Senate File 2277 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2277 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2089) A BILL FOR An Act concerning the authority of a liquor control licensee 1 to keep certain mixed drinks or cocktails on the licensed 2 premises. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5355SV (3) 84 ec/nh

S.F. 2277 Section 1. Section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 1 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. (1) Keep on premises covered by a liquor control license 3 any alcoholic liquor in any container except the original 4 package purchased from the division, and except mixed drinks 5 or cocktails mixed on the premises for immediate consumption 6 on the licensed premises or as otherwise provided by this 7 paragraph “d” . This prohibition does not apply to common 8 carriers holding a class “D” liquor control license. 9 (2) Mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on the premises that are 10 not for immediate consumption may be consumed on the licensed 11 premises subject to the requirements of this subparagraph 12 pursuant to rules adopted by the division. The rules shall 13 provide that the mixed drinks or cocktails be stored, for 14 no longer than seventy-two hours, in a labeled container in 15 a quantity that does not exceed three gallons. The rules 16 shall also provide that added flavors and other nonbeverage 17 ingredients included in the mixed drinks or cocktails shall not 18 include added caffeine or other added stimulants including but 19 not limited to guarana, ginseng, and taurine. In addition, 20 the rules shall require that the licensee keep records as to 21 when the contents in a particular container were mixed and the 22 recipe used for that mixture. 23 EXPLANATION 24 This bill concerns the authority of a liquor control 25 licensee to keep alcoholic liquor in any container except 26 the original package purchased from the alcoholic beverages 27 division of the department of commerce. Under current law, 28 a liquor control licensee can only permit mixed drinks or 29 cocktails mixed on the premises if they are for immediate 30 consumption. The bill allows drinks or cocktails to be 31 mixed on the premises and kept in a separate container of no 32 more than three gallons for no longer than 72 hours. The 33 bill also requires the alcoholic beverages division to adopt 34 rules regarding the ability to mix drinks or cocktails and 35 -1- LSB 5355SV (3) 84 ec/nh 1/ 2

S.F. 2277 provides that the rules shall limit the ability to use certain 1 stimulants in the mixed drinks and require the licensee to keep 2 records of when the contents were mixed and the recipe used for 3 the mixture. 4 -2- LSB 5355SV (3) 84 ec/nh 2/ 2