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      235 ILCS 5/5-1            from Ch. 43, par. 115
          Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934.  Provides that  an
      applicant  for  a  special  event retailer's license must, in
      addition to current requirements, (i)  show  proof  that  the
      applicant  is  a  valid  educational,  fraternal,  political,
      civic, religious, or non-profit organization, (ii) not hold a
      retailer's  license,  (iii)  not  have  received  more than 3
      special event retailer's licenses in the prior 12 months, and
      (iv) show proof to the State Commission that it has  obtained
      local authority approval.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Liquor  Control  Act  of 1934 by
 2    changing Section 5-1.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
 6    changing Section 5-1 as follows:
 7        (235 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 43, par. 115)
 8        Sec. 5-1.  Licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control
 9    Commission shall be of the following classes:
10        (a)  Manufacturer's license - Class 1.  Distiller,  Class
11    2.   Rectifier,  Class 3.  Brewer, Class 4.  First Class Wine
12    Manufacturer,  Class  5.   Second  Class  Wine  Manufacturer,
13    Class  6.  First  Class  Winemaker,  Class  7.  Second  Class
14    Winemaker, Class 8.  Limited Wine Manufacturer,
15        (b)  Distributor's license,
16        (c)  Importing Distributor's license,
17        (d)  Retailer's license,
18        (e)  Special Event Retailer's license (not-for-profit),
19        (f)  Railroad license,
20        (g)  Boat license,
21        (h)  Non-Beverage User's license,
22        (i)  Wine-maker's retail license,
23        (j)  Airplane license,
24        (k)  Foreign importer's license,
25        (l)  Broker's license,
26        (m)  Non-resident dealer's license,
27        (n)  Brew Pub license,
28        (o)  Auction liquor license,
29        (p)  Caterer retailer license,
30        (q)  Special use permit license.
31        Nothing   in   this  provision,  nor  in  any  subsequent
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 1    provision of this Act shall be interpreted as  forbidding  an
 2    individual  or firm from concurrently obtaining and holding a
 3    Winemaker's and a Wine manufacturer's license.
 4        (a)  A   manufacturer's   license   shall    allow    the
 5    manufacture,  importation  in bulk, storage, distribution and
 6    sale of alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as may
 7    be permitted by  law  and  to  licensees  in  this  State  as
 8    follows:
 9        Class  1.  A  Distiller  may make sales and deliveries of
10    alcoholic  liquor  to   distillers,   rectifiers,   importing
11    distributors,  distributors  and non-beverage users and to no
12    other licensees.
13        Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as  defined
14    herein,  may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to
15    rectifiers, importing distributors,  distributors,  retailers
16    and non-beverage users and to no other licensees.
17        Class  3.  A Brewer may make sales and deliveries of beer
18    to   importing    distributors,    distributors,    and    to
19    non-licensees,  and  to retailers provided the brewer obtains
20    an importing distributor's license or  distributor's  license
21    in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
22        Class  4.  A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales
23    and deliveries of between 40,000 and 50,000 gallons  of  wine
24    to  manufacturers,  importing  distributors and distributors,
25    and to no other licensees.
26        Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make  sales
27    and  deliveries  of  more  than  50,000  gallons  of  wine to
28    manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors and to
29    no other licensees.
30        Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license  shall  allow
31    the manufacture of less than 20,000 gallons of wine per year,
32    and  the  storage  and  sale of such wine to distributors and
33    retailers in the State and to persons without the  State,  as
34    may be permitted by law.
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 1        Class  7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow
 2    the manufacture of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and
 3    the storage and sale of such wine  to  distributors  in  this
 4    State  and  to persons without the State, as may be permitted
 5    by law.  A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow  the
 6    sale  of  no  more than 10,000 gallons of the licensee's wine
 7    directly to retailers.
 8        Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make  sales  and
 9    deliveries  not  to exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to
10    distributors, and to non-licensees  in  accordance  with  the
11    provisions of this Act.
12        (a-1)  A  manufacturer which is licensed in this State to
13    make sales  or  deliveries  of  alcoholic  liquor  and  which
14    enlists agents, representatives, or individuals acting on its
15    behalf  who  contact  licensed  retailers  on  a  regular and
16    continual basis in this State  must  register  those  agents,
17    representatives,  or  persons  acting  on its behalf with the
18    State Commission.
19        Registration  of  agents,  representatives,  or   persons
20    acting on behalf of a manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting
21    a form to the Commission.  The form shall be developed by the
22    Commission  and  shall  include  the  name and address of the
23    applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she
24    represents, the territory or areas assigned  to  sell  to  or
25    discuss  pricing  terms  of  alcoholic  liquor, and any other
26    questions deemed appropriate and necessary.   All  statements
27    in  the  forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be
28    deemed material, and any person who knowingly  misstates  any
29    material  fact  under  oath  in an application is guilty of a
30    Class  B  misdemeanor.    Fraud,   misrepresentation,   false
31    statements,  misleading  statements, evasions, or suppression
32    of material facts in  the  securing  of  a  registration  are
33    grounds for suspension or revocation of the registration.
