April 20, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Adamini, Brown, Wojno, Whitmer, Palsrok, Casperson, Gleason, McDowell, Gillard, Gaffney, Accavitti, Bieda, Vagnozzi, Elsenheimer, Hansen, Hopgood, Kathleen Law, Tobocman, Meisner, Kolb, Lipsey, Sheltrown, Byrnes, Plakas and Alma Smith and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding sections 413 and 526.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 413. Notwithstanding any provision of this act or rule
promulgated under this act, a licensed brewpub may directly sell to
a holder of a special license issued under section 526, for the
purpose of conducting a beer festival, a quantity of beer
determined appropriate by the commission for the purpose of
participating in a beer festival.
Sec. 526. (1) The commission may issue a special license under
this section to any organization conducting a beer festival. The
application shall conform to the following:
(a) Be submitted by a nonprofit entity composed primarily of
brewers, as determined by the commission.
(b) Involve an event having for its primary purpose the
showcasing of beer and its production.
(2) The special license shall not allow more than 5 events per
calendar year conforming to the prescriptions of subsection (1).
(3) A holder of a special license issued under this section
may buy a quantity of beer, as determined appropriate under the
circumstances by the commission, directly from any licensed brewpub
for consumption only at the licensed event.
(4) As used in this section and section 413, "beer festival"
means an event at which the various types and kinds of beer and the
production of that beer are showcased to the general public and at
which the general public can purchase and sample the beer being
showcased for consumption on the licensed premises.