(HB 1004)
Direct sale of distilled spirits from artisan distillers
to retailers and wholesalers.
Section 1. That § 35-13-9 be amended to read as follows:
35-13-9. A license issued pursuant to § 35-13-2 authorizes the sale on the distillery premises
of distilled spirits produced by the artisan distillery at for on-sale or off-sale, in total quantities
not in excess of and the dispensing of free samples of the distilled spirits offered for sale, on the
distillery premises. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-4-47 or 35-4-60, an artisan distiller
licensed pursuant to this chapter may also sell the distilled spirits produced pursuant to the
license to wholesalers and retailers licensed pursuant to subdivisions 35-4-2(2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(9), (11), and (13). Distilled spirits sold pursuant to this section may not exceed fifty thousand
gallons in a calendar year and the dispensing of free samples of distilled spirits offered for sale.
Except as provided in this chapter, such sales shall comply with the provisions of Title title 35.