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Full Text of SB3456  97th General Assembly

SB3456 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3456

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/5-1  from Ch. 43, par. 115
235 ILCS 5/5-3  from Ch. 43, par. 118

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a winery special use license. Provides that a winery special use license shall allow an Illinois first-class or second-class wine-maker or a first class or second class wine-manufacturer to transfer some of its wine inventory from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the local liquor authority license for sale at retail only at premises specified in the local authority license and only for the dates and times specified. Provides that a winery special use license shall be granted for a period not to exceed 12 months and may be renewed annually, provided that the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the maximum limits and will obtain local authority approval. Provides that a winery special use licensee shall only sell its own manufactured wine.


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1    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing 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
8Commission shall be of the following classes:
9    (a) Manufacturer's license - Class 1. Distiller, Class 2.
10Rectifier, Class 3. Brewer, Class 4. First Class Wine
11Manufacturer, Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer, Class 6.
12First Class Winemaker, Class 7. Second Class Winemaker, Class
138. Limited Wine Manufacturer, Class 9. Craft Distiller, Class
1410. 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, .
9    (s) Winery special use license.
10    No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal
11business entity that is engaged in the manufacturing of wine
12may concurrently obtain and hold a wine-maker's license and a
13wine manufacturer's license.
14    (a) A manufacturer's license shall allow the manufacture,
15importation in bulk, storage, distribution and sale of
16alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as may be
17permitted by law and to licensees in this State as follows:
18    Class 1. A Distiller may make sales and deliveries of
19alcoholic liquor to distillers, rectifiers, importing
20distributors, distributors and non-beverage users and to no
21other licensees.
22    Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as defined
23herein, may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to
24rectifiers, importing distributors, distributors, retailers
25and 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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1importing distributors and distributors and may make sales as
2authorized under subsection (e) of Section 6-4 of this Act.
3    Class 4. A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales and
4deliveries of up to 50,000 gallons of wine to manufacturers,
5importing distributors and distributors, and to no other
6licensees.
7    Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make sales
8and deliveries of more than 50,000 gallons of wine to
9manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors and to
10no other licensees.
11    Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the
12manufacture of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and the
13storage and sale of such wine to distributors in the State and
14to persons without the State, as may be permitted by law. A
15person who, prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder of a first-class
17wine-maker's license and annually produces more than 25,000
18gallons of its own wine and who distributes its wine to
19licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or before July
201, 2008 in compliance with this amendatory Act of the 95th
21General Assembly.
22    Class 7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow
23the manufacture of between 50,000 and 150,000 gallons of wine
24per year, and the storage and sale of such wine to distributors
25in this State and to persons without the State, as may be
26permitted by law. A person who, prior to the effective date of

 

 

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1this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder
2of a second-class wine-maker's license and annually produces
3more than 25,000 gallons of its own wine and who distributes
4its wine to licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or
5before July 1, 2008 in compliance with this amendatory Act of
6the 95th General Assembly.
7    Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make sales and
8deliveries not to exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to
9distributors, and to non-licensees in accordance with the
10provisions of this Act.
11    Class 9. A craft distiller license shall allow the
12manufacture of up to 15,000 gallons of spirits by distillation
13per year and the storage of such spirits. If a craft distiller
14licensee is not affiliated with any other manufacturer, then
15the craft distiller licensee may sell such spirits to
16distributors in this State and non-licensees to the extent
17permitted by any exemption approved by the Commission pursuant
18to Section 6-4 of this Act.
19    Any craft distiller licensed under this Act who on the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
21Assembly was licensed as a distiller and manufactured no more
22spirits than permitted by this Section shall not be required to
23pay the initial licensing fee.
24    Class 10. A craft brewer's license, which may only be
25issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer,
26shall allow the manufacture of up to 465,000 gallons of beer

 

 

