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APIS Change Log

The APIS website is updated from time to time to add new material, enhance functionality, and clarify or correct information already available on the site. This page lists changes made since the launch of the website on June 23, 2003. Descriptions of these changes may be accessed by selecting a date from the “View Changes” menu.

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Material changes to the Web site have been made on the following dates:

Changes for: November 15, 2013

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2013

The APIS information appearing on this Web site has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2013.  Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update.

Prohibitions Against Hosting Underage Drinking Parties

The “Knowledge Standard” variable has been revised to include Criminal Negligence among the levels of knowledge sufficient to trigger liability for a social host offense.

Beverage Service Training and Related Practices

The “Voluntary States - Incentives for Training” variable has been revised to expand the types of discount incentives that may be provided by States to encourage licensees to participate in Beverage Service Training and Related Practices programs. For example, reduced license fees are now included as a discount incentive. As a result of this change, Minnesota is now included among the States with a Voluntary server training program, effective August 1, 2007.

Corrections and Clarifications

Privatization in Washington State - Due to a delay in availability of the regulations implementing Washington Initiative 1183, APIS coding for the period ending January 1, 2012 (the update previous to this one) was not able to display the changes in the law resulting from this initiative, which privatized the wholesale distribution and retail sale of liquor as well as making other changes. The APIS update of November 15, 2013 includes the changes resulting from Initiative 1183, and displays these changes as having taken effect on December 8, 2011, when privatization began as a result of the passage of this initiative.

Changes to data presented in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the Web site are listed below (with the changes stemming from Washington Initiative 1183 listed first, for convenience).

 

Policy Topic Jurisdiction Changes
Tax: Beer Washington Removed designation as Control State and added $0.76 in Specific Excise Tax Per Gallon column for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Tax: Wine Washington Removed designation as Control State and added $0.87 in Specific Excise Tax Per Gallon column for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Tax: Distilled Spirits Washington Removed designation as Control State and added various Specific Excise Tax Per Gallon and Ad Valorem Excise Tax rates for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Age of Seller: Off-Premises Washington Minimum age to sell distilled spirits lowered from 21 to 18 for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Beverage Service Training Washington Voluntary server training program added and mandatory server training program made applicable to both on and off-premises establishments for the period beginning 12/8/2011
Alcohol Control Systems: Beer - Retail Washington Beer containing more than 1% ABW removed from State-run system, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from Mixed/Overlapping to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Beer - Wholesale Washington Beer containing more than 1% ABW removed from State-run system, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from Mixed/Overlapping to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Wine - Retail Washington Wine between 1% ABW and 24% ABV removed from State-run system and wine above 24% ABV switched from State-run to license, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from Mixed/Overlapping to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Wine - Wholesale Washington Wine between 1% ABW and 24% ABV removed from State-run system and wine above 24% ABV switched from State-run to license, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from Mixed/Overlapping to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Spirits - Retail Washington Spirits between 1% ABW and 100% (undefined) switched from State-run to license system, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from State-run to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Spirits - Wholesale Washington Spirits between 1% ABW and 100% (undefined) switched from State-run to license system, resulting in change in overall Distribution System from State-run to License for the period beginning 12/8/2011.
Beverage Service Training Montana Coding changed from displaying both mandatory and voluntary programs as of 10/1/2011 to displaying mandatory programs only beginning on 1/13/2012.
Alcohol Control Systems: Wine - Retail Idaho Wine between 4% ABW and 16% ABV removed from State-run system for the period beginning 7/1/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Wine - Wholesale Idaho Wine between 4% ABW and 16% ABV removed from State-run system for the period beginning 7/1/2011.
Alcohol Control Systems: Spirits - Retail Alabama Overall Distribution System changed from State-run to Mixed/Overlapping for spirits with an Alcohol Content Range of 0.50% ABV - 100% (undefined) for the period beginning 1/1/1998.