REFERENCE TITLE: liquor; microbrewery licenses

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2227

 

Introduced by

Representatives Shope, Cardenas, Orr, Otondo

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending sections 4‑101, 4‑203, 4‑203.03, 4‑205.04, 4‑205.08, 4‑205.09, 4‑209, 4‑243.01, 4‑244, 4‑244.04, 42‑3001, 42‑3355 and 42‑3356, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to SPIRITUOUS liquor licenses.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 4-101, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-101.  Definitions

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Act of violence" means an incident consisting of a riot, a brawl or a disturbance, in which bodily injuries are sustained by any person and such injuries would be obvious to a reasonable person, or tumultuous conduct of sufficient intensity as to require the intervention of a peace officer to restore normal order, or an incident in which a weapon is brandished, displayed or used.  Act of violence does not include the use of nonlethal devices by a peace officer.

2.  "Aggrieved party" means a person who resides at, owns or leases property within a one mile radius of a premises proposed to be licensed and who filed a written request with the department to speak in favor of or opposition to the issuance of the license no later than sixty days after the filing of the application or fifteen days after action by the local governing body, whichever is later.

3.  "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation, infusion or decoction of barley malt, hops, or other ingredients not drinkable, or any combination of them.

4.  "Board" means the state liquor board.

5.  "Bona fide guest" means:

(a)  An individual who is personally familiar to the member, who is personally sponsored by the member and whose presence as a guest is in response to a specific and personal invitation.

(b)  In the case of a club that meets the criteria prescribed in paragraph 7, subdivision (a) of this section, a current member of the armed services of the United States who presents proper military identification and any member of a recognized veterans' organization of the United States and of any country allied with the United States during current or past wars or through treaty arrangements.

6.  "Broken package" means any container of spirituous liquor on which the United States tax seal has been broken or removed, or from which the cap, cork or seal placed thereupon by the manufacturer has been removed.

7.  "Club" includes any of the following organizations where the sale of spirituous liquor for consumption on the premises is made to members only:

(a)  A post, chapter, camp or other local unit composed solely of veterans and its duly recognized auxiliary which that has been chartered by the Congress of the United States for patriotic, fraternal or benevolent purposes and which that has, as the owner, lessee or occupant, operated an establishment for that purpose in this state.

(b)  A chapter, aerie, parlor, lodge or other local unit of an American national fraternal organization which that has, as the owner, lessee or occupant, operated an establishment for fraternal purposes in this state.  An American national fraternal organization as used in this subdivision shall actively operate in not less than thirty‑six states or have been in active continuous existence for not less than twenty years.

(c)  A hall or building association of a local unit mentioned in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this paragraph, all of the capital stock of which is owned by the local unit or the members, and which that operates the clubroom facilities of the local unit.

(d)  A golf club which that has more than fifty bona fide members and which that owns, maintains or operates a bona fide golf links together with a clubhouse.

(e)  A social club with more than one hundred bona fide members who are actual residents of the county in which it is located, that owns, maintains or operates club quarters, that is authorized and incorporated to operate as a nonprofit club under the laws of this state, and that has been continuously incorporated and operating for a period of not less than one year.  The club shall have had, during this one year period, a bona fide membership with regular meetings conducted at least once each month, and the membership shall be and shall have been actively engaged in carrying out the objects of the club.  The club's membership shall consist of bona fide dues paying members paying at least six dollars per year, payable monthly, quarterly or annually, which have been recorded by the secretary of the club, and the members at the time of application for a club license shall be in good standing having for at least one full year paid dues.  At least fifty‑one per cent of the members shall have signified their intention to secure a social club license by personally signing a petition, on a form prescribed by the board, which shall also include the correct mailing address of each signer.  The petition shall not have been signed by a member at a date earlier than one hundred eighty days before the filing of the application.  The club shall qualify for exemption from the payment of state income taxes under title 43.  It is the intent of this subdivision that a license shall not be granted to a club which that is, or has been, primarily formed or activated to obtain a license to sell liquor, but solely to a bona fide club, where the sale of liquor is incidental to the main purposes of the club.

(f)  An airline club operated by or for airlines which that are certificated by the United States government and which that maintain or operate club quarters located at airports with international status.

8.  "Company" or "association", when used in reference to a corporation, includes successors or assigns.

9.  "Control" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an applicant, licensee or controlling person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or a partnership interest, by agreement or otherwise.  Control is presumed to exist if a person has the direct or indirect ownership of or power to vote ten per cent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the applicant, licensee or controlling person or to control in any manner the election of one or more of the directors of the applicant, licensee or controlling person.  In the case of a partnership, control is presumed to mean the general partner or a limited partner who holds ten per cent or more of the voting rights of the partnership.  For the purposes of determining the percentage of voting securities owned, controlled or held by a person, there shall be aggregated with the voting securities attributed to the person the voting securities of any other person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the other person, or by an officer, partner, employee or agent of the person or by a spouse, parent or child of the person.  Control is also presumed to exist if a creditor of the applicant, licensee or controlling person holds a beneficial interest in ten per cent or more of the liabilities of the licensee or controlling person.

10.  "Controlling person" means a person directly or indirectly possessing control of an applicant or licensee.

11.  "Department" means the department of liquor licenses and control.

12.  "Director" means the director of the department of liquor licenses and control.

13.  "Distilled spirits" includes alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila, mescal, gin, absinthe, a compound or mixture of any of them or of any of them with any vegetable or other substance, alcohol bitters, bitters containing alcohol, fruits preserved in ardent spirits, and any alcoholic mixture or preparation, whether patented or otherwise, which that may in sufficient quantities produce intoxication.

14.  "Domestic farm winery" means a winery in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States that holds a license pursuant to section 4‑205.04.

15.  "Domestic microbrewery" means a brewery in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States that meets the requirements of section 4‑205.08.

16.  14.  "Employee" means any person who performs any service on licensed premises on a full‑time, part‑time or contract basis with consent of the licensee, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent contractor or otherwise.  Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for musical or vocal performances, for repair or maintenance of the premises or for the delivery of goods to the licensee.

15.  "Farm winery" means a winery in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States that holds a license pursuant to section 4‑205.04.

17.  16.  "Government license" means a license to serve and sell spirituous liquor on specified premises available only to a county, city, town, community college or state university or the national guard or Arizona coliseum and exposition center on application by the governing body of a county, city, town, community college or state university or the national guard or Arizona exposition and state fair board.

18.  17.  "Legal drinking age" means twenty‑one years of age or older.

19.  18.  "License" means a license or an interim retail permit issued pursuant to this title.

20.  19.  "License fees" means fees collected for license issuance, license application, license renewal, interim permit issuance and license transfer between persons or locations.

21.  20.  "Licensee" means a person who has been issued a license or an interim retail permit pursuant to this title or a special event licensee.

22.  21.  "Manager" means a natural person who meets the standards required of licensees and who has authority to organize, direct, carry on, control or otherwise operate a licensed business on a temporary or full‑time basis.

22.  "Microbrewery" means a brewery in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States that meets the requirements of section 4‑205.08.

23.  "Off‑sale retailer" means any person operating a bona fide regularly established retail liquor store selling spirituous liquors, wines and beer, and any established retail store selling commodities other than spirituous liquors and engaged in the sale of spirituous liquors only in the original unbroken package, to be taken away from the premises of the retailer and to be consumed off the premises.

24.  "On‑sale retailer" means any person operating an establishment where spirituous liquors are sold in the original container for consumption on or off the premises or in individual portions for consumption on the premises.

25.  "Person" includes a partnership, limited liability company, association, company or corporation, as well as a natural person.

