To amend section 4303.231 of the Revised Code to allow a W liquor permit holder to sell and ship beer and wine, on behalf of an S liquor permit holder, to consumers residing in Ohio.

Section 1. That section 4303.231 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4303.231.  Permit (A) A W permit may be issued to a manufacturer or supplier of beer or intoxicating liquor to operate a warehouse for the storage of beer or intoxicating liquor within this state and to sell do both of the following:

(1) Sell those products from the warehouse only to holders of B permits permit holders in this state and to other customers outside this state under rules adopted by the liquor control commission;

(2) Sell and ship beer or wine, on behalf of an S permit holder, to a personal consumer, provided that the W permit holder complies with divisions (B), (C), and (E) of section 4303.232 of the Revised Code in the same manner required for an S permit holder. Each

(B)(1) Each B permit holder of a B permit with a supplier registration on file with the division of liquor control may purchase beer or intoxicating liquor if designated by the permit to make those purchases, from the holder of a W permit holder. The

(2) Each S permit holder may sell, assign, or otherwise transfer beer or wine to a W permit holder for sale to a personal consumer as authorized by this section.

(C) The fee for a W permit is one thousand five hundred sixty-three dollars for each warehouse during the year covered by the permit.

(D) As used in this section, "personal consumer" has the same meaning as in section 4303.232 of the Revised Code.

Section 2. That existing section 4303.231 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.