HOUSE BILL NO. 5059

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled

"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"

(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 609k.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 609k. (1) A vendor of spirits; a vendor representative, salesperson, or broker that represents the vendor of spirits; or a third party that provides engraving services may do either of the following:

(a) Engrave a bottle of spirits sold by a specially designated distributor before selling the bottle to a consumer.

(b) Engrave a bottle of spirits purchased by a consumer from a specially designated distributor. Both of the following apply to this subdivision:

(i) The vendor of spirits; a vendor representative, salesperson, or broker that represents the vendor of spirits; or a third party that provides engraving services may pick up from the specially designated distributor's licensed premises the bottle of spirits that has been purchased by the consumer from the specially designated distributor and return the bottle to the specially designated distributor's licensed premises after the engraving has been completed for the consumer to pick up.

(ii) Possession by a retailer of an engraved bottle of spirits that has been returned to the licensed premises of the specially designated distributor that sold the bottle of spirits for the consumer to pick up subject to subparagraph (i) does not violate section 901.

(2) A vendor of spirits; a vendor representative, salesperson, or broker that represents the vendor of spirits; or a third party that provides engraving services may engrave a bottle of spirits purchased by a consumer from the inventory of a specially designated distributor during a consumer sampling event conducted in compliance with section 1027 by a vendor of spirits that holds a consumer sampling event license, or a vendor representative, salesperson, or broker that represents the supplier.