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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="2-138" title_number="2" title_name="State-Issued Permits and Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="State Permits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a family beer and wine facility permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The permit authorizes the holder to establish a facility to produce family beer or wine by a consumer who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is of legal drinking age; but</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>does not have a license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The permit authorizes the holder to provide equipment, raw materials, and instructions to a consumer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the permit holder may not engage in the production or manufacture of beer or wine.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A permit authorizes the holder to engage in the production or manufacture of beer or wine for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>testing equipment or recipes; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>sampling, provided that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>each patron has no more than five samples;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>each sample does not exceed 2 ounces; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>each sample is consumed on the premises by an individual who has a nonrefundable contract to brew or ferment at the facility.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Family beer and wine produced at a family beer and wine facility:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall be removed from the premises by the consumer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may be used only for home consumption and the personal use of the consumer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Executive Director may restrict the permit holder to the production of family–produced beer or family–produced wine.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The permit fee is $400.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Executive Director may adopt regulations regarding any activity relating to the operation of the facility, including limits on the quantities of beer and wine produced and record keeping.</text>
  </level>
</section>
