SB-1351, As Passed House, July 23, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1351

     A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled

"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"

(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 526.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 526. (1) The commission may issue a special license under

this section to any organization conducting a beer festival. The

application shall conform to the following:

     (a) Be submitted by a nonprofit entity composed primarily of

brewers, microbrewers, and brewpubs, as determined by the

commission.

     (b) Involve an event having for its primary purpose the

showcasing of beer and its production.

     (c) Be accompanied by a fee of $25.00 per day of the event.

     (2) The special license shall not allow more than 6 events per

calendar year conforming to the requirements of subsection (1).

     (3) A holder of a special license issued under this section

may buy a quantity of beer, as determined appropriate under the

circumstances by the commission, directly from any licensed brewpub

for consumption only at the licensed event.

     (4) As used in this section and section 413, "beer festival"

means an event at which the various types and kinds of beer and the

production of that beer are showcased to the general public and at

which the general public can purchase and sample the beer being

showcased for consumption on the licensed premises.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 1352 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into

law.