99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3095

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/1-3.15  from Ch. 43, par. 95.15
235 ILCS 5/5-1  from Ch. 43, par. 115

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that no importing distributor's licenses may be issued on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an importing distributor's license that is valid on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall remain valid until that license expires. Changes the definition of "distributor" to include any person other than a non-resident dealer licensed under the Act who imports into this State, from any point in the United States outside this State, whether for himself or herself or for another, any alcoholic liquors for sale or resale, or for use in the manufacture, preparation, or compounding of products other than alcoholic liquors, or who imports into this State, from any point in the United States outside this State, for consumption in any one calendar year, more than one gallon of such liquors. Provides that a distributor's license also allows the importation of alcoholic liquor by the licensee into this State from any point in the United States outside this State and the purchase of alcoholic liquor in barrels, casks, or other bulk containers and the bottling of such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof, but all bottles or containers so filled shall be sealed, labeled, stamped, and otherwise made to comply with all provisions and rules governing manufacturers in the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Sections 1-3.15 and 5-1 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/1-3.15)  (from Ch. 43, par. 95.15)
7    Sec. 1-3.15. "Distributor" means any person, other than a
8manufacturer or non-resident dealer licensed under this Act,
9who is engaged in this State in purchasing, storing, possessing
10or warehousing any alcoholic liquors for resale or reselling at
11wholesale, whether within or without this State, or any person
12other than a non-resident dealer licensed under this Act who
13imports into this State, from any point in the United States
14outside this State, whether for himself or herself or for
15another, any alcoholic liquors for sale or resale, or for use
16in the manufacture, preparation, or compounding of products
17other than alcoholic liquors, or who imports into this State,
18from any point in the United States outside this State, for
19consumption in any one calendar year, more than one gallon of
20such liquors.
21(Source: P.A. 83-1254.)
 
22    (235 ILCS 5/5-1)  (from Ch. 43, par. 115)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5-1. Licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control
2Commission shall be of the following classes:
3    (a) Manufacturer's license - Class 1. Distiller, Class 2.
4Rectifier, Class 3. Brewer, Class 4. First Class Wine
5Manufacturer, Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer, Class 6.
6First Class Winemaker, Class 7. Second Class Winemaker, Class
78. Limited Wine Manufacturer, Class 9. Craft Distiller, Class
810. Class 1 Brewer, Class 11. Class 2 Brewer,
9    (b) Distributor's license,
10    (c) Importing Distributor's license,
11    (d) Retailer's license,
12    (e) Special Event Retailer's license (not-for-profit),
13    (f) Railroad license,
14    (g) Boat license,
15    (h) Non-Beverage User's license,
16    (i) Wine-maker's premises license,
17    (j) Airplane license,
18    (k) Foreign importer's license,
19    (l) Broker's license,
20    (m) Non-resident dealer's license,
21    (n) Brew Pub license,
22    (o) Auction liquor license,
23    (p) Caterer retailer license,
24    (q) Special use permit license,
25    (r) Winery shipper's license.
26    No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal

 

 

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1business entity that is engaged in the manufacturing of wine
2may concurrently obtain and hold a wine-maker's license and a
3wine manufacturer's license.
4    (a) A manufacturer's license shall allow the manufacture,
5importation in bulk, storage, distribution and sale of
6alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as may be
7permitted by law and to licensees in this State as follows:
8    Class 1. A Distiller may make sales and deliveries of
9alcoholic liquor to distillers, rectifiers, importing
10distributors, distributors and non-beverage users and to no
11other licensees.
12    Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as defined
13herein, may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to
14rectifiers, importing distributors, distributors, retailers
15and non-beverage users and to no other licensees.
16    Class 3. A Brewer may make sales and deliveries of beer to
17importing distributors and distributors and may make sales as
18authorized under subsection (e) of Section 6-4 of this Act.
19    Class 4. A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales and
20deliveries of up to 50,000 gallons of wine to manufacturers,
21importing distributors and distributors, and to no other
22licensees.
23    Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make sales
24and deliveries of more than 50,000 gallons of wine to
25manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors and to
26no other licensees.

