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• Repealed - the Michigan Liquor Control Act (436.1 - 436.58) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Specific Tax on Spirits (436.101 - 436.103) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Specific Tax on Spirits (436.111 - 436.115) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Specific Tax on Spirits (436.121 - 436.125) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Specific Tax on Spirits (436.131 - 436.133) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Tourism and Convention Facility Promotion Tax Act (436.141 - 436.148) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Drunkenness on Train Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.201
  No person shall while in an offensive state of intoxication enter or be on or remain upon any railway train or interurban car as...
• Public Drinking on Train Prohibited; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.202
  No person shall publicly drink any intoxicating liquor as a beverage in any railway train or coach, or interurban car, or give, or cause...
• Conductor; Power to Arrest Person for Violation of Act and Deliver to Public Officer; Complaint - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.203
  The conductor of any railway train or interurban car, may summarily arrest, with or without warrant, any person violating any of the foregoing provisions,...
• Conductor; Seizure of Liquor, Receipt, Return - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.204
  The conductor of any railway train or interurban car may take from any person found violating any of the foregoing provisions, any intoxicating liquor...
• Violation of Act; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.205
  Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1101
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan liquor control code of 1998".
• Meanings of Words and Phrases - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1103
  For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in this chapter have the meanings ascribed to them in this chapter, unless...
• Definitions; A, B - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1105
  (1) "Alcohol" means the product of distillation of fermented liquid, whether or not rectified or diluted with water, but does not mean ethyl or...
• Definitions; C to L - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1107
  (1) "Cash" means money in hand, bank notes, demand deposits at a bank, or legal tender, which a creditor must accept according to law....
• Definitions; M to O - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1109
  (1) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the manufacture of alcoholic liquor, including, but not limited to, a distiller, a rectifier, a wine maker,...
• Definitions; P to S - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1111
  (1) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. (2) "Primary source of supply" means, in the case...
• Definitions; T to W - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1113
  (1) "Tavern" means any place licensed to sell at retail beer and wine for consumption on the premises only. (2) "Vehicle" means any means...
• Additional Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1113a.added
  (1) "Tavern" means any place licensed to sell at retail beer and wine for consumption on the premises only. (2) "Vehicle" means any means...
• Alcoholic Liquor; Manufacture, Sale, Possession, or Transportation Lawful; Terms, Conditions, Limitations, and Restrictions; Right, Power, and Duty of Commission to Control Alcoholic Beverage Traffic and Traffic in Other Alcoholic Liquor; Unreasonable Discrimination Against Michigan Manufacturers Prohibited; Enforcement of Act and Rules; Willful Neglect or Refusal of Officer to Perform Duties as Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1201
  (1) On and after December 15, 1933, it shall be lawful to manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, keep for sale, possess, or...
• Sale, Delivery, or Importation of Alcoholic Liquor or Wine; Duties of Direct Shipper of Wine; Verification That Individual Accepting Delivery Is of Legal Age; Original Purchase and Importation Into State of Spirits for Sale, Use, Storage, or Distribution; Requirements; Exceptions; Direct Shipper License Required; Qualifications; Fee; Violation; Delivery of Beer and Wine to Home or Designated Location of Consumer; Holder of Specially Designated Merchant License, Out - of - State Retailer Holding Equivalent License, or Brewpub or Microbrewer; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1203
  (1) Except as provided in this section and section 301, a sale, delivery, or importation of alcoholic liquor, including alcoholic liquor for personal use,...
• Warehousing and Delivery of Spirits; Authorized Distribution Agents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1205
  (1) The commission shall, as provided in section 203(1), by order appoint authorized distribution agents to engage in the warehousing and delivery of spirits...
• Integrated on - Line Ordering System - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1206
  (1) Not later than January 1, 2003, the commission shall provide for an integrated on-line ordering system for retail licensees to place orders for...
• Exceptions to Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1207
  This act does not apply to the following: (a) The manufacture of cider from fruit for the purpose of making vinegar and non-intoxicating cider...
• Liquor Control Commission; Creation; Appointment, Duties, and Terms of Members; Designation and Duties of Hearing Commissioners and Administrative Commissioners; Appeal Board; Duties; Terms; Oath; Removal; Vacancies; Quorum; Salary and Expenses; Work Station; Designation by Chairperson - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1209
  (1) A commission to be known as the liquor control commission is created. (2) The commission shall consist of 5 members, not more than...
• Liquor Control Business Manager; Selection; Duty and Responsibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1211
  (1) The powers of the commission, enumerated in this act, which are not specifically and exclusively reserved to the commission by the act, shall...
• Liquor Control Commission; Employment of Assistants and Employees; Compensation; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1213
  The commission may employ assistants, clerks, stenographers, employees, and experts as it considers necessary, and fix their compensation, and incur such other expenses as...
