Liquor Statute Amendment Act (Sale of Spirits Manufactured for Brand Owners), 2017 Hatfield, Percy — Bill 116 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 116, 41-2

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Bill 116, Liquor Statute Amendment Act (Sale of Spirits Manufactured for Brand Owners), 2017

Hatfield, Percy

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

clause 3 (1) (

e) of the Liquor Control Act provides

that manufacturers of beer and spirits and wineries that manufacture Ontario

wine may be permitted to sell their beer, spirits or Ontario wine in stores they

own and operate. The Bill amends the Act to provide that a person who contracts

with a manufacturer to manufacture spirits in Ontario under a brand the person

owns may be permitted to operate a store at which the person sells those spirits

to the public. The store must be located within 500 metres from the

manufacturer's manufacturing premises.

consequential amendment is made to the definition of "distillery retail store" in

the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection

Act, 1996 to reflect the new type of permission in the Liquor Control Act . The definition applies for the

purposes of

Part II (Tax on Beer, Wine and Spirits) of that Act.

Bill 116 2017

Act to amend the Liquor Control Act and the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and

Public Protection Act, 1996 with respect to authorizations for brand owners to

sell spirits manufactured for them in Ontario

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The definition of "distillery retail store" in subsection 17 (1) of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996

is repealed and the following substituted:

"distillery

retail store" means,

(

a) a

store in Ontario owned and operated by a spirits manufacturer from which the

manufacturer is authorized under clause 3 (1) (

e) of the Liquor

Control Act to sell spirits to purchasers; or

(

b) a

store in Ontario owned and operated by a person that contracts with a

manufacturer to manufacture spirits in Ontario under a brand the person owns

from which the person is authorized under clause 3 (1) (e.0.1) of the Liquor

Control Act to sell spirits to purchasers; (" magasin de détail de distillerie")

Subsection 3 (1) of the Liquor Control Act is

amended by adding the following clause:

(e.0.1) to

authorize persons that contract with a manufacturer to manufacture spirits in

Ontario under a brand the person owns to operate a store for the sale of those

spirits to the public if the store is located within 500 metres of the

manufacturer's manufacturing premises;

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Liquor Statute

Amendment Act (Sale of Spirits Manufactured for Brand Owners), 2017 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 4, 2017

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

May 4, 2017

Second Reading

Carried

May 4, 2017

Second Reading

Debate

March 30, 2017

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 30, 2017

Committee

Second Reading

May 4, 2017

Mr. Percy Hatfield, Ms. Ann Hoggarth, Mr. Sam Oosterhoff, Mrs. Lisa Gretzky, Mr. Bob Delaney, Mr. Bill Walker, Mr. Taras Natyshak, Mr. Han Dong

May 4, 2017

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Committee

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 116

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996

Liquor Control Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 116, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 116 html
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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