26.  "Premises" or "licensed premises" means the area from which the licensee is authorized to sell, dispense or serve spirituous liquors under the provision of the license.  Premises or licensed premises includes a patio that is not contiguous to the remainder of the premises or licensed premises if the patio is separated from the remainder of the premises or licensed premises by a public or private walkway or driveway not to exceed thirty feet, subject to rules the director may adopt to establish criteria for noncontiguous premises.

27.  "Registered mail" includes certified mail.

28.  "Registered retail agent" means any person who is authorized pursuant to section 4‑222 to purchase spirituous liquors for and on behalf of himself and other retail licensees.

29.  "Repeated acts of violence" means two or more acts of violence occurring within seven days, three or more acts of violence occurring within thirty days or acts of violence occurring with any other similar frequency which the director determines to be unusual or deserving of review.

30.  "Sell" includes soliciting or receiving an order for, keeping or exposing for sale, directly or indirectly delivering for value, peddling, keeping with intent to sell and trafficking in.

31.  "Spirituous liquor" includes alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila, mescal, gin, wine, porter, ale, beer, any malt liquor or malt beverage, absinthe, a compound or mixture of any of them or of any of them with any vegetable or other substance, alcohol bitters, bitters containing alcohol, any liquid mixture or preparation, whether patented or otherwise, which produces intoxication, fruits preserved in ardent spirits, and beverages containing more than one‑half of one per cent of alcohol by volume.

32.  "Vehicle" means any means of transportation by land, water or air, and includes everything made use of in any way for such transportation.

33.  "Vending machine" means a machine that dispenses merchandise through the means of coin, token, credit card or other nonpersonal means of accepting payment for merchandise received.

34.  "Veteran" means a person who has served in the United States air force, army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, as an active nurse in the services of the American red cross, in the army and navy nurse corps in time of war, or in any expedition of the armed forces of the United States, and who has received a discharge other than dishonorable.

35.  "Voting security" means any security presently entitling the owner or holder of the security to vote for the election of directors of an applicant, licensee or controlling person.

36.  "Wine" means the product obtained by the fermentation of grapes or other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar or any such alcoholic beverage fortified with grape brandy and containing not more than twenty‑four per cent of alcohol by volume.END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 4-203, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-203.  Licenses; issuance; transfer; reversion to state

A.  A spirituous liquor license shall be issued only after satisfactory showing of the capability, qualifications and reliability of the applicant and, with the exception of wholesaler, producer, government or club licensees, that the public convenience requires and that the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance.  If an application is filed for the issuance of a nontransferable license, other than for a microbrewery license or a domestic farm winery license, for a location that on the date the application is filed has a valid license of the same series issued at that location, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the public convenience and best interest of the community at that location was established at the time the location was previously licensed.  The presumption may be rebutted by competent contrary evidence.  The presumption shall not apply once the licensed location has not been in use for more than one hundred eighty days and the presumption shall not extend to the personal qualifications of the applicant.

B.  The license shall be to manufacture, sell or deal in spirituous liquors only at the place and in the manner provided in the license.  A separate license shall be issued for each specific business, and each shall specify:

1.  The particular spirituous liquors that the licensee is authorized to manufacture, sell or deal in.

2.  The place of business for which issued.

3.  The purpose for which the liquors may be manufactured or sold.

C.  A spirituous liquor license issued to a bar, a liquor store or a beer and wine bar shall be transferable as to any permitted location within the same county, provided such transfer meets the requirements of an original application.  Such A spirituous liquor license may be transferred to a person qualified to be a licensee, provided such transfer is pursuant to either judicial decree, nonjudicial foreclosure of a legal or equitable lien, including security interests held by financial institutions pursuant to section 4‑204 4‑205.05, a sale of the license, a bona fide sale of the entire business and stock in trade, or such other bona fide transactions as may be provided for by rule.  Any change in ownership of the business of a licensee, directly or indirectly, as defined by rule is deemed a transfer.

D.  All applications for a new license pursuant to section 4‑201 or for a transfer to a new location pursuant to subsection C of this section shall be filed with and determined by the director, except when the governing body of the city or town or the board of supervisors receiving such an application pursuant to section 4‑201 orders disapproval of such the application or makes no recommendation or when the director, the state liquor board or any aggrieved party requests a hearing.  Such The application shall then be presented to the state liquor board, and the new license or transfer shall not become effective unless approved by the state liquor board.

E.  A person who assigns, surrenders, transfers or sells control of a liquor license or business which that has a spirituous liquor license shall notify the director within thirty business days after the assignment, surrender, transfer or sale.  No spirituous liquor license shall be leased or subleased. A concession agreement entered into under section 4‑205.03 is not considered a lease or sublease in violation of this section.

F.  If a person other than those persons originally licensed acquires control over a license or licensee, the person shall file notice of the acquisition with the director within thirty business days after such the acquisition of control and a list of officers, directors or other controlling persons on a form prescribed by the director.  All officers, directors or other controlling persons shall meet the qualifications for licensure as prescribed by this title.  On request, the director shall conduct a preinvestigation before the assignment, sale or transfer of control of a license or licensee, the reasonable costs of which, not to exceed one thousand dollars, shall be borne by the applicant.  The preinvestigation shall determine whether the qualifications for licensure as prescribed by this title are met.  On receipt of notice of an acquisition of control or request of a preinvestigation, the director shall forward the notice within fifteen days to the local governing body of the city or town, if the licensed premises is in an incorporated area, or the county, if the licensed premises is in an unincorporated area.  The local governing body of the city, town or county may protest the acquisition of control within sixty days based on the capability, reliability and qualification of the person acquiring control.  If the director does not receive any protests, the director may protest the acquisition of control or approve the acquisition of control based on the capability, reliability and qualification of the person acquiring control. Any protest shall be set for a hearing before the board.  Any transfer shall be approved or disapproved within one hundred five days of the filing of the notice of acquisition of control.  The person who has acquired control of a license or licensee has the burden of an original application at the hearing, and the board shall make its determination pursuant to section 4‑202 and this section with respect to capability, reliability and qualification.

G.  A licensee who holds a license in nonuse status for more than five months shall be required to pay a one hundred dollar surcharge for each month thereafter.  The surcharge shall be paid at the time the license is returned to active status.  A license automatically reverts to the state after being held in continuous nonuse in excess of thirty‑six months.  The director may waive the surcharge and may extend the time period provided in this subsection for good cause.  A license shall not be deemed to have gone into active status if the license is transferred to a location that at the time of or immediately before the transfer had an active license of the same type, unless the licenses are under common ownership or control.

H.  A restructuring of a licensee's business is an acquisition of control pursuant to subsection F of this section and is a transfer of a spirituous liquor license and not the issuance of a new spirituous liquor license if both of the following apply:

1.  All of the controlling persons of the licensee and the new business entity are identical.

2.  There is no change in control or beneficial ownership.

I.  If subsection H of this section applies, the licensee's history of violations of this title is the history of the new business entity.  The director may prescribe a form and shall require the applicant to provide the necessary information to ensure compliance with this subsection and subsections F and G of this section.

J.  Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, the holder of a retail license having off‑sale privileges may deliver spirituous liquor off of the licensed premises in connection with the sale of spirituous liquor. The licensee may maintain a delivery service and shall be liable for any violation committed in connection with any sale or delivery of spirituous liquor, provided that such delivery is made by an employee who is at least twenty‑one years of age.  The retail licensee shall collect payment for the price of the spirituous liquor no later than at the time of delivery.  The director shall adopt rules that set operational limits for the delivery of spirituous liquors by the holder of a retail license having off‑sale privileges.  For the purposes of this subsection, an independent contractor or the employee of an independent contractor is deemed to be an employee of the licensee when making a sale or delivery of spirituous liquor for the licensee.

K.  Except as provided in subsection J of this section, Arizona licensees may transport spirituous liquors for themselves in vehicles owned, leased or rented by such licensee.

