SALEM – Supermarkets might find something new on their shelves in 2014: liquor. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) approved a series of proposals that would allow grocery stores to sell distilled spirits, the Oregon Statesman reports. Currently, liquor stores are owned by individuals, but the distilled spirits on the shelves is owned by Oregon, which gives retailers a percentage of sales.

In September, the commission okayed liquor stores to apply for beer and wine licenses, which angered convenience store and supermarket owners. The Northwest Grocery Association proposed a 2014 ballot measure that would take liquor sales out of the hands of the state. A 2013 push was unsuccessful.

Earlier this fall, OLCC Chairman Rob Patridge invited supermarket owners to sit on a task force to talk about how to modernize the state’s liquor system. The group’s hybrid model would let grocery stores with a footprint of 10,000 square feet or more to stock liquor. More than 600 grocery stores could apply for a license if the hybrid scheme becomes law.

“It’s not in direct response to the grocers, but we are certainly at a crossroads in Oregon,” he said. “We’re also modeling full-blown privatization, but I don’t think there is substantial support for that from the commission.”