 

 

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1    Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the
2manufacture of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and the
3storage and sale of such wine to distributors in the State and
4to persons without the State, as may be permitted by law. A
5person who, prior to June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public
6Act 95-634) this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly,
7is a holder of a first-class wine-maker's license and annually
8produces more than 25,000 gallons of its own wine and who
9distributes its wine to licensed retailers shall cease this
10practice on or before July 1, 2008 in compliance with Public
11Act 95-634 this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
12    Class 7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow
13the manufacture of between 50,000 and 150,000 gallons of wine
14per year, and the storage and sale of such wine to distributors
15in this State and to persons without the State, as may be
16permitted by law. A person who, prior to June 1, 2008 (the
17effective date of Public Act 95-634) this amendatory Act of the
1895th General Assembly, is a holder of a second-class
19wine-maker's license and annually produces more than 25,000
20gallons of its own wine and who distributes its wine to
21licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or before July
221, 2008 in compliance with Public Act 95-634 this amendatory
23Act of the 95th General Assembly.
24    Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make sales and
25deliveries not to exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to
26distributors, and to non-licensees in accordance with the

 

 

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1provisions of this Act.
2    Class 9. A craft distiller license shall allow the
3manufacture of up to 30,000 gallons of spirits by distillation
4for one year after March 1, 2013 (the effective date of Public
5Act 97-1166) this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly
6and up to 35,000 gallons of spirits by distillation per year
7thereafter and the storage of such spirits. If a craft
8distiller licensee is not affiliated with any other
9manufacturer, then the craft distiller licensee may sell such
10spirits to distributors in this State and up to 2,500 gallons
11of such spirits to non-licensees to the extent permitted by any
12exemption approved by the Commission pursuant to Section 6-4 of
13this Act.
14    Any craft distiller licensed under this Act who on July 28,
152010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1367) this amendatory
16Act of the 96th General Assembly was licensed as a distiller
17and manufactured no more spirits than permitted by this Section
18shall not be required to pay the initial licensing fee.
19    Class 10. A class 1 brewer license, which may only be
20issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer,
21shall allow the manufacture of up to 930,000 gallons of beer
22per year provided that the class 1 brewer licensee does not
23manufacture more than a combined 930,000 gallons of beer per
24year and is not a member of or affiliated with, directly or
25indirectly, a manufacturer that produces more than 930,000
26gallons of beer per year or any other alcoholic liquor. A class

 

 

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11 brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries to importing
2distributors and distributors and to retail licensees in
3accordance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (18) of
4subsection (a) of Section 3-12 of this Act.
5    Class 11. A class 2 brewer license, which may only be
6issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer,
7shall allow the manufacture of up to 3,720,000 gallons of beer
8per year provided that the class 2 brewer licensee does not
9manufacture more than a combined 3,720,000 gallons of beer per
10year and is not a member of or affiliated with, directly or
11indirectly, a manufacturer that produces more than 3,720,000
12gallons of beer per year or any other alcoholic liquor. A class
132 brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries to importing
14distributors and distributors, but shall not make sales or
15deliveries to any other licensee. If the State Commission
16provides prior approval, a class 2 brewer licensee may annually
17transfer up to 3,720,000 gallons of beer manufactured by that
18class 2 brewer licensee to the premises of a licensed class 2
19brewer wholly owned and operated by the same licensee.
20    (a-1) A manufacturer which is licensed in this State to
21make sales or deliveries of alcoholic liquor to licensed
22distributors or importing distributors and which enlists
23agents, representatives, or individuals acting on its behalf
24who contact licensed retailers on a regular and continual basis
25in this State must register those agents, representatives, or
26persons acting on its behalf with the State Commission.

