Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-18 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-18
Regulation of transportation and containers
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. Regulation of Transportation and Containers. The commission shall have the power to regulate the modes and methods of dealing in, and the transportation of, alcoholic beverages. The commission also shall have the power to regulate the types of containers in which alcoholic beverages may be lawfully transported and delivered.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-5(14); 7-1-1-5(17).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 27 / Section 7.1-3-27-14
Holder of artisan distiller permit and distiller permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies only to the holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7.

(b) An artisan distiller may not:

(1) serve complimentary samples of liquor; and

(2) sell liquor;

manufactured under the distiller's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-7 on the premises of the artisan distillery or at any other location that the holder of the artisan distiller's permit is authorized to sell and serve samples of liquor manufactured under the artisan distiller's permit.

(c) A person to whom this section applies who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2015, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.206-2017, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-16 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(17).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.722. Repealed by P.L.159-2014, SEC.81.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-21-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 7.1-3-21-14
Indiana state fair commission permit to sell alcoholic beverages on state fair grounds; permitted activities; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The commission shall issue a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the Indiana state fair grounds to the Indiana state fair commission.

(b) The following applies under this section:

(1) A permit holder is entitled to sell alcoholic beverages on the state fair grounds to consumers by the glass.

(2) The state fair commission is entitled to allow a brewery under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5), a farm winery under IC 7.1-3-12, or an artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers for consumption off the state fair grounds:

(A) at a trade show or an exposition at which products of a permittee participant are displayed, promoted, and sold;

(B) at a time other than during the state fair; and

(C) including at a location on the property of the state fair grounds for which a supplemental caterer's permit has been approved.

(3) A permit holder is entitled to permit multiple vendors of the state fair commission with separate permits at different locations on the state fair grounds to sell alcoholic beverages by the glass under the permit.

(4) A permit holder is entitled to receive the permit directly from the commission without local board approval.

(5) A permit holder is not subject to quota restrictions under IC 7.1-3-22-3.

(6) A permit holder is entitled to allow a minor to be present in the places where alcoholic beverages are sold.

(c) The holder of a permit under this section must comply with the following requirements:

(1) File a floor plan of the premises where alcoholic beverages will be served and consumed.

(2) Provide that service of alcoholic beverages may be performed only by servers certified under IC 7.1-3-1.5.

(3) Allow sales during the times prescribed under IC 7.1-3-1-14.

(4) Prohibit sales prohibited under IC 7.1-5-10-1.

(5) Operate under rules adopted by the commission to protect the public interest under IC 7.1-1-1.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-6-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.33; P.L.28-2014, SEC.1; P.L.285-2019, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-22 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-22
Regulation of business relationships
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. The commission shall have the power to ascertain the business relationships, including nonalcoholic beverage business relationships, between permittees or certificate holders under this title. The commission shall have the power to regulate or prohibit a practice, relationship, or dealing by or between permittees or certificate holders, which in the judgment of the commission is inimical to or a violation of a provision of this title or of a rule or regulation of the commission. The commission may take action in these matters by rule or regulation or by individual order upon hearing after five (5) days notice to the effected permittee or certificate holder.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-7
Illegal transportation; property rights limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who is interested in illegal transportation, or who has knowledge of it, shall have no right, title, or interest in or to a conveyance of any kind used for the illegal transportation of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, malt articles, or a tobacco product.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-36.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 7.1-4-11-2
Reversion of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The sums realized from the collection of the biennial license fees imposed by IC 7.1-4-4.1-3 and not appropriated by section 1 of this chapter are hereby appropriated to the enforcement and administration fund of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-12.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-5-9-4
Interest in another permit prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-3-4, an applicant for a beer wholesaler's permit shall have no interest in the following:

(1) A permit to manufacture or to sell at retail alcoholic beverages of any kind.

(2) Any other permit to wholesale alcoholic beverages.

(3) Through stock ownership or otherwise, a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that holds:

(A) a permit to manufacture or to sell at retail alcoholic beverages of any kind; or

(B) any other permit to wholesale alcoholic beverages of any kind.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-10.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.51-1994, SEC.14; P.L.204-2001, SEC.59; P.L.159-2014, SEC.59.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-4-3-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(b).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.51, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-7
"Department"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. "Department" means the Indiana department of health.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-5-4-7
Evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Evidence. The possession of a permit, or of an imitation or counterfeit of a permit, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, is prima facie evidence of an intent to defraud the state by the possessor of the prohibited article.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(d).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-5
Clubs; two locations
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Clubs: Two Locations. If a club is eligible to be issued a permit for premises situated within a city or town, or outside of the corporate limits of a city or town, one (1) permit may be issued to the club for an establishment located outside of the corporate limits of a city or town, and another appropriate permit may be issued to the same club for an establishment located within the corporate limits of a city or town. The commission shall charge a separate annual license fee for each location.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-15
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-8(5).]

As added by Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1974, P.L.26, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.72, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.7 / Section 7.1-3-17.7-5
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following for a horse track permit or a satellite facility permit:

(1) Issuance.

(2) Scope.

(3) Permit fee.

(4) Expiration.

(5) Revocation and suspension.

As added by P.L.15-1994, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.106-1995, SEC.12; P.L.291-2013, SEC.9; P.L.93-2024, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-9
Judicial review
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Whenever the permit of a permittee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail is revoked or suspended in excess of three (3) days by action of the commission, the aggrieved permittee may seek judicial review of the action by following IC 4-21.5-5, except that the action for judicial review shall be filed in the circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county in which the licensed premises are located.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-3-2(a).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.100-1983, SEC.3; P.L.7-1987, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-33 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-33
"Public nuisance"
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. The term "public nuisance" means an act, practice, place, or thing prohibited by IC 7.1-2-6.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-37.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.90.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-41 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-41
Trial
Status: in_force

Sec. 41. Trial. The action shall be entered upon the civil docket of the court to which the appeal is taken naming the appellant applicant, or permittee, as plaintiff, and the commission as defendant. No formal pleadings shall be required and the case shall be set for hearing by the court, without a jury, as soon as possible. The cause may be determined upon hearing upon the evidence offered before the commission and as certified by the commission, or additional evidence may be offered by either party. The court shall enter an order, after the hearing, sustaining or setting aside the final order of the commission. If the court sets aside an order of the commission denying a permit, the court, in its order, shall direct the issuance of the permit.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-43.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-16.5
"Facility"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. (a) As used in this section, "facility" includes the following:

(1) A facility to which IC 7.1-3-1-25(a) applies.

(2) A tract that contains a premises that is described in IC 7.1-3-1-14(d)(2).

(3) A horse track or satellite facility to which IC 7.1-3-17.7 applies.

(4) A riverboat or racetrack to which IC 7.1-3-17.5 applies.

(5) A tract that contains an entertainment complex.

(b) As used in this section, "tract" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-1.1-1-22.5.

(c) A facility may advertise alcoholic beverages:

(1) in the facility's interior; or

(2) on the facility's exterior.

(d) The commission may not exercise the prohibition power contained in section 16(a) of this chapter on advertising by a brewer, distiller, rectifier, or vintner in or on a facility.

(e) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-5-5-10 and IC 7.1-5-5-11, a facility may provide advertising to a permittee that is a brewer, an artisan distiller, a distiller, a rectifier, or a vintner in exchange for compensation from that permittee.

As added by P.L.52-1992, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.106-1995, SEC.2; P.L.71-1996, SEC.2; P.L.72-2004, SEC.3; P.L.15-2011, SEC.10; P.L.109-2013, SEC.2; P.L.1-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-4-9-1
Collection of annual license fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The chairman shall collect the required annual license fee paid in connection with the issuance of a beer retailer's permit, a beer dealer's permit, a liquor retailer's permit, a supplemental caterer's permit, a liquor dealer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, and a wine dealer's permit.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(f).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.60, SEC.7; Acts 1974, P.L.25, SEC.6. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 27 / Section 7.1-3-27-3
Gallonage limit
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) An artisan distiller may produce not more than thirty thousand (30,000) gallons of liquor in any calendar year. Liquor produced by an artisan distiller that is sold through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 may not be counted toward the gallonage limit.

(b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.9; P.L.220-2023, SEC.12; P.L.152-2025, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 19 / Section 7.1-3-19-3
Prerequisites
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Prerequisites. The commission, unless otherwise provided in this title, shall not grant an application and issue a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type until the publication of notice, the investigation before the local board, and the other proceedings required by this chapter have been completed.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-11.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 7.1-4-4.1-14
Manufacturer's permit fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to the following permits:

(1) Brewer's permit for the manufacture of more than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana.

(2) Distiller's permit.

(3) Malt manufacturer's permit.

(4) Rectifier's permit.

(5) Vintner's permit.

(6) Wine bottler's permit.

