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Sub. H. B. No. 140 As Reported by the Senate Agriculture Committee
As Reported by the Senate Agriculture Committee
126th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2005-2006 |
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Representatives Carmichael, D. Stewart, Setzer, T. Patton, Barrett, Beatty, Blasdel, Brown, Buehrer, Carano, Cassell, Chandler, Coley, DeGeeter, Domenick, D. Evans, Faber, Harwood, Hughes, Key, McGregor, Otterman, Perry, Seaver, Seitz, Yuko, Trakas
A BILL
To amend section 4301.252 and to enact section 4303.251 of the Revised Code to authorize the Liquor Control Commission to issue an order allowing a permit holder to pay a forfeiture rather than have the holder's permit revoked and to authorize entities involved in the manufacture or distribution of beer or intoxicating liquor to conduct consumer product instruction, or provide sample servings of their products, at a retail permit holder's premises without having to obtain a retail liquor permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4301.252 be amended and section 4303.251 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4301.252. (A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (A)(2)(d), (B),
and (C) of this section, when the liquor control commission
determines that the permit of any permit holder is to be
suspended under Title XLIII of the Revised Code or any rule of
the commission, the commission may issue an order allowing a
permit holder to elect to pay a forfeiture for each day of the
suspension in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section,
rather than to suspend operations under the permit holder's
permit issued for the
premises at which the violation occurred. (2)(a) If the permit holder has not violated, at the
premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued,
any provision of Title
XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission during the
preceding two years, the amount of the forfeiture for each day
for the suspension shall be from one hundred to two hundred
dollars. (b) If the permit holder has violated, at the premises for
which the permit holder's permit was issued, any provision
of Title XLIII of the
Revised Code or rule of the commission for which the permit
holder has been disciplined by the commission not more than one other time
during the preceding two years, the amount of the forfeiture for each
day of the suspension shall be from two hundred to four hundred
dollars. (c) Except as provided under division (A)(2)(e) of this
section, if the permit holder has violated, at the
premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued,
any provision of Title
XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission for which
the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than
once, but not
more than twice, during the preceding two years, the commission
shall establish the amount of the forfeiture for each day of the
suspension, but the amount shall be not less than three hundred
dollars for each day of suspension. (d) If the permit holder has violated, at the
premises for which the permit holder's permit was issued,
any provision of Title
XLIII of the Revised Code or rule of the commission for which the
permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than twice
during the
preceding two years, the commission may suspend or revoke the
permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred,
or the commission shall establish the amount of the forfeiture for each day of a suspension, but the amount shall not be less than five hundred dollars for each day of suspension. The commission, and not the permit holder, shall determine whether the permit holder shall pay the forfeiture so established for a suspension instead of having the permit holder's permit suspended or revoked. (e) If the permit holder has committed, at the premises
for which the permit holder's permit was issued, a gambling
offense as defined in
section 2915.01, a drug abuse offense as defined in section
2925.01, or an offense described in section 2907.07, 2907.21,
2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, or 2907.25, division (A) or (B) of section 4301.22, or
section
4301.69 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance
substantially equivalent to any offense defined or described in a
section or division listed in division (A)(2)(e) of this section for which
the permit holder has been disciplined by the commission more than once,
but not
more than twice, during the preceding two years, the commission
may suspend or revoke the permit issued for the premises at which
the violation occurred. A person does not have to plead guilty to or
be convicted of an offense defined or described in a section or division listed
in division (A)(2)(e) of this section in order for this division
to apply. (3) When the commission issues an order allowing a permit
holder the option of paying a forfeiture rather than suspending
operations under the permit holder's permit issued for the
premises at which the
violation occurred, the order shall notify the permit holder of
the option of paying a forfeiture. The order shall state the
number of days for which the permit may be suspended, that
the permit holder has twenty-one days after the date on which the
order is sent to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check,
certified check, or money order, and that, if the permit holder does not do so,
the permit holder's permit issued
for the premises at which the violation occurred shall be
suspended for the period stated in the order. If the permit
holder fails to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check,
