Traffic in alcoholic beverages of less than eight percent (8%) permitted – Brewers’ and wholesalers’ interests restricted

(a) Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.High alcohol content beer: means an alcoholic beverage which is beer, ale or other malt beverage having an alcoholic content of more than eight percent (8%) by weight and not more than twenty percent (20%) by weight, except wine as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101License: means the license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Licensee: means any person to whom such license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Manufacture: means and includes brewing high alcohol content beer, distilling, rectifying and operating a winery. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Manufacturer: means and includes a brewer of high alcohol content beer, distiller, vintner and rectifier. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Retailer: means any person who sells at retail any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Wholesaler: means any person who sells at wholesale any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Wine: means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of dried or fresh, sound, ripe grapes, fruit, or other agricultural products, with the usual cellar treatment and necessary additions to correct defects due to climatic, saccharine, and seasonal conditions, including champagne, sparkling, and fortified wine of an alcoholic content not to exceed twenty-one percent (21%) by volume. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105(1) It is lawful in this state to transport, store, sell, distribute, possess, receive, or manufacture beer, as defined in subsection (b), subject to the privilege taxes and regulations set out and provided for in this part. (2) Except as otherwise provided for in this part, no brewer or manufacturer of beer shall have any financial or ownership interest, direct or indirect, in the business of or a building containing a wholesale or retail licensee, including to furnish or loan any fixtures of any kind to a retail licensee, and no such brewer or manufacturer shall hold a wholesale or retail license. For purposes of this section, an indirect interest includes any interest acquired by affiliates, subsidiaries, corporate officials, partners, or employees of the brewer or manufacturer. (3) Except as otherwise provided for in this part, no wholesaler shall hold any financial or ownership interest, direct or indirect, in the business of or a building containing a brewer, manufacturer, or retail licensee, including to furnish or loan any fixtures of any kind to a retail licensee, and no such wholesaler shall hold a manufacturer or retail license. (b) For purposes of this title, “beer” means products made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of malt or other cereal grains, sugar, or fruit ingredients used to make cider, and having an alcoholic content of not more than eight percent (8%) alcohol by weight and that do not contain distilled spirits or wine as defined in § 57-3-101; provided, that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the overall alcoholic content by weight in the finished product is obtained by the fermentation of malt, other cereal grains, sugar, or fruit ingredients used to make cider, and no more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the overall alcoholic content by weight in the finished product is obtained by the addition of flavorings or other non-beverage ingredients containing alcohol. (c) (1) Upon meeting necessary federal, state and local license requirements, notwithstanding the prohibition of subsection (a), a manufacturer: (A) May operate as a retailer at the manufacturer’s location or a site contiguous thereto for sales of not more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) barrels of beer or high alcohol content beer or both annually for consumption on or off the premises under this chapter as long as the requirements of this chapter concerning the licensing of such retail establishments are met; and (B) May qualify for and hold a license: (i) Under chapter 4 of this title as a “restaurant” or “limited service restaurant”; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 4 of this title related to restrictions or prohibitions on licensees under chapter 4, a restaurant or limited service restaurant may sell for off-premises consumption beer manufactured pursuant to this section at such location or at any other restaurant or limited service restaurant licensed under chapter 4 that is owned by the sam