TITLE: CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF VINOUS LIQUORS AT WINE FESTIVALS PURSUANT TO A WINE FESTIVAL PERMIT.

Fiscal Impact Summary	FY 1999/2000	FY 2000/2001
State Revenues General Fund	$625	$625
State Expenditures General Fund
FTE Position Change	0.0 FTE	0.0 FTE
Other State Impact: TABOR.
Effective Date: Upon signature of the Governor.
Appropriation Summary for FY 1999-2000: None.
Local Government Impact: Local government law enforcement agencies will be required to enforce the provisions of this bill. The impact to local government agencies will be minimal.

The bill allows any limited winery licensee to file a wine festival permit application with the Division of Liquor Enforcement under the Department of Revenue. The applicant is to specify the premises for the festival and the names of other limited winery licensees participating in the festival. The applicant is to file a $25 processing fee with the application at least 30 days before the festival. Any wine festival permit issued is to be considered jointly held by the permittee and the participating licensees. The permittee and participants are authorized to use the licensed premises for wine tastings and selling vinous liquors of their own manufacture.

Any violator of the provisions of a wine festival permit may be charged and an appropriate penalty shall be applied. If the responsible party cannot be identified, the bill prescribes a manner for the Division of Liquor Enforcement to fine the festival participants, up to a maximum of $100 per participant.

Fee revenue. This bill will create new General Fund revenue of $625 for FY 1999-2000 and FY 2000-01, based upon the following assumptions:

• that the Division of Liquor Enforcement is aware of approximately 50 wine tasting room permits (no fee) that are issued annually;

• that 25 of the 50 tasting room permits would annually apply for the wine festival permit; and

Fine revenue. The bill authorizes the Division of Liquor Enforcement to assess an appropriate penalty against any violator of the provisions of this bill. The bill does not specify the type of penalty, or the amount if the penalty is to be monetary. If the responsible party cannot be identified, the bill prescribes a manner for the division to fine the festival participants, up to a maximum of $100 per participant. This fiscal note cannot assess the amount of General Fund fine revenue, if any, to be generated by this bill.

Local government law enforcement agencies will be required to enforce the provisions of this bill. This fiscal note assumes the impact to local government agencies will be minimal.