(b) A permit fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) is annually imposed for the issuance of each permit described in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.186-2011, SEC.10; P.L.71-2012, SEC.6; P.L.79-2015, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-5-2-4
Gift of outside sign prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) It is unlawful for a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or other permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages to give, supply, furnish, or grant to the holder of a retailer's or dealer's permit a sign, poster, or advertisement for use, or intended to be used, outside of or on the exterior of the licensed premises or on a building situated on the licensed premises or in connection with them, or on premises adjacent to the licensed premises.

(b) It is unlawful for a retail or dealer permittee to receive or accept, or to display or permit to be displayed, a sign, poster, or advertisement given in violation of subsection (a).

(c) A person who violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class C infraction. A person commits a separate violation for each day during which a violation of subsection (a) or (b) continues.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(w).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-6
Member of a club; qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. In order to be considered a "member of a club" within the meaning of this title, a person must meet the following qualifications:

(1) The person must have become a member either as a charter member or by admission in accordance with the articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the club.

(2) The person must maintain membership by the payment of dues in the required manner.

(3) The person's name and address must be entered on the membership list which is supplied to the commission:

(A) the first time that the new or renewal application for the appropriate club permit is filed after the person becomes a member of the club; and

(B) with subsequent renewal applications that are filed after the person becomes a member of the club for as long as the person remains a member.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(h).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.75-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-45.7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-45.7
"Sports arena"
Status: in_force

Sec. 45.7. "Sports arena" means an indoor or outdoor facility where the main purpose and function of the facility is organized sporting competition. The term does not include:

(1) a facility to which IC 7.1-3-1-25(a) applies;

(2) a tract that contains a premises described in IC 7.1-3-1-14(d)(2); or

(3) a facility primarily used for professional competition.

As added by P.L.153-2026, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-2-9-2
Licensed premises; public nuisance; criminal activity
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) If a licensed premises becomes:

(1) a public nuisance (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-33); or

(2) the scene of acts or conduct prohibited under IC 35-41 or federal law;

the commission may impose the sanctions in IC 7.1-2-6 on the licensed premises.

(b) The commission is not required to determine beyond a reasonable doubt that an act or conduct would constitute conduct prohibited under IC 35-41 or federal law.

(c) The commission may refuse to grant or renew a permit, suspend or revoke a permit, or fine a permittee for a violation described in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.103-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-5-1-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(w).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.727.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.7 / Section 7.1-3-1.7-2
Employee permit exemption
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person at least eighteen (18) years of age may work as a waiter or waitress on the licensed premises of a retailer permittee without having attended a server program or obtained a server certificate or employee permit if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The licensed premises is a restaurant operated by an accredited hospitality management program primarily for educational purposes.

(2) The person is a student enrolled in a:

(A) state educational institution; and

(B) course offered by the accredited hospitality management program.

(3) The licensed premises, state educational institution, or accredited hospitality management program does not pay the person to work at the licensed premises.

(4) The person works under the supervision of an instructor employed by the state educational institution.

(b) This section does not permit a person to work as a bartender.

As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-11
Evidence of misbranding
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. An unbroken bottle or container which contains, or has contained, liquor or wine and which bears a brand, label, trade-mark, name or other device, marking, inscription, or a reference to quality, nature, character, origin, or manufacturer of the alcoholic beverage contents of that bottle or container, that has been altered, defaced, restored, or upon which the tax stamp of the federal government has been forged, counterfeited, restored, or reused, or which brand, label, trade-mark, name or other device, marking or inscription does not truly describe the contents or former contents shall be received in evidence in a court as prima facie proof that the person chargeable with the possession of it either is, or was, or both, maintaining a public nuisance and either is, or was, or both, keeping and possessing misbranded or adulterated alcoholic beverages.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-39.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.4. As amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-4-6-1
Powers of commission and department
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The chairman and the department shall have the power to examine the books, papers, records, and premises of a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, dealer, or direct wine seller's permit holder under this title for the purpose of determining whether the excise taxes imposed by this title have been paid fully and whether the provisions of the title are being complied with.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(e).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.17. As amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-5-7-1
False statements of age
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is a Class C misdemeanor for a minor to knowingly or intentionally make a false statement of the minor's age or to present or offer false or fraudulent evidence of majority or identity to a permittee for the purpose of ordering, purchasing, attempting to purchase, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure an alcoholic beverage.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-5-2-1; 7-5-2-2(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.11; P.L.102-1983, SEC.1; P.L.77-1988, SEC.6; P.L.67-1990, SEC.1; P.L.1-1993, SEC.45; P.L.94-2008, SEC.49; P.L.125-2012, SEC.1; P.L.113-2014, SEC.14; P.L.217-2014, SEC.2; P.L.159-2014, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-2-7-7
Conduct of hearing; appearance by corporation
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall have the power to make and establish rules for the admission of evidence and the conduct of the hearing, as in its opinion will serve best the purpose of the hearing. The attorney general of the state shall appear at the hearing and represent the commission in the defense of its order.

(b) A corporation that is a party in any proceeding before the commission may elect to appear either by counsel or by the personal appearance of any of its corporate officers.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-3-4.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.78-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-27 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-27
"One-way permit"
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. One-Way Permit. The term "one-way permit" means a beer retailer's permit issued to a permittee.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-4-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-2-1-1
Commission created
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. There is hereby created as a part of state government, a commission to be known as the alcohol and tobacco commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-7.5
Suspension of alcoholic beverage retail permit; notice; hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.5. (a) The chairman of the commission may suspend an alcoholic beverage retail permit without advance notice or a hearing for a period of not longer than three (3) business days if all of the following apply:

(1) The chairman has a reasonable belief that a felony has been committed on the licensed premises.

(2) The permit holder failed to take reasonable action to prevent the occurrence of a crime.

(3) Multiple crimes or violations have occurred on the licensed premises in the last twelve (12) months.

(4) The continued operation of the licensed premises would pose a clear and immediate danger to the safety of the surrounding community or general public.

(b) Upon the suspension of a permit under subsection (a), the commission shall:

(1) give immediate notice to the permittee of:

(A) a factual basis for the suspension; and

(B) the time and place of a hearing on the suspension; and

(2) hold the hearing not later than three (3) business days after the permit is suspended.

(c) The commission is not required to consider or prove the factors in subsection (a) to declare a public nuisance under IC 7.1-2-6.

As added by P.L.103-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-3-7-5
Importation of liquor by distiller
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Importation of Liquor by Distiller. The holder of a distiller's permit also shall be entitled to import and sell within this state liquor fully manufactured outside this state and ready for marketing when imported. A distiller may sell imported liquor only to a person who holds a liquor wholesaler's permit, or to the holder of a rectifier's permit, or to another distiller. A distiller may not sell imported liquor at retail nor to a retailer. A distiller also may sell and ship to a place outside this state, the liquor manufactured by another distiller under this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-16.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-4-9-3
Fees deposited in excise fund and enforcement and administration fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the chairman shall deposit the monies collected under the authority of this chapter daily with the treasurer of the state, and not later than the fifth day of the following month shall cover them into the "excise fund" to be distributed as provided in this chapter.

(b) The chairman shall deposit the money received from the collection of the fees for a three-way permit under IC 7.1-3-20-16(f) daily with the treasurer of state, and not later than the fifth day of the following month shall transfer the money into the enforcement and administration fund of the commission under IC 7.1-4-11.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(f).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.5 / Section 7.1-3-17.5-4
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following for a gaming site permit:

(1) Issuance.

(2) Scope.

(3) Permit fee.

(4) Expiration.

(5) Revocation and suspension.

As added by P.L.15-1994, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.233-2007, SEC.27; P.L.93-2024, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.3 / Section 7.1-3-6.3-5
Event held by qualified organization that is permittee; restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Unless approved by the commission under subdivision (7), the following restrictions apply to an event held by a qualified organization if the qualified organization is a permittee:

(1) The qualified organization may not accept a cash donation from another permittee.

(2) The qualified organization may not accept a donation from a permittee in exchange for agreeing to accept:

(A) alcoholic beverages; or

(B) certain types or brands of alcoholic beverages;

to the exclusion, in whole or in part, of alcoholic beverages or types or brands of alcoholic beverages from another permittee.

(3) A permittee must provide the qualified organization, at the time of delivery, a written record of the amount of alcoholic beverages donated by the permittee.

(4) The qualified organization must maintain a record of every alcoholic beverage:

(A) donated by a permittee; and

(B) consumed during the event.

(5) A permittee may not offer anything of value to another permittee in exchange for the other permittee making a donation to the qualified organization.

(6) The qualified organization may not sell donated alcoholic beverages as part of the qualified organization's normal inventory.

(7) A qualified organization that is a permittee may apply to the commission for permission to accept a cash donation from another permittee. The commission shall designate the form and manner for an application under this subdivision. The commission's determination regarding an application under this subdivision is final and not subject to administrative or judicial review.

As added by P.L.163-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-5.3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-5.3
Notice to plan commission of application, renewal, or transfer of permit within its jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.3. (a) This section applies to an application for a new permit, renewal of a permit, or transfer of a permit authorized by this article for a location in a:

(1) second or third class city; or

(2) county other than a county containing a consolidated city.

