HB 611
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
In Plain Language
This bill creates new rules for buying and selling old, rare distilled spirits in Kentucky. It allows licensed collectors to buy these spirits from sellers either in person or by shipment, with an exemption allowing up to 12 estate collections per year without hitting normal purchase limits. Both sellers and buyers of these vintage spirits can ship them directly to each other, and they have to report these purchases to track whether items were shipped or bought in person.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to define terms; exempt qualified estate collections of vintage distilled spirits from the annual package maximum; limit the exemption to 12 collections in any given 12 months; amend KRS 243.232 to allow vintage distilled spirits licensees to purchase from vintage distilled spirits sellers either in person or via shipment; require a vintage distilled spirits licensee to report its estate collection purchases and whether the vintage distilled spirits were shipped or purchased in person; permit sellers and licensees to direct ship vintage distilled spirits; establish the separate direct shipping privileges, duties, and limitations for both sellers and licensees.
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Latest action
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Feb 26, 2025
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