TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 31

HOPS — PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY

22-3105A.  promotion of beer made with Idaho-grown hops. (1) In addition to the powers and duties set forth in section 22-3105, Idaho Code, the commission shall have but is not limited to the following powers to promote beer made with Idaho-grown hops:

(a)  To host, sponsor, or participate in activities and events dispensing or serving beer made with Idaho-grown hops to retailers, distributors, importers, evaluators, judges, and members of the public. The commission may charge an admission charge to an activity or event;

(b)  To host, sponsor, or participate in activities and events promoting new markets for beer made with Idaho-grown hops, publicizing reliable information showing the value of beer made with Idaho-grown hops, or promoting research or education benefiting beer made with Idaho-grown hops by Idaho producers and growers. The commission may charge an admission charge to an activity or event;

(c)  To solicit and receive donations of beer made with Idaho-grown hops for the purpose of promoting beer made with Idaho-grown hops;

(d)  To purchase beer made with Idaho-grown hops for the purpose of promoting beer made with Idaho-grown hops;

(e)  To donate beer made with Idaho-grown hops to activities, events, trade groups, and other individuals and entities for the purpose of promoting beer made with Idaho-grown hops; and

(f)  To donate beer made with Idaho-grown hops to persons or associations for benevolent, charitable, or public purposes, subject to the provisions of section 23-1007A, Idaho Code.

(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to chapter 10, title 23, Idaho Code, the following shall apply to the commission’s activities under this section:

(a)  The commission and the property owner, lessee, and operator shall not be required to hold or obtain any license, permit, or registration or to provide any notification to a public official to enable the commission, commission members, volunteers authorized by the commission, and commission employees to engage in the activities authorized by this section.

(b)  The activities of the commission, commission members, volunteers authorized by the commission, and commission employees authorized by this section include but are not limited to dispensing or serving samples of beer on premises not licensed for the sale of beer by the drink.

(3)  In the performance of activities authorized by this section, the commission shall observe the following limitations:

(a)  The commission shall not receive any payment for the beer made with Idaho-grown hops it serves, dispenses, or donates under this section. The receipt of an admission charge to an activity or event is not the receipt of payment by the commission for beer made with Idaho-grown hops for the purposes of this section.

(b)  Individuals not serving as commission members or acting as volunteers authorized by the commission or who are not commission employees are not authorized by this section to serve or dispense beer made with Idaho-grown hops. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual who is otherwise authorized by law to serve or dispense beer made with Idaho-grown hops from serving or dispensing such beer made with Idaho-grown hops.

(c)  Where the commission dispenses or serves beer, the persons dispensing or serving beer and the recipients of the beer dispensed or served must be of legal drinking age.

History:

[22-3105A, added 2022, ch. 89, sec. 1, p. 253.]