SENATE BILL NO. 321 February 18, 1999, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs. A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled "Michigan liquor control code of 1998," by amending section 203 (MCL 436.1203). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 203. (1) Except as provided in this section and sec- 2 tion 301, a sale, delivery, or importation of alcoholic liquor, 3 including alcoholic liquor for personal use, shall not be made in 4 this state unless the sale, delivery, or importation is made by 5 the commission, the commission's authorized agent or distributor, 6 an authorized distribution agent approved by order of the commis- 7 sion, a person licensed by the commission, or by prior written 8 order of the commission. All spirits for sale, use, storage, or 9 distribution in this state, shall originally be purchased by and 10 imported into the state by the commission, or by prior written 11 authority of the commission. This sectionshallDOES not apply 02061'99 LBO 2 1 in the case of an alcoholic liquor brought into this state for 2 personal or household use in an amount permitted by federal law 3 by a person of legal age to purchase alcoholic liquor at the time 4 of reentry into this state from without the territorial limits of 5 the United States if the person has been outside the territorial 6 limits of the United States for more than 48 hours and has not 7 brought alcoholic liquor into the United States during the pre- 8 ceding 30 days. 9 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person who is of legal 10 age to purchase alcoholic liquor may import from another state 11 for that person's personal use not more than 312 ounces of alco- 12 holic liquor that contains less than 21% alcohol by volume OR ANY 13 AMOUNT OF WINE. 02061'99 Final page. LBO