L.  Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, an off‑sale retail licensee may provide consumer tasting of wines off of the licensed premises.

M.  The director may adopt reasonable rules to protect the public interest and prevent abuse by licensees of the activities permitted such licensees by subsections J and L of this section.

N.  Failure to pay any surcharge prescribed by subsection G of this section or failure to report the period of nonuse of a license shall be grounds for revocation of the license or grounds for any other sanction provided by this title.  The director may consider extenuating circumstances if control of the license is acquired by another party in determining whether or not to impose any sanctions under this subsection.

O.  If a licensed location has not been in use for two years, the location must requalify for a license pursuant to subsection A of this section and shall meet the same qualifications required for issuance of a new license except when the director deems that the nonuse of the location was due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control.

P.  If the licensee's interest is forfeited pursuant to section 4‑210, subsection L, the location shall requalify for a license pursuant to subsection A of this section and shall meet the same qualifications required for issuance of a new license except when a bona fide lienholder demonstrates mitigation pursuant to section 4‑210, subsection K.

Q.  The director may implement a procedure for the issuance of a license with a licensing period of two years. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Section 4-203.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-203.03.  Wine festival license; wine fair license; fee

A.  The director, subject to the approval of the board of supervisors for events to be held in an unincorporated area or the governing body of a city or town for events to be held in a city or town, may issue up to twenty‑five wine festival licenses for each calendar year for each licensed domestic farm winery, for up to a total of seventy‑five calendar days per winery, authorizing sampling of domestic farm winery products on the wine festival premises, the sale of such the products for consumption on the wine festival premises and the sale of such the products in original containers for consumption off the wine festival premises.  The fee for a domestic farm winery wine festival license is fifteen dollars for each event.

B.  Any domestic farm winery may apply for a wine festival license pursuant to this section.

C.  With the permission of the fair organizers, any domestic farm winery is authorized to allow sampling of domestic farm winery products on the fair premises, the sale of such the products for consumption on the fair premises and the sale of such the products in original containers for consumption off of the fair premises at any sanctioned county or state fair. The fee for a domestic farm winery fair license is fifteen dollars for each event.

D.  Section 4‑201 does not apply to the licenses provided for under this section. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4.  Section 4-205.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-205.04.  Farm winery license; issuance; regulatory provisions; retail site

A.  The director may issue a domestic farm winery license to any person who meets the requirements of subsection C of this section.  Each location that engages in producing and bottling these products must obtain a separate domestic farm winery license.  The licensee may not transfer the domestic farm winery license from person to person or from location to location.

B.  An applicant for a domestic farm winery license, at the time of filing the application for the license, shall accompany the application with the license fee.  Persons holding a domestic farm winery license shall report annually at the end of each fiscal year, at such time and in such manner as the director may prescribe, the amount of wine manufactured by them during the fiscal year.  If the total amount of wine manufactured during the year exceeds the amount permitted annually by the license, the licensee shall apply for and receive a producer's license.

C.  A person may be licensed as a domestic farm winery to sell wine produced or manufactured if in a calendar year it produces at least two hundred gallons and not more than forty thousand gallons of wine and may make sales and deliveries of wine only as specifically provided in this section and as follows:

1.  A licensed domestic farm winery may make sales and deliveries of wine to wholesalers licensed to sell wine under this title.

2.  A licensed domestic farm winery may serve wine produced or manufactured on the premises for the purpose of sampling the wine.

3.  A representative of the licensed domestic farm winery may consume small amounts of the products of the licensed domestic farm winery for the purpose of sampling the wine.

4.  A licensed domestic farm winery may sell to a consumer physically present on the premises wine produced or manufactured on the premises in the original container for consumption on or off the premises.

5.  A licensed domestic farm winery may purchase and sell wine produced by another licensed domestic farm winery only if the retail sale is to a consumer physically present on the premises of the domestic farm winery.

6.  If the licensed domestic farm winery is not otherwise engaged in the business of a distiller, vintner, brewer, rectifier, blender or other producer of spirituous liquor in any jurisdiction, the licensed domestic farm winery may hold licenses prescribed in section 4-209, subsection B, paragraphs 7, 10 and paragraph 12 on the licensed domestic farm winery premises or other retail premises.  The licensed domestic farm winery shall purchase all other spirituous liquor for sale at the other on-sale retail premises from wholesalers who that are licensed in this state, except that a licensed domestic farm winery may:

(a)  Purchase wine from other domestic farm wineries pursuant to paragraph 7 of this subsection.

(b)  Make deliveries of the wine that the domestic farm winery produces to the domestic farm winery's own commonly controlled retail licensed premises.

7.  A licensed domestic farm winery that produces not more than twenty thousand gallons of wine in a calendar year may make sales and deliveries of the wine that the licensed domestic farm winery produces to on-sale and off‑sale retailers.

8.  Notwithstanding section 4-244, paragraphs 3 and 7, an on-sale or off-sale retailer may purchase and accept delivery of wine from a licensed domestic farm winery pursuant to paragraph 7 of this subsection.

9.  A licensed domestic farm winery that produces not more than twenty thousand gallons of wine in a calendar year may make sales and deliveries of wine that the licensed domestic farm winery produces to consumers off of the licensed premises and that is ordered by telephone, mail, fax or catalogue, through the internet or by other means if all of the following apply:

(a)  The purchaser of the wine provided the licensed domestic farm winery with verification of the purchaser's legal age to purchase alcohol.

(b)  The shipping container in which the wine is shipped is marked to require the signature on delivery of an adult who is of legal age to purchase alcohol and delivery confirmation.

(c)  The wine is for personal use only and not for resale.

(d)  The wine is shipped to a residential or business address other than a premises licensed pursuant to this title.

(e)  The purchaser could have carried the wine lawfully into or within this state.

(f)  The delivery is made by a person who is at least twenty-one years of age.

(g)  The domestic farm winery shall collect payment for the price of the spirituous liquor no later than at the time of delivery.

10.  A licensed domestic farm winery may make sales and deliveries as expressly permitted by sections 4-203.03, 4-203.04 and 4-244.04.

D.  The domestic farm winery is liable for any violation committed in connection with any sale or delivery of the wine.  The rules adopted by the director pursuant to section 4-203, subsection J shall apply to the delivery of wine under subsection C, paragraph 9 of this section.  An act or omission of any person who makes a sale or delivery of wine for a licensee under subsection C, paragraph 9 of this section is deemed to be an act or omission of the licensee for the purposes of section 4-210, subsection A, paragraph 9.

E.  A domestic farm winery that sells or delivers wine pursuant to this section shall:

1.  Pay to the department of revenue all luxury taxes imposed pursuant to title 42, chapter 3 and all transaction privilege or use taxes imposed pursuant to title 42, chapter 5.

2.  File all returns or reports required by law.

F.  A delivery of wine by a domestic farm winery to a purchaser in this state is a transaction deemed to have occurred in this state.

G.  The director shall adopt rules in order to administer this section.END_STATUTE

Sec. 5.  Section 4-205.08, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-205.08.  Microbrewery license; issuance; regulatory provisions; retail site

A.  The director may issue a domestic microbrewery license to any domestic microbrewery.  Each location that engages in producing and bottling these products must obtain a separate domestic microbrewery license.  The licensee may not transfer the domestic microbrewery license from person to person or from location to location.

B.  An applicant for a domestic microbrewery license, at the time of filing the application for the license, shall accompany the application with the license fee.  Persons holding a domestic microbrewery license shall report annually at the end of each calendar year, at such time and in such manner as the director may prescribe, the amount of beer manufactured by them during the calendar year and the amount delivered pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 5, subdivision (b) of this section.  If the total amount of beer manufactured or delivered during the calendar year exceeds the amount permitted annually by the license, the licensee shall apply for and receive a producer's license.

