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1 | AN ACT concerning liquor.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 5-1 and 5-3 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (235 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 43, par. 115) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-1. Licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Commission
shall be of the following classes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Manufacturer's license - Class 1.
Distiller, Class 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Rectifier, Class 3. Brewer, Class 4. First Class Wine
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11 | Manufacturer, Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer,
Class 6. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | First Class Winemaker, Class 7. Second Class Winemaker, Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8.
Limited Wine Manufacturer, Class 9. Craft Distiller, Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 10. Craft Brewer, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Distributor's license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) Importing Distributor's license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (d) Retailer's license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (e) Special Event Retailer's license (not-for-profit), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (f) Railroad license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (g) Boat license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (h) Non-Beverage User's license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (i) Wine-maker's premises license, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (j) Airplane license, |
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1 | (k) Foreign importer's license, | ||||||
2 | (l) Broker's license, | ||||||
3 | (m) Non-resident dealer's
license, | ||||||
4 | (n) Brew Pub license, | ||||||
5 | (o) Auction liquor license, | ||||||
6 | (p) Caterer retailer license, | ||||||
7 | (q) Special use permit license, | ||||||
8 | (r) Winery shipper's license , .
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9 | (s) Winery special use license. | ||||||
10 | No
person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal | ||||||
11 | business entity that is
engaged in the manufacturing of wine | ||||||
12 | may concurrently obtain and hold a
wine-maker's license and a | ||||||
13 | wine manufacturer's license. | ||||||
14 | (a) A manufacturer's license shall allow the manufacture,
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15 | importation in bulk, storage, distribution and sale of | ||||||
16 | alcoholic liquor
to persons without the State, as may be | ||||||
17 | permitted by law and to licensees
in this State as follows: | ||||||
18 | Class 1. A Distiller may make sales and deliveries of | ||||||
19 | alcoholic liquor to
distillers, rectifiers, importing | ||||||
20 | distributors, distributors and
non-beverage users and to no | ||||||
21 | other licensees. | ||||||
22 | Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as defined | ||||||
23 | herein, may make
sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to | ||||||
24 | rectifiers, importing distributors,
distributors, retailers | ||||||
25 | and non-beverage users and to no other licensees. | ||||||
26 | Class 3. A Brewer may make sales and deliveries of beer to |
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1 | importing
distributors and distributors and may make sales as | ||||||
2 | authorized under subsection (e) of Section 6-4 of this Act. | ||||||
3 | Class 4. A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales and | ||||||
4 | deliveries of
up to 50,000 gallons of wine to manufacturers,
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5 | importing
distributors and distributors, and to no other | ||||||
6 | licensees. | ||||||
7 | Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make sales | ||||||
8 | and deliveries
of more than 50,000 gallons of wine to | ||||||
9 | manufacturers, importing distributors
and distributors and to | ||||||
10 | no other licensees. | ||||||
11 | Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the | ||||||
12 | manufacture
of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and the
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13 | storage
and sale of such
wine to distributors in the State and | ||||||
14 | to persons without the
State, as may be permitted by law. A | ||||||
15 | person who, prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
16 | of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder of a first-class | ||||||
17 | wine-maker's license and annually produces more than 25,000 | ||||||
18 | gallons of its own wine and who distributes its wine to | ||||||
19 | licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or before July | ||||||
20 | 1, 2008 in compliance with this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
21 | General Assembly. | ||||||
22 | Class 7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow | ||||||
23 | the manufacture
of between 50,000 and 150,000 gallons of wine | ||||||
24 | per year, and
the
storage and sale of such wine
to distributors | ||||||
25 | in this State and to persons without the State, as may be
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26 | permitted by law. A person who, prior to the effective date of |
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1 | this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder | ||||||
2 | of a second-class wine-maker's license and annually produces | ||||||
3 | more than 25,000 gallons of its own wine and who distributes | ||||||
4 | its wine to licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or | ||||||
5 | before July 1, 2008 in compliance with this amendatory Act of | ||||||
6 | the 95th General Assembly. | ||||||
7 | Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make sales and | ||||||
8 | deliveries not to
exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to | ||||||
9 | distributors, and to
non-licensees in accordance with the | ||||||
10 | provisions of this Act. | ||||||
11 | Class 9. A craft distiller license shall allow the | ||||||
12 | manufacture of up to 15,000 gallons of spirits by distillation | ||||||
13 | per year and the storage of such spirits. If a craft distiller | ||||||
14 | licensee is not affiliated with any other manufacturer, then | ||||||
15 | the craft distiller licensee may sell such spirits to | ||||||
16 | distributors in this State and non-licensees to the extent | ||||||
17 | permitted by any exemption approved by the Commission pursuant | ||||||
18 | to Section 6-4 of this Act. | ||||||
19 | Any craft distiller licensed under this Act who on the | ||||||
20 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
21 | Assembly was licensed as a distiller and manufactured no more | ||||||
22 | spirits than permitted by this Section shall not be required to | ||||||
23 | pay the initial licensing fee. | ||||||
24 | Class 10. A craft brewer's license, which may only be | ||||||
25 | issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer, | ||||||
26 | shall allow the manufacture of up to 465,000 gallons of beer |
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1 | per year. A craft brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries | ||||||
2 | to importing distributors and distributors and to retail | ||||||
3 | licensees in accordance with the conditions set forth in | ||||||
4 | paragraph (18) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12 of this Act. | ||||||
5 | (a-1) A manufacturer which is licensed in this State to | ||||||
6 | make sales or
deliveries of alcoholic liquor and which enlists | ||||||
7 | agents, representatives, or
individuals acting on its behalf | ||||||
8 | who contact licensed retailers on a regular
and continual basis | ||||||
9 | in this State must register those agents, representatives,
or | ||||||
10 | persons acting on its behalf with the State Commission. | ||||||
11 | Registration of agents, representatives, or persons acting | ||||||
12 | on behalf of a
manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting a form | ||||||
13 | to the Commission. The form
shall be developed by the | ||||||
14 | Commission and shall include the name and address of
the | ||||||
15 | applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she | ||||||
16 | represents,
the territory or areas assigned to sell to or | ||||||
17 | discuss pricing terms of
alcoholic liquor, and any other | ||||||
18 | questions deemed appropriate and necessary.
All statements in | ||||||
19 | the forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be
deemed | ||||||
20 | material, and any person who knowingly misstates any material | ||||||
21 | fact under
oath in an application is guilty of a Class B | ||||||
22 | misdemeanor. Fraud,
misrepresentation, false statements, | ||||||
23 | misleading statements, evasions, or
suppression of material | ||||||
24 | facts in the securing of a registration are grounds for
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25 | suspension or revocation of the registration. | ||||||
26 | (b) A distributor's license shall allow the wholesale |
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1 | purchase and storage
of alcoholic liquors and sale of alcoholic | ||||||
2 | liquors to licensees
in this State and to persons without the | ||||||
3 | State, as may be permitted by law. | ||||||
4 | (c) An importing distributor's license may be issued to and | ||||||
5 | held by
those only who are duly licensed distributors, upon the | ||||||
6 | filing of an
application by a duly licensed distributor, with | ||||||
7 | the Commission and
the Commission shall, without the
payment of | ||||||
8 | any fee, immediately issue such importing distributor's
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9 | license to the applicant, which shall allow the importation of | ||||||
10 | alcoholic
liquor by the licensee into this State from any point | ||||||
11 | in the United
States outside this State, and the purchase of | ||||||
12 | alcoholic liquor in
barrels, casks or other bulk containers and | ||||||
13 | the bottling of such
alcoholic liquors before resale thereof, | ||||||
14 | but all bottles or containers
so filled shall be sealed, | ||||||
15 | labeled, stamped and otherwise made to comply
with all | ||||||
16 | provisions, rules and regulations governing manufacturers in
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17 | the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. The | ||||||
18 | importing
distributor's license shall permit such licensee to | ||||||
19 | purchase alcoholic
liquor from Illinois licensed non-resident | ||||||
20 | dealers and foreign importers only. | ||||||
21 | (d) A retailer's license shall allow the licensee to sell | ||||||
22 | and offer
for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in | ||||||
23 | the license,
alcoholic liquor for use or consumption, but not | ||||||
24 | for resale in any form. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
25 | 95th General Assembly shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict | ||||||
26 | the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to transfer, |
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1 | deliver, or ship alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or | ||||||
2 | consumption subject to any applicable local law or ordinance. | ||||||
3 | Any retail license issued to a manufacturer shall only
permit | ||||||
4 | the manufacturer to sell beer at retail on the premises | ||||||
5 | actually
occupied by the manufacturer. For the purpose of | ||||||
6 | further describing the type of business conducted at a retail | ||||||
7 | licensed premises, a retailer's licensee may be designated by | ||||||
8 | the State Commission as (i) an on premise consumption retailer, | ||||||
9 | (ii) an off premise sale retailer, or (iii) a combined on | ||||||
10 | premise consumption and off premise sale retailer.