34        (b)  A  distributor's  license  shall allow the wholesale
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 1    purchase  and  storage  of  alcoholic  liquors  and  sale  of
 2    alcoholic liquors to licensees in this State and  to  persons
 3    without the State, as may be permitted by law.
 4        (c)  An  importing distributor's license may be issued to
 5    and held by those only who are  duly  licensed  distributors,
 6    upon  the  filing  of  an  application  by  a  duly  licensed
 7    distributor,  with  the  Commission and the Commission shall,
 8    without the  payment  of  any  fee,  immediately  issue  such
 9    importing distributor's license to the applicant, which shall
10    allow  the  importation  of  alcoholic liquor by the licensee
11    into this State from any point in the United  States  outside
12    this  State, and the purchase of alcoholic liquor in barrels,
13    casks or other bulk  containers  and  the  bottling  of  such
14    alcoholic  liquors  before resale thereof, but all bottles or
15    containers so filled shall be sealed,  labeled,  stamped  and
16    otherwise  made  to  comply  with  all  provisions, rules and
17    regulations governing manufacturers in  the  preparation  and
18    bottling  of  alcoholic liquors.  The importing distributor's
19    license shall permit  such  licensee  to  purchase  alcoholic
20    liquor   from  Illinois  licensed  non-resident  dealers  and
21    foreign importers only.
22        (d)  A retailer's license shall  allow  the  licensee  to
23    sell  and  offer  for  sale  at  retail, only in the premises
24    specified in  such  license,  alcoholic  liquor  for  use  or
25    consumption,  but  not  for resale in any form: Provided that
26    any retail license issued to a manufacturer shall only permit
27    such manufacturer to sell beer  at  retail  on  the  premises
28    actually occupied by such manufacturer.
29        After  January  1,  1995  there  shall  be  2  classes of
30    licenses issued under a retailers license.
31             (1)  A "retailers on  premise  consumption  license"
32        shall  allow  the  licensee to sell and offer for sale at
33        retail, only on the premises specified  in  the  license,
34        alcoholic  liquor  for use or consumption on the premises
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 1        or on and off the premises, but not  for  resale  in  any
 2        form.
 3             (2)  An  "off  premise sale license" shall allow the
 4        licensee to sell, or offer for sale at retail,  alcoholic
 5        liquor  intended only for off premise consumption and not
 6        for resale in any form.
 7        Notwithstanding any other provision  of  this  subsection
 8    (d),  a  retail  licensee  may  sell  alcoholic  liquors to a
 9    special event retailer licensee  for  resale  to  the  extent
10    permitted under subsection (e).
11        (e)  A  special event retailer's license (not-for-profit)
12    shall permit the licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors  from
13    an   Illinois  licensed   distributor  (unless  the  licensee
14    purchases less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special
15    event, in which case the licensee may purchase the  alcoholic
16    liquors  from  a  licensed  retailer)  and  shall  allow  the
17    licensee  to  sell  and  offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic
18    liquors for use or consumption, but not  for  resale  in  any
19    form  and  only  at  the  location  and on the specific dates
20    designated  for  the  special  event  in  the  license.    An
21    applicant  for a special event retailer license must (i) show
22    proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant
23    is either (A) a retailer registered under Section 2a  of  the
24    Retailers'  Occupation  Tax Act or a reseller who possesses a
25    resale number issued  under  Section  2c  of  the  Retailers'
26    Occupation  Tax  Act  or  (B) an entity that holds a current,
27    valid  exemption  identification   number   issued   by   the
28    Department  of  Revenue  under  Section  1g of the Retailers'
29    Occupation Tax Act and certifies to the Commission  that  the
30    purchase  of alcoholic liquors will be a tax-exempt purchase;
31    (ii) also submit with the application proof  satisfactory  to
32    the  State  Commission  that  the applicant will provide dram
33    shop liability insurance in the  maximum  limits;  and  (iii)
34    show  proof  satisfactory  to  the  State Commission that the
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 1    applicant has obtained have local authority approval.
