This bill amends Section 123.10 of the Iowa Code to modify the authority of the director of revenue regarding native distilled spirits. Specifically, it introduces a provision that prevents the director from delisting a native distillery's spirits solely due to a failure to meet sales guidelines, once those spirits have been listed for sale. This change aims to provide greater stability and support for native distilleries by ensuring that their products remain available to class E retail alcohol licensees, which sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

Under current law, the director has broad authority to regulate alcoholic liquor purchases and determine which brands are kept in state warehouses. The bill seeks to protect native distilleries by limiting the circumstances under which their products can be removed from the list of available spirits, thereby encouraging the continued sale and distribution of locally produced distilled spirits in Iowa.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 123.10