• Liquor Control Commission; Rules and Regulations; Public Hearings; Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1215
  (1) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations governing the carrying out of this act and the duties and responsibilities of licensees in the...
• Liquor Control Commission; Investigations; Inspection and Search of Licensed Premises; Seizure and Use of Evidence of Violation; Examining or Copying Books, Records, and Papers; Issuance of Subpoena; Oath or Affirmation; Court Order; Contempt; Fees of Witnesses; Service of Subpoena; Seal; Certified Copies as Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1217
  (1) The commission may make investigations that it considers proper in the administration of this act and the rules promulgated under this act concerning...
• Liquor Control Commission; Branch Offices - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1219
  The commission shall be authorized to establish throughout the state of Michigan 4 branch offices. The expense of the branch offices shall be paid...
• Liquor Control Commission; Revolving Fund; Use; Report; Interest Earnings; Disposition of Money Received - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1221
  (1) The commission is authorized to maintain a revolving fund that is to be derived from the money deposited to the credit of the...
• Liquor Control Commission; Interest of Members or Employees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1223
  A member or employee of the commission shall not be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, warehousing, sale, distribution or transportation, or...
• Liquor Control Commission; Civil Liability of Commission or Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1225
  The commission or a member of the commission shall not be personally liable for any action at law for damages sustained by a person...
• Liquor Control Commission; Establishment of State Liquor Stores; Basis - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1227
  The commission may establish state liquor stores throughout this state. In counties with a population of less than 40,000 according to the most recent...
• Licensing Hotel or Merchant to Sell Spirits for Consumption Off Premises; Sale of Alcoholic Liquor; Price; Rules; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1229
  (1) The commission may license a hotel or merchant, in places that the commission may designate, to sell spirits for consumption off the premises,...
• Liquor Control Commission; Handling of Alcoholic Liquor; Gross Profit; Leasing and Purchasing Power - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1231
  The commission may buy, possess, and sell in its own name all alcoholic liquor for distribution as provided in sections 227 and 229. The...
• Uniform Prices for Sale of Alcoholic Liquor; Gross Profit; Prices for Sale of Alcoholic Liquor to Hospitals, Charitable Institutions, and Military Establishments; Discount for Certain Sales of Alcoholic Liquor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1233
  (1) The commission shall establish uniform prices for the sale of alcoholic liquor in state liquor stores and by specially designated distributors. The prices...
• Search Warrant; Seizure of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1235
  A search warrant may be issued in accordance with the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 776.21. Under such a...
• Wine Tax; Levy and Collection; Rate; Sacramental Wines; Tax on Mixed Spirit Drink; Incorporation of Farm Mutual Cooperative Wineries; Licensing; Fee; Certification of Stockholders or Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1301
  (1) The commission shall levy and collect on all wines containing 16% or less of alcohol by volume sold in this state a tax...
• Grape and Wine Industry Council; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Chairperson; Personnel; Expenses; Liability on Contracts; Compensation; Books and Records; Duties of Council; Rules; "council" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1303
  (1) The grape and wine industry council is created in the department of agriculture. The council shall consist of all of the following: (a)...
• Wine Industry; Purpose of Section; Reasons for Regulation; Definitions; Prohibited Conduct; Servicing Impacted Sales Territory; Termination, Cancellation, Nonrenewal, or Discontinuance of Agreement; Burden; Notice; Test Marketing; Sales and Distribution; Transfer of Wholesaler's Business; Compensation for Diminished Value of Wholesaler's Business; Arbitration; Costs; Default; Waiver; Good Faith Dispute Settlement; Agreement Binding on Successor to Supplier; Agreements to Which Section Applicable; Civil Action for Actual Damages; Liability; Action for Declaratory Judgment; Exemplary Damages; Injunctive Relief; Procedure for Resolving Violations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1305
  (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a structure for the business relations between a wholesaler of wine and a supplier of...
• Sales Territory - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1307
  (1) A manufacturer, an outstate seller of wine, and a master distributor shall grant to each of its wholesalers a sales territory within which...
• Wholesalers to Be Granted Exclusive Sales Territory by Manufacturer and Outstate Seller of Beer and Malt Beverages - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1401
  (1) A manufacturer and outstate seller of beer and malt beverages shall grant to each of its wholesalers an exclusive sales territory, as agreed...
• Beer Industry; Purpose of Section; Reasons for Regulation; Definitions; Prohibited Conduct; Termination, Cancellation, Nonrenewal, or Discontinuance of Agreement; Burden; Notice; Test Marketing; Sales and Distribution; Additional Agreement Prohibited; Transfer of Wholesaler's Business; Compensation for Diminished Value of Wholesaler's Business; Arbitration; Costs; Default; Waiver; Good Faith Dispute Settlement; Agreement Binding on Successor to Supplier; Agreements to Which Section Applicable; Civil Action for Actual Damages; Liability; Action for Declaratory Judgment; Exemplary Damages; Injunctive Relief; Procedure for Resolving Violations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1403
  (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a structure for the business relations between a wholesaler of beer and a supplier of...
