Brief Description: Allowing certain alcohol permit holders to obtain alcohol in nonbeverage form directly from suppliers.

Sponsors: By Representatives Conway, Condotta and Armstrong.

House Committee on Commerce & Labor
Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development

Background:

The Liquor Control Board (Board) issues permits for specific limited purposes. A class one permit allows physicians, dentists, and persons in charge of a hospital or sanitarium to purchase liquor. A class two permit allows a person engaged in the mechanical or manufacturing business or in scientific pursuits requiring alcohol to purchase liquor. The liquor for these purposes is typically nonbeverage spirits and must be purchased from the Board.

Two other permits allow the purchase of alcohol directly from a supplier. Manufacturers of confections or food products who use liquor in their products and druggists who use liquor in prescriptions may purchase liquor directly from a supplier.

Summary:

Persons with class one or two liquor permits may purchase nonbeverage liquor directly from a supplier and are not required to purchase the liquor from the Board.

Votes on Final Passage:

House   95   0
Senate   49   0

Effective: June 12, 2008