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11 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection | ||||||
12 | (d), a retail
licensee may sell alcoholic liquors to a special | ||||||
13 | event retailer licensee for
resale to the extent permitted | ||||||
14 | under subsection (e). | ||||||
15 | (e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit) | ||||||
16 | shall permit the
licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors from an | ||||||
17 | Illinois licensed distributor
(unless the licensee purchases | ||||||
18 | less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the
special event, in | ||||||
19 | which case the licensee may purchase the alcoholic liquors
from | ||||||
20 | a licensed retailer) and shall allow the licensee to sell and | ||||||
21 | offer for
sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use or | ||||||
22 | consumption, but not for resale
in any form and only at the | ||||||
23 | location and on the specific dates designated for
the special | ||||||
24 | event in the license. An applicant for a special event retailer
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25 | license must
(i) furnish with the application: (A) a resale | ||||||
26 | number issued under Section
2c of the Retailers' Occupation Tax |
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1 | Act or evidence that the applicant is
registered under Section | ||||||
2 | 2a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, (B) a
current, valid | ||||||
3 | exemption identification
number issued under Section 1g of the | ||||||
4 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a
certification to the | ||||||
5 | Commission that the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be
a | ||||||
6 | tax-exempt purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is | ||||||
7 | not registered
under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation | ||||||
8 | Tax Act, does not hold a resale
number under Section 2c of the | ||||||
9 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not
hold an exemption | ||||||
10 | number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act, | ||||||
11 | in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special | ||||||
12 | event
retailer's license a statement to that effect; (ii) | ||||||
13 | submit with the application proof satisfactory to
the State | ||||||
14 | Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability
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15 | insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii) show proof | ||||||
16 | satisfactory to the
State Commission that the applicant has | ||||||
17 | obtained local authority
approval. | ||||||
18 | (f) A railroad license shall permit the licensee to import | ||||||
19 | alcoholic
liquors into this State from any point in the United | ||||||
20 | States outside this
State and to store such alcoholic liquors | ||||||
21 | in this State; to make wholesale
purchases of alcoholic liquors | ||||||
22 | directly from manufacturers, foreign
importers, distributors | ||||||
23 | and importing distributors from within or outside
this State; | ||||||
24 | and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
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25 | that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with | ||||||
26 | the
importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be |
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1 | sold or
dispensed on a club, buffet, lounge or dining car | ||||||
2 | operated on an electric,
gas or steam railway in this State; | ||||||
3 | and provided further, that railroad
licensees exercising the | ||||||
4 | above powers shall be subject to all provisions of
Article VIII | ||||||
5 | of this Act as applied to importing distributors. A railroad
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6 | license shall also permit the licensee to sell or dispense | ||||||
7 | alcoholic
liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car | ||||||
8 | operated on an electric,
gas or steam railway regularly | ||||||
9 | operated by a common carrier in this State,
but shall not | ||||||
10 | permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic liquors to any
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11 | licensee within this State. A license shall be obtained for | ||||||
12 | each car in which
such sales are made. | ||||||
13 | (g) A boat license shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor | ||||||
14 | in
individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly operated | ||||||
15 | as a common
carrier on navigable waters in this State or on any | ||||||
16 | riverboat operated
under
the Riverboat Gambling Act, which boat | ||||||
17 | or riverboat maintains a public
dining room or restaurant | ||||||
18 | thereon. | ||||||
19 | (h) A non-beverage user's license shall allow the licensee | ||||||
20 | to
purchase alcoholic liquor from a licensed manufacturer or | ||||||
21 | importing
distributor, without the imposition of any tax upon | ||||||
22 | the business of such
licensed manufacturer or importing | ||||||
23 | distributor as to such alcoholic
liquor to be used by such | ||||||
24 | licensee solely for the non-beverage purposes
set forth in | ||||||
25 | subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and
such licenses | ||||||
26 | shall be divided and classified and shall permit the
purchase, |
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1 | possession and use of limited and stated quantities of