(b) As used in this section, "plan commission" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-1-14.

(c) A director of a plan commission may request the commission to notify the plan commission that the commission has received an application for a permit for a location within the territory where the plan commission has jurisdiction.

(d) If the commission receives a request under subsection (c), the commission shall provide to the appropriate plan commission a copy of the notice that the commission submits for publication to meet the requirements of section 5 of this chapter. The commission shall send by mail or electronically the copy to the plan commission no later than the day that the commission submits the notice for publication.

As added by P.L.70-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-2-1-7
Compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Compensation. As compensation for services, each commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be fixed in the same manner that the salaries of other state officials are fixed. In addition to the annual salary, a commissioner shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred while away from his office carrying out his duties as a member of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-30-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 30 / Section 7.1-3-30-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following terms apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Craft manufacturer" means a person who holds:

(A) a small brewery permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5);

(B) a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12; or

(C) an artisan distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-27.

(2) "Holder" means a person who holds a temporary craft manufacturer hospitality permit.

(3) "Hospitality permit" means a temporary craft manufacturer hospitality permit issued under this chapter.

(4) "Host permittee" means a:

(A) person who holds:

(i) a civic center permit under IC 7.1-3-1-25;

(ii) a permit under IC 7.1-3-20-18 through IC 7.1-3-20-21 (hotel);

(iii) a permit under IC 7.1-3-21-14 (state fair grounds);

(iv) a permit under IC 7.1-3-20-16.8 (economic development area); or

(v) a permit under IC 7.1-3-17.8 (state park); or

(B) craft manufacturer.

(5) "Temporary event" means an event listed in section 4 of this chapter for which the commission issues a hospitality permit.

As added by P.L.121-2022, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.145-2024, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-21-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 7.1-3-21-8
Disclosure of interested parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall not issue an alcoholic beverage permit of any type to a person unless that person has on file with the commission a verified list containing the name and address of each person or entity:

(1) with actual authority to direct or control the operation of the permit; and

(2) holding at least a five percent (5%) interest in the permit and the business conducted, or to be conducted, under it.

(b) If a publicly traded corporation has an interest, the list required under subsection (a) shall provide the name and address of only the:

(1) chief executive officer;

(2) chief financial officer;

(3) chief operating officer; and

(4) members of the board of directors;

of the corporation.

(c) At all times, a change in the list required under subsection (a) shall be filed by the applicant or permittee with the commission within ten (10) days of the date when the change became effective. The lists, together with any changes, shall be:

(1) kept on file in the office of the commission; and

(2) open to public inspection.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-13.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.38; P.L.194-2021, SEC.55; P.L.163-2025, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-5-7-16
Inspections
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The commission shall conduct random unannounced inspections at locations where alcoholic beverages are sold or distributed to ensure compliance with this title. Only the commission may conduct the random unannounced inspections. The commission may use retired or off duty law enforcement officers to conduct inspections under this section.

As added by P.L.94-2008, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.216-2011, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-5-3-4
Refilling prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) The necessary refilling of a container by a person holding a permit that authorizes the person to manufacture, rectify, or bottle liquor.

(2) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is owned, in whole or part, by an entity that holds a brewer's permit for a brewery described in IC 7.1-3-2-7(5).

(3) An establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is owned, in whole or part, by a statewide trade organization consisting of members, each of whom holds a brewer's permit for a brewery described in IC 7.1-3-2-7(5).

(4) The refilling of a bottle or container or possession of a refilled bottle or container if the refilling or possession is not for resale or another commercial purpose.

(5) The refilling of a bottle or container with hard cider in an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold that is owned, in whole or in part, by an entity that manufactures hard cider under the appropriate permit issued under this title.

(6) The refilling of a bottle or container with a product from a farm winery in an establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold that is owned, in whole or in part, by the holder of a farm winery permit.

(b) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, it is unlawful for a person to:

(1) refill a bottle or container, in whole or in part, with an alcoholic beverage; or

(2) knowingly possess a bottle or container that has been refilled, in whole or in part, with an alcoholic beverage;

after the container of liquor has been emptied in whole or in part.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(g).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.50; P.L.64-2011, SEC.3; P.L.6-2012, SEC.62; P.L.159-2014, SEC.29; P.L.79-2015, SEC.11; P.L.133-2016, SEC.9; P.L.214-2016, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-5.5
Trainer program; approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the commission may approve a trainer program by a third party that is designed to educate individuals on the training of alcohol servers on the selling, serving, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

(b) The commission may not approve a trainer program by a third party that holds or has an interest in any of the following permits:

(1) A primary source of supply permit.

(2) A beer, wine, or liquor wholesaler's permit.

(3) A beer, wine, or liquor retailer's permit.

(4) A beer, wine, or liquor dealer's permit.

(c) In approving a trainer program under this section, the commission may consider the following factors:

(1) The needs of applicants.

(2) The geographical distribution of the third parties' locations in Indiana.

(3) The adequacy of the facilities where the trainer program will be conducted.

As added by P.L.94-2008, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.206-2017, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-3-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-3-3-14
Ad interim operations
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Ad Interim Operations. The denial of the renewal of the permit shall not become effective until ten (10) days following the receipt by the applicant of a copy of the findings of fact, conclusions, and order of the commission affirming the denial if notice of denial of renewal has been given and a public hearing has been demanded as provided in this chapter. The enforcement of the commission's order of denial of renewal shall be suspended pending the expiration or dissolution of the temporary restraining order if one has been sought and issued as provided in this chapter. During the period that the order of denial is ineffective or suspended, the applicant shall be fully authorized and entitled to operate as a beer wholesaler to the same extent and effect as though a renewal permit had been issued concurrently with the expiration of his previous permit, and without being liable, criminally or civilly, on the ground of operating his beer wholesaler's business without a permit.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-10.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-21 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-21
Revocation upon petition
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. Revocation upon Petition. The commission shall revoke the permit of a retail permittee upon the petition of sixty-six per cent (66%) of the registered voters of a township or precinct stating that the permittee within that township or precinct has been convicted, either before a court or the commission, of a violation of a provision of this title. However, this section shall not apply to the permit of a bona fide fraternal club.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-9(i).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-18 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-18
Additional compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. Additional Compensation. An appointed member of a local board shall receive, in addition to the annual salary, compensation from the state at the rate of three dollars ($3.00), for each application on which he is required to, and does, investigate and report. The additional compensation shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the required questionnaire has been completed in due form, signed by the member, and delivered to the commission in duplicate.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-4-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-3-2-10
Delivery to consumer in parking lot
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a permittee that conveys alcoholic beverages to a customer in a parking lot or an area adjacent to the brewery as provided under section 7(5)(H) of this chapter.

(b) Alcoholic beverages must be:

(1) in sealed containers; and

(2) placed by an employee of the permittee who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age:

(A) in the trunk of the motor vehicle; or

(B) behind the last upright seat of the motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk.

(c) The employee of the permittee that conveys the alcoholic beverages to the customer must require the customer to provide proof of age in accordance with IC 7.1-5-10-23.

(d) The parking lot or area where the alcoholic beverages are conveyed to the customer must be:

(1) well lit; and

(2) within clear view of the main entrance of the brewery building premises.

As added by P.L.194-2021, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.1 / Section 7.1-3-6.1-7
Allowable event on unlicensed premises; electronic raffles
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An allowable event to which this chapter applies may be conducted on premises that are not licensed under this title for the sale of alcoholic beverages. An allowable event that is an electronic raffle conducted under IC 4-32.3 may be conducted using an electronic raffle software system, web application, method, or process approved by the commission.

As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-5.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 7.1-7-5.5-5
Delivery sale statement
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A retailer who ships an e-liquid, an e-liquid product, or a vapor device from a delivery sale order shall include as part of the shipping documents a document with the following statement: "E-LIQUIDS: Indiana law prohibits the sale of this product to a person who is less than 21 years of age.".

As added by P.L.206-2017, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.49-2020, SEC.17; P.L.148-2026, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-25-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 25 / Section 7.1-3-25-4
"Successor's designee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "successor's designee" means one (1) or more beer wholesalers designated by a successor to replace the existing wholesaler, for all or part of the existing wholesaler's territory, in the distribution of the existing product.

As added by P.L.224-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18.6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18.6 / Section 7.1-3-18.6-7
Commission approval notification
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The commission may, but is not required to, notify a holder that the commission has approved the proposed date and location of the function or event at which the holder may sell cigars. A holder may sell cigars on the proposed date and location for which written notice has been given as provided in section 5 of this chapter, unless the holder receives notice of disapproval from the commission under section 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.123-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-15
Observation of server program
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The commission may attend and observe training by a certified trainer under a server program established or approved under section 6 of this chapter at any time.

