Title 32A Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Chapter 8 Manufacturing Licenses Section 301 Distillery license -- Specific authority and restrictions.
32A-8-301.Distillery license -- Specific authority and restrictions.
(1) A distillery license allows the licensee to:
(a) import, manufacture, store, transport, or export liquor;
(b) sell liquor to the department and to out-of-state customers;
(c) purchase alcoholic products for blending and manufacturing purposes if the
department is notified of the purchase and the date of delivery; and
(d) warehouse on its premises alcoholic products which it manufactures or purchases for
manufacturing purposes.
(2) Any alcoholic product may be sold by a distiller directly to any person engaged
within the state in a mechanical or industrial business, or in scientific pursuits that require the use
of alcoholic products. The buyer shall hold a valid special permit from the department
authorizing the use of alcoholic products. The manufacturer may sell to the permittee alcoholic
products only in types as the permit shall state. The sale of alcoholic products for this purpose is
subject to rules as may be prescribed by the department and the federal government.
(3) If considered necessary, the commission or department may:
(a) require certain alterations to the plant, equipment, or premises;
(b) require the alteration or removal of any unsuitable alcoholic beverage-making
equipment or material;
(c) require the licensee to clean, disinfect, ventilate, or otherwise improve the sanitary and
working conditions of any plant, premises, and equipment; or
(d) demand that all books, records, or data pertaining to the materials and ingredients
used in the manufacture of alcoholic products be made available to the commission or department
upon request.
(4) (a) A distillery licensee may not permit any alcoholic beverage to be consumed on its
premises, except that a distillery may allow its employees to consume on its premises alcoholic
products as the distillery may furnish to them without charge.
(b) A distillery licensee may allow any person who can lawfully buy alcoholic beverages
for wholesale or retail distribution to consume bona fide samples of its product on the distillery
premises.
(5) The federal definitions, standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for
distilled liquor, in the Federal Alcoholic Administration regulations, and the amendments thereto,
are adopted to the extent they are not contrary to or inconsistent with laws of this state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 23, 1990 General Session
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