April 21, 2016, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending section 533 (MCL 436.1533), as amended by 1998 PA 416.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 533. (1) A retail vendor licensed under this act to sell
for consumption on the premises may apply for a license as a
specially designated merchant. A specially designated distributor
may apply for a license as a specially designated merchant.
(2) In cities, incorporated villages, or townships, the
commission shall issue only 1 specially designated distributor
license for each 3,000 of population, or fraction of 3,000. The
commission
may waive the quota requirement may
be waived at the
discretion
of the commission if there is no
existing specially
designated distributor licensee within 2 miles of the applicant,
measured along the nearest traffic route.
(3) In cities, incorporated villages, or townships, the
commission shall issue only 1 specially designated merchant license
for each 1,500 of population, or fraction of 1,500. The commission
may waive the quota requirement if there is no existing specially
designated merchant licensee within 2 miles of the applicant,
measured along the nearest traffic route.
(4) For purposes of this section, population must be
determined by the last federal decennial census, by a special
census under section 6 of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL
117.6, or section 7 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of
1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.907, or by the latest census and
corrections published by the United States Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, whichever is later.