[FMC] Wine Sales at Farmers' Market

[Zachary Lyons]

Oh, Louisiana allows wine sales, too.

On May 13, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Susan Smalley wrote:

> 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
> ***
> 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
>
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> 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!
>>
>> David Webber
>> Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
>> (phone) 617-626-1754
>> (fax)     617-626-1850
>> David.Webber at state.ma.us
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