 

 

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1    Registration of agents, representatives, or persons acting
2on behalf of a manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting a form
3to the Commission. The form shall be developed by the
4Commission and shall include the name and address of the
5applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she
6represents, the territory or areas assigned to sell to or
7discuss pricing terms of alcoholic liquor, and any other
8questions deemed appropriate and necessary. All statements in
9the forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be deemed
10material, and any person who knowingly misstates any material
11fact under oath in an application is guilty of a Class B
12misdemeanor. Fraud, misrepresentation, false statements,
13misleading statements, evasions, or suppression of material
14facts in the securing of a registration are grounds for
15suspension or revocation of the registration. The State
16Commission shall post a list of registered agents on the
17Commission's website.
18    (b) A distributor's license shall allow the wholesale
19purchase and storage of alcoholic liquors and sale of alcoholic
20liquors to licensees in this State and to persons without the
21State, as may be permitted by law. In addition, a distributor's
22license shall allow the importation of alcoholic liquor by the
23licensee into this State from any point in the United States
24outside this State and the purchase of alcoholic liquor in
25barrels, casks, or other bulk containers and the bottling of
26such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof, but all bottles

 

 

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1or containers so filled shall be sealed, labeled, stamped, and
2otherwise made to comply with all provisions, rules, and
3regulations governing manufacturers in the preparation and
4bottling of alcoholic liquors.
5    (c) An importing distributor's license may be issued to and
6held by those only who are duly licensed distributors, upon the
7filing of an application by a duly licensed distributor, with
8the Commission and the Commission shall, without the payment of
9any fee, immediately issue such importing distributor's
10license to the applicant, which shall allow the importation of
11alcoholic liquor by the licensee into this State from any point
12in the United States outside this State, and the purchase of
13alcoholic liquor in barrels, casks or other bulk containers and
14the bottling of such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof,
15but all bottles or containers so filled shall be sealed,
16labeled, stamped and otherwise made to comply with all
17provisions, rules and regulations governing manufacturers in
18the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. The
19importing distributor's license shall permit such licensee to
20purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed non-resident
21dealers and foreign importers only.
22    No importing distributor's license may be issued on or
23after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
24General Assembly. An importing distributor's license that is
25valid on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
26General Assembly shall remain valid until that license expires.

 

 

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1    (d) A retailer's license shall allow the licensee to sell
2and offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in
3the license, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption, but not
4for resale in any form. Nothing in Public Act 95-634 this
5amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall deny, limit,
6remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's
7license to transfer, deliver, or ship alcoholic liquor to the
8purchaser for use or consumption subject to any applicable
9local law or ordinance. Any retail license issued to a
10manufacturer shall only permit the manufacturer to sell beer at
11retail on the premises actually occupied by the manufacturer.
12For the purpose of further describing the type of business
13conducted at a retail licensed premises, a retailer's licensee
14may be designated by the State Commission as (i) an on premise
15consumption retailer, (ii) an off premise sale retailer, or
16(iii) a combined on premise consumption and off premise sale
17retailer.
18    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection
19(d), a retail licensee may sell alcoholic liquors to a special
20event retailer licensee for resale to the extent permitted
21under subsection (e).
22    (e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit)
23shall permit the licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors from an
24Illinois licensed distributor (unless the licensee purchases
25less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special event, in
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1a licensed retailer) and shall allow the licensee to sell and
2offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use or
3consumption, but not for resale in any form and only at the
4location and on the specific dates designated for the special
5event in the license. An applicant for a special event retailer
6license must (i) furnish with the application: (A) a resale
7number issued under Section 2c of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
8Act or evidence that the applicant is registered under Section
92a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, (B) a current, valid
10exemption identification number issued under Section 1g of the
11Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a certification to the
12Commission that the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a
13tax-exempt purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is
14not registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
15Tax Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the
16Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption
17number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
18in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special
19event retailer's license a statement to that effect; (ii)
20submit with the application proof satisfactory to the State
21Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability
22insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii) show proof
23satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant has
24obtained local authority approval.
25    (f) A railroad license shall permit the licensee to import
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1States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
2in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
3directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
4and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
5and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
6that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
7the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
8sold or dispensed on a club, buffet, lounge or dining car
9operated on an electric, gas or steam railway in this State;
10and provided further, that railroad licensees exercising the
11above powers shall be subject to all provisions of Article VIII
12of this Act as applied to importing distributors. A railroad
13license shall also permit the licensee to sell or dispense
14alcoholic liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car
15operated on an electric, gas or steam railway regularly
16operated by a common carrier in this State, but shall not
17permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic liquors to any
18licensee within this State. A license shall be obtained for
19each car in which such sales are made.
20    (g) A boat license shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor
21in individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly operated
22as a common carrier on navigable waters in this State or on any
23riverboat operated under the Riverboat Gambling Act, which boat
24or riverboat maintains a public dining room or restaurant
25thereon.
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1to purchase alcoholic liquor from a licensed manufacturer or
2importing distributor, without the imposition of any tax upon
3the business of such licensed manufacturer or importing
4distributor as to such alcoholic liquor to be used by such
5licensee solely for the non-beverage purposes set forth in
6subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and such licenses
7shall be divided and classified and shall permit the purchase,
8possession and use of limited and stated quantities of
9alcoholic liquor as follows:
10Class 1, not to exceed ......................... 500 gallons
11Class 2, not to exceed ....................... 1,000 gallons
12Class 3, not to exceed ....................... 5,000 gallons
13Class 4, not to exceed ...................... 10,000 gallons
14Class 5, not to exceed ....................... 50,000 gallons
15    (i) A wine-maker's premises license shall allow a licensee
16that concurrently holds a first-class wine-maker's license to
17sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises specified in
18such license not more than 50,000 gallons of the first-class
19wine-maker's wine that is made at the first-class wine-maker's
20licensed premises per year for use or consumption, but not for
21resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license shall allow
22a licensee who concurrently holds a second-class wine-maker's
23license to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
24specified in such license up to 100,000 gallons of the
25second-class wine-maker's wine that is made at the second-class
26wine-maker's licensed premises per year for use or consumption