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1per year. A craft brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries
2to importing distributors and distributors and to retail
3licensees in accordance with the conditions set forth in
4paragraph (18) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12 of this Act.
5    (a-1) A manufacturer which is licensed in this State to
6make sales or deliveries of alcoholic liquor and which enlists
7agents, representatives, or individuals acting on its behalf
8who contact licensed retailers on a regular and continual basis
9in this State must register those agents, representatives, or
10persons acting on its behalf with the State Commission.
11    Registration of agents, representatives, or persons acting
12on behalf of a manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting a form
13to the Commission. The form shall be developed by the
14Commission and shall include the name and address of the
15applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she
16represents, the territory or areas assigned to sell to or
17discuss pricing terms of alcoholic liquor, and any other
18questions deemed appropriate and necessary. All statements in
19the forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be deemed
20material, and any person who knowingly misstates any material
21fact under oath in an application is guilty of a Class B
22misdemeanor. Fraud, misrepresentation, false statements,
23misleading statements, evasions, or suppression of material
24facts in the securing of a registration are grounds for
25suspension or revocation of the registration.
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1purchase and storage of alcoholic liquors and sale of alcoholic
2liquors to licensees in this State and to persons without the
3State, as may be permitted by law.
4    (c) An importing distributor's license may be issued to and
5held by those only who are duly licensed distributors, upon the
6filing of an application by a duly licensed distributor, with
7the Commission and the Commission shall, without the payment of
8any fee, immediately issue such importing distributor's
9license to the applicant, which shall allow the importation of
10alcoholic liquor by the licensee into this State from any point
11in the United States outside this State, and the purchase of
12alcoholic liquor in barrels, casks or other bulk containers and
13the bottling of such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof,
14but all bottles or containers so filled shall be sealed,
15labeled, stamped and otherwise made to comply with all
16provisions, rules and regulations governing manufacturers in
17the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. The
18importing distributor's license shall permit such licensee to
19purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed non-resident
20dealers and foreign importers only.
21    (d) A retailer's license shall allow the licensee to sell
22and offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in
23the license, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption, but not
24for resale in any form. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the
2595th General Assembly shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict
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1deliver, or ship alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or
2consumption subject to any applicable local law or ordinance.
3Any retail license issued to a manufacturer shall only permit
4the manufacturer to sell beer at retail on the premises
5actually occupied by the manufacturer. For the purpose of
6further describing the type of business conducted at a retail
7licensed premises, a retailer's licensee may be designated by
8the State Commission as (i) an on premise consumption retailer,
9(ii) an off premise sale retailer, or (iii) a combined on
10premise consumption and off premise sale retailer.
11    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection
12(d), a retail licensee may sell alcoholic liquors to a special
13event retailer licensee for resale to the extent permitted
14under subsection (e).
15    (e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit)
16shall permit the licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors from an
17Illinois licensed distributor (unless the licensee purchases
18less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special event, in
19which case the licensee may purchase the alcoholic liquors from
20a licensed retailer) and shall allow the licensee to sell and
21offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use or
22consumption, but not for resale in any form and only at the
23location and on the specific dates designated for the special
24event in the license. An applicant for a special event retailer
25license must (i) furnish with the application: (A) a resale
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1Act or evidence that the applicant is registered under Section
22a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, (B) a current, valid
3exemption identification number issued under Section 1g of the
4Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a certification to the
5Commission that the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a
6tax-exempt purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is
7not registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
8Tax Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the
9Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption
10number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
11in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special
12event retailer's license a statement to that effect; (ii)
13submit with the application proof satisfactory to the State
14Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability
15insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii) show proof
16satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant has
17obtained local authority approval.
18    (f) A railroad license shall permit the licensee to import
19alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
20States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
21in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
22directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
23and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
24and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
25that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
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1sold or dispensed on a club, buffet, lounge or dining car
2operated on an electric, gas or steam railway in this State;
3and provided further, that railroad licensees exercising the
4above powers shall be subject to all provisions of Article VIII
5of this Act as applied to importing distributors. A railroad
6license shall also permit the licensee to sell or dispense
7alcoholic liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car
8operated on an electric, gas or steam railway regularly
9operated by a common carrier in this State, but shall not
10permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic liquors to any
11licensee within this State. A license shall be obtained for
12each car in which such sales are made.
13    (g) A boat license shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor
14in individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly operated
15as a common carrier on navigable waters in this State or on any
16riverboat operated under the Riverboat Gambling Act, which boat
17or riverboat maintains a public dining room or restaurant
18thereon.
19    (h) A non-beverage user's license shall allow the licensee
20to purchase alcoholic liquor from a licensed manufacturer or
21importing distributor, without the imposition of any tax upon