As added by P.L.165-2006, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-3-9-4
Enabling ordinance
Status: repealed

Sec. 4. The enabling ordinance authorized by section 3 of this chapter shall be a general ordinance containing no conditions, exceptions or limitations. The enabling ordinance, after it has been duly enacted, may not be altered, amended, or repealed for a period of two (2) years and sixty (60) days after the date of its enactment. During the period of the two (2) years and sixty (60) days from the enactment of the enabling ordinance consenting to the issuance of liquor retailer's permits, no other ordinance on the subject may be enacted.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-19.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.108.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-8
Club; enabling ordinance required
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The commission shall require the enactment of an enabling ordinance as provided in IC 7.1-3-9, before issuing a new liquor retailer's permit to a club in a city or town that has a population of less than five thousand (5,000). This section shall not apply to the renewal of an existing permit nor shall it apply to a fraternal club or a social club.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-21.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.32; P.L.86-2018, SEC.116.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-12
Credit sales prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d) and subsection (g), it is unlawful for a permittee to sell, offer to sell, purchase or receive, an alcoholic beverage for anything other than cash. A permittee who extends credit in violation of this section shall have no right of action on the claim.

(b) A permittee may credit to a purchaser the actual price charged for a package or an original container returned by the original purchaser as a credit on a sale and refund to a purchaser the amount paid by the purchaser for a container, or as a deposit on a container, if it is returned to the permittee.

(c) A manufacturer may extend usual and customary credit for alcoholic beverages sold to a customer who maintains a place of business outside this state when the alcoholic beverages are actually shipped to a point outside this state.

(d) An artisan distiller, a distiller, a farm winery, or a liquor or wine wholesaler may extend credit on liquor, flavored malt beverages, and wine sold to a permittee for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of invoice, date of invoice included. However, if the fifteen (15) day period passes without payment in full, the:

(1) wholesaler;

(2) farm winery that sells and delivers under IC 7.1-3-12-5(a)(13); or

(3) artisan distillery that sells and delivers under IC 7.1-3-27-8(a)(11);

shall sell to that permittee on a cash on delivery basis only.

(e) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(f) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a hotel, restaurant, caterer, or a club that is not open to the general public from extending credit to a consumer purchasing alcohol for personal use at any time.

(g) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a retailer or dealer from accepting a:

(1) credit card;

(2) debit card;

(3) charge card; or

(4) stored value card;

from a consumer purchasing alcohol for personal use.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-2-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.72-1996, SEC.23; P.L.109-2013, SEC.14; P.L.159-2014, SEC.77; P.L.234-2017, SEC.5; P.L.285-2019, SEC.64; P.L.156-2020, SEC.33; P.L.194-2021, SEC.65; P.L.164-2025, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-18 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-18
Hotels; general requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) In order to be considered a "hotel" within the meaning of this title and to be eligible to receive an appropriate hotel permit under this title, an establishment shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall be provided with special space and accommodations where, in consideration of payment, food and lodging are habitually furnished to travelers.

(2) It shall have at least twenty-five (25), adequately furnished and completely separate sleeping rooms with adequate facilities:

(A) under one (1) continuous roof; or

(B) under separate roofs if:

(i) each sleeping room is on the same parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land as the main building in which a room described in subdivision (4) is operated; and

(ii) the main building and sleeping rooms are operated by one (1) person, or under one (1) management.

(3) It shall be so disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in it in the course of usual and regular travel or as a residence.

(4) It shall operate either a:

(A) regular dining room constantly frequented by customers each day; or

(B) room in which continental breakfasts and hors d'oeuvres are served in areas designated as dining rooms.

(b) This subsection applies to a hotel that qualifies under subsection (a)(4)(B). All laws and commission rules regarding legal serving for alcoholic beverages fully apply to the hotel. Rooms that qualify under subsection (a)(4)(B) qualify as rooms under IC 7.1-5-7-11(a)(16). The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning floor plans of the hotel.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(n).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.35; P.L.214-2016, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-26 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-26
Permits for historic indoor theaters
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) The commission may issue a one-way, two-way, or three-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the owner of an indoor theater that:

(1) is located in a city having a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) and less than five hundred thousand (500,000); and

(2) has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

A permit issued under this subsection may not be transferred and is subject to the quota requirements of IC 7.1-3-22-3.

(b) The commission may issue a three-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to an applicant who is the owner of an indoor theater that is:

(1) located in a city having a population of more than eighteen thousand (18,000) and less than twenty thousand (20,000); and

(2) listed in the National Register of Historic Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, as part of a national historic district.

A permit issued under this subsection may not be transferred and is not subject to the quota requirements of IC 7.1-3-22-3.

As added by P.L.10-2010, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.81; P.L.11-2023, SEC.31; P.L.164-2025, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-10
Investigations; memorandum of understanding
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall have the power to investigate the violation of a provision of this title and of the rules and regulations of the commission and to report its findings to the prosecuting attorney or the grand jury of the county in which the violation occurred, or to the attorney general.

(b) The commission shall enter a memorandum of understanding with the Indiana gaming commission authorizing the commission's unlawful gaming enforcement division to conduct revocation actions resulting from suspected violations of IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4 as authorized by the following statutes:

(1) IC 7.1-3-18.5.

(2) IC 7.1-3-23-2(b).

(3) IC 7.1-3-23-5.

(c) A memorandum of understanding entered into under this section must comply with the requirements of IC 4-33-19-8.

(d) The memorandum of understanding required by this section must be entered into before January 1, 2008.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(5).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.227-2007, SEC.60; P.L.94-2008, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-5.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 7.1-7-5.5-3
Payment for an e-liquid before a delivery sale
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Before an e-liquid or e-liquid product is shipped in a delivery sale, a retailer must be fully paid for the purchase and shall accept payment from the purchaser:

(1) by a check drawn on an account in the purchaser's name;

(2) by a credit card issued in the purchaser's name; or

(3) by a debit card issued in the purchaser's name.

(b) A retailer may ship an e-liquid or e-liquid product only to a purchaser.

As added by P.L.206-2017, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.49-2020, SEC.16; P.L.148-2026, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-7-4-2
Renewal; application; denial by the federal Food and Drug Administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A manufacturing permit that is renewed by the commission before July 1, 2026, is valid for five (5) years. A manufacturing permit that is renewed by the commission after June 30, 2026, is valid for two (2) years.

(b) A renewal application for a manufacturing permit must include the following:

(1) The name, telephone number, and address of the applicant.

(2) The name, telephone number, and address of the manufacturing facility.

(3) The name, telephone number, title, and address of the person responsible for the manufacturing facility.

(4) Verification that the facility complies with all tobacco products good manufacturing practices:

(A) set forth in; and

(B) promulgated in federal rules under;

21 U.S.C. 387f through 21 U.S.C. 387u of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(5) Written consent allowing the state police department to conduct a state or national criminal history background check on any person listed on the application.

(6) A nonrefundable renewal application fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(7) Verification that the manufacturer will comply with all other state and federal laws related to e-liquids and e-liquid products.

(8) An affirmation, made under the penalties for perjury, that the manufacturer will not, to the best of the manufacturer's knowledge, use any ingredients or e-liquids in the manufacturer's manufacturing process from a nation listed as a foreign adversary in 15 CFR 791.4.

(9) Evidence of the federal Food and Drug Administration approval, authorization, or application status of each e-liquid or e-liquid product the manufacturer seeks to sell, source, import, or manufacture in the manner described under IC 7.1-7-2-12.5(b)(2).

(c) The fees collected under subsection (b)(6) shall be deposited in the enforcement and administration fund established under IC 7.1-4-10.

(d) If the federal Food and Drug Administration denies a manufacturer's application for approval or authorization of an e-liquid or e-liquid product during the term of a permit issued under this section, the manufacturer must notify the commission of the denial and submit a supplemental renewal application for a manufacturing permit on a form prescribed by the commission.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2017, SEC.24; P.L.148-2026, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-13.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-13.5
"Conviction for operating while intoxicated"
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.5. "Conviction for operating while intoxicated" means a conviction (as defined in IC 9-13-2-38) for a crime under IC 9-30-5-1 through IC 9-30-5-9, IC 35-46-9-6 (before its repeal), or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal).

As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.40-2012, SEC.1; P.L.196-2015, SEC.1; P.L.142-2020, SEC.6; P.L.158-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-11
Cash in lieu of bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Cash in Lieu of Bond. Cash, or bonds of the United States, or both, may be tendered to the commission in lieu of a surety bond required by the provisions of this title if it is tendered on the same terms and conditions as a surety bond.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-42(d).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-2
"Dealer permittee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "dealer permittee" means a person who holds a liquor dealer permit under IC 7.1-3-10 for a package liquor store.

As added by P.L.161-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-3-10-9
Cease and desist order
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Cease and Desist Order. The commission shall request the holder of a liquor dealer's permit for a package liquor store to cease and desist the sale of a commodity which, in the judgment of the commission, is not a commodity which may be sold by him under the provisions of this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-4-3.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-13-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 7.1-4-13-10
Duties of council
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The council shall do the following:

(1) Elect a chairman and any other officers.

(2) Recommend expenditures from the wine grape market development fund for the administration of the wine grape market development program and for the administration of this chapter.