• Brewpub License; Requirements for Issuance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1405
  (1) Subject to section 407, the commission shall issue a brewpub license to a person who is licensed as a food service establishment under...
• Brewpub License; Additional Requirements; Renewal and Revocation of License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1407
  (1) The commission shall grant a brewpub license to a person who, in addition to complying with section 405, does all of the following:...
• Beer; Taxation; Rules; Exemptions; Rebate; Barrel as Containing 31 Gallons; Rule Prohibiting Licensees From Purchasing, Receiving, Possessing, or Selling Beer Manufactured in Designated States; Judicial Review; Tax Credit for Eligible Brewer; "eligible Brewer" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1409
  (1) Except as provided in this section, the commission shall levy and collect a tax on all beer manufactured or sold in this state...
• Brewer Not Licensed as Micro Brewer; Sale of Beer for on - Premises Consumption on Licensed Brewery Premises - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1411
  A brewer that is not licensed as a micro brewer may sell its beer for on-premises consumption at not more than 1 location in...
• Participation in Beer Festival; Direct Sale by Licensed Brewpub to Holder of Special License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1413
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act or rule promulgated under this act, a licensed brewpub may directly sell to a holder of a special...
• Licenses; Issuance; Fees; Bonds or Liability Insurance; Expiration of Full - Year License; License as Contract; Operation of Establishment Upon Death of Licensee; Approval of Receiver or Trustee; Part - Year License; Transfer of License; Approval of Application; Request for Revocation of License or Permit by Local Legislative Body; Hotels; Zones and Anniversary Dates for Renewal of Licenses; Rules; Nontransferable Tavern Licenses for Concessionaires At State Fairgrounds; Notice Contained in Application - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1501
  (1) The commission may issue licenses as provided in this act upon the payment of the fees provided in section 525 and the filing...
• Licenses; Proximity of Contemplated Location to Church or School Building; Measurement of Distance; Exceptions; Waiver; Objection; Hearing; Transfer to Location Farther From Church or School - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1503
  (1) A new application for a license to sell alcoholic beverages at retail, or a request to transfer location of an existing license, shall...
• Class "c" or Class "b" Hotel License; State - Owned Airport; Nontransferable - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1505
  Notwithstanding section 501, the commission, with the approval of the bureau of aeronautics, may issue without regard to the quota provision of section 531,...
• Liquor Licenses; Publicly Owned Airports; Issuance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1507
  The commission may issue, without regard to the quota provisions of section 531, licenses to the owner or lessee, or both, to sell alcoholic...
• Liquor Licenses; Municipal Civic Center or Civic Auditorium; Conditions and Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1509
  The commission may issue, without regard to the quota provisions of section 531, licenses to a commission, board, or authority, governing or operating any...
• Class "c" or Class "b" Hotel License for Hotel Located Within Mackinac Island State Park; Class "c" License for Certain Concessionaire; License for Sale of Alcoholic Liquor At Presque Isle Harbor Marina; Nontransferability of License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1511
  (1) Notwithstanding section 501, the commission may issue the following licenses without regard to the quota provisions of section 531: (a) With the approval...
• Licenses; Issuance to Governing Board of College or University; Restrictions and Prohibition; Sale of Alcoholic Liquor on Hotel Premises Located on Land Owned by Central Michigan University or Wayne State University; Conditions; Nontransferability; Fee; "college," "university," and "conference Center" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1513
  (1) The commission may issue to the governing board of a college or university, without regard to the quota provisions of section 531, a...
• Sale of Alcoholic Liquor for Consumption At Community College's or University's Culinary or Hospitality Program's Location; License; Prohibition; Submission of Documents; Cancellation of License; Use; License to Private Entity; Catering Permit; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1513a
  (1) Beginning October 1, 2011, the commission may issue to the governing board of a community college or university that is accredited by a...
• Hotel and Conference Center Owned and Operated by University; Issuance of Class B Hotel License; Conditions; Limitation; "hospitality Program" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1514
  (1) Notwithstanding section 501 and subject to the quota system under this act, the commission may issue a class B hotel license to a...
• Hotel and Conference Center Owned and Operated by University; Issuance of Class B Hotel License; Conditions; Limitation; "hospitality Program" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1514a
  (1) Notwithstanding section 501 and subject to the quota system under this act, the commission may issue a class B hotel license to a...
