Bill Text: IA SSB1171 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A study bill for an act concerning the sale and off=premises transportation and consumption of certain containers of beer.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-05 - Voted - State Government. [SSB1171 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1171-Introduced.html
Senate Study Bill 1171 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DANIELSON) A BILL FOR An Act concerning the sale and off-premises transportation and 1 consumption of certain containers of beer. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1712XC (3) 86 ec/nh
S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 123.132, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 2 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH . Notwithstanding any provision of 3 this chapter to the contrary, a holder of a class “C” permit 4 may permit a customer to remove a refillable container of 5 beer for consumption off the premises. The permittee or the 6 permittees’s agent who is at least eighteen years of age shall 7 refill the container and shall securely seal the container 8 for the customer. A container of beer sealed pursuant to the 9 requirements of this paragraph shall not be deemed an open 10 container subject to the requirements of sections 321.284 and 11 321.284A. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill provides that a person holding a class “C” permit 16 authorized to sell beer for consumption off the licensed 17 premises may permit a customer to remove a refillable container 18 of beer for consumption off the premises that is refilled 19 and sealed by the permittee. The bill requires the person 20 refilling and sealing the container to be at least 18 years of 21 age. The bill also provides that the sealed container of beer 22 is not considered an open container for purposes of those Code 23 sections prohibiting open containers of alcohol in vehicles. 24 -1- LSB 1712XC (3) 86 ec/nh 1/ 1
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