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2 | alcoholic liquor as follows: | ||||||
3 | Class 1, not to exceed ......................... 500 gallons
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4 | Class 2, not to exceed ....................... 1,000 gallons
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5 | Class 3, not to exceed ....................... 5,000 gallons
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6 | Class 4, not to exceed ...................... 10,000 gallons
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7 | Class 5, not to exceed ....................... 50,000 gallons | ||||||
8 | (i) A wine-maker's premises license shall allow a
licensee | ||||||
9 | that concurrently holds a first-class wine-maker's license to | ||||||
10 | sell
and offer for sale at retail in the premises specified in | ||||||
11 | such license
not more than 50,000 gallons of the first-class | ||||||
12 | wine-maker's wine that is
made at the first-class wine-maker's | ||||||
13 | licensed premises per year for use or
consumption, but not for | ||||||
14 | resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises
license shall allow | ||||||
15 | a licensee who concurrently holds a second-class
wine-maker's | ||||||
16 | license to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
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17 | specified in such license up to 100,000 gallons of the
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18 | second-class wine-maker's wine that is made at the second-class | ||||||
19 | wine-maker's
licensed premises per year
for use or consumption | ||||||
20 | but not for resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license | ||||||
21 | shall allow a
licensee that concurrently holds a first-class | ||||||
22 | wine-maker's license or a second-class
wine-maker's license to | ||||||
23 | sell
and offer for sale at retail at the premises specified in | ||||||
24 | the wine-maker's premises license, for use or consumption but | ||||||
25 | not for resale in any form, any beer, wine, and spirits | ||||||
26 | purchased from a licensed distributor. Upon approval from the
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1 | State Commission, a wine-maker's premises license
shall allow | ||||||
2 | the licensee to sell and offer for sale at (i) the wine-maker's
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3 | licensed premises and (ii) at up to 2 additional locations for | ||||||
4 | use and
consumption and not for resale. Each location shall | ||||||
5 | require additional
licensing per location as specified in | ||||||
6 | Section 5-3 of this Act. A wine-maker's premises licensee shall
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7 | secure liquor liability insurance coverage in an amount at
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8 | least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in
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9 | subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
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10 | (j) An airplane license shall permit the licensee to import
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11 | alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United | ||||||
12 | States
outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors | ||||||
13 | in this State; to
make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors | ||||||
14 | directly from
manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors | ||||||
15 | and importing
distributors from within or outside this State; | ||||||
16 | and to store such
alcoholic liquors in this State; provided | ||||||
17 | that the above powers may be
exercised only in connection with | ||||||
18 | the importation, purchase or storage
of alcoholic liquors to be | ||||||
19 | sold or dispensed on an airplane; and
provided further, that | ||||||
20 | airplane licensees exercising the above powers
shall be subject | ||||||
21 | to all provisions of Article VIII of this Act as
applied to | ||||||
22 | importing distributors. An airplane licensee shall also
permit | ||||||
23 | the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors on any passenger
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24 | airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in this State, | ||||||
25 | but shall
not permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic | ||||||
26 | liquors to any licensee
within this State. A single airplane |
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1 | license shall be required of an
airline company if liquor | ||||||
2 | service is provided on board aircraft in this
State. The annual | ||||||
3 | fee for such license shall be as determined in
Section 5-3. | ||||||
4 | (k) A foreign importer's license shall permit such licensee | ||||||
5 | to purchase
alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed | ||||||
6 | non-resident dealers only, and to
import alcoholic liquor other | ||||||
7 | than in bulk from any point outside the
United States and to | ||||||
8 | sell such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed
importing | ||||||
9 | distributors and to no one else in Illinois;
provided that (i) | ||||||
10 | the foreign importer registers with the State Commission
every
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11 | brand of
alcoholic liquor that it proposes to sell to Illinois | ||||||
12 | licensees during the
license period, (ii) the foreign importer | ||||||
13 | complies with all of the provisions
of Section
