Liquor: licenses; providing refrigerator systems to certain licensees; allow. Amends sec. 609 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1609).
SB 411 amends Michigan's liquor control code to clarify that refrigerator systems cannot be classified as "barware" under state regulations. This change specifically prevents the Liquor Control Commission from adding refrigerators (or draft systems/furniture) to the definition of barware through future rules. The bill directly affects alcohol manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers who use promotional items, ensuring refrigerator systems used in their businesses remain outside strict barware restrictions like the $200 item-value limit and mandatory return requirements. The amendment updates section 609 of the code to prohibit such classification, maintaining clear boundaries for promotional merchandise rules.
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