Introduced

SB 160 – This act allows any winery, distiller, manufacturer, wholesaler or brewer to provide tasting samples on a licensed retail premises so long as the sample provider has certain permits, permission from the retailer and no money is given to the retailers for the tasting.

The samples may be dispensed by an employee of the sample provider or a sampling service. The employees must complete a server training program approved by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.

Any remaining samples after the tasting must be returned to the retailer, winery, distiller, manufacturer, wholesaler or brewer.

This act is similar to HB 101 (2011), SB 967 (2010), HCS/SB 795 (2010), HB 1367 (2010), SB 451 (2009), HB 1011 (2009) and HB 81 (2007).

MEGHAN LUECKE


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