C.  Notwithstanding any other statute, a licensed domestic microbrewery may:

1.  Sell beer produced or manufactured on the premises for consumption on or off the premises.

2.  Make sales and deliveries of beer to persons licensed to sell beer under this title through wholesalers licensed under this title or as provided in subsection D, paragraph 5, subdivision (a) or (b) of this section.

3.  Make sales and deliveries of beer to persons licensed to sell beer in another state if lawful under the laws of that state.

4.  Serve beer produced or manufactured on the premises for the purpose of sampling the beer.

5.  Purchase and sell wine produced by a farm winery and beer produced by a microbrewery for consumption on the premises.  Unless otherwise authorized under section 4‑205.04, subsection C, paragraph 7 or in subsection D, paragraph 5, subdivision (b) or (c) of this section, the microbrewery shall PURCHASE wine and beer sold under this PARAGRAPH from a licensed wholesaler.

D.  A licensed domestic microbrewery is subject to all of the following requirements:

1.  The microbrewery shall produce not less than five thousand gallons of beer in each calendar year following the first year of operation.

2.  The microbrewery shall not produce more than one million two hundred forty thousand gallons two hundred thousand barrels of beer in a calendar year.

3.  If retail operations are conducted in conjunction with the microbrewery, these retail operations shall be conducted from the same site as the location of the microbrewery.

4.  The microbrewery may sell other spirituous liquor products if:

(a)  The microbrewery holds an on-sale retail license.

(b)  The retail sale of the spirituous liquor is on or adjacent to the premises of the microbrewery.

5.  The microbrewery may make sales and deliveries of beer that it has produced to both:

(a)  Retail licensees that are under common ownership with the microbrewery in any amount.

(b)  Other licensed retailers in an amount not to exceed ninety‑three thousand gallons three thousand barrels in any calendar year.

(c)  Microbreweries through a licensed wholesaler unless the microbrewery making the sale or delivery does not otherwise distribute through a LICENSED wholesaler pursuant to subdivision (b) of this paragraph.

E.  A person who holds a domestic microbrewery license that meets the requirements of this section and who is not otherwise engaged in the business of a distiller, vintner, brewer, rectifier, blender or other producer of spirituous liquor in any jurisdiction may hold other on-sale retail licenses. Except as provided in subsection D, paragraph 5, subdivision (a) of this section, the person shall purchase all spirituous liquor for sale at the other on-sale retail premises from wholesalers who that are licensed in this state.

F.  A domestic microbrewery that sells or delivers beer pursuant to this section shall:

1.  Pay to the department of revenue all luxury taxes imposed pursuant to title 42, chapter 3 and all transaction privilege or use taxes imposed pursuant to title 42, chapter 5.

2.  File all returns or reports required by law.

G.  A delivery of beer by a domestic microbrewery to a purchaser in this state is a transaction deemed to have occurred in this state.

H.  The director shall adopt rules in order to administer this section. END_STATUTE

 

Sec. 6.  Section 4-205.09, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-205.09.  Microbrewery and farm winery licenses on same land; requirements

A.  The director may issue a domestic microbrewery license located on the same parcel of land as a domestic farm winery subject to the following conditions:

1.  The licenses of the domestic microbrewery and the domestic farm winery shall be held by different persons.

2.  The domestic microbrewery and the domestic farm winery shall be located in separate buildings that are licensed separately.

3.  The domestic microbrewery and the domestic farm winery may share a common tasting room and indoor and outdoor premises for tasting and for consumption of microbrewery and farm winery products.

4.  The domestic microbrewery and domestic farm winery shall each comply fully with all applicable requirements prescribed in section sections 4‑205.04 and section 4‑205.08.

5.  Persons who hold a domestic microbrewery license or a domestic farm winery license with combined premises under this section shall not hold any other license issued pursuant to this title.

B.  A domestic microbrewery and a domestic farm winery that share a common tasting room and indoor and outdoor premises as provided in subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section may each be held liable for any violation of this title. END_STATUTE

Sec. 7.  Section 4-209, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-209.  Fees for license, application, issuance, renewal and transfer; late renewal penalty; seasonal operation; surcharges

A.  A fee shall accompany an application for an original license or transfer of a license, or in case of renewal, shall be paid in advance.  Every license expires annually, except that a license may be renewed for a two‑year period pursuant to subsection M of this section if no compliance penalties have been issued to that location during the year before the renewal.  A licensee who fails to renew the license on or before the due date shall pay a penalty of one hundred fifty dollars which the licensee shall pay with the renewal fee.  A license renewal that is deposited, properly addressed and postage prepaid in an official depository of the United States mail on or before the due date shall be deemed filed and received by the department on the date shown by the postmark or other official mark of the United States postal service stamped on the envelope.  If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other legal holiday, the renewal shall be considered timely if it is received by the department on the next business day.  The director may waive a late renewal penalty if good cause is shown by the licensee.  A licensee who fails to renew the license on or before the due date may not sell, purchase or otherwise deal in spirituous liquor until the license is renewed.  A license that is not renewed within sixty days after the due date is deemed terminated.  The director may renew the terminated license if good cause is shown by the licensee.  An application fee for an original license or the transfer of a license shall be one hundred dollars, which shall be retained by this state.

B.  Issuance fees for original licenses shall be:

1.  For an in‑state producer's license, to manufacture or produce spirituous liquor in this state, one thousand five hundred dollars.

2.  Except as provided in paragraph 15 of this subsection, for an out‑of‑state producer's, exporter's, importer's or rectifier's license, two hundred dollars.

3.  For a domestic microbrewery license, three hundred dollars.

4.  For a wholesaler's license, to sell spirituous liquors, one thousand five hundred dollars.

5.  For a government license issued in the name of a county, city, town, community college or state university or the national guard, one hundred dollars.

6.  For a bar license, which is an on‑sale retailer's license to sell all spirituous liquors primarily by individual portions and in the original containers, one thousand five hundred dollars.

7.  For a beer and wine bar license, which is an on‑sale retailer's license to sell beer and wine primarily by individual portions and in the original containers, one thousand five hundred dollars.

8.  For a conveyance license issued to an operating railroad company, to sell all spirituous liquors in individual portions or in the original containers on all passenger trains operated by the railroad company, or to an operating airline company, to sell or serve spirituous liquors solely in individual portions on all passenger planes operated by the airline company, or to a boat operating in the waters of this state, to sell all spirituous liquors in individual portions or in the original containers for consumption on the boat, one thousand five hundred dollars.

9.  For a liquor store license, which is an off‑sale retailer's license to sell all spirituous liquors, one thousand five hundred dollars.

10.  For a beer and wine store license, which is an off‑sale retailer's license to sell beer and wine, one thousand five hundred dollars.

11.  For a hotel‑motel license issued as such, to sell and serve spirituous liquors solely for consumption on the licensed premises of the hotel or motel, one thousand five hundred dollars.

12.  For a restaurant license issued as such, to sell and serve spirituous liquors solely for consumption on the licensed premises of the restaurant, one thousand five hundred dollars.

13.  For a domestic farm winery license, one hundred dollars.

14.  For a club license issued in the name of a bona fide club qualified under this title to sell all spirituous liquors on‑sale, one thousand dollars.

15.  For an out‑of‑state winery that sells not more than fifty cases of wine in this state in a calendar year, twenty‑five dollars.

C.  The department may issue licenses with staggered renewal dates to distribute the renewal workload as uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve months of the calendar year.  If a license is issued less than six months before the scheduled renewal date of the license, as provided by the department's staggered license renewal system, one‑half of the annual license fee shall be charged.

D.  The annual fees for licenses shall be:

1.  For an in‑state producer's license, to manufacture or produce spirituous liquors in this state, three hundred fifty dollars.

2.  Except as provided in paragraph 15 of this subsection, for an out‑of‑state producer's, exporter's, importer's or rectifier's license, fifty dollars.

