5549-S2 AMS HUNT S3280.2
2SSB 5549 - S AMD 420
By Senator Hunt
ADOPTED 04/10/2019
On page 3, beginning on line 32, after "(c)" strike all material through "act." on line 36 and insert "(i) No person under twenty-one years of age may be on the premises of a distillery tasting room, including an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, unless they are accompanied by their parent, legal guardian, or another adult who has responsibility for them.
(ii) Every distillery tasting room, including the off-site tasting rooms licensed under section 3 of this act, where alcohol is sampled, sold, or served, must include a designated area where persons under twenty-one years of age are allowed to enter. Such location may be in a separate room or a designated area within the tasting room separated from the remainder of the tasting room space by a forty-two inch tall barrier or such other designation as authorized by the board.
(iii) Except for an event where a private party has secured a private banquet permit, no person under twenty-one years of age may be in an area of a distillery tasting room where alcohol is sold, sampled, or served, including the off-site tasting rooms licensed under section 3 of this act, past 8:00 p.m.
(iv) Persons under twenty-one years of age who are children of owners, operators, or managers of a distillery or an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, may be in any area of a distillery, tasting room, or an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, provided they must be under the direct supervision of their parent or guardian while on the premises."
On page 6, beginning on line 31, after "(7)" strike all material through "act." on line 36 and insert "(a) No person under twenty-one years of age may be on the premises of a craft distillery tasting room, including an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, unless they are accompanied by their parent, legal guardian, or another adult who has responsibility for them.
(b) Every craft distillery tasting room, including the off-site tasting rooms licensed under section 3 of this act, where alcohol is sampled, sold, or served, must include a designated area where persons under twenty-one years of age are allowed to enter. Such location may be in a separate room or a designated area within the tasting room separated from the remainder of the tasting room space by a forty-two inch tall barrier or such other designation as authorized by the board.
(c) Except for an event where a private party has secured a private banquet permit, no person under twenty-one years of age may be in an area of a craft distillery tasting room where alcohol is sold, sampled, or served, including the off-site tasting rooms licensed under section 3 of this act, past 8:00 p.m.
(d) Persons under twenty-one years of age who are children of owners, operators, or managers of a craft distillery or an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, may be in any area of a licensed craft distillery, tasting room, or an off-site tasting room licensed under section 3 of this act, provided they must be under the direct supervision of their parent or guardian while on the premises."
EFFECT: Removes the prohibition on persons under the age of 21 being on the premises and replaces it with the following provisions:
(1) No person under 21 may be on the premises of a distillery's or craft distillery's tasting room unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or adult who has responsibility for them.
(2) Every distillery's or craft distillery's tasting room where alcohol is sampled, sold, or served must include a designated area where persons under 21 are allowed to enter. It may be a separate room or a designated area separated by a 42-inch tall barrier or such other designation as authorized by the board.
(3) Except for an event where a private party has secured a private banquet permit, no person under 21 may be in an area of a distillery's or craft distillery's tasting room where alcohol is sold, sampled, or served past 8:00 p.m.
(4) Persons under 21 who are children of owners, operators, or managers of a distillery, craft distillery, or tasting room, may be in any area of a distillery, craft distillery, or tasting room, provided they are under the direct supervision of their parent or guardian.
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