• Class "c" License or Tavern License for Certain Golf Courses; Transfer of License to Another Location Prohibited; Surrender of License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1515
  (1) The commission may issue in a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more, without regard to the quota provisions of section 531,...
• International Sporting Event Licenses; Issuance in Connection With International Golf Tournament; Circumstances; Duration; Limitation; List; Recommendation by Governing Body; Certification of Compliance; Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1517
  (1) The commission may issue international sporting event licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises in connection with an...
• National Sporting Event License; Issuance; Circumstances; Duration; Limitation on Number of Licenses Issued; Recommendation of Governing Body of Host Governmental Unit; Certification of Compliance With Applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations; Fee; "national Sporting Event" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1517a
  (1) The commission may issue national sporting event licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises concerning a national sporting...
• Definitions; Issuance of Motorsports Event Licenses; Consumption and Possession of Beer and Wine in Motorsports Entertainment Complex; Civil Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1518
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Motorsports entertainment complex" means a closed-course motorsports facility and its ancillary grounds that comply with all of...
• Property or Establishment Situated in or on State - Owned Land - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1519
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the commission shall not issue a license to sell alcoholic liquor, either on or off the...
• Limitation on Tavern or Class C Licenses; Renewal of License; Conditions; Revocation; Transfer of License; Issuance of Certain Licenses Prohibited; "Development District" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1521
  (1) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 521a, the commission shall not issue any tavern or class C...
• Public on - Premises Licenses; Issuance to Businesses; Conditions; Commercial Investment in Redevelopment Project Area; Time Period; Total Investment; Number of Licenses; Requirements; Fees; Transfer of License Prohibited; Attempt to Secure on - Premise Escrowed License or Quota License; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1521a
  (1) In order to allow cities to enhance the quality of life for their residents and visitors to their communities, the commission may issue...
• Banquet Facility Permits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1522
  (1) The commission may issue 1 banquet facility permit to an on-premise licensee, as an extension of that on-premise license, for the serving of...
• Liquor Licenses; Ineligibility of Law Enforcement Officers; Exception; "law Enforcement Personnel" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1523
  (1) A person who holds or whose spouse holds, either by appointment or election, a public office which involves the duty to enforce any...
• License Fees; Filing Completed Application; Issuance of License Within Certain Period of Time; Report; "Completed Application" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1525
  (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the following license fees shall be paid at the time of filing applications or as...
• Beer Festival; Issuance of Special License; Limitation; Buying Directly From Licensed Brewpub; "Beer Festival" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1526
  (1) The commission may issue a special license under this section to any organization conducting a beer festival. The application shall conform to the...
• Special License for Nonprofit Charitable Organization; Issuance; Nontransferable; Fee; Auction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1527
  (1) The commission may issue a special license to a nonprofit charitable organization that is exempt from the payment of taxes under the internal...
• Transfer of License or Interest in License; Notice of Transfer of Stock in Licensed Corporation or Licensed Limited Partnership; Investigation to Ensure Compliance; Approval; Transfer Fee; Inspection Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1529
  (1) A license or an interest in a license shall not be transferred from 1 person to another without the prior approval of the...
• Public Licenses and Resort License; on - Premise Escrowed License; Limitations and Quotas; Additional Licenses for Certain Establishments; License for Certain Events At Public University; Outdoor Stadium; Economic Development Factors; Exceptions as to Certain Veterans and Airports; Special State Census of Local Governmental Unit; Rules; Availability of Transferable Licenses Held in Escrow; on - Premises Escrowed or Quota License; Issuance of Available Licenses; Report; Hotels; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1531
  (1) A public license shall not be granted for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises in excess of 1 license...
• Issuance of Club License; Public Notice; Annual Filing by Club; Conduct of Club Affairs and Management - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1532
  (1) A club license allows the licensee to sell, for consumption on the licensed premises, beer, wine, mixed spirit drink, and spirits only to...
• Eligibility for License as Specially Designated Merchant or Specially Designated Distributor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1533
  A retail vendor licensed under this act to sell for consumption on the premises may apply for a license as a specially designated merchant....
• Small Distiller License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1534
  (1) Upon application in a manner acceptable to the commission and payment of the appropriate license fee, the commission shall issue a small distiller...
• Vendor as Authorized to Do Business - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1535
  A vendor shall be a person authorized to do business under the laws of this state.
• Classes of Vendors Permitted to Sell Alcoholic Liquor At Retail; Sale of Wine by Wine Maker; Beer and Wine Tastings; Brandy and Spirits Tasting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1537
  (1) The following classes of vendors may sell alcoholic liquor at retail as provided in this section: (a) Taverns where beer and wine may...
• Marina as Specially Designated Merchant or Distributor; License; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1539
  A marina that is situated on 1 of the Great Lakes, on that part of an inland waterway or tributary connected to and navigable...