(3) Perform any other necessary duties.

As added by P.L.102-1989, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-6
"Beer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The term "beer" means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of:

(1) an infusion or decoction of:

(A) barley malt or other cereal; and

(B) hops;

in water; or

(2) cereal byproducts.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(b).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.5 / Section 7.1-3-17.5-6
Gaming site permits; providing alcoholic beverages to guests free of charge
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-5-5-7, the holder of a gaming site permit may, subject to the approval of the commission, provide alcoholic beverages to guests without charge at an event on the licensed premises.

As added by P.L.250-2003, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.72-2004, SEC.10; P.L.233-2007, SEC.29; P.L.94-2008, SEC.36; P.L.15-2011, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-1
Application of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions contained in this chapter apply throughout this article unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-3-2-3
Preference for existing permittees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Preference for Existing Permittees. A holder of a brewer's permit shall be entitled to preference in the issuance of a brewer's permit over a new applicant for that permit and the existing permittee shall not be refused the permit except for good cause after hearing.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-9.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.2 / Section 7.1-3-6.2-5
Criteria for alcoholic beverages to be auctioned
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A qualified organization may auction alcoholic beverages that are purchased by or donated to the qualified organization in sealed bottles or cases from:

(1) a wholesaler permittee;

(2) a retailer permittee;

(3) a dealer permittee;

(4) a farm winery permittee;

(5) a brewer permittee for a brewery that manufactures an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana;

(6) an artisan distiller permittee; or

(7) a person who is not a permittee.

As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-11-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 7.1-5-11-13
Recordkeeping required
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) A railroad company, an express company, and a common carrier shall keep in the office at which delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a consignee is made, a separate record in which shall be entered the information required by this title for the shipment of an alcoholic beverage.

(b) This record shall be open to the inspection of the chairman.

(c) An agent, officer, or employee of a railroad company, express company, or common carrier who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(t).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.99.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 7.1-5-12-13
Local ordinances
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a county, city, town, or other governmental unit from adopting an ordinance more restrictive than this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not supersede a smoking ordinance that is adopted by a county, city, town, or other governmental unit before the effective date of this chapter and that is more restrictive than this chapter.

As added by P.L.141-2012, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 13 / Section 7.1-3-13-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-23.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.112-1987, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 7.1-3-16-6
Persons eligible for permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The commission may issue a temporary wine permit to a person who is qualified to hold a beer retailer's permit and who has such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by a provisional order until it adopts a rule or regulation on the matter. However, the special disqualifications listed in IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(4), IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(9), and IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(14) shall not apply to an applicant for a temporary wine permit.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.214-2016, SEC.9; P.L.285-2019, SEC.32; P.L.194-2021, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-21-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 7.1-3-21-0.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.174. Repealed by P.L.145-2024, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-5-7-15
Aiding unlawful possession
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who knowingly or intentionally encourages, aids, or induces a minor to unlawfully possess an alcoholic beverage commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.102-1983, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-16.5
Restaurants in historic places or districts; retailer's permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. (a) A permit that is authorized by this section:

(1) is subject to the quota provisions of IC 7.1-3-22; and

(2) is not subject to the proximity provisions of IC 7.1-3-21-11.

(b) The commission may issue a retailer's permit to the proprietor of a restaurant that is located in a facility that is on the National Register of Historic Places or that is located within the boundaries of an historic district that is established by ordinance pursuant to IC 36-7-11-7.

As added by P.L.91-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.8 / Section 7.1-3-17.8-1
Department of natural resources permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The department of natural resources may apply for a three-way permit for one (1) or more state parks. A three-way permit for a state park may be a single permit, even though more than one (1) area within the state park constitutes the licensed premises of the permit.

As added by P.L.214-2016, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-31-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 31 / Section 7.1-3-31-10
Vendor designation
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who is not a designated permittee for the area must obtain a permit described in section 5 of this chapter and a temporary vendor designation to participate in an event or festival held within a refreshment area. The commission may only charge a fee for the temporary beer or wine permit. The commission may issue the permit and designation without publication of notice or investigation before a local board.

(b) A craft manufacturer may participate in an event or festival held within a refreshment area as provided in the craft manufacturer's scope of permit.

As added by P.L.167-2023, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-4-4-3
Persons liable for tax
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the wine excise tax shall be paid by the holder of a vintner's permit, a farm winery permit, a wine wholesaler's permit, a direct wine seller's permit, a dining car wine permit, or a boat wine permit on the alcoholic beverage to which the tax is applicable and which has been manufactured or imported by the permit holder into this state. However, the same article shall be taxed only once for wine excise tax purposes.

(b) In the case of a permittee referenced in subsection (a) receiving wine from an unpermitted seller outside Indiana, the permittee is liable for the wine excise tax imposed upon the transaction.

(c) In the case of a permittee referenced in subsection (a) receiving, selling, or giving wine within Indiana from or to another permittee, the permittee who first receives the wine in Indiana is liable for the wine excise tax imposed upon the transaction.

(d) For purposes of subsection (b), nothing in that subsection shall be construed to:

(1) authorize an otherwise unlawful sale of wine in Indiana; or

(2) relieve an out-of-state seller from having to obtain a permit described in subsection (a) that the out-of-state seller is required to obtain under this article prior to the sale of wine in Indiana.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.51, SEC.4; P.L.201-1999, SEC.9; P.L.107-2015, SEC.12; P.L.118-2024, SEC.26; P.L.136-2024, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-4.4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-4.4
"Trainer certificate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.4. As used in this chapter, "trainer certificate" means a certificate issued by the commission under this chapter to an applicant who meets the requirements under section 4.6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.165-2006, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-30 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-30
"Permittee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) "Permittee", except as provided in subsection (b), means a person who is the holder of a valid permit under this title, including an agent, servant, or employee of, or other person acting on behalf of, a permittee, whenever a permittee is prohibited from doing a certain act under this title.

(b) "Permittee", for purposes of IC 7.1-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-7-2-19.

[1973 Recodification Citation: New.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-2-2-10
Oath of office
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Each enforcement officer shall execute an oath of office, which shall be filed with the executive secretary of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.153-2026, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-12
Oral evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The court shall receive oral testimony also upon a matter referred to in section 11 of this chapter for the purpose of showing a violation of this title whether the bottle or container is offered in evidence or not.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-39(2).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.62; P.L.194-2021, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-25-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 25 / Section 7.1-3-25-10
Location of arbitration proceedings; general provisions
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The arbitration shall be conducted in the city within Indiana that:

(1) is closest to the existing wholesaler; and

(2) has a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000).

(b) The arbitration shall be conducted before one (1) impartial arbitrator to be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.

As added by P.L.224-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-4-2-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-2-1.]

As added by Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-5-4-1
Possession of untaxed beverages prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is a Class C misdemeanor for a person to sell, barter, give away, or possess an alcoholic beverage, knowing that all taxes due the state on it are not paid.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(6).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.30. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.708; P.L.159-2014, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-26-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 26 / Section 7.1-3-26-14
Annual limit on wine received by a consumer
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A consumer may not receive more than two hundred sixteen (216) liters of wine in total from one (1) or more direct wine sellers in a calendar year.

As added by P.L.165-2006, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-13-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 13 / Section 7.1-3-13-2.5
Wine wholesalers; premises description required; wine storage; wholesaler business on farm winery or brandy distiller premises; goods and services provided by farm winery or brandy distiller
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. All premises to be used by an applicant for a wine wholesaler's permit must be described in the application for the permit and in the permit, if the permit is issued. A wine wholesaler may not keep or store wine at any place other than the premises described in the wine wholesaler's application and permit. A person who holds a wine wholesaler's permit and who also holds a beer wholesaler's permit is not disqualified from using multiple premises for the storage of wine because the person holds a beer wholesaler's permit. The holder of a wine wholesaler's permit described in IC 7.1-4-4.1-13(c) may enter into an agreement to:

(1) locate the wine wholesaler's business within the licensed premises of a farm winery or a farm winery brandy distiller; or

(2) use goods and services provided by a farm winery or a farm winery brandy distiller;

or both.

As added by P.L.85-1985, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.24; P.L.186-2011, SEC.5; P.L.70-2014, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-35 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-35
Court review available
Status: in_force

Sec. 35. Court Review Available. The applicant, or permittee, within ten (10) days of the receipt of the commission's notice of final action, may appeal to the circuit or superior court of Marion County, from the final order of the commission denying, suspending, or revoking his manufacturer's or wholesaler's permit of any type. However, an applicant for the original issue or renewal of a wholesaler's permit shall have the right to appeal to the superior court of Marion County but not to the circuit court of Marion County.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-43.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-17 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-17
"Fraternal club"
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The term "fraternal club" means an association or corporation which meets the requirements provided in IC 7.1-3.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.86.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-2-1-3
Appointments and terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Appointments and Terms. Members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor and a commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. No more than two (2) commissioners shall belong to the same political party. A commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, but shall serve that term at the pleasure of the governor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-16.5
"Entertainment complex"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. The term "entertainment complex" means a premises that complies with one (1) or more of the following requirements:

(1) The premises:

(A) is a site for the performance of musical, theatrical, or other entertainment; and

(B) includes an area where at least six hundred (600) individuals may be seated at one (1) time in permanent seating.