3.  For a domestic microbrewery license, three hundred dollars.

4.  For a wholesaler's license, to sell spirituous liquors, two hundred fifty dollars.

5.  For a government license issued to a county, city or town, community college or state university or the national guard, one hundred dollars.

6.  For a bar license, which is an on‑sale retailer's license to sell all spirituous liquors primarily by individual portions and in the original containers, one hundred fifty dollars.

7.  For a beer and wine bar license, which is an on‑sale retailer's license to sell beer and wine primarily by individual portions and in the original containers, seventy‑five dollars.

8.  For a conveyance license issued to an operating railroad company, to sell all spirituous liquors in individual portions or in the original containers on all passenger trains operated by the railroad company, or to an operating airline company, to sell or serve spirituous liquors solely in individual portions on all passenger planes operated by the airline company, or to a boat operating in the waters of this state, to sell all spirituous liquor in individual portions or in the original containers for consumption on the boat, two hundred twenty‑five dollars.

9.  For a liquor store license, which is an off‑sale retailer's license to sell all spirituous liquors, fifty dollars.

10.  For a beer and wine store license, which is an off‑sale retailer's license to sell beer and wine, fifty dollars.

11.  For a hotel‑motel license issued as such, to sell and serve spirituous liquors solely for consumption on the licensed premises of the hotel or motel, five hundred dollars.

12.  For a restaurant license issued as such, to sell and serve spirituous liquors solely for consumption on the licensed premises of the restaurant, five hundred dollars, and for a restaurant license that is permitted to continue operating as a restaurant pursuant to section 4-213, subsection E, an additional amount established by the director.  The department shall transfer this amount to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.

13.  For a domestic farm winery license, one hundred dollars.

14.  For a club license issued in the name of a bona fide club qualified under this title to sell all spirituous liquors on‑sale, one hundred fifty dollars.

15.  For an out‑of‑state winery that sells not more than twenty‑five cases of wine in this state in a calendar year, twenty‑five dollars.

E.  Where the business of an on‑sale retail licensee is seasonal, not extending over periods of more than six months in any calendar year, the licensee may designate the periods of operation, and a license may be granted for those periods only, on payment of one‑half of the fee prescribed in subsection D of this section.

F.  Transfer fees from person to person for licenses transferred pursuant to section 4‑203, subsection C shall be three hundred dollars.

G.  Transfer fees from location to location, as provided for in section 4‑203, shall be one hundred dollars.

H.  Assignment fees for a change of agent, as provided for in section 4‑202, subsection C, shall be one hundred dollars, except that where a licensee holds multiple licenses the assignment fee for the first license shall be one hundred dollars and the assignment fee for all remaining licenses transferred to the same agent shall be fifty dollars each, except that the aggregate assignment fees shall in no event exceed one thousand dollars.

I.  No fee shall be charged by the department for an assignment of a liquor license in probate or an assignment pursuant to the provisions of a will or pursuant to a judicial decree in a domestic relations proceeding which assigns ownership of a business which includes a spirituous liquor license to one of the parties in the proceeding.  In the case of nontransferable licenses no fee shall be charged by the department for the issuance of a license for a licensed business pursuant to a transfer of the business in probate or pursuant to the provisions of a will or pursuant to a judicial decree in a domestic relations proceeding which assigns ownership of the business to one of the parties in the proceeding.

J.  The director shall assess a surcharge of thirty dollars on all licenses prescribed in subsection D, paragraphs 6, 7 and 12 of this section. Monies from the surcharge shall be used by the department exclusively for the costs of an auditor and support staff to review compliance by applicants and licensees with the requirements of section 4‑205.02, subsection E.  The department shall assess the surcharge as part of the annual license renewal fee.

K.  The director shall assess a surcharge of thirty‑five dollars on all licenses prescribed in this section.  Monies from the surcharge shall be used by the department exclusively for the costs of an enforcement program to investigate licensees who have been the subject of multiple complaints to the department.  The enforcement program shall respond to complaints against licensees by neighborhood associations, by neighborhood civic groups and from municipal and county governments.  The department shall assess the surcharge as part of the annual license renewal fee.

L.  The director shall assess a surcharge of twenty dollars on all licenses prescribed in subsection D, paragraphs 11 and 12 of this section and thirty‑five dollars on all other licenses prescribed in this section.  Monies from the surcharge and from surcharges imposed pursuant to subsection K of this section shall be used by the department exclusively for the costs of a neighborhood association interaction and liquor enforcement management unit. The unit shall respond to complaints from neighborhood associations, neighborhood civic groups and local governing authorities regarding liquor violations.  The director shall report the unit's activities to the board at each board meeting or as the board may direct.

M.  Licenses may be renewed every two years with payment of license fees that are twice the amount designated in subsection D of this section and other applicable fees.  Licensees renewing every two years must comply with annual reporting requirements.  The director may adopt reasonable rules to permit licensees to renew every two years. END_STATUTE

Sec. 8.  Section 4-243.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-243.01.  Purchasing from other than primary source of supply unlawful; definitions

A.  It is unlawful:

1.  For any supplier to solicit, accept or fill any order for any spirituous liquor from any wholesaler in this state unless the supplier is the primary source of supply for the brand of spirituous liquor sold or sought to be sold and is duly licensed by the board.

2.  For any wholesaler or any other licensee in this state to order, purchase or receive any spirituous liquor from any supplier unless the supplier is the primary source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased or received.

3.  Except as provided by section 4‑243.02 for a retailer to order, purchase or receive any spirituous liquor from any source other than any of the following:

(a)  A wholesaler who that has purchased the brand from the primary source of supply.

(b)  A wholesaler who that is the designated representative of the primary source of supply in this state and who that has purchased such spirituous liquor from the designated representative of the primary source of supply within or without this state.

(c)  A registered retail agent pursuant to section 4‑101.

(d)  A domestic farm winery licensed under section 4‑205.04 and subject to the limitations prescribed in section 4‑205.04, subsection C, paragraph 7.

(e)  A licensed domestic microbrewery licensed under section 4‑205.08.

B.  All spirituous liquor shipped into this state shall be invoiced to the wholesaler by the primary source of supply.  All spirituous liquor shall be unloaded and remain at the wholesaler's premises for at least twenty‑four hours.  A copy of each invoice shall be transmitted by the wholesaler and the primary source of supply to the department of revenue.

C.  The director may suspend for a period of one year the license of any wholesaler or retailer who violates this section.

D.  Upon determination by the department of revenue that a primary source of supply has violated this section, no wholesaler may accept any shipment of spirituous liquor from such primary source of supply for a period of one year.

E.  For the purposes of this section:

1.  "Primary source of supply" means the distiller, producer, owner of the commodity at the time it becomes a marketable product, bottler or exclusive agent of any such distributor or owner.  In the case of imported products, the primary source of supply means either the foreign producer, owner, bottler or agent or the prime importer from, or the exclusive agent in, the United States of the foreign distiller, producer, bottler or owner.

2.  "Wholesaler" means any person, firm or corporation that is licensed in this state to sell to retailers and that is engaged in the business of warehousing and distributing brands of various suppliers to retailers generally in the marketing area in which the wholesaler is located.END_STATUTE

Sec. 9.  Section 4-244, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-244.  Unlawful acts

It is unlawful:

1.  For a person to buy for resale, sell or deal in spirituous liquors in this state without first having procured a license duly issued by the board.

2.  For a person to sell or deal in alcohol for beverage purposes without first complying with this title.

3.  For a distiller, vintner, brewer or wholesaler knowingly to sell, dispose of or give spirituous liquor to any person other than a licensee except in sampling wares as may be necessary in the ordinary course of business, except in donating spirituous liquor to a nonprofit organization which has obtained a special event license for the purpose of charitable fund raising activities or except in donating spirituous liquor with a cost to the distiller, brewer or wholesaler of up to five hundred dollars in a calendar year to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c) (3), (4), (6) or (7) of the internal revenue code and not licensed under this title.