6-9 of this Act | ||||||
14 | with respect to registration of such Illinois licensees as may
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15 | be granted the
right to sell such brands at wholesale, and | ||||||
16 | (iii) the foreign importer complies with the provisions of | ||||||
17 | Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these | ||||||
18 | provisions apply to manufacturers. | ||||||
19 | (l) (i) A broker's license shall be required of all persons
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20 | who solicit
orders for, offer to sell or offer to supply | ||||||
21 | alcoholic liquor to
retailers in the State of Illinois, or who | ||||||
22 | offer to retailers to ship or
cause to be shipped or to make | ||||||
23 | contact with distillers, rectifiers,
brewers or manufacturers | ||||||
24 | or any other party within or without the State
of Illinois in | ||||||
25 | order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a distributor,
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26 | importing distributor or foreign importer, whether such |
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1 | solicitation or
offer is consummated within or without the | ||||||
2 | State of Illinois. | ||||||
3 | No holder of a retailer's license issued by the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Liquor
Control Commission shall purchase or receive any | ||||||
5 | alcoholic liquor, the
order for which was solicited or offered | ||||||
6 | for sale to such retailer by a
broker unless the broker is the | ||||||
7 | holder of a valid broker's license. | ||||||
8 | The broker shall, upon the acceptance by a retailer of the | ||||||
9 | broker's
solicitation of an order or offer to sell or supply or | ||||||
10 | deliver or have
delivered alcoholic liquors, promptly forward | ||||||
11 | to the Illinois Liquor
Control Commission a notification of | ||||||
12 | said transaction in such form as
the Commission may by | ||||||
13 | regulations prescribe. | ||||||
14 | (ii) A broker's license shall be required of
a person | ||||||
15 | within this State, other than a retail licensee,
who, for a fee | ||||||
16 | or commission, promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for
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17 | alcoholic liquor, for use or consumption and not for
resale, to | ||||||
18 | be shipped from this State and delivered to residents outside | ||||||
19 | of
this State by an express company, common carrier, or | ||||||
20 | contract carrier.
This Section does not apply to any person who | ||||||
21 | promotes, solicits, or accepts
orders for wine as specifically | ||||||
22 | authorized in Section 6-29 of this Act. | ||||||
23 | A broker's license under this subsection (l)
shall not | ||||||
24 | entitle the holder to
buy or sell any
alcoholic liquors for his | ||||||
25 | own account or to take or deliver title to
such alcoholic | ||||||
26 | liquors. |
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1 | This subsection (l)
shall not apply to distributors, | ||||||
2 | employees of
distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who | ||||||
3 | has registered the
trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic | ||||||
4 | liquor pursuant to Section 6-9
of this Act, and who regularly | ||||||
5 | sells such alcoholic liquor
in the State of Illinois only to | ||||||
6 | its registrants thereunder. | ||||||
7 | Any agent, representative, or person subject to | ||||||
8 | registration pursuant to
subsection (a-1) of this Section shall | ||||||
9 | not be eligible to receive a broker's
license. | ||||||
10 | (m) A non-resident dealer's license shall permit such | ||||||
11 | licensee to ship
into and warehouse alcoholic liquor into this | ||||||
12 | State from any point
outside of this State, and to sell such | ||||||
13 | alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed
foreign importers and | ||||||
14 | importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
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15 | provided that (i) said non-resident dealer shall register with | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Liquor
Control Commission each and every brand of | ||||||
17 | alcoholic liquor which it proposes
to sell to Illinois | ||||||
18 | licensees during the license period, (ii) it shall comply with | ||||||
19 | all of the provisions of Section 6-9 hereof with
respect to | ||||||
20 | registration of such Illinois licensees as may be granted the | ||||||
21 | right
to sell such brands at wholesale, and (iii) the | ||||||
22 | non-resident dealer shall comply with the provisions of | ||||||
23 | Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these | ||||||
24 | provisions apply to manufacturers. | ||||||
25 | (n) A brew pub license shall allow the licensee (i) to | ||||||
26 | manufacture beer only
on the premises specified in the license, |
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1 | (ii) to make sales of the
beer manufactured on the premises or, | ||||||
2 | with the approval of the Commission, beer manufactured on | ||||||
3 | another brew pub licensed premises that is substantially owned | ||||||
4 | and operated by the same licensee to importing distributors, | ||||||
5 | distributors,
and to non-licensees for use and consumption, | ||||||
6 | (iii) to store the beer upon
the premises, and (iv) to sell and | ||||||
7 | offer for sale at retail from the licensed
premises, provided | ||||||
8 | that a brew pub licensee shall not sell for off-premises