(2) The premises:

(A) is located entirely within a five (5) mile radius of the center of a consolidated city;

(B) is used by a nonprofit organization primarily as a museum of fine arts, as a fine arts theater, or for the professional performance of musical or theatrical entertainment; and

(C) has audience:

(i) seating in one (1) or more performance spaces for at least two hundred (200) individuals; or

(ii) capacity of at least two hundred (200) individuals and has artist housing on the premises.

As added by P.L.71-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.216-2019, SEC.2; P.L.285-2019, SEC.3; P.L.194-2021, SEC.13; P.L.220-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-3-2-9
Out-of-state brewer; use of beer wholesalers
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. An out-of-state brewer holding either a primary source of supply permit or an out-of-state brewer's permit may:

(1) appoint a beer wholesaler to perform the services described in IC 7.1-3-3-5(f)(1) through IC 7.1-3-3-5(f)(2); and

(2) provide a fee to a beer wholesaler who performs the services described in IC 7.1-3-3-5(f)(1) through IC 7.1-3-3-5(f)(2).

As added by P.L.72-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-15.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-15.5
"Electronic cigarette"
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.5. "Electronic cigarette", has the meaning set forth in IC 35-46-1-1.5.

As added by P.L.20-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.4; P.L.206-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.2 / Section 7.1-3-6.2-7
Charity auction conducted on premises not licensed to sell alcoholic beverages permitted
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A charity auction to which this chapter applies may be conducted on premises that are not licensed under this title for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-18
Publication of notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), if publication of notice of application for a permit is required under this title, the publication shall be made in one (1) newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the permit is to be in effect.

(b) Publication required under subsection (a) may be made in any newspaper of general circulation published one (1) or more times each week.

(c) The rates which shall be paid for the advertising of a notice required under this title shall be those required to be paid in case of other notices published for or on behalf of the state.

(d) The commission may publish notice of application for a three-way permit for a restaurant described in IC 7.1-3-20-12(4) by posting the notice on the commission's website.

(e) If:

(1) the commission is unable to procure advertising of a notice as required under subsection (a) at the rates set forth in IC 5-3-1; or

(2) the newspaper published in the county as described in subsection (a) refuses to publish the notice;

the commission may, instead of publication in a newspaper as required under subsection (a), require the designated member of the local board of the county to post printed notices in three (3) prominent locations in the county.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-41; 7-3-1-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.4; P.L.196-2015, SEC.5; P.L.285-2019, SEC.13; P.L.1-2025, SEC.111.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-9-9.4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-3-9-9.4
Furnishing liquor to qualified organization
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.4. A liquor retailer may sell, donate, transport, and deliver liquor to a qualified organization for:

(1) an allowable event under IC 7.1-3-6.1;

(2) a charity auction under IC 7.1-3-6.2; or

(3) an event under IC 7.1-3-6.3.

As added by P.L.163-2025, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-2-2-11
Enforcement officer; worker's compensation and occupational disease
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The injury to, the injury to the health of, or the death of, an enforcement officer shall be compensable under the appropriate provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 if the injury, injury to the health, or death, arises out of, and in the course of, the performance of the officer's duties as an enforcement officer.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (a), and of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, an enforcement officer shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted the compensation provisions provided in them.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-3.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.28-1988, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 7.1-3-12-5.5
Delivery of alcoholic beverages to consumer in parking lot
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a farm winery that conveys alcoholic beverages to a customer in a parking lot or an area adjacent to the farm winery as provided under section 5 of this chapter.

(b) Wine must be:

(1) in the sealed original containers; and

(2) placed by an employee of the permittee who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age:

(A) in the trunk of the motor vehicle; or

(B) behind the last upright seat of the motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk.

(c) The employee of the permittee that conveys the alcoholic beverages to the customer must require the customer to provide proof of age in accordance with IC 7.1-5-10-23.

(d) The parking lot or area where the alcoholic beverages are conveyed to the customer must be:

(1) well lit; and

(2) within clear view of the main entrance to the building of the farm winery premises.

As added by P.L.194-2021, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-7-4-1
Permit; application; fee; denial by the federal Food and Drug Administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of e-liquid or an e-liquid product that is manufactured or sold in Indiana must obtain a permit under this section.

(b) A manufacturer of e-liquid may not mix, bottle, package, or sell e-liquid to retailers, consumers, or wholesalers in Indiana without a permit issued by the commission under this article.

(c) A manufacturing permit issued by the commission before July 1, 2026, is valid for five (5) years. A manufacturing permit issued by the commission after June 30, 2026, is valid for two (2) years.

(d) An initial application for a manufacturing permit must include the following:

(1) The name, telephone number, and address of the applicant.

(2) The name, telephone number, and address of the manufacturing facility.

(3) The name, telephone number, title, and address of the person responsible for the manufacturing facility.

(4) Verification that the facility will comply with applicable tobacco products good manufacturing practices promulgated under 21 U.S.C. 387f(e) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(5) Verification that the manufacturer will comply with the applicable ingredient listing required by 21 U.S.C. 387d(a)(1) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(6) Written consent allowing the state police department to conduct a state or national criminal history background check on any person listed on the application.

(7) A nonrefundable initial application fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000).

(8) Verification that the manufacturer will comply with all other state and federal laws related to e-liquids and e-liquid products.

(9) An affirmation, made under the penalties for perjury, that the manufacturer will not, to the best of the manufacturer's knowledge, use any ingredients or e-liquids in the manufacturer's manufacturing process from a nation listed as a foreign adversary in 15 CFR 791.4.

(10) Evidence of the federal Food and Drug Administration approval, authorization, or application status of each e-liquid or e-liquid product the manufacturer seeks to sell, source, import, or manufacture in the manner described under IC 7.1-7-2-12.5(b)(2).

(e) The fees collected under subsection (d)(7) shall be deposited in the enforcement and administration fund established under IC 7.1-4-10.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an applicant for a permit under this section must adhere to all state and federal laws applicable to e-liquids and e-liquid products, including rules and regulations promulgated by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

(g) If the federal Food and Drug Administration denies a manufacturer's application for approval or authorization of an e-liquid or e-liquid product during the term of a permit issued under this section, the manufacturer must notify the commission of the denial and submit a supplemental application for a manufacturing permit on a form prescribed by the commission.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2015, SEC.9; P.L.214-2016, SEC.33; P.L.206-2017, SEC.23; P.L.49-2020, SEC.13; P.L.148-2026, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-5
Property rights limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. All rights of any kind in an alcoholic beverage or a tobacco product of any type, or in a container for an alcoholic beverage, or in an article, apparatus, package, fixture or utensil in which an alcoholic beverage or a tobacco product may be placed, or which is used in connection with it, or a vehicle or conveyance in which an alcoholic beverage or a tobacco product is being transported or which is used for the transportation of an alcoholic beverage or a tobacco product, shall at all times and under all circumstances by whomsoever held, owned, or possessed, be deemed qualified by the right of the state, the commission, and the chairman, to administer, execute and enforce the provisions of this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-36.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-16 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 27 / Section 7.1-3-27-16
Manufacturing and bottling on same equipment; separate storage
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to the holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7.

(b) Subject to the requirements in subsections (c) and (d), a holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit may manufacture and bottle liquor on the same equipment on the premises of the artisan distillery.

(c) A holder must store liquor manufactured or bottled under subsection (b) under an artisan distiller's permit in an area separate and distinct at all times from the liquor manufactured under a distiller's permit.

(d) The manufacture, bottling, and storage of liquor under this section must conform with federal laws, rules, and regulations.

As added by P.L.68-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-5
"Alcoholic beverage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The term "alcoholic beverage" means a liquid or solid that:

(1) is, or contains, one-half percent (0.5%) or more alcohol by volume;

(2) is fit for human consumption; and

(3) is reasonably likely, or intended, to be used as a beverage.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-3(a); 7-1-1-3(e).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.78-1986, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.6-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 7.1-3-1.6-11
Server program provider self-generated audit
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) A provider of a server program under this chapter shall provide the commission with a self-generated program audit on January 2 of each year.

(b) The self-generated program audit must include the following information for the previous calendar year:

(1) An overview of the program provider, including how long the program provider has been in existence and offered alcohol server programs for certification in Indiana.

(2) The following:

(A) A copy of the job task analysis for the job of alcohol server.

(B) The knowledge, skills, and abilities that are defined for the job of alcohol server.

(3) Information regarding the job task analysis under subdivision (2), including the following:

(A) An overview of the process used to conduct the job task analysis, including:

(i) timelines;

(ii) data collection formats; and

(iii) procedures.

(B) Credentials and demographic information of all individuals involved in the job task analysis.

(4) An overview of the process of creating the course tests.

