Bill Text: MI SB1067 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Liquor; licenses; location restrictions; modify for issuance of license. Amends sec. 533 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1533).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-16 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [SB1067 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB1067-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1067
September 16, 2014, Introduced by Senator PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending section 533 (MCL 436.1533), as amended by 1998 PA 416.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 533. A retail vendor licensed under this act to sell for
consumption on the premises may apply for a license as a specially
designated merchant. A specially designated distributor may apply
for a license as a specially designated merchant. In cities,
incorporated villages, or townships, the commission shall issue
only 1 specially designated distributor license for each 3,000 of
population, or fraction of 3,000. Notwithstanding R 436.1133 of the
Michigan administrative code or any other rule promulgated under
this act, the commission shall not require that the proposed
licensed establishment for a new specially designated distributor
license or for a transfer of an existing specially designated
distributor license be located a certain distance from an existing
specially designated distibutor's licensed establishment. The
commission
may waive the quota requirement may
be waived at the
discretion
of the commission in this
section if there is no
existing specially designated distributor licensee within 2 miles
of the applicant, measured along the nearest traffic route.