Notwithstanding the provisions of this subarticle or any other provision of law, an establishment licensed pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter is authorized to conduct samplings of wines in excess of sixteen and one-half percent alcohol, cordials, and distilled spirits, if the sampling is conducted as follows: (1) the establishment must have a permanent seating capacity of fifty or more persons; (2) samples may not be offered from more than four products at any one time; (3) the sampling must be held in the bar area of a licensed establishment and all open bottles must be visible at all times. All open bottles must be removed at the conclusion of the tasting; (4) samples must be less than one-half ounce for each product sampled; (5) a person may not be served more than one sample of each product; (6) sampling may not be offered for more than four hours; (7) at least five days before the sampling, a letter detailing the specific date and hours of the sampling must be mailed first class to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; (8) a sample may not be offered to, or allowed to be consumed by, an intoxicated person or a person under the age of twenty-one years; (9) a licensed s to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; (8) a sample may not be offered to, or allowed to be consumed by, an intoxicated person or a person under the age of twenty-one years; (9) a licensed establishment may not offer more than one sampling each day; and (10) the sampling must be conducted by the manufacturer or wholesaler or an agent of the manufacturer or wholesaler. HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 70, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 139, Section 15; 2021 Act No. 60 (S.619), Section 6, eff May 17, 2021.
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