(5) A description of the rotation of test questions.

(6) An enumeration of each of the following with respect to the provider's program:

(A) The number of each type of course taken by participants for certification in Indiana.

(B) The number of tests taken for certification in Indiana.

(C) The number of tests under clause (B) that had a passing grade or a failing grade.

(7) The program pass rate for certification in Indiana.

(8) The number of Indiana server certificates issued by the provider.

As added by P.L.269-2013, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 7.1-3-1.6-5
Online and self-study courses
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A server program under this chapter must include:

(1) an online course; and

(2) a self-study course;

approved by the commission.

As added by P.L.269-2013, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 7.1-4-4.1-16
Small brewer's permit fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The annual fee for a brewer's permit described in IC 7.1-3-2-2(b) is five hundred dollars ($500).

As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.186-2011, SEC.11; P.L.71-2012, SEC.7; P.L.79-2015, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-45.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-45.5
"Specialty or gourmet market"
Status: in_force

Sec. 45.5. "Specialty or gourmet market" means a market that:

(1) holds a beer retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-4 and wine retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-14;

(2) is engaged in the retail sale of miscellaneous specialty foods for consumption on and off the premises, including:

(A) deli meat;

(B) fruits and vegetables;

(C) gourmet cheese;

(D) pasta and noodles;

(E) herbs, spices, and olive oil; and

(F) specialty wines; and

(3) is not engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel.

As added by P.L.13-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-2-6-7
Order of court
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Order of Court. The court shall order upon final judgment against the defendant that the room, house, building, structure, boat or place of any kind shall be closed for a period of one (1) year. However, the court may order in the alternative that the premises be closed for only a part of the one (1) year period or until the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of the premises gives bond with sufficient surety to be approved by the court making the order, in a penal sum of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable to the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-38.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 7.1-2-8-1
Jurisdiction; general rule
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Jurisdiction: General Rule. An action brought against the commission, or against the chairman as the chairman, shall be brought in the circuit or superior court of Marion County unless otherwise specifically provided in this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-42(j).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-20.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-20.5
Partial day drink discount permitted
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.5. (a) As used in this section, "permit holder" means the holder of one (1) or more of the following:

(1) A retailer's permit.

(2) A craft manufacturer's permit.

(b) It is lawful for a permit holder to sell alcoholic beverages during a portion of the day at a price that is reduced from the usual, customary, or established price that the permit holder charges during the remainder of the day, subject to the following:

(1) A price reduction:

(A) may not exceed:

(i) four (4) hours in one (1) day; and

(ii) fifteen (15) hours in one (1) week; and

(B) may be during consecutive or nonconsecutive hours that are divided by the permit holder in any manner.

(2) A price reduction may not be made from 9 p.m. prevailing local time until 3 a.m. prevailing local time, the following day.

(c) It is lawful for a permit holder to sell alcoholic beverages during an entire day at a price that is reduced from the usual, customary, or established price that the permit holder charges for the alcoholic beverages.

(d) It is lawful for a permit holder to sell alcoholic beverages during a portion of the day at a price that is increased from the usual, customary, or established price that the permit holder charges during the remainder of that day, if the price increase is charged when the permit holder provides paid live entertainment not incidental to the services customarily provided. Sales of alcoholic beverages at the usual, customary, or established price during the remainder of the day is not a partial day price reduction that is subject to subsection (b).

(e) Notwithstanding IC 7.1-5-5-7, it is lawful for a hotel, in an area of the hotel in which alcoholic beverages are not sold, to make available to:

(1) the hotel's registered guests; and

(2) the guests of registered guests;

from 7 a.m. prevailing local time until 3 a.m. prevailing local time, alcoholic beverages at no additional charge beyond what is to be paid by the registered guests as the room rate.

(f) The commission may revoke the privilege of a permit holder to sell alcoholic beverages in the manner described in subsection (b), (c), or (d), if the permit holder violates any of the conditions under subsection (b).

As added by P.L.167-2024, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.206-2017, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-14
Restaurants outside corporate limits; nonrenewals
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The commission shall not renew the permit of a permittee licensed under section 12 or 13 of this chapter upon the expiration of the permit in the calendar year next succeeding a calendar year in which the permittee's gross food sales are less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), unless the permittee can establish to the satisfaction of the local board and the commission that his projected gross food sales for the ensuing calendar year will exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the gross food sales requirement under this section for a permittee who does business during six (6) or fewer months of each year is an average of at least eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) per month for each full month that the permittee does business.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-8(4)(e).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.85-1985, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-26-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 26 / Section 7.1-3-26-4
"Seller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "seller" means the holder of a direct wine seller's permit issued under this chapter.

As added by P.L.165-2006, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-3-3-4
Warehouse premises; permit transfer to relative
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The premises to be used as a warehouse by an applicant shall be described in the application for the permit. The commission shall not issue a beer wholesaler's permit to an applicant for any other warehouse or premises than that described in the application. The commission shall issue only one (1) beer wholesaler's permit to an applicant, but a permittee may be permitted to transfer the permittee's warehouse to another location within the county that is not required to be within the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town, upon application to, and approval of, the commission.

(b) As used in this subsection, "immediate relative" means the father, the mother, a brother, a sister, a son, or a daughter of a wholesaler permittee. Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a wholesaler permittee is:

(1) dead;

(2) legally adjudged to be mentally incapacitated; or

(3) at least seventy-five (75) years of age and has held an interest in the wholesaler's permit for at least ten (10) years;

the commission may allow the transfer of the wholesaler permit only to an immediate relative of the wholesaler permittee who concurrently holds a majority share in a valid wholesaler permit. In the case of a permit transfer from a wholesaler permittee under subdivision (3), the immediate relative to whom the permit is transferred must concurrently hold a majority share in a valid wholesaler permit and must have held an interest in the wholesaler permit for at least ten (10) years.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-10.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.205-1999, SEC.13; P.L.94-2008, SEC.27; P.L.79-2022, SEC.1; P.L.11-2023, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-10-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-3-10-11
Appeal from order
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Appeal from Order. The holder of a liquor dealer's permit for a package liquor store shall have the same right of appeal from a cease and desist order to sell a certain commodity issued by the commission that is available for the appeal of any other order of the commission under this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-4-5.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-19-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 19 / Section 7.1-3-19-5
Publication of notice and investigation
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The commission shall cause one (1) notice of the pending investigation to be published in accordance with the provisions of IC 7.1-3-1-18. The publication of the notice shall be at least five (5) days before the investigation.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-11.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.12; P.L.94-2008, SEC.44; P.L.196-2015, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-20 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-20
Oath of office
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. Oath of Office. An appointed member of a local board shall execute an oath of office in duplicate. One (1) copy of the oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the local board sits. The other copy shall be filed with the chairman.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-32-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 32 / Section 7.1-3-32-2
Ordinances concerning alcohol at farmers' markets
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A municipality may adopt an ordinance to prohibit the following at a farmers' market located in the municipality:

(1) The sale of beer, wine, or liquor products by a person who holds a small brewery permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5), a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12, or an artisan distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-27.

(2) The provision of samples of beer and wine by a person who holds a small brewery permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5) or a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12.

As added by P.L.164-2025, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.8 / Section 7.1-3-17.8-2
Permits exempt from certain requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A permit issued under this chapter is not subject to:

(1) IC 7.1-3-21-1; and

(2) 905 IAC 1-27-4.

As added by P.L.214-2016, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-12
Commission appointments
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Commission Appointments. The commission shall have the power to make an appointment to a local board if the required appointment is not made within one hundred (100) days following the mailing of the first notice requesting that the appointment be made.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-1-2-4
Gender and number
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Gender and Number. For purposes of this title, the masculine gender includes the feminine and where appropriate, the singular number includes the plural.

[1973 Recodification Citation: New.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-12
"Flavoring"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. "Flavoring" means a food grade additive or synthetic flavoring substance that is used to add flavor and that is not prohibited by the federal Food and Drug Administration as an additive in e-liquid or e-liquid products.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2017, SEC.10; P.L.148-2026, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-19.6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-19.6
"Jumbo boat"
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.6. The term "jumbo boat" means a vessel having a length of at least one hundred thirty-five (135) feet and a width of at least thirty-five (35) feet. The term does not include a riverboat (as defined in IC 4-33-2-17).

As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-5-5-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-24.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.159-2014, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.49-2020, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 7.1-3-18-4
Permits required; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Permits Required: Exception. A carrier who transports beer manufactured in Indiana for consumption outside this state shall not be required to obtain a carrier's alcoholic permit if the beer has been manufactured under a brewer's permit and if in the judgment of the commission, through safeguards provided by the co-operation of the brewer, the issuance of a permit to the carrier is not necessary to protect the interests of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-30.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 7.1-3-18-3
Permits required
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Permits Required. A carrier shall be required to apply for and obtain a carrier's alcoholic permit before he may haul, convey, transport, or import alcoholic beverages on a public highway of this state or crossing a boundary of it.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-30.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-14
Times when sales lawful; athletic or sports events in specified counties or cities; auto racing
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, an appropriate permittee may sell alcoholic beverages each day Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day.