• Motor Vehicle Fuel Pumps - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1541
  (1) The commission shall not prohibit an applicant for or the holder of a specially designated distributor license or specially designated merchant license from...
• Disposition and Use of Retailers' License and License Renewal Fees; Special Fund; Direct Shipper Enforcement Revolving Fund; Wine Auction License Fee; "License Fee Enhancement" Defined; Allocation to General Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1543
  (1) Quarterly, upon recommendation of the commission, the state shall pay pursuant to appropriation in the manner prescribed by law to the city, village,...
• "Nonpublic Continuing Care Retirement Center" Defined; License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1545
  (1) As used in this act, "nonpublic continuing care retirement center" means a residential community that, as determined by the commission, meets both of...
• Definitions; Catering Permits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1547
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Private event" means an event where no consideration, as defined in section 913, is paid by the...
• Licensing Qualifications; Wholesale Licensee or Applicant for Wholesale License as Individual, Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Corporation; Prohibitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1601
  (1) A wholesale licensee or an applicant for a wholesale license, if an individual, shall be licensed only if that individual has resided in...
• Interest in Business of Other Vendor Prohibited; Placing Certain Stock in Portfolio Under Arrangement of Trust Agreement; Issuance and Sale of Participating Shares Within State Prohibited; Sale of Brandy and Spirits by Manufacturer or Small Distiller; Conditions; Sale by Small Distiller; Interest of Brewpub in Other Locations; Interest in Business of Other Supplier; Approval Pursuant to R 436.1023(3); Interest of Manufacturer in Wholesaler Prohibited; Delivery of Wine by Wine Maker to Retail Licensees Prohibited; Tiers; Prohibited Conduct; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1603
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (6) to (14) and section 605, a supplier, warehouser, or wholesaler shall not have any direct or indirect...
• Acquisition, Development, Sale, Lease, Financing, Maintenance, Operation, or Promotion by Brewer of Real Property Occupied or to Be Occupied by Another Vendor; Conditions; Denial or Approval of Arrangement or Contract; Review; Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License; Wholesaler as Party to Arrangement or Contract Prohibited; Acquisition, Development, Sale, Lease, Financing, Maintenance, Operation, or Promotion of Condominium Project or Unit; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1605
  (1) A brewer, or the parent company, a subsidiary or an affiliate of a brewer which parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate is located in...
• Eligibility for License as Specially Designated Merchant or Specially Designated Distributor; Prohibitions; Small Distiller; Wine Maker and Small Wine Maker; Brewer as Specially Designated Merchant; Brewery Hospitality Room; Sales or Deliveries by Wholesaler - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1607
  (1) Except as provided in section 537(2), a warehouser, mixed spirit drink manufacturer, wholesaler, outstate seller of beer, outstate seller of wine, outstate seller...
• Aiding or Assisting Other Vendor Prohibited; Exception; Refunding Amount of Price Reductions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1609
  Except as provided in sections 605 and 1029, a manufacturer, mixed spirit drink manufacturer, warehouser, wholesaler, outstate seller of beer, outstate seller of wine,...
• Refund or Credit of Tax Paid on Wine, Mixed Spirit Drink, or Beer; Conditions; Time Limitation; Form and Contents of Claim; Supporting Evidence; Removal or Destruction of Damaged Wine, Beer, or Mixed Spirit Drink; Applicability of Section; Rebate of Tax Paid on Wine or Mixed Spirit Drink - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1611
  (1) A refund or credit of the tax on wine or mixed spirit drink paid under section 301 and of the tax on beer...
• Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Liquor to Minor; Failure to Make Diligent Inquiry; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Signs; Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor as Cause of Death or Injury; Felony; Enforcement Against Licensee; Consent of Parent or Guardian in Undercover Operation; Defense in Action for Violation; Report; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1701
  (1) Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold or furnished to a minor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and subject to subsections (4),...
• Purchase, Consumption, or Possession of Alcoholic Liquor by Minor; Attempt; Violation; Fines; Sanctions; Furnishing Fraudulent Identification to Minor; Prior Violation; Screening and Assessment; Chemical Breath Analysis; Notice to Parent, Custodian, or Guardian; Exceptions; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1703
  (1) A minor shall not purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic liquor, consume or attempt to consume alcoholic liquor, possess or attempt to possess...
• Power of Peace Officer or Law Enforcement Officer Witnessing Violation to Stop and Detain Person; Issuance of Appearance Ticket - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1705
  A peace officer or law enforcement officer described under section 201 or an inspector of the commission who witnesses a violation of section 701(1)...
• Selling, Serving, or Furnishing Alcohol; Prohibitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1707
  (1) A vendor shall not sell, serve, or furnish any alcoholic liquor to any person in an intoxicated condition. (2) A licensee shall not...