 2        (f)  A railroad license  shall  permit  the  licensee  to
 3    import  alcoholic  liquors  into this State from any point in
 4    the United States  outside  this  State  and  to  store  such
 5    alcoholic  liquors in this State; to make wholesale purchases
 6    of alcoholic liquors  directly  from  manufacturers,  foreign
 7    importers,   distributors  and  importing  distributors  from
 8    within or outside this State; and  to  store  such  alcoholic
 9    liquors  in this State; provided that the above powers may be
10    exercised only in connection with the  importation,  purchase
11    or  storage of alcoholic liquors to be sold or dispensed on a
12    club, buffet, lounge or dining car operated on  an  electric,
13    gas  or  steam  railway  in this State; and provided further,
14    that railroad licensees exercising the above powers shall  be
15    subject  to  all  provisions  of  Article VIII of this Act as
16    applied to importing distributors.  A railroad license  shall
17    also  permit  the  licensee  to  sell  or  dispense alcoholic
18    liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car operated on
19    an electric, gas or steam railway  regularly  operated  by  a
20    common  carrier  in this State, but shall not permit the sale
21    for resale of any alcoholic liquors to  any  licensee  within
22    this  State.   A  license  shall  be obtained for each car in
23    which such sales are made.
24        (g)  A boat license shall allow  the  sale  of  alcoholic
25    liquor  in individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly
26    operated as a common carrier  on  navigable  waters  in  this
27    State,   which   boat  maintains  a  public  dining  room  or
28    restaurant thereon.
29        (h)  A  non-beverage  user's  license  shall  allow   the
30    licensee   to  purchase  alcoholic  liquor  from  a  licensed
31    manufacturer or importing distributor, without the imposition
32    of any tax upon the business of such licensed manufacturer or
33    importing distributor as to such alcoholic liquor to be  used
34    by  such  licensee  solely  for the non-beverage purposes set
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 1    forth in subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and  such
 2    licenses shall be divided and classified and shall permit the
 3    purchase, possession and use of limited and stated quantities
 4    of alcoholic liquor as follows:
 5    Class 1, not to exceed .......................    500 gallons
 6    Class 2, not to exceed .......................  1,000 gallons
 7    Class 3, not to exceed .......................  5,000 gallons
 8    Class 4, not to exceed ....................... 10,000 gallons
 9    Class 5, not to exceed ....................... 50,000 gallons
10        (i)  A   wine-maker's  retail  license  shall  allow  the
11    licensee to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
12    specified in such license not more  than  50,000  gallons  of
13    wine  per  year for use or consumption, but not for resale in
14    any form; this license shall  be  issued  only  to  a  person
15    licensed  as  a  first-class  or  second-class  wine-maker. A
16    wine-maker's retail licensee, upon receiving permission  from
17    the  Commission,  may  conduct  business at a second location
18    that  is  separate  from  the  location  specified   in   its
19    wine-maker's   retail   license.   One   wine-maker's  retail
20    license-second location  may  be  issued  to  a  wine-maker's
21    retail  licensee  allowing the licensee to sell and offer for
22    sale at retail in the premises specified in the  wine-maker's
23    retail  license-second  location up to 50,000 gallons of wine
24    that was produced at the licensee's first location  per  year
25    for use and consumption and not for resale.
26        (j)  An  airplane  license  shall  permit the licensee to
27    import alcoholic liquors into this State from  any  point  in
28    the  United  States  outside  this  State  and  to store such
29    alcoholic liquors in this State; to make wholesale  purchases
30    of  alcoholic  liquors  directly  from manufacturers, foreign
31    importers,  distributors  and  importing  distributors   from
32    within  or  outside  this  State; and to store such alcoholic
33    liquors in this State; provided that the above powers may  be
34    exercised  only  in connection with the importation, purchase
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 1    or storage of alcoholic liquors to be sold or dispensed on an
 2    airplane;  and  provided  further,  that  airplane  licensees
 3    exercising  the  above  powers  shall  be  subject   to   all
 4    provisions  of  Article  VIII  of  this  Act  as  applied  to
 5    importing  distributors.   An  airplane  licensee  shall also
 6    permit the sale or dispensing of  alcoholic  liquors  on  any
 7    passenger  airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in
 8    this State, but shall not permit the sale for resale  of  any
 9    alcoholic  liquors  to  any  licensee  within  this State.  A
10    single airplane license  shall  be  required  of  an  airline
11    company  if  liquor  service is provided on board aircraft in
12    this State.  The annual fee for  such  license  shall  be  as
13    determined in Section 5-3.
14        (k)  A  foreign  importer's  license  shall  permit  such
15    licensee  to purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed
16    non-resident dealers only, and  to  import  alcoholic  liquor
17    other  than  in bulk from any point outside the United States
18    and to  sell  such  alcoholic  liquor  to  Illinois  licensed
19    importing distributors and to no one else in Illinois.