 

 

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1but not for resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license
2shall allow a licensee that concurrently holds a first-class
3wine-maker's license or a second-class wine-maker's license to
4sell and offer for sale at retail at the premises specified in
5the wine-maker's premises license, for use or consumption but
6not for resale in any form, any beer, wine, and spirits
7purchased from a licensed distributor. Upon approval from the
8State Commission, a wine-maker's premises license shall allow
9the licensee to sell and offer for sale at (i) the wine-maker's
10licensed premises and (ii) at up to 2 additional locations for
11use and consumption and not for resale. Each location shall
12require additional licensing per location as specified in
13Section 5-3 of this Act. A wine-maker's premises licensee shall
14secure liquor liability insurance coverage in an amount at
15least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in
16subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
17    (j) An airplane license shall permit the licensee to import
18alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
19States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
20in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
21directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
22and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
23and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
24that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
25the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
26sold or dispensed on an airplane; and provided further, that

 

 

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1airplane licensees exercising the above powers shall be subject
2to all provisions of Article VIII of this Act as applied to
3importing distributors. An airplane licensee shall also permit
4the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors on any passenger
5airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in this State,
6but shall not permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic
7liquors to any licensee within this State. A single airplane
8license shall be required of an airline company if liquor
9service is provided on board aircraft in this State. The annual
10fee for such license shall be as determined in Section 5-3.
11    (k) A foreign importer's license shall permit such licensee
12to purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed
13non-resident dealers only, and to import alcoholic liquor other
14than in bulk from any point outside the United States and to
15sell such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed importing
16distributors and to no one else in Illinois; provided that (i)
17the foreign importer registers with the State Commission every
18brand of alcoholic liquor that it proposes to sell to Illinois
19licensees during the license period, (ii) the foreign importer
20complies with all of the provisions of Section 6-9 of this Act
21with respect to registration of such Illinois licensees as may
22be granted the right to sell such brands at wholesale, and
23(iii) the foreign importer complies with the provisions of
24Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
25provisions apply to manufacturers.
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1who solicit orders for, offer to sell or offer to supply
2alcoholic liquor to retailers in the State of Illinois, or who
3offer to retailers to ship or cause to be shipped or to make
4contact with distillers, rectifiers, brewers or manufacturers
5or any other party within or without the State of Illinois in
6order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a distributor,
7importing distributor or foreign importer, whether such
8solicitation or offer is consummated within or without the
9State of Illinois.
10    No holder of a retailer's license issued by the Illinois
11Liquor Control Commission shall purchase or receive any
12alcoholic liquor, the order for which was solicited or offered
13for sale to such retailer by a broker unless the broker is the
14holder of a valid broker's license.
15    The broker shall, upon the acceptance by a retailer of the
16broker's solicitation of an order or offer to sell or supply or
17deliver or have delivered alcoholic liquors, promptly forward
18to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission a notification of
19said transaction in such form as the Commission may by
20regulations prescribe.
21    (ii) A broker's license shall be required of a person
22within this State, other than a retail licensee, who, for a fee
23or commission, promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for