22the business of such licensed manufacturer or importing
23distributor as to such alcoholic liquor to be used by such
24licensee solely for the non-beverage purposes set forth in
25subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and such licenses
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1possession and use of limited and stated quantities of
2alcoholic liquor as follows:
3Class 1, not to exceed ......................... 500 gallons
4Class 2, not to exceed ....................... 1,000 gallons
5Class 3, not to exceed ....................... 5,000 gallons
6Class 4, not to exceed ...................... 10,000 gallons
7Class 5, not to exceed ....................... 50,000 gallons
8    (i) A wine-maker's premises license shall allow a licensee
9that concurrently holds a first-class wine-maker's license to
10sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises specified in
11such license not more than 50,000 gallons of the first-class
12wine-maker's wine that is made at the first-class wine-maker's
13licensed premises per year for use or consumption, but not for
14resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license shall allow
15a licensee who concurrently holds a second-class wine-maker's
16license to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
17specified in such license up to 100,000 gallons of the
18second-class wine-maker's wine that is made at the second-class
19wine-maker's licensed premises per year for use or consumption
20but not for resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license
21shall allow a licensee that concurrently holds a first-class
22wine-maker's license or a second-class wine-maker's license to
23sell and offer for sale at retail at the premises specified in
24the wine-maker's premises license, for use or consumption but
25not for resale in any form, any beer, wine, and spirits
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1State Commission, a wine-maker's premises license shall allow
2the licensee to sell and offer for sale at (i) the wine-maker's
3licensed premises and (ii) at up to 2 additional locations for
4use and consumption and not for resale. Each location shall
5require additional licensing per location as specified in
6Section 5-3 of this Act. A wine-maker's premises licensee shall
7secure liquor liability insurance coverage in an amount at
8least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in
9subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
10    (j) An airplane license shall permit the licensee to import
11alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
12States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
13in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
14directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
15and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
16and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
17that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
18the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
19sold or dispensed on an airplane; and provided further, that
20airplane licensees exercising the above powers shall be subject
21to all provisions of Article VIII of this Act as applied to
22importing distributors. An airplane licensee shall also permit
23the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors on any passenger
24airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in this State,
25but shall not permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic
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1license shall be required of an airline company if liquor
2service is provided on board aircraft in this State. The annual
3fee for such license shall be as determined in Section 5-3.
4    (k) A foreign importer's license shall permit such licensee
5to purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed
6non-resident dealers only, and to import alcoholic liquor other
7than in bulk from any point outside the United States and to
8sell such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed importing
9distributors and to no one else in Illinois; provided that (i)
10the foreign importer registers with the State Commission every
11brand of alcoholic liquor that it proposes to sell to Illinois
12licensees during the license period, (ii) the foreign importer
13complies with all of the provisions of Section 6-9 of this Act
14with respect to registration of such Illinois licensees as may
15be granted the right to sell such brands at wholesale, and
16(iii) the foreign importer complies with the provisions of
17Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
18provisions apply to manufacturers.
19    (l) (i) A broker's license shall be required of all persons
20who solicit orders for, offer to sell or offer to supply
21alcoholic liquor to retailers in the State of Illinois, or who
22offer to retailers to ship or cause to be shipped or to make
23contact with distillers, rectifiers, brewers or manufacturers
24or any other party within or without the State of Illinois in
25order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a distributor,
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1solicitation or offer is consummated within or without the
2State of Illinois.
3    No holder of a retailer's license issued by the Illinois
4Liquor Control Commission shall purchase or receive any
5alcoholic liquor, the order for which was solicited or offered
6for sale to such retailer by a broker unless the broker is the
7holder of a valid broker's license.
8    The broker shall, upon the acceptance by a retailer of the
9broker's solicitation of an order or offer to sell or supply or
10deliver or have delivered alcoholic liquors, promptly forward
11to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission a notification of
12said transaction in such form as the Commission may by
13regulations prescribe.
14    (ii) A broker's license shall be required of a person
15within this State, other than a retail licensee, who, for a fee
16or commission, promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for
17alcoholic liquor, for use or consumption and not for resale, to
18be shipped from this State and delivered to residents outside
19of this State by an express company, common carrier, or
20contract carrier. This Section does not apply to any person who
21promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for wine as specifically
22authorized in Section 6-29 of this Act.
23    A broker's license under this subsection (l) shall not
24entitle the holder to buy or sell any alcoholic liquors for his
25own account or to take or deliver title to such alcoholic
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1    This subsection (l) shall not apply to distributors,
2employees of distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who
3has registered the trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic
4liquor pursuant to Section 6-9 of this Act, and who regularly
5sells such alcoholic liquor in the State of Illinois only to
6its registrants thereunder.
7    Any agent, representative, or person subject to
8registration pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this Section shall
9not be eligible to receive a broker's license.
10    (m) A non-resident dealer's license shall permit such
11licensee to ship into and warehouse alcoholic liquor into this
12State from any point outside of this State, and to sell such
13alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed foreign importers and
14importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
15provided that (i) said non-resident dealer shall register with
16the Illinois Liquor Control Commission each and every brand of
17alcoholic liquor which it proposes to sell to Illinois
18licensees during the license period, (ii) it shall comply with
19all of the provisions of Section 6-9 hereof with respect to