• Granting or Renewing License; Surety; Selling, Furnishing, or Giving Alcoholic Liquor to Minor or to Person Visibly Intoxicated; Right of Action for Damage or Personal Injury; Actual Damages; Institution of Action; Notice; Survival of Action; General Reputation as Evidence of Relation; Separate Actions by Parents; Commencement of Action Against Retail Licensee; Indemnification; Defenses Available to Licensee; Rebuttable Presumption; Prohibited Causes of Action; Section as Exclusive Remedy for Money Damages Against Licensee; Civil Action Subject to Revised Judicature Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1801
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, before the approval and granting, or renewal, of a license, the following licensees or applicants for...
• Retailer or Applicant for Retail License; Liability Insurance in Lieu of Bond; Limits; Proof of Financial Responsibility of Retail Licensee or Applicant for Retail License; Waiver; Naming Insurer or Surety as Defendant Prohibited; Effect of Bankruptcy; Policies and Bonds to Be Continued From Year to Year; Cancellation of Liquor Liability Insurance; Section Inapplicable to Special Licensee or Applicant for Special License; Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1803
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), before the renewal or approval and granting of a retail license, a retail licensee or applicant...
• Suit to Enforce Liability When Service of Process Not Effected; Affidavit; Service Upon Commission in Duplicate; Return; Copy Served on Defendant; Hearing; Duty of Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1805
  If an action is instituted against a retailer as defendant in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the liability provided in section 801...
• Insurer to File Notice of Termination or Cancellation of Contract or Policy; Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1807
  The insurer shall file with the commission, at Lansing, Michigan, at least 30 days before the effectiveness of any termination or cancellation of the...
• Payment of Judgment and Costs; Time; Failure or Neglect to Pay Judgment and Costs; Punitive Damages; Action Against Insurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1809
  Except as otherwise provided for by law or the Michigan court rules, when an action for damages brought under this act has been reduced...
• Insurance Policy; Coverage; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1811
  The insurance policy described in this chapter shall cover the liability imposed by section 801 and shall contain the following conditions: That no condition,...
• False Statement or Breach of Authority; Cancellation of Insurance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1813
  No false statement or breach of authority or act or omission on the part of the insured shall vitiate this insurance, unless the intention...
• Adherence to Responsible Business Practices as Defense; Compensation of Employee on Commission Basis - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1815
  (1) In defense of a civil action under section 801, a retail licensee may present evidence that, at the time of the selling, giving,...
• Compliance Required; Prohibited Acts; Violation; Sanctions and Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1901
  (1) A person, directly or indirectly, himself or herself or by his or her clerk, agent, or employee, shall not manufacture, manufacture for sale,...
• Suspension or Revocation of License; Violation of Act or Rules; Penalty; Disposition; Administrative Fine; Hearing; Procedure; Fee; Right of Appeal; Institution of Criminal Prosecutions; Defense; Rules; Appointment of Agents to Hear Violation Cases; Authority and Responsibility; Ineligibility of Designated Agent for Appointment to Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1903
  (1) The commission or any commissioner or duly authorized agent of the commission designated by the chairperson of the commission, upon due notice and...
• Consumption or Possession of Alcoholic Liquor on School Property; Prohibition; Violation as Misdemeanor; Exceptions; Other Violations; Application of Section to Minor; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1904
  (1) A person shall not consume alcoholic liquor or school property or possess alcoholic liquor on school property with the intent to consume it...
• Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Liquor to Minor; Enforcement Actions Prohibited; Conditions; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1905
  (1) Notwithstanding section 903, if a retail licensee or a retail licensee's clerk, agent, or employee violates this act by selling or furnishing alcoholic...
• Definitions; Server Training Program - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1906
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Administrator" means a qualifying company, postsecondary educational institution, or trade association authorized by the commission to offer...
• Revocation of License; Forfeiture of Privileges; Seizure of Alcoholic Liquor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1907
  (1) Upon revocation of a license issued under this act, any and all privileges conferred by that license shall be forfeited and the commission...
• Violation of Act as Misdemeanor; Penalties or Sanctions; Remedies; Legislative Intent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1909
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person, other than a person required to be licensed under this act, who violates this...
• Failure to Pay Tax; Penalties; Collection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1911
  (1) If a person fails or refuses to pay the tax required by this act, the commission shall assess the tax against that person...
• Prohibited Conduct; Unlicensed Premises or Place; Unlawful Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor; Exceptions; Construction of Section; "consideration" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1913
  (1) A person shall not do either of the following: (a) Maintain, operate, or lease, or otherwise furnish to any person, any premises or...