certified check, or money order within twenty-one days after the date on which
the order is sent, the commission shall issue an order
suspending the permit holder's permit issued for the
premises at which the
violation occurred for the period stated in the order allowing
payment of a forfeiture. The suspension shall be effective
on the twenty-eighth day after the date on which the order allowing
the payment of a forfeiture is sent. Even a permit holder who
pays a forfeiture may file an appeal under section
119.12 of the Revised Code. A permit holder shall be considered
to have paid a forfeiture when the permit holder's bank check, certified
check, or money order is received by
the commission in Columbus. Upon receipt of a permit holder's bank check,
certified check, or money order under this division, the commission shall
promptly notify the division of liquor control of its receipt. (B) No permit holder shall be permitted to pay a
forfeiture instead of having the permit holder's permit
issued for the premises
at which the violation occurred suspended if the suspension is
ordered for the reasons stated in division (A)(6) of
section
4301.25 of the Revised Code. (C) When the evidence and the nature of any violation of
Title XLIII of the Revised Code show that continued operation of
the permit premises presents a clear and present danger to public
health and safety, or if the commission finds, upon reliable,
probative, and substantial evidence, that the statutory elements
of a felony committed in connection with the operation of the
permit premises are present in the action for which the permit
holder is being disciplined, the commission may suspend the
permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred
and shall not allow the permit holder to pay a forfeiture instead
of suspending the permit holder's permit operations.
(D) Except as provided in this division, when the commission determines that the permit of any permit holder is to be revoked under Title XLIII of the Revised Code or any rule of the commission, the commission may issue an order allowing a permit holder to elect to pay a forfeiture rather than to revoke the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred.
When the commission issues an order allowing a permit holder the option of paying a forfeiture rather than revoking the permit holder's permit, the order shall notify the permit holder of the option of paying a forfeiture. The order shall state the effective date of the revocation of the permit holder's permit as twenty-eight days after the date on which the order is sent, that the permit holder has twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order, and that, if the permit holder does not do so, the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred shall be revoked on the effective date stated in the order. If the permit holder fails to pay the full amount of the forfeiture by bank check, certified check, or money order within twenty-one days after the date on which the order is sent, the commission shall issue an order revoking the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred. The revocation shall be effective on the twenty-eighth day after the date on which the order allowing the payment of a forfeiture is sent. A permit holder shall be considered to have paid a forfeiture when the permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order is received by the commission in Columbus. Upon receipt of a permit holder's bank check, certified check, or money order, the commission shall promptly notify the division of liquor control of its receipt.
When the evidence and the nature of any violation of Title XLIII of the Revised Code show that continued operation of the permit premises presents a clear and present danger to public health and safety, or if the commission finds, upon reliable, probative, and substantial evidence, that the statutory elements of a felony committed in connection with the operation of the permit premises are present in the action for which the permit holder is being disciplined, the commission may revoke the permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred and shall not allow the permit holder to pay a forfeiture instead of revoking the permit holder's permit.
No permit holder shall be permitted to pay a forfeiture instead of having the permit holder's permit issued for the premises at which the violation occurred revoked if the revocation is ordered for the reasons stated in division (A)(6) or (B) of section 4301.25 of the Revised Code. Sec. 4303.251. A manufacturer, supplier, broker, or wholesale distributor of beer or intoxicating liquor, or an agent, solicitor, or salesperson who is registered under section 4303.25 of the Revised Code and who represents the manufacturer, supplier, broker, or wholesale distributor of beer or intoxicating liquor, may conduct consumer product instruction, or provide sample servings of the manufacturer's, supplier's, broker's, or wholesale distributor's products, on the premises of a retail permit holder who is authorized to sell the products for on-premises consumption, without the manufacturer, supplier, broker, wholesale distributor, agent, solicitor, or salesperson having to be issued a retail permit under this chapter. The person providing a sample serving shall purchase the beer or intoxicating liquor at the ordinary retail price from the retail permit holder whose premises are involved. The liquor control commission shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.
Section 2. That existing section 4301.252 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
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