Bill Text: MI HB5830 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Liquor: licenses; on-premises licensee serving alcoholic beverages in outdoor service area without approval of the commission or local unit of government; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 538.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-09 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/04/2020 [HB5830 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5830-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5830
June 04, 2020, Introduced by Rep. LaFave and
referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 538.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 538. An on-premises licensee that
does not have written approval from the commission to have outdoor service in
an outdoor service area under R 436.1419 of the Michigan Administrative Code
may have outdoor service in an outdoor service area without the approval of the
commission or the governing body of the local unit of government in which the
licensed premises is located if the following conditions are met:
(a) The outdoor service area is adjacent to the licensed premises.
(b) The on-premises licensee owns the outdoor service area.
(c) The on-premises licensee ensures that the outdoor service area is well-defined and clearly marked.
(d) The on-premises licensee does not sell or allow the consumption of alcoholic liquor outdoors, except in the defined area described in subdivision (c).
