Bill Text: IA HF93 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF93 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF93-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
noncontiguous
locations
of
the
premises
of
a
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native
distillery.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
123.43,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
3
“premises”
,
in
addition
to
premises
as
defined
in
section
123.3,
4
may
include
any
of
the
following
noncontiguous
locations,
5
provided
that
such
noncontiguous
locations
are
approved
by
the
6
alcohol
and
tobacco
tax
and
trade
bureau
of
the
United
States
7
department
of
the
treasury:
8
a.
Any
number
of
locations
which
are
only
separated
from
9
the
premises
as
defined
in
section
123.3
by
public
waterways,
10
roads,
or
carrier
rights-of-way.
11
b.
Any
number
of
locations
in
the
same
general
location
as
12
the
premises
as
defined
in
section
123.3.
13
c.
An
additional
warehouse
or
warehouses,
located
somewhere
14
other
than
on
the
premises
as
defined
in
section
123.3
or
a
15
location
described
in
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
noncontiguous
locations
of
the
premises
20
of
a
native
distillery.
Under
current
law,
Code
section
123.3
21
defines
“licensed
premises”
or
“premises”
to
mean
all
rooms,
22
enclosures,
contiguous
areas,
or
places
susceptible
of
precise
23
description
satisfactory
to
the
director
of
revenue
where
24
alcoholic
beverages,
wine,
or
beer
is
sold
or
consumed
under
25
authority
of
a
retail
alcohol
license,
wine
permit,
or
beer
26
permit.
A
single
licensed
premises
may
consist
of
multiple
27
rooms,
enclosures,
areas,
or
places
if
they
are
wholly
within
28
the
confines
of
a
single
building
or
contiguous
grounds.
29
For
purposes
of
application
for
and
issuance
of
a
class
30
“A”
native
distilled
spirits
license,
the
bill
modifies
the
31
term
“premises”
to
include,
in
addition
to
the
definition
in
32
Code
section
123.3,
any
number
of
locations
which
are
only
33
separated
from
the
premises
by
public
waterways,
roads,
or
34
carrier
rights-of-way,
any
number
of
locations
in
the
same
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