Relating to alcoholic beverage control and matters under the purview of the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce and including effective date provisions

In addition, the bill strikes provisions concerning the forfeiture and remittance of deposits relating to defacing the keg identification label.187, concerning the wine direct shipper permit, is amended to remove the requirement that an application for the permit be accompanied by a bond if not otherwise required to submit a bond as a wine manufacturer. Division II of the bill relates to the renewal of certain licenses, permits, and certificates of compliance.34, subsection 1, providing generally for the expiration of licenses, permits, and certificates of compliance one year from the date of issuance, and including a notification requirement by the administrator of the alcoholic beverage division prior to expiration, is stricken.34 providing for the expiration of licenses, permits, and certificates of compliance without the notification requirement. The new Code section further provides, notwithstanding any provision of Code chapter 123 to the contrary, for the automatic renewal of a class “E” liquor control license, a distiller’s, vintner’s, or brewer’s certificate of compliance, and a wine direct shipper’s permit. The bill allows the renewal of the applicable license, certificate, or permit without approval by the administrator of the alcoholic beverages division or endorsement of any applicable local authority upon collection of the annual fee for that license, certificate, or permit by the alcoholic beverages division, provided certain conditions are met since the preceding license, certificate, or permit was issued.3, subsection 40, paragraph “e”, have not been convicted of a violation of Code chapter 123. In addition, for renewal of a class “E” liquor control license, the licensed premises shall constitute a safe and proper place and building that complies with all applicable building-related regulations. This division of the bill takes effect January 1, 2023. Division III of the bill relates to the distribution of certain alcoholic beverage control revenues.17, concerning transfers from the beer and liquor control fund, is amended.59 as grants to counties, persons, or nonprofit entities for substance abuse and prevention programs.59.143, concerning distribution of certain beer permit fees, is amended. The bill provides that all beer-related permit fees collected by the alcoholic beverages division shall accrue to the beer and liquor control fund except as otherwise provided. The bill also provides that of the retail beer permit fees collected by the alcoholic beverages division, the division shall remit to the applicable local authority a sum of money equal to the retail beer permit fees collected by the division covering premises covered by the local authority’s jurisdiction.59.17. This division of the bill takes effect January 1, 2023. Division IV of the bill relates to class “E” liquor control licenses.30, concerning liquor control licenses, is amended. The bill provides that a class “E” liquor control licensee can purchase wine and beer from a class “A” wine or beer permittee only, respectively. The bill specifically allows the class “E” licensee to sell wine and beer in unopened containers at retail, and to sell alcoholic liquor and high alcoholic content beer at wholesale. The bill strikes a provision allowing the holder of a class “E” liquor control license to also hold a class “B” wine or class “C” beer permit for the premises licensed under the class “E” license. The bill allows a class “E” liquor control licensee to sell wine to a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, and class “D” liquor control licensee for resale for consumption on the premises in limited quantities as specified by the bill.36, concerning class “E” liquor control license fees, is amended. The bill establishes license fees based on the population of the city where the premises is located as well as the square footage of the licensed premises. Current law bases the fees only on the population of the city where the premises is located.173, concerning wine permits, is amended to strike provisions granting the authority, and requiring certain reports, relating to a class “E” liquor control licensee that also holds a class “B” wine permit or class “B” native wine permit to sell wine in limited quantities. This division of the bill takes effect January 1, 2023. Division V of the bill relates to certain special licenses and permits.34, concerning seasonal licenses and permits, is amended. The bill eliminates the six-month seasonal license or permit and provides that the fee for an eight-month seasonal license or permit shall be percent of the license or permit fee for that class of license or permit instead of a proportional share of that fee.173B, providing for a charity beer, spirits, and wine event permit, are stricken and replaced with a combined charity beer, spirits, and wine special event permit, allowing the permit holder to conduct a charity auction, charity event, or a combined charity auction and charity event in a similar manner as is allowed under current law for the two separate permits. The bill only allows one charity auction, charity event, or combined charity auction and charity event, to be conducted during the period of the permit and limits a person to no more than two special event permits in a calendar year. This division of the bill takes effect January 1, 2023. Division VI of the bill concerns Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages. The bill eliminates the requirement to obtain a special privilege to sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday and provides that sales or other activities relating to alcoholic beverages on Sunday will be allowed to the same extent as they are allowed on any other day. This division of the bill takes effect January 1, 2023.