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April 18, 2006
AND NOW--Michigan Permit Form Available
The State of Michigan has posted its new direct shipping permit application form and instructions...
On the Liquor Control Commission's web page. The $100 annual permit runs from May 1 to April 30 so it may be advantageous to wait until May. Excise and sales tax must be collected which will require out-of-state wineries to register with the Department of Treasury. Michigan also requires pre-sale age verification and label registration.
Editorial–worse case scenario?:
So if every state were to require a $100.00 “Permit” to ship wine into them every year? Small wineries will be putting up–every year–$5,000.00 plus on speculation they will actually ship a bottle to any one of those state.
Solution: Small wineries form shipping cooperatives which in itself still perpetuates the “A Three Tier System.”
The system seems to continuously spinning back on itself–Progress Going Backwards?
Source: “Michigan Permit Form Available,” Family Winemakers of California, April 3, 2006
Posted by fortna at April 18, 2006 02:26 AM
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