• Alcohol Vapor Device; Use, Possession, Sale, or Offer to Sell Prohibited; Violation; Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1914
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person shall not use or offer for use, possess, sell, or offer for sale an...
• Possessing or Consuming Alcoholic Liquor on Public Highway or in Park, Place of Amusement, or Publicly Owned Area; Authority of Local Governmental Unit or State Department or Agency to Prohibit Possession or Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1915
  (1) Alcoholic liquor shall not be consumed on the public highways. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), alcoholic liquor may be...
• Entertainment, Dance, or Topless Activity Permits; Issuance; Prohibited Activity; Exceptions; Extended Hours Permit; Permits Issued Under Administrative Rule; Fees; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1916
  (1) An on-premises licensee shall not allow monologues, dialogues, motion pictures, still slides, closed circuit television, contests, or other performances for public viewing on...
• Liability of Vendor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1917
  (1) A person who engages in the business of selling or keeping for sale alcoholic liquor in violation of this act, whether as owner,...
• Forging Documents, Labels, or Stamps; Prohibited Conduct; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1919
  A person who falsely or fraudulently makes, simulates, forges, alters, or counterfeits a document, label, or stamp prescribed by the commission under this act...
• Sale or Exchange of Ceramic Commemorative Bottles - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1921
  Notwithstanding section 203, a collector, who is 21 years of age or older, of ceramic commemorative bottles containing alcoholic liquor and bearing an unbroken...
• Warehouse Receipts for Alcoholic Liquor; Authority of Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1923
  The commission has complete power to regulate, limit, and control the sale, transfer, barter, or exchange in this state of warehouse receipts for alcoholic...
• Construction of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.1925
  This act shall be liberally construed to effect the intent and purposes set forth in this act.
• Armories, Air Bases, Naval Installations and State Military Reservation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2001
  The commanding general of the Michigan national guard may publish by general order such regulations and restrictions as to the transportation, possession, sale, and...
• False or Fraudulent Statements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2003
  A person who makes a false or fraudulent statement to the commission, orally or in writing, for the purpose of inducing the commission to...
• Adulterated, Misbranded, or Refilled Liquors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2005
  (1) A licensee who, by himself or herself or by his or her agent or employee, sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, or...
• Alcoholic Liquor as Contraband - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2007
  All alcoholic liquor that is manufactured, transported, sold, or possessed without the consent of the commission is hereby declared contraband and shall be disposed...
• Delivery of Seized Alcoholic Liquor; Bankruptcy; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2009
  (1) If alcoholic liquor is seized under a judgment rendered against a licensee or if a licensee becomes insolvent, the officer seizing that alcoholic...
• Printed Price List; Posting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2011
  Alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises shall be sold only in accordance with a printed price list that is readily available to customers.
• Sale or Purchase of Alcoholic Liquor for Cash; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2013
  A sale or purchase of alcoholic liquor made in a state liquor store and by all types of licensees shall be for cash only,...
• Awarding Unopened Alcoholic Liquor Pursuant to Lawful Fund Raising Activity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2015
  (1) A nonlicensee, or a person who holds either a special license or a club license under this act, may offer and award unopened...
• Sterilization of Glass; Method and Manner - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2017
  Alcoholic liquor shall not be served to a person for consumption on the premises unless the glass in which the alcoholic liquor is to...
• Sales in Hotel Rooms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2019
  (1) Alcoholic liquor may be served by any hotel licensed individually under this act in the room of a bona fide guest. (2) A...
• Sale or Serving of Food; Removal of Liquor From Premises; Removal of Partially Consumed Bottle of Wine From Premises; Class a or B Hotel - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2021
  (1) The commission shall not require a licensee to sell or serve food to a purchaser of alcoholic liquor. The commission shall not require...
• Pinball Machines - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2023
  The commission shall not prohibit licensees from allowing pinball machines on the premises for the purpose of amusement.
• Giving Away Alcoholic Liquor; Exception; Sale to Intoxicated Persons Prohibited; Inadmissibility of Breathalyzer or Blood Alcohol Test Results - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2025
  (1) A vendor shall not give away any alcoholic liquor of any kind or description at any time in connection with his or her...
• Samplings or Tastings of Alcoholic Liquor; Consumption on Premises; Holding of Consumer Sampling Event; Violation; Rule or Order; Sampling for Other Than Commercial Purpose; Written Agreement; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2027
  (1) Unless otherwise provided by rule of the commission, a person shall not conduct samplings or tastings of any alcoholic liquor for a commercial...
• Packaging of Nonalcoholic Carbonated Beverages With Spirits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2029
  (1) The commission, by promulgation of a rule, issuance of an order, or execution of a memorandum of understanding with the department of treasury,...