4.  For a distiller, vintner or brewer to require a wholesaler to offer or grant a discount to a retailer, unless the discount has also been offered and granted to the wholesaler by the distiller, vintner or brewer.

5.  For a distiller, vintner or brewer to use a vehicle for trucking or transportation of spirituous liquors unless there is affixed to both sides of the vehicle a sign showing the name and address of the licensee and the type and number of the person's license in letters not less than three and one‑half inches in height.

6.  For a person to take or solicit orders for spirituous liquors unless the person is a salesman or solicitor of a licensed wholesaler, a salesman or solicitor of a distiller, brewer, vintner, importer or broker or a registered retail agent.

7.  For any retail licensee to purchase spirituous liquors from any person other than a solicitor or salesman of a wholesaler licensed in this state.

8.  For a retailer to acquire an interest in property owned, occupied or used by a wholesaler in his the wholesaler's business, or in a license with respect to the premises of the wholesaler.

9.  Except as provided in paragraphs 10 and 11 of this section, for a licensee or other person to sell, furnish, dispose of or give, or cause to be sold, furnished, disposed of or given, to a person under the legal drinking age or for a person under the legal drinking age to buy, receive, have in the person's possession or consume spirituous liquor.  This paragraph shall not prohibit the employment by an off‑sale retailer of persons who are at least sixteen years of age to check out, if supervised by a person on the premises who is at least nineteen years of age, package or carry merchandise, including spirituous liquor, in unbroken packages, for the convenience of the customer of the employer, if the employer sells primarily merchandise other than spirituous liquor.

10.  For a licensee to employ a person under nineteen years of age to manufacture, sell or dispose of spirituous liquors.  This paragraph shall not prohibit the employment by an off‑sale retailer of persons who are at least sixteen years of age to check out, if supervised by a person on the premises who is at least nineteen years of age, package or carry merchandise, including spirituous liquor, in unbroken packages, for the convenience of the customer of the employer, if the employer sells primarily merchandise other than spirituous liquor.

11.  For an on‑sale retailer to employ a person under nineteen years of age in any capacity connected with the handling of spirituous liquors.  This paragraph does not prohibit the employment by an on‑sale retailer of a person under nineteen years of age who cleans up the tables on the premises for reuse, removes dirty dishes, keeps a ready supply of needed items and helps clean up the premises.

12.  For a licensee, when engaged in waiting on or serving customers, to consume spirituous liquor or for a licensee or on‑duty employee to be on or about the licensed premises while in an intoxicated or disorderly condition.

13.  For an employee of a retail licensee, during that employee's working hours or in connection with such employment, to give to or purchase for any other person, accept a gift of, purchase for himself or consume spirituous liquor, except that:

(a)  An employee of a licensee, during that employee's working hours or in connection with the employment, while the employee is not engaged in waiting on or serving customers, may give spirituous liquor to or purchase spirituous liquor for any other person.

(b)  An employee of an on-sale retail licensee, during that employee's working hours or in connection with the employment, while the employee is not engaged in waiting on or serving customers, may taste samples of beer or wine not to exceed four ounces per day or distilled spirits not to exceed two ounces per day provided by an employee of a wholesaler or distributor who is present at the time of the sampling.

(c)  An employee of an on-sale retail licensee, under the supervision of a manager as part of the employee's training and education, while not engaged in waiting on or serving customers may taste samples of distilled spirits not to exceed two ounces per educational session or beer or wine not to exceed four ounces per educational session, and provided that a licensee shall not have more than two educational sessions in any thirty day period.

(d)  An unpaid volunteer who is a bona fide member of a club and who is not engaged in waiting on or serving spirituous liquor to customers may purchase for himself and consume spirituous liquor while participating in a scheduled event at the club.  An unpaid participant in a food competition may purchase for himself and consume spirituous liquor while participating in the food competition.

(e)  An unpaid volunteer of a special event licensee under section 4‑203.02 may purchase and consume spirituous liquor while not engaged in waiting on or serving spirituous liquor to customers at the special event. This subdivision does not apply to an unpaid volunteer whose responsibilities include verification of a person's legal drinking age, security or the operation of any vehicle or heavy machinery.

14.  For a licensee or other person to serve, sell or furnish spirituous liquor to a disorderly or obviously intoxicated person, or for a licensee or employee of the licensee to allow or permit a disorderly or obviously intoxicated person to come into or remain on or about the premises, except that a licensee or an employee of the licensee may allow an obviously intoxicated person to remain on the premises for a period of time of not to exceed thirty minutes after the state of obvious intoxication is known or should be known to the licensee in order that a nonintoxicated person may transport the obviously intoxicated person from the premises.  For the purposes of this section, "obviously intoxicated" means inebriated to the extent that a person's physical faculties are substantially impaired and the impairment is shown by significantly uncoordinated physical action or significant physical dysfunction that would have been obvious to a reasonable person.

15.  For an on‑sale or off‑sale retailer or an employee of such retailer to sell, dispose of, deliver or give spirituous liquor to a person between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

16.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit any person on or about the licensed premises to give or furnish any spirituous liquor to any person under twenty‑one years of age or knowingly permit any person under twenty‑one years of age to have in the person's possession spirituous liquor on the licensed premises.

17.  For an on‑sale retailer or an employee of such retailer to allow a person to consume or possess spirituous liquors on the premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

18.  For an on‑sale retailer to permit an employee or for an employee to solicit or encourage others, directly or indirectly, to buy the employee drinks or anything of value in the licensed premises during the employee's working hours.  No on‑sale retailer shall serve employees or allow a patron of the establishment to give spirituous liquor to, purchase liquor for or drink liquor with any employee during the employee's working hours.

19.  For an off‑sale retailer or employee to sell spirituous liquor except in the original unbroken container, to permit spirituous liquor to be consumed on the premises or to knowingly permit spirituous liquor to be consumed on adjacent property under the licensee's exclusive control.

20.  For a person to consume spirituous liquor in a public place, thoroughfare or gathering.  The license of a licensee permitting a violation of this paragraph on the premises shall be subject to revocation.  This paragraph does not apply to the sale of spirituous liquors on the premises of and by an on‑sale retailer.  This paragraph also does not apply to a person consuming beer from a broken package in a public recreation area or on private property with permission of the owner or lessor or on the walkways surrounding such private property or to a person consuming beer or wine from a broken package in a public recreation area as part of a special event or festival that is conducted under a license secured pursuant to section 4‑203.02 or 4‑203.03.

21.  For a person to have possession of or to transport spirituous liquor which is manufactured in a distillery, winery, brewery or rectifying plant contrary to the laws of the United States and this state.  Any property used in transporting such spirituous liquor shall be forfeited to the state and shall be seized and disposed of as provided in section 4‑221.

22.  For an on‑sale retailer or employee to allow a person under the legal drinking age to remain in an area on the licensed premises during those hours in which its primary use is the sale, dispensing or consumption of alcoholic beverages after the licensee, or the licensee's employees, know or should have known that the person is under the legal drinking age.  An on‑sale retailer may designate an area of the licensed premises as an area in which spirituous liquor will not be sold or consumed for the purpose of allowing underage persons on the premises if the designated area is separated by a physical barrier and at no time will underage persons have access to the area in which spirituous liquor is sold or consumed.  A licensee or an employee of a licensee may require a person who intends to enter a licensed premises or a portion of a licensed premises where persons under the legal drinking age are prohibited under this section to exhibit a written instrument of identification that is acceptable under section 4‑241 as a condition of entry.  The director, or a municipality, may adopt rules to regulate the presence of underage persons on licensed premises provided the rules adopted by a municipality are more stringent than those adopted by the director.  The rules adopted by the municipality shall be adopted by local ordinance and shall not interfere with the licensee's ability to comply with this paragraph.  This paragraph does not apply:

(a)  If the person under the legal drinking age is accompanied by a spouse, parent or legal guardian of legal drinking age or is an on‑duty employee of the licensee.

