A satellite tasting room license shall authorize the holder of a small farm winery license or winemaker license to operate no more than two satellite locations in addition to his or her licensed premises for the purpose of providing tastings, samples and retail sales for on-premises or off-premises consumption to consumers over twenty-one (21) years of age; provided the wine tasted, sampled or sold shall have been produced/manufactured by the holder of a small farm winery or winemaker license and shall have all manufacturing taxes paid.

The holder of a small farm winery license or winemaker license must obtain approval for each satellite location from the city, town or municipality before submitting the application to the ABLE Commission. The fee for licensing each satellite location will be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) annually.

The small farm winery licensee or winemaker licensee operating a satellite tasting room must keep such license in good standing and is liable for any violation committed on the premises of its satellite tasting rooms. Employees and managers of the satellite tasting room must be trained in alcohol handling, laws and regulations and hold a current alcohol servers license and must be over twenty-one (21) years of age.

For purposes of this section, the term "tasting or tastings" means the serving of free samples of the winemaker's products not to exceed more than a total of six (6) fluid ounces of wine per person aged twenty-one (21) years or older per day, or the serving of the winemaker's products by individual drink purchased by the consumer for on-premises consumption, or the retail sale of the winemaker's products in sealed containers to an on-premises customer for off-premises consumption, or any combination thereof.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 420, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 2-159 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.