Chapter 123 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

HB 2924

Relating to brewery licensees; amending ORS 471.220.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 471.220 is amended to read:

471.220. (1) A brewery license shall allow the manufacture, importation, storage, transportation, wholesale sale and distribution to licensees of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, and the export of malt beverages. [Except as specifically provided in this section, no brewery licensee shall sell any malt beverages to be consumed on the licensed premises. No brewery licensee shall] A brewery licensee may not sell within the State of Oregon any beer containing more than six percent alcohol by volume. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a brewery licensee may not sell malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.

(2) A brewery licensee may:

(a) Sell malt beverages brewed on the licensed premises for consumption on the licensed premises; and

(b) Sell malt beverages brewed on the licensed premises [and containing not more than eight percent alcohol by volume], in quantities of not less than [five] four gallons, to an unlicensed organization, lodge, picnic party or private gathering. [Such malt beverages shall not be sold by any such unlicensed group.] An unlicensed organization, lodge, picnic party or private gathering may not resell the malt beverages that a brewery licensee sells under this paragraph.

Approved by the Governor May 19, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 19, 2011

Effective date January 1, 2012

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