HB5510 SFAT Barrett #1 3-13

Johnson  7909

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

Eng. House Bill 5510—A Bill to amend and reenact §17-C-5D-3, §60-1-5, §60-3A-17, §60-3A-19, §60-4-3a, §60-7-8g, §60-8B-1, §60-8B-2, §60-8B-3, §60-8B-4 and §60-8B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, and to repeal §60-7-8c, relating to the sale of liquor; defining terms; permitting a retail liquor outlet to sell stagnant liquor below cost in certain instances; permitting persons who lawfully purchase a barrel or barrels of liquor from a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery to transport the liquor under certain conditions; removing the five percent markup for a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery; permitting a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery to self-distribute its manufactured liquor to Class A private venues located in their market zones or contiguous market zones for no additional fee; permitting a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery in certain circumstances to jump a landlocked market zone, as approved by the commissioner; repealing a multi-vendor private fair and festival license; permitting a Class A on-premises licensee who has a qualified permit to operate in a private outdoor designated area to also operate an approved pedal bike within private outdoor designated area for no additional fee; setting out requirements to operate pedal bikes; providing for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products; declaring legislative findings, policy, and intent; prescribing manufacture, sales, and distribution requirements for low-proof spirit alcohol products; prescribing taxation amount and methodology for low-proof spirit alcohol products; and granting permissive rule-making authority.

Adopted

Rejected