24alcoholic liquor, for use or consumption and not for resale, to
25be shipped from this State and delivered to residents outside
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1contract carrier. This Section does not apply to any person who
2promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for wine as specifically
3authorized in Section 6-29 of this Act.
4    A broker's license under this subsection (l) shall not
5entitle the holder to buy or sell any alcoholic liquors for his
6own account or to take or deliver title to such alcoholic
7liquors.
8    This subsection (l) shall not apply to distributors,
9employees of distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who
10has registered the trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic
11liquor pursuant to Section 6-9 of this Act, and who regularly
12sells such alcoholic liquor in the State of Illinois only to
13its registrants thereunder.
14    Any agent, representative, or person subject to
15registration pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this Section shall
16not be eligible to receive a broker's license.
17    (m) A non-resident dealer's license shall permit such
18licensee to ship into and warehouse alcoholic liquor into this
19State from any point outside of this State, and to sell such
20alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed foreign importers and
21importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
22provided that (i) said non-resident dealer shall register with
23the Illinois Liquor Control Commission each and every brand of
24alcoholic liquor which it proposes to sell to Illinois
25licensees during the license period, (ii) it shall comply with
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1registration of such Illinois licensees as may be granted the
2right to sell such brands at wholesale, and (iii) the
3non-resident dealer shall comply with the provisions of
4Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
5provisions apply to manufacturers.
6    (n) A brew pub license shall allow the licensee to only (i)
7manufacture up to 155,000 gallons of beer per year only on the
8premises specified in the license, (ii) make sales of the beer
9manufactured on the premises or, with the approval of the
10Commission, beer manufactured on another brew pub licensed
11premises that is wholly owned and operated by the same licensee
12to importing distributors, distributors, and to non-licensees
13for use and consumption, (iii) store the beer upon the
14premises, (iv) sell and offer for sale at retail from the
15licensed premises for off-premises consumption no more than
16155,000 gallons per year so long as such sales are only made
17in-person, (v) sell and offer for sale at retail for use and
18consumption on the premises specified in the license any form
19of alcoholic liquor purchased from a licensed distributor or
20importing distributor, and (vi) with the prior approval of the
21Commission, annually transfer no more than 155,000 gallons of
22beer manufactured on the premises to a licensed brew pub wholly
23owned and operated by the same licensee.
24    A brew pub licensee shall not under any circumstance sell
25or offer for sale beer manufactured by the brew pub licensee to
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1    A person who holds a class 2 brewer license may
2simultaneously hold a brew pub license if the class 2 brewer
3(i) does not, under any circumstance, sell or offer for sale
4beer manufactured by the class 2 brewer to retail licensees;
5(ii) does not hold more than 3 brew pub licenses in this State;
6(iii) does not manufacture more than a combined 3,720,000
7gallons of beer per year, including the beer manufactured at
8the brew pub; and (iv) is not a member of or affiliated with,
9directly or indirectly, a manufacturer that produces more than
103,720,000 gallons of beer per year or any other alcoholic
11liquor.
12    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a licensed
13brewer, class 2 brewer, or non-resident dealer who before July
141, 2015 manufactured less than than 3,720,000 gallons of beer
15per year and held a brew pub license on or before July 1, 2015
16may (i) continue to qualify for and hold that brew pub license
17for the licensed premises and (ii) manufacture more than
183,720,000 gallons of beer per year and continue to qualify for
19and hold that brew pub license if that brewer, class 2 brewer,
20or non-resident dealer does not simultaneously hold a class 1
21brewer license and is not a member of or affiliated with,
22directly or indirectly, a manufacturer that produces more than
233,720,000 gallons of beer per year or that produces any other
24alcoholic liquor.
25    (o) A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder to
