The laws amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998 (Code). Senate Bill 141 (Public Act 95 of 2023). The law makes permanent carryout sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, mixed spirit drink, or mixed drinks-cocktails) in qualified containers.
The most common classes of liquor licenses include a tavern license, which is for restaurants that serve both alcohol and food, but liquor only makes up about 50% of their sales; a beer and wine license, where you can only sell “soft” liquors but not hard liquor, like spirits; or a restaurant license, where the license ...
A Type 47 license is for full-service restaurants serving beer, wine, or spirits, where at least 50% of the profit is derived from food. A Type 48 liquor license is used in establishments where persons must be 21 years of age or older to enter liquor stores, wine shops, and nightclubs.
436.2025 Giving away alcoholic liquor prohibited; exception; sale to intoxicated individual prohibited; inadmissibility of breathalyzer or blood alcohol test results. Sec. 1025.
A Specially Designated Distributor license, as defined by MCL 436.1111(14), is a business licensed to sell at retail spirits in the original package for consumption off the premises. Specially Designated Distributor licenses generally are held in conjunction with Specially Designated Merchant licenses.
Class C – Allows a restaurant or bar to sell and serve beer, wine, mixed spirit drink, and spirits to customers. May be issued as a quota, resort, RDA, DDA, or special act license.
Negotiating a Distributorship Agreement: Five Critical Steps to Success Execute a master agreement. Define the relevant goods subject to the agreement. Address all relevant intellectual property issues. Make sure renewal options and termination clauses allow the parties to adjust to changing market conditions.
The term for Distribution Agreements varies, with terms being anywhere from 5 to 15 years. I try to limit the term as much as possible—especially when there is no advance, or a meager one.
In terms of content, an Estate distribution letter should include: the deceased's personal details; a detailed and complete list of all assets and liabilities; the Beneficiary names and the details of their respective inheritances; any details on debt settlement and creditor communication;