SB 199 (BR 1721) - J. Schickel, D. Thayer

     AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
     Amend KRS 243.0305 to allow a distiller to deliver or ship its products under certain conditions; permit distillery visitors to buy up to nine liters of souvenir package products per purchaser per day; limit subscription or club program members to nine liters shipped per calendar year; amend KRS 243.120 and 243.130 to emphasize commitment to the three-tier alcohol system and prohibit delivery into dry or moist territory; authorize distillers to sell their products by the package at their distillery premises; make exception for new types of sales and deliveries; amend KRS 243.200 to set requirements for a licensed transporter to transport alcoholic beverages from a licensee's premises to a purchaser's residence; amend KRS 243.240 to allow a quota retail package licensee to deliver or ship products to a customer's residence through a transporter or a common carrier; restrict deliveries to only those customers who purchased the products at the licensed premises; amend KRS 244.165 to authorize shipment by an out-of-state distillery or winery that is licensed in Kentucky to a Kentucky resident who made the purchase in-person at that distillery or winery; set standards for transporters or common carriers who make the out-of-state shipments; amend KRS 244.240 to exempt a distiller delivering under the new rules from the prohibition against involvement in retail sales.