1st Session, 43rd Legislature
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Bill 213
THE LIQUOR, GAMING AND CANNABIS CONTROL AMENDMENT AND MANITOBA LIQUOR AND LOTTERIES CORPORATION AMENDMENT ACT (EXPANDING LIQUOR RETAIL)
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(Assented to )
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
PART 1
THE LIQUOR, GAMING AND CANNABIS CONTROL ACT
1 The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act is amended by this Part.
2 The following is added after section 38:
Pilot project — expanded liquor retail
38.1(1) A person who has entered into an agreement with MLLC under subsection 35.1(4) of The Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation Act is authorized to sell all types of liquor in their premises.
38.1(2) This section is repealed five years after the day it comes into force.
PART 2
THE MANITOBA LIQUOR AND LOTTERIES CORPORATION ACT
3 The Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation Act is amended by this Part.
4 The following is added after section 35:
Pilot project — expanded liquor retail
35.1(1) On the coming into force of this section, a pilot project is established to enable certain liquor retailers to sell all types of liquor under their existing licence.
35.1(2) The holder of
(a) a retail beer vendor licence under The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act;
(b) a specialty wine store licence under The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act; or
(c) a manufacturer's licence with a retail endorsement under The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act;
who wishes to sell all types of liquor in their premises must enter into an agreement with the corporation under subsection (4). The licence holder must hold the licence immediately before this section comes into force.
35.1(3) A licence holder referred to in subsection (2) must first notify the corporation that they wish to be authorized to sell all types of liquor under their existing licence.
35.1(4) Upon receiving a notification under subsection (3), the corporation must enter into a written agreement with the licence holder — on the terms specified by the corporation — that authorizes the licence holder to sell all types of liquor under their existing licence.
35.1(5) A licence holder authorized to sell all types of liquor must purchase from the corporation the liquor it sells or offers for sale.
Supply of liquor to specialty wine store
35.1(6) Subsection 35(3) (duty of corporation to supply requested product) does not apply to the supply of liquor, other than wine, to a specialty wine store.
35.1(7) A licence holder authorized to sell all types of liquor must charge the prices established by the corporation under section 38, but subsection 35(4) (differential pricing) continues to apply to the sale of wine by the operator of a specialty wine store.
Sale from nearby premises by manufacturer
35.1(8) An authorization to sell all types of liquor given to the holder of a manufacturer's licence includes the premises subject to their existing licence and any nearby associated premises approved by the executive director of the Authority.
Pilot project — rural liquor vendors
35.2 During the pilot project established under section 35.1, the corporation must not impose any new restriction or condition on a person authorized to sell liquor under section 34 (liquor vendor in rural areas) that prohibits the person from selling liquor based on
(a) its brand;
(b) its container size;
(c) the type of packaging in which the liquor is sold;
(d) the number of units in a package; or
(e) the temperature at which the liquor is sold.
Any existing restrictions or conditions of this type are suspended during the pilot project.
35.3 Sections 35.1 and 35.2 and this section are repealed five years after the day this section comes into force.
PART 3
COMING INTO FORCE
5 This Act comes into force 180 days after the day it receives royal assent.