HOUSE BILL NO. 5695

January 26, 2022, Introduced by Reps. Wendzel and Young 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 707 (MCL 436.1707), as amended by 2008 PA 11.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 707. (1) A vendor shall not sell, serve, or furnish any alcoholic liquor to any person an individual in an intoxicated condition.

(2) A licensee shall not allow a person an individual who is in an intoxicated condition to consume alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises.

(3) A licensee, or the clerk, servant, agent, or employee of a licensee, shall not be in an intoxicated condition on the licensed premises.

(4) A licensee shall not allow an intoxicated person individual to frequent or loiter on the licensed premises except where if the intoxicated person individual has been refused service of further alcoholic liquor and continues to remain remains on the premises for the purpose of eating food, seeking medical attention, or arranging transportation that does not involve driving himself or herself, or in any other circumstances where requiring the person individual to vacate the premises immediately would be considered dangerous to that person the individual or to the public.

(5) A licensee shall not allow a minor to consume alcoholic liquor or to possess alcoholic liquor for personal consumption on the licensed premises.

(6) A licensee shall not allow any person an individual who is less than 18 years of age to sell or serve alcoholic liquor. This subsection does not prohibit a wholesaler's employee who is 16 years of age or older from doing any of the following:

(a) Building a display of those brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.

(b) Marking the price on those brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.

(c) Rotating brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.

(d) Placing brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler on shelves for an off-premises retailer.

(7) A licensee shall not allow any person an individual who is less than 18 years of age to work or entertain on a paid or voluntary basis on the licensed premises unless the person individual is employed in compliance with the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.101 to 409.124. This subsection does not apply to an entertainer under the direct supervision and control of his or her parent or legal guardian.