Bill Text: DE SB302 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Brewery-pubs.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-22 - Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits [SB302 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-SB302-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Sen. Wilson & Rep. Bush

Sens. Hocker, Hoffner, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Poore; Reps. Gray, Morris, Shupe, Yearick

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 302

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BREWERY-PUBS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 512B, Title 4 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 512B. Brewery-pubs.

(a) Subject to the provisions, restrictions, and prohibitions of this title, the Commissioner may grant a brewery-pub license to each qualified applicant. No person shall own or operate a brewery-pub unless licensed to do so by the Commissioner. For purposes of this section, a “brewery-pub” means an establishment in which beer, cider, mead, or fermented beverages are manufactured on the premises of the licensed establishment, limited to restaurants owned or leased by the brewery-pub applicant.

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, a brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf course, as defined in “club” under §101 of this title, may apply to the Commissioner for authorization to sell alcoholic beverages at retail to members of the public for consumption on the public golf course, if the public golf course owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with an entity that holds a membership or ownership interest in the licensed brewery-pub.

Section 2. The Commissioner may adopt regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.

SYNOPSIS

This Act allows a licensed brewery-pub located within the premises of a public golf courses to apply to the Commissioner for a license to sell alcoholic beverages to patrons of the golf course if the brewery-pub and public golf course share common ownership.

Author: Senator Wilson

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