HF 93 (LSB 1622YH (5) 91)

HOUSE FILE 93

BY  JONES

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 123.43, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  For purposes of this section, “premises”, in addition to premises as defined in section 123.3, may include any of the following noncontiguous locations, provided that such noncontiguous locations are approved by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury:
   a.  Any number of locations which are only separated from the premises as defined in section 123.3 by public waterways, roads, or carrier rights-of-way.
   b.  Any number of locations in the same general location as the premises as defined in section 123.3.
   c.  An additional warehouse or warehouses, located somewhere other than on the premises as defined in section 123.3 or a location described in paragraph “a” or “b”.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery. Under current law, Code section 123.3 defines “licensed premises” or “premises” to mean all rooms, enclosures, contiguous areas, or places susceptible of precise description satisfactory to the director of revenue where alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under authority of a retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer permit. A single licensed premises may consist of multiple rooms, enclosures, areas, or places if they are wholly within the confines of a single building or contiguous grounds. 
   For purposes of application for and issuance of a class “A” native distilled spirits license, the bill modifies the term “premises” to include, in addition to the definition in Code section 123.3, any number of locations which are only separated from the premises by public waterways, roads, or carrier rights-of-way, any number of locations in the same general location as the premises, and an additional warehouse or warehouses located elsewhere, if approved by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury.