HOUSE BILL No. 5119
October 2, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Rocca and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending section 525 (MCL 436.1525).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
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Sec. 525. (1) The following license fees shall be paid at
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the time of filing applications or as otherwise provided in this
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act:
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(a) Manufacturers of spirits, but not including makers,
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blenders, and rectifiers of wines containing 21% or less alcohol
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by volume, $10,000.00 $1,000.00.
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(b) Manufacturers of beer, $50.00 per 1,000 barrels, or
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fraction of a barrel, production annually with a maximum fee of
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$1,000.00, and in addition $50.00 for each motor vehicle used in
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delivery to retail licensees. A fee increase shall not apply to
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a manufacturer of less than 15,000 barrels production per year.
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(c) Outstate seller of beer, delivering or selling beer in
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this state, $1,000.00.
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(d) Wine makers, blenders, and rectifiers of wine, including
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makers, blenders, and rectifiers of wines containing 21% or less
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alcohol by volume, $100.00. The small wine maker license fee
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shall be $25.00.
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(e) Outstate seller of wine, delivering or selling wine in
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this state, $300.00.
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(f) Outstate seller of mixed spirit drink, delivering or
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selling mixed spirit drink in this state, $300.00.
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(g) Dining cars or other railroad or Pullman cars selling
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alcoholic liquor, $100.00 per train.
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(h) Wholesale vendors other than manufacturers of beer,
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$300.00 for the first motor vehicle used in delivery to retail
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licensees and $50.00 for each additional motor vehicle used in
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delivery to retail licensees.
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(i) Watercraft, licensed to carry passengers, selling alco-
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holic liquor, a minimum fee of $100.00 and a maximum fee of
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$500.00 per year computed on the basis of $1.00 per person per
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passenger capacity.
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(j) Specially designated merchants, for selling beer or wine
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for consumption off the premises only but not at wholesale,
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$100.00 for each location regardless of the fact that the loca-
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tion may be a part of a system or chain of merchandising.
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(k) Specially designated distributors licensed by the com-
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mission to distribute spirits and mixed spirit drink in the
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original package for the commission for consumption off the
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premises, $150.00 per year, and an additional fee of $3.00 for
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each $1,000.00 or major fraction of that amount in excess of
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$25,000.00 of the total retail value of merchandise purchased
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under each license from the commission during the previous calen-
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dar year.
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(l) Hotels of class A selling beer and wine, a minimum fee
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of $250.00 and, for all bedrooms in excess of 20, $1.00 for each
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additional bedroom, but not more than $500.00.
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(m) Hotels of class B selling beer, wine, mixed spirit
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drink, and spirits, a minimum fee of $600.00 and, for all bed-
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rooms in excess of 20, $3.00 for each additional bedroom. If a
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hotel of class B sells beer, wine, mixed spirit drink, and spir-
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its in more than 1 public bar, the fee shall entitle the hotel to
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sell in only 1 public bar, other than a bedroom, and a license
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shall be secured for each additional public bar, other than a
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bedroom, the fee for which shall be $350.00.
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(n) Taverns, selling beer and wine, $250.00.
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(o) Class C license selling beer, wine, mixed spirit drink,
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and spirits, $600.00. If a class C licensee sells beer, wine,
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mixed spirit drink, and spirits in more than 1 bar, a fee of
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$350.00 shall be paid for each additional bar. In municipally
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owned or supported facilities in which nonprofit organizations
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operate concession stands, a fee of $100.00 shall be paid for
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each additional bar.
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(p) Clubs selling beer, wine, mixed spirit drink, and spir-
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its, $300.00 for clubs having 150 or fewer duly accredited
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members and $1.00 for each additional member. The membership
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list for the purpose only of determining the license fees to be
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paid under this section shall be the accredited list of members
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as determined by a sworn affidavit 30 days before the closing of
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the license year. This section shall not prevent the commission
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from checking a membership list and making its own determination
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from the list or otherwise. The list of members and additional
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members shall not be required of a club paying the maximum fee.
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The maximum fee shall not exceed $750.00 for any 1 club.
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(q) Warehousers, to be fixed by the commission with a mini-
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mum fee for each warehouse of $50.00.
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(r) Special licenses, a fee of $50.00 per day, except that
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the fee for that license or permit issued to any bona fide non-
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profit association, duly organized and in continuous existence
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for 1 year before the filing of its application, shall be
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$25.00. Not more than 5 special licenses may be granted to any
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organization, including an auxiliary of the organization, in a
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calendar year.
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(s) Airlines licensed to carry passengers in this state
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which sell, offer for sale, provide, or transport alcoholic
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liquor, $600.00.
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(t) Brandy manufacturer, $100.00.
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(u) Mixed spirit drink manufacturer, $100.00.
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(v) Brewpub, $100.00.
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(2) The fees provided in this act for the various types of
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licenses shall not be prorated for a portion of the effective
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period of the license.
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