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House passes bill legalizing direct shipments of wine to consumers
The Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would allow consumers to order wine and have it shipped to their residencies.
House Bill 350 is sponsored by State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur.
The bill would allow a licensed wine manufacturer to purchase a direct shipper license from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Shipping wine directly to a consumer without the direct shipper permit would be a class C misdemeanor for the shipper and the delivery service carrier if they had knowledge that the shipper did not have a valid direct shipper license from ABC.
Read more: https://www.alreporter.com/2019/05/28/house-passes-bill-legalizing-direct-shipments-of-wine-to-consumers/