Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 67-1-46 - Certain holders of manufacturer's distiller's permits authorized to provide limited amounts of alcoholic beverages on premises for tasting or sampling subject to certain conditionsThe holder of a manufacturer's distiller's permit who distills alcoholic beverages at a distillery located in this state may offer and provide limited amounts of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the distillery for the purpose of tasting or sampling, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The alcoholic beverages provided for tasting or sampling must be manufactured in this state by the holder of the permit operating the distillery at the site of and on the premises of the distillery;(b) The alcoholic beverages may be provided only to persons on the premises of the distillery at no cost and for consumption on the premises of the distillery;(c) The alcoholic beverages may be provided for tasting or sampling between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the same day and only in conjunction with a structured tour of the distillery and related facilities which must include the entire manufacturing and distilling processes and methods used at the distillery;(d) No one under twenty-one (21) years of age may participate in the tasting or sampling, and a sign indicating that prohibition shall be placed in a visible location at the entrance to the area where the tasting or sampling will be conducted;(e) An individual size sample of alcoholic beverages shall not exceed one-fourth (1/4) ounce, and no more than four (4) samples of alcoholic beverages may be provided to an individual within a twenty-four-hour period; and(f) The holder of the permit operating the distillery shall keep an accurate accounting of the various alcoholic beverages provided and consumed as samples.Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 352, HB 1300, 1, eff. 3/18/2013.