June 22, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Walker, Elsenheimer, Pastor, Kolb, Palmer, Vander Veen, Nitz, Proos, Drolet, Huizenga and Palsrok and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending section 909 (MCL 436.1909).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 909. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a
person, other than a person required to be licensed under this act,
who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a licensee who
violates this act, or a rule or regulation promulgated under this
act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) A person who performs any act for which a license is
required under this act without first obtaining that license or who
sells alcoholic liquor in a county that has prohibited the sale of
alcoholic liquor under section 1107 is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or by a fine of
not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(4) A direct shipper that fails to comply with the age
verification or labeling requirements, or both, imposed under
section 203(4) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than
$500.00, or both.
(5) (4)
It is the intent of the legislature that the court,
in imposing punishment under this section, should discriminate
between casual or slight violations and habitual sales of alcoholic
liquor or attempts to commercialize violations of this act or the
rules or regulations promulgated under this act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4987(request no.
01498'05 **).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4990(request no.
03814'05).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4989(request no.
03815'05).