HB5294 SFAT Trump #1 3-5

Smith  7883

Senator Trump moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 5294 -- A BILL to amend and reenact the provisions of §11-16-6a and §11-16-11a of the Code of West Virginia, as amended; to amend and reenact §60-3A-3a of said code; to amend and reenact §60-4-3a and §60-4-3b; to amend and reenact §60-6-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §60-7-2, §60-7-8a, and §60-7-8d of said code; to amend and reenact §60-8-2, §60-8-3, §60-8-6c, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section designated §60-8-8; to amend and reenact §60-8-32a of said code and to amend and reenact §60-8A-5 of said code all relating to alcoholic liquors and non-intoxicating beer generally; removing requirement that certain samples must be complimentary; allowing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages at wineries, farm wineries, distilleries, mini distilleries, micro distilleries, brewers or resident brewers under specified conditions; increasing number of samples per patron per day; allowing licensed alcohol representatives to purchase West Virginia product for approved sampling events; modifying sample sizes; authorizing alcohol manufacturers to attend private fairs and festivals, wine festivals, and one day charitable events and sell their manufactured alcohol by the drink or glass for on-premises consumption or by the bottle off-premises consumption; clarifying that certain alcohol manufacturers may sell sealed bottles for off-premises consumption; modifying definition of close proximity to 300 feet; removing the ability of political subdivisions to regulate certain conduct of alcohol manufacturers and wine, wineries and farm wineries; removing private manufacturer club licensees 15 hours per week food service requirement; authorizing simultaneous duel licensing in some circumstances; allowing sale and serving of alcohol, wine, nonintoxicating beer, nonintoxicating craft beer and cider in various types of containers, including glasses and bottles by specified licensees on specified premises; authorizing Class B retail licensees to conduct nonintoxicating beer and liquor sampling events; modifying sample sizes for Class A retail licenses and Class B retail licenses; authorizing licensed brewers and resident brewers to enter into alternating partnership agreements; providing that wineries or farm wineries possessing certain licenses are not subject to the food requirements for private wine restaurants; authorizing licensed representatives to purchase bottles for Class A retail licenses and Class B retail licenses who conduct events; permitting licensed representatives to serve samples; providing for market zone calculations; allowing Class A wine licensees to serve food that does not require kitchen preparation; allowing wineries or farm wineries providing hard cider samples to serve food that does not require kitchen preparation; and exempting out of state wineries requesting a temporary license from background investigation requirements.

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