(b)  If the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises is a club as defined in section 4‑101, paragraph 7, subdivision (a) and the person under the legal drinking age is any of the following:

(i)  An active duty military service member.

(ii)  A veteran.

(iii)  A member of the United States army national guard or the United States air national guard.

(iv)  A member of the United States military reserve forces.

(c)  To the area of the premises used primarily for the serving of food during the hours when food is served.

23.  For an on‑sale retailer or employee to conduct drinking contests, to sell or deliver to a person an unlimited number of spirituous liquor beverages during any set period of time for a fixed price, to deliver more than forty ounces of beer, one liter of wine or four ounces of distilled spirits in any spirituous liquor drink to one person at one time for that person's consumption or to advertise any practice prohibited by this paragraph.  The provisions of this paragraph do not prohibit an on‑sale retailer or employee from selling and delivering an opened, original container of distilled spirits if:

(a)  Service or pouring of the spirituous liquor is provided by an employee of the on‑sale retailer.

(b)  The employee of the on‑sale retailer monitors consumption to ensure compliance with this paragraph.  Locking devices may be used, but are not required.

24.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit the unlawful possession, use, sale or offer for sale of narcotics, dangerous drugs or marijuana on the premises.  As used in this paragraph, "dangerous drug" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13‑3401.

25.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit prostitution or the solicitation of prostitution on the premises.

26.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit unlawful gambling on the premises.

27.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit trafficking or attempted trafficking in stolen property on the premises.

28.  For a licensee or employee to fail or refuse to make the premises or records available for inspection and examination as provided in this title or to comply with a lawful subpoena issued under this title.

29.  For any person other than a peace officer or a member of a sheriff's volunteer posse while on duty who has received firearms training that is approved by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, the licensee or an employee of the licensee acting with the permission of the licensee to be in possession of a firearm while on the licensed premises of an on‑sale retailer.  This paragraph shall not be construed to include a situation in which a person is on licensed premises for a limited time in order to seek emergency aid and such person does not buy, receive, consume or possess spirituous liquor.  This paragraph shall not apply to:

(a)  Hotel or motel guest room accommodations.

(b)  The exhibition or display of a firearm in conjunction with a meeting, show, class or similar event.

(c)  A person with a permit issued pursuant to section 13‑3112 who carries a concealed handgun on the licensed premises of any on‑sale retailer that has not posted a notice pursuant to section 4‑229.

30.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit a person in possession of a firearm other than a peace officer or a member of a sheriff's volunteer posse while on duty who has received firearms training that is approved by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, the licensee or an employee of the licensee acting with the permission of the licensee to remain on the licensed premises or to serve, sell or furnish spirituous liquor to a person in possession of a firearm while on the licensed premises of an on‑sale retailer.  It shall be a defense to action under this paragraph if the licensee or employee requested assistance of a peace officer to remove such person.  This paragraph shall not apply to:

(a)  Hotel or motel guest room accommodations.

(b)  The exhibition or display of a firearm in conjunction with a meeting, show, class or similar event.

(c)  A person with a permit issued pursuant to section 13‑3112 who carries a concealed handgun on the licensed premises of any on‑sale retailer that has not posted a notice pursuant to section 4‑229.

31.  For any person in possession of a firearm while on the licensed premises of an on-sale retailer to consume spirituous liquor.  This paragraph does not prohibit the consumption of small amounts of spirituous liquor by an undercover peace officer on assignment to investigate the licensed establishment.

32.  For a licensee or employee to knowingly permit spirituous liquor to be removed from the licensed premises, except in the original unbroken package.  This paragraph does not apply to any of the following:

(a)  A person who removes a bottle of wine which has been partially consumed in conjunction with a purchased meal from licensed premises if a cork is inserted flush with the top of the bottle or the bottle is otherwise securely closed.

(b)  A person who is in licensed premises that have noncontiguous portions that are separated by a public or private walkway or driveway and who takes spirituous liquor from one portion of the licensed premises across the public or private walkway or driveway directly to the other portion of the licensed premises.

(c)  A bar, beer and wine bar, liquor store, beer and wine store or domestic microbrewery licensee who dispenses beer only in a clean glass container approved by a national sanitation ORGANIZATION with a maximum capacity that does not exceed one gallon and not for consumption on the premises as long as if:

(i)  The licensee or the licensee's employee fills the container at the tap at the time of sale.

(ii)  The container is sealed with a plastic adhesive and displays a government warning label.

(iii)  The dispensing of that beer is not done through a drive‑through or walk‑up service window.

The department shall review the effects of this subdivision and submit a report by July 1, 2015 on the effects of this subdivision to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The department shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

33.  For a person who is obviously intoxicated to buy or attempt to buy spirituous liquor from a licensee or employee of a licensee or to consume spirituous liquor on licensed premises.

34.  For a person under twenty‑one years of age to drive or be in physical control of a motor vehicle while there is any spirituous liquor in the person's body.

35.  For a person under twenty‑one years of age to operate or be in physical control of a motorized watercraft that is underway while there is any spirituous liquor in the person's body.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "underway" has the same meaning prescribed in section 5‑301.

36.  For a licensee, manager, employee or controlling person to purposely induce a voter, by means of alcohol, to vote or abstain from voting for or against a particular candidate or issue on an election day.

37.  For a licensee to fail to report an occurrence of an act of violence to either the department or a law enforcement agency.

38.  For a licensee to use a vending machine for the purpose of dispensing spirituous liquor.

39.  For a licensee to offer for sale a wine carrying a label including a reference to Arizona or any Arizona city, town or geographic location unless at least seventy‑five per cent by volume of the grapes used in making the wine were grown in Arizona.

40.  For a retailer to knowingly allow a customer to bring spirituous liquor onto the licensed premises, except that an on‑sale retailer may allow a wine and food club to bring wine onto the premises for consumption by the club's members and guests of the club's members in conjunction with meals purchased at a meeting of the club that is conducted on the premises and that at least seven members attend.  An on‑sale retailer who allows wine and food clubs to bring wine onto its premises under this paragraph shall comply with all applicable provisions of this title and any rules adopted pursuant to this title to the same extent as if the on‑sale retailer had sold the wine to the members of the club and their guests.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "wine and food club" means an association that has more than twenty bona fide members paying at least six dollars per year in dues and that has been in existence for at least one year.

41.  For a person under twenty‑one years of age to have in the person's body any spirituous liquor.  In a prosecution for a violation of this paragraph:

(a)  Pursuant to section 4‑249, it is a defense that the spirituous liquor was consumed in connection with the bona fide practice of a religious belief or as an integral part of a religious exercise and in a manner not dangerous to public health or safety.

(b)  Pursuant to section 4‑226, it is a defense that the spirituous liquor was consumed for a bona fide medicinal purpose and in a manner not dangerous to public health or safety.

42.  For an employee of a licensee to accept any gratuity, compensation, remuneration or consideration of any kind to either:

(a)  Permit a person who is under twenty-one years of age to enter any portion of the premises where that person is prohibited from entering pursuant to paragraph 22 of this section.

(b)  Sell, furnish, dispose of or give spirituous liquor to a person who is under twenty-one years of age.

43.  For a person to purchase, offer for sale or use any device, machine or process which mixes spirituous liquor with pure oxygen or another gas to produce a vaporized product for the purpose of consumption by inhalation.

