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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 398
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 398 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 6-22.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-22.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 6-22.5. Infusions. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) For purposes of this Section, "infusion" means a spirit | ||||||
| 9 | where ingredients, including, but not limited to, fruits, | ||||||
| 10 | spices, or nuts, are added to naturally infuse flavor into the | ||||||
| 11 | spirit. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) A licensee that is preparing an infusion for | ||||||
| 13 | consumption on the premises shall comply with the following | ||||||
| 14 | requirements: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) the infusion shall be mixed and stored on the | ||||||
| 16 | premises of the licensee; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) the container that the infusion is stored in must | ||||||
| 2 | have a lid and be in sanitary condition; | ||||||
| 3 | (3) the infusion shall not be aged for more than 14 | ||||||
| 4 | days; | ||||||
| 5 | (4) the infusion must be used or destroyed within 21 | ||||||
| 6 | days after the end of the aging process; | ||||||
| 7 | (5) cleaning records for the container that the | ||||||
| 8 | infusion is stored in must be available for inspection by | ||||||
| 9 | agents of the State Commission; and | ||||||
| 10 | (6) the container that the infusion is stored in must | ||||||
| 11 | have a label affixed to the container that provides the | ||||||
| 12 | production date of the infusion, the base spirit of the | ||||||
| 13 | infusion, the date the infusion will finish the aging | ||||||
| 14 | process, and the date by which the infusion must be | ||||||
| 15 | destroyed.
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| 16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 17 | becoming law.".
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