,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 
,steube 7for himself and ,mr4           
,subramanyam7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to allow direct shipment of distilled  
spirits by craft distilleries1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,craft         
,distilled ,spirits ,direct-to-,consumer
 ,shipping ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,direct  
shipment of distilled sprits  7a7       
,conditions for transporting certain    
distilled spirits ,the direct shipment  
of a distilled spirit by a craft        
distillery shall be permitted from      
,states where a distilled spirit is     
purchased from a craft distillery1 to   
another ,state or the ,district of      
,columbia1 if--  7#a7 the purchaser of  
the distilled spirit affirmed they are  
of legal age to purchase alcohol by--   
7,a7 providing a valid form of          

government issued identification at the 
time of purchase at the craft           
distillery2 or  7,b7 making such        
affirmation when purchasing from the    
craft distillery online or over the     
phone2  7#b7 the shipping container in  
which the distilled spirit is shipped is
 marked to--  7,a7 indicate such        
container contains alcohol2 and  7,b7   
require an adult's signature upon       
delivery2  7#c7 the distilled spirit is 
for personal use only and not for       
resale2  7#d7 the ,state from which the 
distilled spirit is shipped allows such 
direct shipment to a purchaser2 and     
7#e7 the ,state into which the distilled
 spirt is shipped permits the receipt of
 such direct shipment by a purchaser4   
7b7 ,violations ,if any person fails to 
meet any of the conditions under        
subsection 7a71 the attorney general of 
any ,state may bring a civil action     
under the same terms as those set out in
 section #b of the ,act entitled ,an    
,act divesting intoxicating liquors of  

their interstate character in certain   
cases1 approved ,march #a1 #aiac        
7commonly known as the ,webb-,kenyon    
,act7 7#bg ,u4,s4,c4 #abb;a74  7c7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,craft distillery ,the term craft       
distillery means a producer that--  7,a7
 distills1 rectifies1 or blends not     
greater than #bej1jjj gallons of        
distilled spirit each year2 and  7,b7 is
 independently owned4  7#b7 ,distilled  
spirit ,the term distilled spirit has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#aag of the ,federal ,alcohol           
,administration ,act 7#bg ,u4,s4,c4     
#baa74  7#c7 ,independently owned ,the  
term independently owned means1 with    
respect to a craft distillery1 that no  
producer that produces more than        
#bej1jjj gallons of distilled spirit    
each year has a direct or indirect      
ownership interest in such craft        
distillery4