• Sale of Keg Beer; Duties of Retailer; Receipt; Contents of Receipt; Signature of Purchaser; Notice; Identification Tags; Availability; Size; Materials; Retention of Copy of Receipt; Violation; Sanctions; Attachment of Tag to Beer Keg; Return of Untagged Keg by Commission Agent or Law Enforcement Agent; "Keg" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2030
  (1) A retailer selling beer in a keg shall do all of the following: (a) Attach an identification tag, as prescribed by the commission,...
• "Wine Auction License" Defined; Issuance of License; Restrictions; Payment of Taxes; Delivery, Storage, Warehousing, and Delivery of Wine; Sale and Resale of Wine Purchases At Auction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2031
  (1) As used in this section, "wine auction license" means a license issued by the commission to sell wine by auction, subject to the...
• Sale of Spirits and Mixed Spirit Drink for Consumption on Premises; Resolution; Petition; Notice; Submission of Question to Electors; Ballot; Canvass; Effect of Tie Vote; Use of Section to Nullify Referendum Vote Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2101
  (1) Spirits and mixed spirit drink for consumption on the premises, in addition to beer and wine, may be sold by restaurants, hotels, and...
• Violation of Mcl 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2101a
  A petition under section 1101, 1107, 1111, or 1113, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the...
• Sale of Spirits and Mixed Spirit Drink for Consumption on Premises; Annexation of Territory to City Prohibiting Sale; Continuance of License; Referendum - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2103
  (1) If spirits and mixed spirit drink for consumption on the premises, in addition to beer and wine, may be sold by restaurants, hotels,...
• Sale of Spirits and Mixed Spirit Drink for Consumption on Premises; Referendum; License to Serve Spirits in Addition to Beer and Wine for Consumption on Premises; Application; Approval; Fee; Referendum in Certain Townships - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2105
  (1) When the question of the sale of spirits and mixed spirit drink for consumption on the premises is submitted to and approved by...
• Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Liquor; County Option; Form of Ballot; Notice of Prohibition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2107
  (1) Upon the filing with the county clerk of a petition signed by not less than 20% of the registered and qualified electors of...
• Ordinance Prohibiting Retail Sale of Alcoholic Liquor; Adoption; Duration; Election; Affirmance or Revocation; Prohibition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2109
  (1) Notwithstanding section 1101, a city, village, or township in which there are no retail licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor may, by...
• Sunday Sale of Beer and Wine During Certain Hours; Circumstances for Prohibiting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2111
  (1) The sale of beer and wine between the hours of 7 a.m. on Sunday and 2 a.m. on Monday is allowed. Except as...
• Selling At Retail, or Buying Spirits or Mixed Spirit Drink on Sunday; Sale of Spirits or Mixed Spirit Drink for Consumption on or Off Premises on Sunday; Resolution; Petition; Election; Form of Ballot; Voting; Violation as Misdemeanor; Exception; Selling and Buying Alcoholic Liquor From December 24 to 26; Legislative Bodies Authorized to Prohibit Sale of Alcoholic Liquor on Certain Days; "Motorsports Entertainment Complex" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2113
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), (3), or (5) and subject to subsection (6), a licensee enumerated under section 525 may sell at...
• Selling, Giving Away, Furnishing, or Buying Alcoholic Liquor or Spirits on Any Day; Annual Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2114
  (1) Notwithstanding R 436.1403 and R 436.1503 of the Michigan administrative code and except as otherwise provided under this act or rule of the...
• Sale of Spirits or Mixed Spirit Drink on Sunday; Additional Fee; Disposition of Revenue - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2115
  (1) A licensee who elects to sell spirits or mixed spirit drink between the hours of 12 noon on Sunday and 2 a.m. on...
• Imposition of Tax; Levy; Collection; Computations; Deposit of Proceeds; General Fund; Inventory - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2201
  (1) In addition to any and all taxes imposed by law, there is imposed and levied upon and collected a specific tax equal to...
• Imposition of Tax; Levy; Collection; Computation; Deposit of Proceeds; State School Aid Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2203
  (1) In addition to any and all taxes imposed by law, there is imposed, levied upon, and collected a specific tax equal to 4%...
• Repealed. 2011, Act 166, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Legislative Findings and Declarations; Programs to Promote Tourism and Convention Business; Acquisition of Convention Facilities; Imposition of Tax on Spirits for Consumption Off Premises; Deposit of Proceeds; Convention Facility Development Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2207
  (1) The legislature finds and declares that there exists in this state a continuing need for programs to promote tourism and convention business in...
• Repeal of Acts and Parts of Acts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2301
  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: (a) The Michigan liquor control act, 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, MCL 436.1 to 436.58....
• Prior Acts or Rights; Rules; Predecessor Commission; Editorial Changes; References to Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 436.2303
  (1) This act does not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or penalty, forfeiture or punishment...

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