February 1, 2013





SENATE BILL No. 401

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DIGEST OF SB 401 (Updated January 30, 2013 4:06 pm - DI 110)



Citations Affected: IC 7.1-3.

Synopsis: Microbreweries at trade shows. Allows a microbrewery, with the approval of the alcohol and tobacco commission, to participate in a trade show or an exposition for not more than 45 days in a calendar year.

Effective: July 1, 2013.





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    January 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
    January 31, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.






February 1, 2013

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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SENATE BILL No. 401



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcohol and tobacco.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 7.1-3-2-7; (13)SB0401.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 7.1-3-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.71-2012, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 7. The holder of a brewer's permit or an out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or an out-of-state brewer's permit may do the following:
        (1) Manufacture beer.
        (2) Place beer in containers or bottles.
        (3) Transport beer.
        (4) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a beer wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3.
        (5) If the brewer's brewery manufactures not more than thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may do the following:
            (A) Sell and deliver beer to a person holding a retailer or a dealer permit under this title.
            (B) Be the proprietor of a restaurant.
            (C) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant established under clause (B).
            (D) Transfer beer directly from the brewery to the restaurant by means of:
                (i) bulk containers; or
                (ii) a continuous flow system.
            (E) Install a window between the brewery and an adjacent restaurant that allows the public and the permittee to view both premises.
            (F) Install a doorway or other opening between the brewery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the permittee with access to both premises.
            (G) Sell the brewery's beer by the glass for consumption on the premises. Brewers permitted to sell beer by the glass under this clause must furnish the minimum food requirements prescribed by the commission.
            (H) Sell and deliver beer to a consumer at the permit premises of the brewer or at the residence of the consumer. The delivery to a consumer may be made only in a quantity at any one (1) time of not more than one-half (1/2) barrel, but the beer may be contained in bottles or other permissible containers.
            (I) Sell the brewery's beer as authorized by this section for carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not more than five hundred seventy-six (576) ounces. A brewer's beer may be sold under this clause at any address for which the brewer holds a brewer's permit issued under this chapter if the address is located within the same city boundaries in which the beer was manufactured.
             (J) With the approval of the commission, participate:
                (i) individually; or
                (ii) with other permit holders under this chapter;
            in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. The commission may not grant to a holder of a permit under this chapter approval under this clause to participate in a trade show or exposition for more than forty-five (45) days in a calendar year.

        (6) If the brewer's brewery manufactures more than thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana, the permit holder may own a portion of the corporate stock of another brewery that:
            (A) is located in the same county as the brewer's brewery;
            (B) manufactures less than thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year; and
            (C) is the proprietor of a restaurant that operates under subdivision (5).
        (7) Provide complimentary samples of beer that are:
            (A) produced by the brewer; and
            (B) offered to consumers for consumption on the brewer's premises.
        (8) Own a portion of the corporate stock of a sports corporation that:
            (A) manages a minor league baseball stadium located in the same county as the brewer's brewery; and
            (B) holds a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant located in that stadium.
        (9) For beer described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
            (A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the beer on the licensed premises; and
            (B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow sale of the beer on the licensed premises.