Senate File 144 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY McCOY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act concerning off=premises transportation and consumption of 2 resealed bottles of wine. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2018SS 82 5 ec/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 123.30, Code 2007, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this 1 4 chapter to the contrary, a person holding a license to sell 1 5 alcoholic liquors for consumption on the licensed premises may 1 6 permit a customer to remove one unsealed bottle of wine for 1 7 consumption off the premises if the customer has purchased and 1 8 consumed a portion of the bottle of wine on the licensed 1 9 premises. The licensee or the licensee's agent shall securely 1 10 reseal such bottle in a bag designed so that it is visibly 1 11 apparent that the resealed bottle of wine has not been 1 12 tampered with and provide a dated receipt for the resealed 1 13 bottle of wine to the customer. A wine bottle resealed 1 14 pursuant to the requirements of this subsection shall not be 1 15 deemed an open container subject to the requirements of 1 16 sections 321.284 and 321.284A. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill provides that a person holding a liquor control 1 19 license allowing the consumption of alcohol for on=premises 1 20 consumption can permit a customer to remove one unsealed 1 21 bottle of wine for consumption off the premises if the 1 22 customer has purchased and consumed a portion of the bottle of 1 23 wine on the licensed premises. The bill provides that the 1 24 licensee shall place the bottle in a bag with a receipt for 1 25 the wine of the customer. The bill also provides that the 1 26 resealed bottle of wine is not considered an open container 1 27 for purposes of those Code sections prohibiting open 1 28 containers of alcohol in vehicles. 1 29 LSB 2018SS 82 1 30 ec:nh/je/5