Ohio Code 4301.246 – Gifts of glassware
(A) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4301.246
- Beer: includes all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products and containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- Manufacturer: means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing beer or intoxicating liquor. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- sell: include exchange, barter, gift, offer for sale, sale, distribution and delivery of any kind, and the transfer of title or possession of beer and intoxicating liquor either by constructive or actual delivery by any means or devices whatever, including the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by means of a controlled access alcohol and beverage cabinet pursuant to section 4301. See Ohio Code 4301.01
(1) “Case” means twenty-four individual pieces of glassware.
(2) “Glassware” means a glass container to which all of the following apply:
(a) It has the brand name of a beer or the name of the manufacturer or supplier of the beer permanently affixed, embossed, or engraved on the container;
(b) It has the brand name of the beer or the name of the manufacturer or supplier of the beer prominently displayed on the container;
(c) It holds not more than twenty-four ounces of liquid.
(3) “Receipt” means a record, either in paper or digital format, that contains all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the permit holder authorized to sell beer for on-premises consumption that receives glassware from a manufacturer or supplier;
(b) The name and address of the manufacturer or supplier that provides glassware to the permit holder;
(c) The name of the employee or agent of the permit holder that receives the glassware;
(d) The date that the glassware is provided to the permit holder;
(e) The amount, if any, that the manufacturer or supplier charged the permit holder for the glassware;
(f) The permit holder’s permit number;
(g) A description and the amount of glassware provided to the permit holder;
(h) The amount that the manufacturer or supplier paid to have the glassware manufactured.
(B) Notwithstanding section 4301.24 of the Revised Code, a manufacturer or supplier may provide glassware intended for the serving of beer to a permit holder authorized to sell beer for on-premises consumption if the manufacturer or supplier provides a receipt to the permit holder. However, the manufacturer or supplier shall not annually provide more than four cases of such glassware to the permit holder.
(C) A permit holder authorized to sell for on-premises consumption may receive glassware intended for the serving of beer from a manufacturer or supplier.