44.  For a retail licensee or an employee of a retail licensee to sell spirituous liquor to a person if the retail licensee or employee knows the person intends to resell the spirituous liquor.

45.  Except as authorized by paragraph 32, subdivision (c) of this section, for a person to reuse a bottle or other container authorized for use by the laws of the United States or any agency of the United States for the packaging of distilled spirits or for a person to increase the original contents or a portion of the original contents remaining in a liquor bottle or other authorized container by adding any substance. END_STATUTE

Sec. 10.  Section 4-244.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE4-244.04.  Farm winery sampling

Notwithstanding section 4‑244, paragraphs 13 and 19, a representative of a licensed domestic farm winery may consume small amounts and may serve the products of the licensed domestic farm winery on the premises of an off‑sale retailer or a retailer with off‑sale privileges for the purpose of sampling the products of the domestic farm winery.  The licensee of the domestic farm winery is liable for any violations of this title committed in connection with such sampling.  The director shall regulate the manner of conducting such samplings to prevent abusive practices.  The licensed retailer shall make sales of domestic farm winery products from the licensed retail premises. END_STATUTE

Sec. 11.  Section 42-3001, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE42-3001.  Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Affix" and "affixed" includes imprinting tax meter stamps on packages and individual containers as authorized by the department.

2.  "Cider" means vinous liquor that is made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe apples, including flavored, sparkling and carbonated cider and cider made from condensed apple must, and that contains more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume but not more than seven per cent of alcohol by volume.

3.  "Cigar" means any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco other than any roll of tobacco that is a cigarette, as defined in paragraph 4, subdivision (b) of this section.

4.  "Cigarette" means either of the following:

(a)  Any roll of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco wrapped in paper or any substance not containing tobacco.

(b)  Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco that, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by a consumer as a cigarette described in subdivision (a) of this paragraph.  This subdivision shall be interpreted consistently with the classification guidelines established by the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau.

5.  "Cigarette distributor" means a distributor of cigarettes without stamps affixed as required by this article who is required to be licensed under section 42-3201.  Cigarette distributor does not include a retailer or any person who holds a permit as a cigarette manufacturer, export warehouse proprietor or importer under 26 United States Code section 5712 if the person sells or distributes cigarettes in this state only to licensed cigarette distributors or to another person who holds a permit under 26 United States Code section 5712 as an export warehouse proprietor or manufacturer.

6.  "Cigarette importer" means a distributor who directly or indirectly imports into the United States a finished cigarette for sale or distribution and who is required to be licensed under section 42-3201.

7.  "Cigarette manufacturer" means a distributor who manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes or labels a finished cigarette and who is required to be licensed under section 42-3201.

8.  "Consumer" means a person in this state who comes into possession of any luxury subject to the tax imposed by this chapter and who, on coming into possession of the luxury, is not a distributor intending to sell or distribute the luxury, retailer or wholesaler.

9.  "Distributor" means any person who manufactures, produces, ships, transports or imports into this state or in any manner acquires or possesses for the purpose of making the first sale of the following:

(a)  Cigarettes without stamps affixed as required by this article.

(b)  Other tobacco products upon which the taxes have not been paid as required by this chapter.

10.  "Domestic farm winery" has the same meaning prescribed in section 4-101.

11.  "Domestic microbrewery" has the same meaning prescribed in section 4-101.

10.  "Farm winery" has the same meaning prescribed in section 4-101.  

12.  11.  "First sale" means the initial sale or distribution in intrastate commerce or the initial use or consumption of cigarettes or other tobacco products.

13.  12.  "Luxury" means any article, object or device upon which a tax is imposed under this chapter.

14.  13.  "Malt liquor" means any liquid that contains more than one‑half of one per cent alcohol by volume and that is made by the process of fermentation and not distillation of hops or grains, but not including:

(a)  Liquids made by the process of distillation of such substances.

(b)  Medicines that are unsuitable for beverage purposes.

14.  "Microbrewery" has the same meaning prescribed in section 4-101.

15.  "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, municipal corporation, estate, trust, club, society or other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number.

16.  "Retailer" means any person who that comes into possession of any luxury subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter for the purpose of selling it for consumption and not for resale.

17.  "Spirituous liquor" means any liquid that contains more than one‑half of one per cent alcohol by volume, that is produced by distillation of any fermented substance and that is used or prepared for use as a beverage.  Spirituous liquor does not include medicines that are unsuitable for beverage purposes.

18.  "Tobacco products" means all luxuries included in section 42-3052, paragraphs 5 through 9, except that for the purposes of article 5.1 of this chapter tobacco products has the same meaning prescribed in section 42-3221.

19.  "Vinous liquor" means any liquid that contains more than one‑half of one per cent alcohol by volume and that is made by the process of fermentation of grapes, berries, fruits, vegetables or other substances but does not include:

(a)  Liquids in which hops or grains are used in the process of fermentation.

(b)  Liquids made by the process of distillation of hops or grains.

(c)  Medicines that are unsuitable for beverage purposes.

20.  "Wholesaler" means a person who that sells any spirituous, vinous or malt liquor taxed under this chapter to retail dealers or for the purposes of resale only. END_STATUTE

Sec. 12.  Section 42-3355, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE42-3355.  Return and payment by farm wineries and microbreweries

A.  Every domestic farm winery selling vinous liquor at retail or to a retail licensee pursuant to title 4, chapter 2 manufactured or produced on the premises or producer of vinous liquor that sells at retail pursuant to section 4‑243.02 shall pay the tax under this chapter on all such liquor sold at retail or to a retail licensee within this state and add the amount of the tax to the sales price.

B.  Every domestic microbrewery selling malt liquor at retail or to a retail licensee pursuant to title 4, chapter 2 manufactured or produced on the premises or a manufacturer of beer that sells at retail pursuant to section 4-243.02 shall pay the tax under this chapter on all such liquor or malt liquor sold at retail or to a retail licensee within this state and add the amount of the tax to the sales price.

C.  The domestic farm winery, manufacturer or domestic microbrewery shall pay the tax to the department monthly on or before the twentieth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues.

D.  On or before that date the domestic farm winery, manufacturer or domestic microbrewery shall prepare a sworn return for the month in which the tax accrues in the form prescribed by the department, showing:

1.  The amount of liquors or beer sold in this state during the month in which the tax accrues.

2.  The amount of tax for the period covered by the return.

3.  Any other information that the department deems necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.

E.  The domestic farm winery, manufacturer or domestic microbrewery shall deliver the return, together with a remittance of the amount of the tax due, to the department.

F.  Any taxpayer who fails to pay the tax within ten days from the date upon which the payment becomes due is subject to and shall pay a penalty determined under section 42-1125, plus interest at the rate determined pursuant to section 42-1123 from the time the tax was due and payable until paid. END_STATUTE

Sec. 13.  Section 42-3356, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE42-3356.  Bonds required of farm wineries; exemption

A.  Every domestic farm winery that makes deliveries pursuant to section 4-205.04, subsection C, paragraph 7 or 9 shall file with the department, in a form prescribed by the department, a bond or bonds, duly executed by the domestic farm winery as principal, and with a corporation duly authorized to execute and write bonds within this state as surety, payable to this state and conditioned on the payment of all taxes, penalties and other obligations of the domestic farm winery arising under this chapter and chapter 5 of this title.

B.  The department shall fix the total amount of the bond or bonds required of the domestic farm winery and may increase or reduce the total amount at any time.  In fixing the total amount, the department shall require a bond or bonds equivalent in total amount to twice the domestic farm winery's estimated monthly tax, ascertained in a manner deemed proper by the department.  The total amount of the bond or bonds required of any domestic farm winery shall not be less than five hundred dollars.

C.  A domestic farm winery is exempt from the requirements of this section if the domestic farm winery has made timely payment of any taxes imposed by this chapter for the twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the current month. END_STATUTE