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9 | consumption more than 50,000 gallons per year. A person who | ||||||
10 | holds a brew pub license may simultaneously hold a craft brewer | ||||||
11 | license if he or she otherwise qualifies for the craft brewer | ||||||
12 | license and the craft brewer license is for a location separate | ||||||
13 | from the brew pub's licensed premises. A brew pub license shall | ||||||
14 | permit a person who has received prior approval from the | ||||||
15 | Commission to annually transfer no more than a total of 50,000 | ||||||
16 | gallons of beer manufactured on premises to all other licensed | ||||||
17 | brew pubs that are substantially owned and operated by the same | ||||||
18 | person. | ||||||
19 | (o) A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder
to | ||||||
20 | serve alcoholic liquors as an incidental part of a food service | ||||||
21 | that serves
prepared meals which excludes the serving of snacks | ||||||
22 | as
the primary meal, either on or off-site whether licensed or | ||||||
23 | unlicensed. | ||||||
24 | (p) An auction liquor license shall allow the licensee to | ||||||
25 | sell and offer
for sale at auction wine and spirits for use or | ||||||
26 | consumption, or for resale by
an Illinois liquor licensee in |
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1 | accordance with provisions of this Act. An
auction liquor | ||||||
2 | license will be issued to a person and it will permit the
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3 | auction liquor licensee to hold the auction anywhere in the | ||||||
4 | State. An auction
liquor license must be obtained for each | ||||||
5 | auction at least 14 days in advance of
the auction date. | ||||||
6 | (q) A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois | ||||||
7 | licensed
retailer to transfer a portion of its alcoholic liquor | ||||||
8 | inventory from its
retail licensed premises to the premises | ||||||
9 | specified in the license hereby
created, and to sell or offer | ||||||
10 | for sale at retail, only in the premises
specified in the | ||||||
11 | license hereby created, the transferred alcoholic liquor for
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12 | use or consumption, but not for resale in any form. A special | ||||||
13 | use permit
license may be granted for the following time | ||||||
14 | periods: one day or less; 2 or
more days to a maximum of 15 days | ||||||
15 | per location in any 12 month period. An
applicant for the | ||||||
16 | special use permit license must also submit with the
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17 | application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the | ||||||
18 | applicant will
provide dram shop liability insurance to the | ||||||
19 | maximum limits and have local
authority approval. | ||||||
20 | (r) A winery shipper's license shall allow a person
with a | ||||||
21 | first-class or second-class wine manufacturer's
license, a | ||||||
22 | first-class or second-class wine-maker's license,
or a limited | ||||||
23 | wine manufacturer's license or who is licensed to
make wine | ||||||
24 | under the laws of another state to ship wine
made by that | ||||||
25 | licensee directly to a resident of this
State who is 21 years | ||||||
26 | of age or older for that resident's
personal use and not for |
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1 | resale. Prior to receiving a
winery shipper's license, an | ||||||
2 | applicant for the license must
provide the Commission with a | ||||||
3 | true copy of its current
license in any state in which it is | ||||||
4 | licensed as a manufacturer
of wine. An applicant for a winery | ||||||
5 | shipper's license must
also complete an application form that | ||||||
6 | provides any other
information the Commission deems necessary. | ||||||
7 | The
application form shall include an acknowledgement | ||||||
8 | consenting
to the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Illinois
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9 | Department of Revenue, and the courts of this State concerning
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10 | the enforcement of this Act and any related laws, rules, and
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11 | regulations, including authorizing the Department of Revenue
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12 | and the Commission to conduct audits for the purpose of
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13 | ensuring compliance with this amendatory Act. | ||||||
14 | A winery shipper licensee must pay to the Department
of | ||||||
15 | Revenue the State liquor gallonage tax under Section 8-1 for
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16 | all wine that is sold by the licensee and shipped to a person
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17 | in this State. For the purposes of Section 8-1, a winery
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18 | shipper licensee shall be taxed in the same manner as a
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19 | manufacturer of wine. A licensee who is not otherwise required | ||||||
20 | to register under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act must
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21 | register under the Use Tax Act to collect and remit use tax to
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22 | the Department of Revenue for all gallons of wine that are sold
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23 | by the licensee and shipped to persons in this State. If a