20        (l)  A  broker's license shall be required of all brokers
21    who solicit orders for, offer to  sell  or  offer  to  supply
22    alcoholic  liquor  to  retailers in the State of Illinois, or
23    who offer to retailers to ship or cause to be shipped  or  to
24    make   contact   with   distillers,  rectifiers,  brewers  or
25    manufacturers or any other party within or without the  State
26    of  Illinois  in order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a
27    distributor,  importing  distributor  or  foreign   importer,
28    whether  such  solicitation or offer is consummated within or
29    without the State of Illinois.
30        No holder of a retailer's license issued by the  Illinois
31    Liquor  Control  Commission  shall  purchase  or  receive any
32    alcoholic liquor,  the  order  for  which  was  solicited  or
33    offered  for  sale  to  such  retailer by a broker unless the
34    broker is the holder of a valid broker's license.
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 1        The broker shall, upon the acceptance by  a  retailer  of
 2    the  broker's  solicitation  of  an order or offer to sell or
 3    supply  or  deliver  or  have  delivered  alcoholic  liquors,
 4    promptly forward to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission  a
 5    notification   of  said  transaction  in  such  form  as  the
 6    Commission may by regulations prescribe.
 7        Such license shall not entitle the holder to buy or  sell
 8    any  alcoholic  liquors  for  his  own  account or to take or
 9    deliver title to such alcoholic liquors.
10        This  subsection  shall  not   apply   to   distributors,
11    employees of distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who
12    has  registered the trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic
13    liquor pursuant to Section 6-9 of this Act, and who regularly
14    sells such alcoholic liquor in the State of Illinois only  to
15    its registrants thereunder.
16        Any   agent,   representative,   or   person  subject  to
17    registration pursuant to subsection  (a-1)  of  this  Section
18    shall not be eligible to receive a broker's license.
19        (m)  A  non-resident  dealer's  license shall permit such
20    licensee to ship into and  warehouse  alcoholic  liquor  into
21    this  State from any point outside of this State, and to sell
22    such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed foreign  importers
23    and  importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
24    provided that said non-resident dealer  shall  register  with
25    the  Illinois  Liquor Control Commission each and every brand
26    of alcoholic liquor which it proposes  to  sell  to  Illinois
27    licensees  during  the  license  period; and further provided
28    that it shall comply with all of the  provisions  of  Section
29    6-9  hereof  with  respect  to  registration of such Illinois
30    licensees as may be granted the right to sell such brands  at
31    wholesale.
32        (n)  A  brew  pub  license  shall  allow  the licensee to
33    manufacture beer  only  on  the  premises  specified  in  the
34    license,  to  make  sales  of  the  beer  manufactured on the
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 1    premises to  importing  distributors,  distributors,  and  to
 2    non-licensees for use and consumption, to store the beer upon
 3    the  premises,  and to sell and offer for sale at retail from
 4    the licensed premises, provided  that  a  brew  pub  licensee
 5    shall  not sell for off-premises consumption more than 50,000
 6    gallons per year.
 7        (o)  A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder to
 8    serve alcoholic liquors as  an  incidental  part  of  a  food
 9    service that serves prepared meals which excludes the serving
10    of  snacks as the primary meal, either on or off-site whether
11    licensed or unlicensed.
12        (p)  An auction liquor license shall allow  the  licensee
13    to  sell  and  offer for sale at auction wine and spirits for
14    use or consumption, or  for  resale  by  an  Illinois  liquor
15    licensee  in  accordance  with  provisions  of  this Act.  An
16    auction liquor license will be issued to a person and it will
17    permit the  auction  liquor  licensee  to  hold  the  auction
18    anywhere  in  the  State.   An auction liquor license must be
19    obtained for each auction at least 14 days in advance of  the
20    auction date.
21        (q)  A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois
22    licensed  retailer  to  transfer  a  portion of its alcoholic
23    liquor inventory from its retail  licensed  premises  to  the
24    premises specified in the license hereby created, and to sell
25    or  offer  for sale at retail, only in the premises specified
26    in the license  hereby  created,  the  transferred  alcoholic
27    liquor  for  use  or  consumption,  but not for resale in any
28    form.  A special use permit license may be  granted  for  the
29    following  time periods: one day or less; 2 or more days to a
30    maximum of 15 days per location in any 12 month  period.   An
31    applicant for the special use permit license must also submit
32    with   the   application  proof  satisfactory  to  the  State
33    Commission  that  the  applicant  will  provide   dram   shop
34    liability  insurance  to  the  maximum  limits and have local
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 1    authority approval.
 2    (Source: P.A.  89-45,  eff.  6-23-95;  89-218,  eff.  1-1-96;
 3    89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-77, eff. 7-8-97; 90-432, eff. 1-1-98;
 4    revised 11-5-97.)
 5        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 6    becoming law.

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