmacopoeia and national formu-

11    lary, patent or proprietary preparations, and other bona fide

12    medicinal and technical preparations,  which  THAT contain no

13    more alcohol than is necessary to extract the medicinal proper-

14    ties of the drugs contained in  such  THOSE preparations  ;  and

15    no more alcohol than is necessary to hold the medicinal agents in

16    solution and to preserve  the same  THEM,  which  THAT are manu-

17    factured and sold as medicine and not as beverages, THAT are

18    unfit for use for beverage purposes, and the sale of which does

19    not  now  require the payment of a United States liquor dealer's

20    tax.  ; or to prevent the 

21         (D) THE manufacture and sale of tinctures or of toilet,

22    medicinal, and antiseptic preparations and solutions THAT ARE not

23    intended for internal human use  nor  OR THAT ARE NOT INTENDED to

24    be sold as beverages,  and which  THAT are unfit for beverage

25    purposes, and upon the outside of each bottle, box, or package of

26    which is CONSPICUOUSLY AND LEGIBLY printed in  the  English





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 1     language, conspicuously and legibly,  the quantity by volume of

 2    alcohol in  such  THOSE preparations.  ; or to prevent the 

 3         (E) THE manufacture and keeping for sale of the food product

 4    known as flavoring extracts  which shall be so  THAT ARE manufac-

 5    tured and sold for cooking, culinary, or flavoring purposes  , 

 6    and are unfit for use as a beverage or for beverage purposes,  :

 7     Provided, That it shall not be lawful to  EXCEPT THAT A PERSON

 8    SHALL NOT manufacture or sell any toilet, medicinal, or antisep-

 9    tic preparations or solutions, or any flavoring extracts or

10    patent or proprietary medicines or preparations, IF the manufac-

11    ture and sale of  which now  THOSE ITEMS requires the payment of

12    a United States liquor dealer's tax  ,  except as  herein  pro-

13    vided  :  Provided further, That nothing in this act shall apply

14     to the  IN THIS ACT.

15         (F) THE manufacture  and/  or sale, OR BOTH, of ethyl,

16    mechanical, or industrial alcohol, not used for or made unfit for

17    beverage purposes.  :  And provided further, That this act shall

18     not apply to the 

19         (G) THE purchase of alcoholic liquor  as defined in this

20     act,  for use in the manufacture of toilet, medicinal, or anti-

21    septic preparations or solutions, or any flavoring extract or

22    patent or proprietary medicines or preparations, by a manufac-

23    turer using  such  alcoholic liquor exclusively for  such  THE

24    manufacturing purposes and  duly  licensed  therefor  by the com-

25    mission  ; said  FOR THAT USE.  A license  to expire on May first

26     following the date of issuance,  issued  on  FOR THAT USE IS

27    PREDICATED UPON the payment of an annual fee of  10 dollars 



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 1    $10.00 and the furnishing of  such  A bond or bonds as the

 2    commission  may require  REQUIRES running to the people of the

 3    state of Michigan, for the faithful performance of the conditions

 4    of the license and compliance with  the provisions of  this act.

 5    THE LICENSE EXPIRES ON MAY 1 FOLLOWING THE DATE OF ITS ISSUANCE.














































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