20registration of such Illinois licensees as may be granted the
21right to sell such brands at wholesale, and (iii) the
22non-resident dealer shall comply with the provisions of
23Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
24provisions apply to manufacturers.
25    (n) A brew pub license shall allow the licensee (i) to
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1(ii) to make sales of the beer manufactured on the premises or,
2with the approval of the Commission, beer manufactured on
3another brew pub licensed premises that is substantially owned
4and operated by the same licensee to importing distributors,
5distributors, and to non-licensees for use and consumption,
6(iii) to store the beer upon the premises, and (iv) to sell and
7offer for sale at retail from the licensed premises, provided
8that a brew pub licensee shall not sell for off-premises
9consumption more than 50,000 gallons per year. A person who
10holds a brew pub license may simultaneously hold a craft brewer
11license if he or she otherwise qualifies for the craft brewer
12license and the craft brewer license is for a location separate
13from the brew pub's licensed premises. A brew pub license shall
14permit a person who has received prior approval from the
15Commission to annually transfer no more than a total of 50,000
16gallons of beer manufactured on premises to all other licensed
17brew pubs that are substantially owned and operated by the same
18person.
19    (o) A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder to
20serve alcoholic liquors as an incidental part of a food service
21that serves prepared meals which excludes the serving of snacks
22as the primary meal, either on or off-site whether licensed or
23unlicensed.
24    (p) An auction liquor license shall allow the licensee to
25sell and offer for sale at auction wine and spirits for use or
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1accordance with provisions of this Act. An auction liquor
2license will be issued to a person and it will permit the
3auction liquor licensee to hold the auction anywhere in the
4State. An auction liquor license must be obtained for each
5auction at least 14 days in advance of the auction date.
6    (q) A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois
7licensed retailer to transfer a portion of its alcoholic liquor
8inventory from its retail licensed premises to the premises
9specified in the license hereby created, and to sell or offer
10for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the
11license hereby created, the transferred alcoholic liquor for
12use or consumption, but not for resale in any form. A special
13use permit license may be granted for the following time
14periods: one day or less; 2 or more days to a maximum of 15 days
15per location in any 12 month period. An applicant for the
16special use permit license must also submit with the
17application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
18applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the
19maximum limits and have local authority approval.
20    (r) A winery shipper's license shall allow a person with a
21first-class or second-class wine manufacturer's license, a
22first-class or second-class wine-maker's license, or a limited
23wine manufacturer's license or who is licensed to make wine
24under the laws of another state to ship wine made by that
25licensee directly to a resident of this State who is 21 years
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1resale. Prior to receiving a winery shipper's license, an
2applicant for the license must provide the Commission with a
3true copy of its current license in any state in which it is
4licensed as a manufacturer of wine. An applicant for a winery
5shipper's license must also complete an application form that
6provides any other information the Commission deems necessary.
7The application form shall include an acknowledgement
8consenting to the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Illinois
9Department of Revenue, and the courts of this State concerning
10the enforcement of this Act and any related laws, rules, and
11regulations, including authorizing the Department of Revenue
12and the Commission to conduct audits for the purpose of
13ensuring compliance with this amendatory Act.
14    A winery shipper licensee must pay to the Department of
15Revenue the State liquor gallonage tax under Section 8-1 for
16all wine that is sold by the licensee and shipped to a person
17in this State. For the purposes of Section 8-1, a winery
18shipper licensee shall be taxed in the same manner as a
19manufacturer of wine. A licensee who is not otherwise required
20to register under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act must
21register under the Use Tax Act to collect and remit use tax to
22the Department of Revenue for all gallons of wine that are sold
23by the licensee and shipped to persons in this State. If a
24licensee fails to remit the tax imposed under this Act in
25accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of this Act, the
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1the provisions of Article VII of this Act. If a licensee fails
2to properly register and remit tax under the Use Tax Act or the
3Retailers' Occupation Tax Act for all wine that is sold by the
4winery shipper and shipped to persons in this State, the winery
5shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance with the
6provisions of Article VII of this Act.
7    A winery shipper licensee must collect, maintain, and
8submit to the Commission on a semi-annual basis the total
9number of cases per resident of wine shipped to residents of
10this State. A winery shipper licensed under this subsection (r)
11must comply with the requirements of Section 6-29 of this
12amendatory Act.
13    (s) A winery special use license shall allow an Illinois
14first-class or second-class wine-maker or a first class or
15second class wine-manufacturer to transfer a portion of its
16wine inventory from its licensed premises to the premises
17specified in the local liquor authority license and to sell or
18offer for sale at retail only at the premises specified in the
19local authority license and only for the dates and times
20specified in the local authority license. A winery special use
21license shall be granted for a period not to exceed 12 months
22and may be renewed annually by the license holder. An applicant
23for a winery special use license must also submit with the
24application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
25applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the
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1each use of the license. A winery special use license shall
2permit 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,
4eff. 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
7herein, at the time application is made to the State Commission
8for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay to the
9State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the kind of
10license applied for.
11    The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall
12be as follows:
13    For a manufacturer's license:
14    Class 1. Distiller .............................$3,600
15    Class 2. Rectifier .............................3,600
16    Class 3. Brewer ................................900
17    Class 4. First-class Wine Manufacturer .........600
18    Class 5. Second-class
19        Wine Manufacturer ..........................1,200
20    Class 6. First-class wine-maker ................600
21    Class 7. Second-class wine-maker ...............1200
22    Class 8. Limited Wine Manufacturer..............120
23    Class 9. Craft Distiller........................ 1,800
24    Class 10. Craft Brewer..........................25
25    For a Brew Pub License .........................1,050

