[FMC] Wine sales locations

[Mark TCM]

One other small note, common wine regulation language says "permanent  
location" but not building.  We sorted out that an identifiable  
physical location could be defined at a farmers market.  Don't let  
them box you into a building when location is (if it is) what is stated.
Mark
Thriving Community Marketplaces


On May 13, 2008, at 12:40 PM, Zachary Lyons wrote:

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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