South Carolina H 5017: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Harold Wilson

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2025-2026 Bill 5017 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 27, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5017

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 61-6-1140, RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES ON LICENSED PREMISES, 
SO AS TO MODIFY THE TIME DURING WHICH TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES CAN OCCUR.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 61-6-1140 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
61-6-1140. A holder of a valid micro-distillery or 
manufacturer license issued by the State may permit tastings and retail sales 
of the alcoholic liquors produced at the licensed premises subject to the 
following limitations and any other limitations provided in this subarticle:

 (1) 
tastings by and sales to consumers must be held in conjunction with a tour by 
the consumer of the on-site licensed premises and the micro-distillery or 
manufacturer may charge an amount in its discretion for the tour. The amount 
consumers are charged must be on a scale that accords with the amount of 
alcoholic liquors for on-premises consumption that is dispensed to consumers;

 (2) 
the micro-distillery or manufacturer shall establish appropriate protocols to 
ensure that a consumer sold or served alcoholic liquors pursuant to this 
section is not under twenty-one years of age and that a consumer shall not 
attend more than one tasting in a day;

 (3) 
the amount charged by micro-distilleries and manufacturers for tours must 
increase incrementally and accord with the amount of alcoholic liquors provided 
for on-premises consumption by one-half ounce, beginning with a base tour price 
corresponding with the provision of one ounce of alcoholic liquor;

 (4) 
the micro-distillery or manufacturer may not dispense more than four and 
one-half ounces to an individual consumer in one day;

 (5) 
tastings and sales may occur only between the hours 
of nine 9:00 a.m. and seven10:00 p.m., Monday 
through Saturday, and between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 
p.m. on Sundays;

 (6) retail sales may occur only 
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 
between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Sundays;

 (6)(7) the micro-distillery or manufacturer may not charge 
for alcoholic liquors consumed at a tasting;

 (7)(8) the micro-distillery or manufacturer may provide 
mixers, which must be nonalcoholic and carry zero percent of alcohol by weight, 
in conjunction with the tasting, but the micro-distillery or manufacturer may 
not charge for the mixers;

 (8)(9) only brands of alcoholic liquors actually manufactured, 
distilled, or fermented at and distributed to wholesalers from the licensed 
premises may be sold or offered for tasting; and

 (9)(10) a micro-distillery or a manufacturer licensed 
pursuant to Section 61-6-1155 must comply with the discount pricing provisions 
of Section 61-6-4550, as applicable, and may not dispense alcoholic liquors for 
free at a tasting in subsection (6)(7) of this section.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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