 

 

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1    For a caterer retailer's license................200
2    For a foreign importer's license ...............25
3    For an importing distributor's license .........25
4    For a distributor's license ....................270
5    For a non-resident dealer's license
6        (500,000 gallons or over) ..................270
7    For a non-resident dealer's license
8        (under 500,000 gallons) ....................90
9    For a wine-maker's premises license ............100
10    For a winery shipper's license
11        (under 250,000 gallons).....................150
12    For a winery shipper's license
13        (250,000 or over, but under 500,000 gallons).500
14    For a winery shipper's license
15        (500,000 gallons or over)...................1,000
16    For a wine-maker's premises license,
17        second location ............................350
18    For a wine-maker's premises license,
19        third location .............................350
20    For a retailer's license .......................500
21    For a special event retailer's license,
22        (not-for-profit) ...........................25
23    For a special use permit license,
24        one day only ...............................50
25        2 days or more .............................100
26    For a winery special use license ................100

 

 

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1    For a railroad license .........................60
2    For a boat license .............................180
3    For an airplane license, times the
4        licensee's maximum number of aircraft
5        in flight, serving liquor over the
6        State at any given time, which either
7        originate, terminate, or make
8        an intermediate stop in the State ..........60
9    For a non-beverage user's license:
10        Class 1 ....................................24
11        Class 2 ....................................60
12        Class 3 ....................................120
13        Class 4 ....................................240
14        Class 5 ....................................600
15    For a broker's license .........................600
16    For an auction liquor license ..................50
17    Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the
18Dram Shop Fund. On and after July 1, 2003, of the funds
19received for a retailer's license, in addition to the first
20$175, an additional $75 shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund,
21and $250 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. Beginning
22June 30, 1990 and on June 30 of each subsequent year through
23June 29, 2003, any balance over $5,000,000 remaining in the
24Dram Shop Fund shall be credited to State liquor licensees and
25applied against their fees for State liquor licenses for the
26following year. The amount credited to each licensee shall be a

 

 

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1proportion of the balance in the Dram Fund that is the same as
2the proportion of the license fee paid by the licensee under
3this Section for the period in which the balance was
4accumulated to the aggregate fees paid by all licensees during
5that period.
6    No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State
7Commission 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.)