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1that serves prepared meals which excludes the serving of snacks
2as the primary meal, either on or off-site whether licensed or
3unlicensed.
4    (p) An auction liquor license shall allow the licensee to
5sell and offer for sale at auction wine and spirits for use or
6consumption, or for resale by an Illinois liquor licensee in
7accordance with provisions of this Act. An auction liquor
8license will be issued to a person and it will permit the
9auction liquor licensee to hold the auction anywhere in the
10State. An auction liquor license must be obtained for each
11auction at least 14 days in advance of the auction date.
12    (q) A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois
13licensed retailer to transfer a portion of its alcoholic liquor
14inventory from its retail licensed premises to the premises
15specified in the license hereby created, and to sell or offer
16for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the
17license hereby created, the transferred alcoholic liquor for
18use or consumption, but not for resale in any form. A special
19use permit license may be granted for the following time
20periods: one day or less; 2 or more days to a maximum of 15 days
21per location in any 12 month period. An applicant for the
22special use permit license must also submit with the
23application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
24applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the
25maximum limits and have local authority approval.
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1first-class or second-class wine manufacturer's license, a
2first-class or second-class wine-maker's license, or a limited
3wine manufacturer's license or who is licensed to make wine
4under the laws of another state to ship wine made by that
5licensee directly to a resident of this State who is 21 years
6of age or older for that resident's personal use and not for
7resale. Prior to receiving a winery shipper's license, an
8applicant for the license must provide the Commission with a
9true copy of its current license in any state in which it is
10licensed as a manufacturer of wine. An applicant for a winery
11shipper's license must also complete an application form that
12provides any other information the Commission deems necessary.
13The application form shall include an acknowledgement
14consenting to the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Illinois
15Department of Revenue, and the courts of this State concerning
16the enforcement of this Act and any related laws, rules, and
17regulations, including authorizing the Department of Revenue
18and the Commission to conduct audits for the purpose of
19ensuring compliance with Public Act 95-634 this amendatory Act.
20    A winery shipper licensee must pay to the Department of
21Revenue the State liquor gallonage tax under Section 8-1 for
22all wine that is sold by the licensee and shipped to a person
23in this State. For the purposes of Section 8-1, a winery
24shipper licensee shall be taxed in the same manner as a
25manufacturer of wine. A licensee who is not otherwise required
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1register under the Use Tax Act to collect and remit use tax to
2the Department of Revenue for all gallons of wine that are sold
3by the licensee and shipped to persons in this State. If a
4licensee fails to remit the tax imposed under this Act in
5accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of this Act, the
6winery shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance with
7the provisions of Article VII of this Act. If a licensee fails
8to properly register and remit tax under the Use Tax Act or the
9Retailers' Occupation Tax Act for all wine that is sold by the
10winery shipper and shipped to persons in this State, the winery
11shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance with the
12provisions of Article VII of this Act.
13    A winery shipper licensee must collect, maintain, and
14submit to the Commission on a semi-annual basis the total
15number of cases per resident of wine shipped to residents of
16this State. A winery shipper licensed under this subsection (r)
17must comply with the requirements of Section 6-29 of this
18amendatory Act.
19    Pursuant to paragraph (5.1) or (5.3) of subsection (a) of
20Section 3-12, the State Commission may receive, respond to, and
21investigate any complaint and impose any of the remedies
22specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12.
23(Source: P.A. 98-394, eff. 8-16-13; 98-401, eff. 8-16-13;
2498-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-448, eff. 8-24-15; revised 10-27-15.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.