Kentucky House Bill 543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-05 - to Licensing & Occupations (H)
Pending: House Licensing and Occupations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 243.030 to establish a craft distillery license and a craft distillery souvenir retail liquor license; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to permit the holder of a craft distillery license to distill less than 50,000 gallons of distilled spirits per year, to serve samples on the premises in an amount not to exceed 1 ounce per patron, and to sell to a wholesaler; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to permit the holder of a craft distillery souvenir retail liquor license to sell distilled spirits produced on site from a retail location on the premises, limit the hours of sale, and prohibit wholesalers from restricting the sale of souvenir packages.

AN ACT relating to craft distilleries.

Rep. Jim DeCesare [R]

Rep. Myron Dossett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-05		to Licensing & Occupations (H)
2012-03-01		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB543.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB543/bill.doc