Minibottles May Not Be The Only Choice In SC Soon Thursday January 22, 2004 10:49pm What Did You Think of the State of The Union Speech?  Loved It  Liked It  No Opinion  Did Not Like It ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia (AP) - The Senate again wants to get rid of minibottles. South Carolina is the only state requiring bars and restaurants to use the bottles, which contain one-point-seven ounces of fluid. Legislators have tried for years to move to pouring drinks from big bottles. Senate floor debate began Wednesday and continued Thursday. State Senator Wes Hayes told senators the change wouldn't cost the state tax revenue collected at the wholesale level. The Rock Hill Republican says a cocktail tax would be added to each poured drink. The legislation doesn't outlaw minibottles. Hayes says restaurants and bars could continue using them if they chose to do so. A House version of the bill would put the issue before voters in November. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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