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SB 404 - Under current law, holders of a wine direct shipping license may transport wine, but not other varieties of alcoholic beverages, directly to consumers. The transportation of wine is subject to certain labeling requirements, and brokers and shippers of wine are restricted from soliciting or advertising interstate wine sales. This act adds a license fee of $100 per year to the applications of wine producers seeking a license to directly ship wine to residents of the state. This wine direct shipper license is distinct from the alcohol carrier license, and is only available to producers of wine specifically. The act changes the requirement that certain licensed transporters of wine must make a report of the total amount of wine shipped from an annual requirement to a monthly requirement. The act creates an alcohol carrier license which allows the carrier to transport and deliver shipments of intoxicating liquor directly to residents of the state. An annual fee of $500 is required to maintain this license. Carriers who ship alcohol directly to consumers without this license are guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. The act expands the duties of alcohol carrier licensees by requiring them to conspicuously label containers of intoxicating liquor and keep delivery records containing certain details, in addition to their duties under current law to deliver only to legal recipients of intoxicating liquor. Licensees must also make a monthly report containing certain information relating to the dates, amounts, and recipients of their deliveries. The act expands the requirements placed on licensed alcohol transporters to also encompass retailers of intoxicating liquor, when applicable. This act repeals certain provisions relating to the shipment and sale of wine. JOHN GRANA
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