Bill Text: CT SB00992 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Connecticut Wine Festivals.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - Vote to Hold Until Next Meeting [SB00992 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00992-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 992
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 3411
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Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT WINE FESTIVALS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 30-37l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) A wine festival permit shall allow the holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery, issued pursuant to section 30-16, to participate in a wine festival organized and sponsored by an association that promotes the manufacturing and selling of farm wine in this state or such association's not-for-profit subsidiary. Such association or such association's not-for-profit subsidiary shall not organize and sponsor more than [one] two such wine [festival] festivals in any calendar year. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall allow only [one] two such wine [festival] festivals in any calendar year, regardless of the number of such farm winery permittees or such organizing and sponsoring associations or not-for-profit subsidiaries participating in such wine [festival] festivals.

(b) A wine festival permit shall authorize: (1) The sale and shipment of wine manufactured by the farm winery permittee and sold at such wine festival to persons outside the state; (2) the offering and tasting of free samples of wine to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the grounds of the wine festival; (3) the sale at retail of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of wine for consumption off the grounds of the wine festival; and (4) the sale at retail of wine by the glass or receptacle, provided the glass or receptacle is embossed or otherwise permanently labeled with the name and date of the wine festival.

(c) No farm winery permittee may sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine not manufactured by such farm winery.

(d) Only [one] two wine festival [permit] permits may be issued per calendar year pursuant to this section by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to each holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery. A wine festival permit shall not be effective for more than three consecutive days per calendar year. The fee for a wine festival permit shall be seventy-five dollars.

Sec. 2. Section 30-37m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-18a, an out-of-state person or entity holding a valid permit (1) authorizing the manufacturing of farm wine; and (2) issued by another state may obtain an out-of-state entity wine festival permit, to participate in an out-of-state entity wine festival in this state. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall only allow [one] two out-of-state entity wine [festival] festivals in any calendar year, regardless of the number of out-of-state entities participating in such [festival] festivals.

(b) An out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall authorize in this state: (1) The sale and shipment of wine manufactured by the permittee and sold at such festival to persons outside the state; (2) the offering and tasting of free samples of wine to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the grounds of the wine festival; (3) the sale at retail of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of wine for consumption off the grounds of the wine festival; and (4) the sale at retail of wine by the glass or receptacle, provided the glass or receptacle is embossed or otherwise permanently labeled with the name and date of the wine festival.

(c) No out-of-state entity wine festival permittee shall sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine not manufactured by such permittee.

(d) No out-of-state entity wine festival permittee shall sell, offer or give to any person or entity wine manufactured by such permittee unless such wine is assigned to a wholesaler permittee in this state.

(e) The holder of an out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall disclose to each person who purchases admission to a wine festival in which the holder is participating, at the time of purchase, any restriction or limitation of such admission, including, but not limited to, the maximum number of glasses or receptacles of wine or brandy to which the purchaser is entitled by admission to the wine festival.

(f) Only [one] two out-of-state entity wine festival [permit] permits may be issued per calendar year pursuant to this section by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to each person or entity meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. An out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall not be effective for more than three consecutive days per calendar year. The fee for an out-of-state entity wine festival permit shall be seventy-five dollars.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	30-37l
Sec. 2	from passage	30-37m

ENV

Joint Favorable