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24 | licensee fails to remit the tax imposed under this Act in
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25 | accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of this Act, the
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26 | winery shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance
with |
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1 | the provisions of Article VII of this Act. If a licensee
fails | ||||||
2 | to properly register and remit tax under the Use Tax Act
or the | ||||||
3 | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act for all wine that is sold
by the | ||||||
4 | winery shipper and shipped to persons in this
State, the winery | ||||||
5 | shipper's license shall be revoked in
accordance with the | ||||||
6 | provisions of Article VII of this Act. | ||||||
7 | A winery shipper licensee must collect, maintain, and
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8 | submit to the Commission on a semi-annual basis the
total | ||||||
9 | number of cases per resident of wine shipped to residents
of | ||||||
10 | this State.
A winery shipper licensed under this subsection (r)
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11 | must comply with the requirements of Section 6-29 of this | ||||||
12 | amendatory Act.
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13 | (s) A winery special use license shall allow an Illinois | ||||||
14 | first-class or second-class wine-maker or a first class or | ||||||
15 | second class wine-manufacturer to transfer a portion of its | ||||||
16 | wine inventory from its licensed premises to the premises | ||||||
17 | specified in the local liquor authority license and to sell or | ||||||
18 | offer for sale at retail only at the premises specified in the | ||||||
19 | local authority license and only for the dates and times | ||||||
20 | specified in the local authority license. A winery special use | ||||||
21 | license shall be granted for a period not to exceed 12 months | ||||||
22 | and may be renewed annually by the license holder. An applicant | ||||||
23 | for a winery special use license must also submit with the | ||||||
24 | application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the | ||||||
25 | applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the | ||||||
26 | maximum limits and will obtain local authority approval for |
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1 | each use of the license. A winery special use license shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | permit the applicant to only sell its own manufactured wine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 96-1367, eff. 7-28-10; 97-5, eff. 6-1-11; 97-455, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | eff. 8-19-11; revised 9-16-11.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | (235 ILCS 5/5-3) (from Ch. 43, par. 118) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | herein, at the time
application is made to the State Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | for a license of any class, the
applicant shall pay to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for
the kind of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | license applied for. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | be as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | For a manufacturer's license: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 | Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the
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18 | Dram Shop Fund. On and after July 1, 2003, of the funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | received for a
retailer's license, in
addition to the
first | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $175, an additional $75 shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | and $250
shall be
paid into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 | June 29, 2003, any balance over $5,000,000
remaining in the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Dram Shop Fund
shall be credited to State liquor licensees and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | applied against their fees for
State liquor licenses for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | following year. The amount credited to each
licensee shall be a |
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1 | proportion of the balance in the Dram Fund that is the
same as | ||||||
2 | the proportion of the license fee paid by the licensee under
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3 | this Section for the period in which the balance was | ||||||
4 | accumulated to the
aggregate fees paid by all licensees during | ||||||
5 | that period. | ||||||
6 | No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State | ||||||
7 | Commission to
the following non-beverage users: | ||||||
8 | (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use | ||||||
9 | of alcoholic
liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical | ||||||
10 | or scientific. | ||||||
11 | (b) Universities, colleges of learning or schools when | ||||||
12 | their use of
alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, | ||||||
13 | mechanical or scientific. | ||||||
14 | (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the | ||||||
15 | purpose of
scientific research. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 96-1367, eff. 7-28-10; 97-5, eff. 6-1-11.)
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