[FMC] Wine Sales at Farmers' Market

[Susan Smalley]

Iowa allows wine sales at farmers markets.

Here in Michigan, current law restrict wine sales to markets that 
have a permanent building -- a year-round public market rather than a 
seasonal farmers market.  Legislation has been introduced in the 
Michigan Legislature (House Bill No. 6402 on 9/5/2006 and Senate Bill 
No. 142 on 1/31/2007) that would amend Michigan's liquor control act 
to allow sales in more venues.  The Senate bill 
(http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2007-SB-0142) as introduced would 
allow for "wine tasting and the sale of wine for consumption of the 
licensed premises at farmers' markets."  But the language provides 
that the special purpose license for such sales and sampling would be 
"valid for not more than 5 2-day events."  So it is not clear the 
extent to which this would really impact farmers markets.  And with 
many other priorities in our state, nothing has happened to the bill.

Susan Smalley
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Susan B. Smalley, Ph.D.
Director
C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS)
303 Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222

smalley3 at msu.edu
517.432.0049 voice
517.353.3834 fax


At 01:12 PM 5/13/2008, Webber, David (AGR) wrote:am
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>Hoping some of you can point me in the direction of states that 
>allow local wineries to sell at farmers' markets. So far I am aware 
>of California, Oregon, Washington, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York 
>and possibly New Hampshire and Virginia. I am also looking for 
>copies of the legislation or regulations that allow for this and 
>what is considered a "farmers market" as it applies to allowing wine 
>sales. Thanks!
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>David Webber
>Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
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