PARTIALLY CONSUMED WINE BOTTLE S.B. 199: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Senate Bill 199 (as introduced 2-15-05)
Sponsor: Senator Jud Gilbert, II
Committee: Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform
Date Completed: 3-8-05
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to allow individuals to take with them partially consumed bottles of wine that had been purchased with a meal.
Specifically, under the bill, a vendor licensed to sell wine on the premises could allow an individual who had purchased a meal and who had purchased and partially consumed a bottle of wine with the meal, to remove the partially consumed bottle from the premises upon departure. The bill states that this would not allow the removal of any additional unopened bottles of wine.
Currently, the Code provides that alcoholic liquor sold by vendors for on-premises consumption may not be removed from the premises. The bill would make an exception to that prohibition.
MCL 436.2021 Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb199/0506