(b) The holder of a retailer's permit may sell the appropriate alcoholic beverages as follows:

(1) Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day, the holder of a retailer's permit may sell the appropriate alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.

(2) If the holder of a retailer's permit satisfies the requirements under this title for selling alcoholic beverages for consumption off the licensed premises, the permit holder may also sell carryout:

(A) Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day; and

(B) Sunday from noon, prevailing local time, until 8 p.m., prevailing local time.

(c) The holder of a dealer's permit may sell the appropriate alcoholic beverages for carryout at the following times:

(1) Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3 a.m., prevailing local time, the following day.

(2) Sunday from noon, prevailing local time, until 8 p.m., prevailing local time.

(d) It is lawful for the holder of a permit under this article to sell alcoholic beverages at athletic or sports events held on Sunday upon premises that:

(1) are described in section 25(a) of this chapter;

(2) are a facility used in connection with the operation of a paved track more than two (2) miles in length that is used primarily in the sport of auto racing; or

(3) are being used for a professional or an amateur tournament;

beginning one (1) hour before the scheduled starting time of the event or, if the scheduled starting time of the event is 1 p.m. or later, beginning at noon.

(e) It is lawful for the holder of a valid beer, wine, or liquor wholesaler's permit to sell to the holder of a valid retailer's or dealer's permit at any time.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-7.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.60, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.99-1983, SEC.1; P.L.102-1989, SEC.1; P.L.64-1990, SEC.1; P.L.72-1991, SEC.1; P.L.1-1992, SEC.28; P.L.106-1995, SEC.6; P.L.205-1999, SEC.11; P.L.136-2000, SEC.1; P.L.72-2004, SEC.4; P.L.224-2005, SEC.3; P.L.165-2006, SEC.3; P.L.10-2010, SEC.4; P.L.1-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 7.1-3-6.5-6
Providing false information on receipt
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A person who provides false information on a receipt required under this chapter commits a Class B infraction.

As added by P.L.63-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-10
Suspension or revocation of certificate; refusal to issue certificate; fines
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may refuse to issue a trainer certificate under this chapter to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony if less than two (2) years have elapsed from the date the applicant was discharged from probation, imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest, to the date the applicant applies for the trainer certificate.

(b) The commission may:

(1) refuse to:

(A) issue a certificate under this chapter; or

(B) renew or restore a certificate issued under this chapter; or

(2) suspend or revoke a certificate issued under this chapter;

if the commission determines that the applicant or certificate holder has not complied with this chapter.

(c) The commission may fine a certificate holder for the violation of a:

(1) provision of this chapter; or

(2) rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.

The commission may fine a certificate holder for each day the violation continues if the violation is of a continuing nature.

As added by P.L.161-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.269-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-3
Term of permits; renewal; effective upon final approval; letter of authority to operate
Status: repealed

Sec. 3. (a) A permit of any type issued by the commission, except as provided in subsections (b) and (f) or unless otherwise provided in this title, shall be in force for one (1) calendar year only, including the day upon which it is granted. At the end of the one (1) year period the permit shall be fully expired and null and void.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a permit that is subject to section 5.5 or 5.6 of this chapter is effective for two (2) calendar years, including the day upon which the permit is granted. However, a local board may recommend to the commission that the permit be issued or renewed for only a one (1) year period. The commission may issue or renew a permit for the period recommended by the local board.

(c) A permittee who is granted a two (2) year permit under subsection (b) or subsection (f) is liable for any annual fees assessed by the commission. The annual fee is due on the annual anniversary date upon which the permit was granted.

(d) If the commission grants a two (2) year permit, the commission may ask a local board to hold a hearing to reconsider the duration of a permittee's permit. A hearing held under this subsection is subject to section 5.5 or 5.6 of this chapter. A local board shall hold the hearing requested by the commission within thirty (30) days before the permittee's next annual anniversary date and forward a recommendation to the commission following the hearing.

(e) If a permittee is granted a permit for more than one (1) year, the commission shall require the permittee to file annually with the commission the information required for an annual permit renewal.

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the following are effective for two (2) calendar years, including the day upon which the permit is granted:

(1) A beer wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-3-1.

(2) A wine wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-13-1.

(3) A liquor wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-8-1.

(g) Except as provided in subsection (h), the commission shall timely process a permittee's application for renewal of a permit unless the permittee receives a notice of a violation from the office of the prosecutor created under IC 7.1-2-2-1.

(h) The commission may timely process an application for renewal of a permit filed by a permittee that receives notice of a violation as described in subsection (g) if the chairman or the chairman's designee authorizes the application for renewal of the permit to be timely processed.

(i) Except as provided in subsection (k), a permittee may file an application for renewal of a permit not later than:

(1) one (1) year after the date the permit expires (in the case of a permit that expires before July 1, 2019); or

(2) six (6) months after the date the permit expires (in the case of a permit that expires after June 30, 2019).

(j) Except as provided in subsection (k), if a permittee does not file an application for renewal of a permit within the time provided in subsection (i), the permit reverts to the commission. At least thirty (30) days before the date that a permit reverts to the commission, the commission shall provide written notice to the permittee informing the permittee of the date that the permittee's permit will revert to the commission.

(k) Subject to subsection (l), a permittee:

(1) under subsection (i)(1) may file an application for renewal of a permit more than one (1) year after the date the permit expires if, not later than one (1) year after the date the permit expires, the permittee obtains approval from the chairman or the chairman's designee for an extension to file the application for renewal; or

(2) under subsection (i)(2) may file an application for renewal of a permit more than six (6) months after the date the permit expires if, not later than six (6) months after the date the permit expires, the permittee obtains approval from the chairman or the chairman's designee for an extension to file the application for renewal.

(l) The chairman may allow the permittee to renew the permit:

(1) more than one (1) year, in the case of a permittee under subsection (k)(1); or

(2) more than six (6) months in the case of a permittee under subsection (k)(2);

after the date the permit expires only if the permittee provides evidence that the permittee is engaged in an administrative or court proceeding that prevents the permittee from renewing the permit.

(m) A permit is effective upon the final approval of the commission. Upon final approval of a permit, and upon the request of the permittee, the commission shall provide the permittee with a letter of authority to operate. The letter of authority to operate constitutes authorization for the permittee to perform the actions allowed under the permit until the date the permittee receives the permit issued by the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-14(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.52-1994, SEC.2; P.L.205-1999, SEC.8; P.L.250-2003, SEC.7; P.L.224-2005, SEC.2; P.L.196-2015, SEC.3; P.L.285-2019, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-21 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-21
Resort hotels
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) In order to be considered a "resort hotel" within the meaning of this title and to be eligible to receive an appropriate resort hotel permit under this title, an establishment shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall be constantly patronized during a season of at least three (3) months.

(2) It shall have improvements of a least five thousand dollars ($5,000), in value, on the premises.

(3) It shall have at least twenty-five (25), adequately furnished and completely separate sleeping rooms, exclusive of any basement rooms, with adequate facilities.

(4) It shall be so disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in it.

(5) It shall have either a:

(A) regular dining room frequented by customers each day during which the resort hotel is open to the public; or

(B) room in which continental breakfasts and hors d'oeuvres are served in areas designated as dining rooms.

(6) It shall be located on one (1) premises.

(7) It shall be operated by one (1) person, or under one (1) management.

(8) It shall be a permanent structure of at least two (2) stories, exclusive of the basement.

(9) It shall be reasonably fire-proof.

(10) It shall be sufficiently responsible to discharge all of its obligations under the law to its guests and it shall have kept a register of its guests.

(11) It shall have been in active operation for a period of three (3) years immediately prior to the filing of the application for a permit.

(b) This subsection applies to a hotel that qualifies under subsection (a)(5)(B). All laws and commission rules regarding legal serving for alcoholic beverages fully apply to the hotel. Rooms that qualify under subsection (a)(5)(B) qualify as rooms under IC 7.1-5-7-11(a)(16). The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning floor plans of the hotel.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(n).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-5-9-2
Brewer's or vintner's interest in wholesaler's permit prohibited; financial assistance
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful for the holder of a brewer's permit or for a brewer located outside Indiana that meets the requirements of IC 7.1-3-2-4 and IC 7.1-3-2-5 to hold, acquire, possess, own, or control, or to have an interest, claim, or title, in or to an establishment, company, or corporation holding or applying for a beer wholesaler's permit under this title, or in its business.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful for the holder of a vintner's permit or for a vintner located outside Indiana to hold, acquire, possess, own, or control, or to have an interest, claim, or title in or to, an establishment, company, or corporation holding or applying for a wine wholesaler's permit under this title, or in its business.

(c) A brewer covered by subsection (a) may provide financial assistance to the holder of a beer wholesaler's permit. A vintner covered by subsection (b) may provide financial assistance to the holder of the wine wholesaler's permit. The following conditions apply to the provision of financial assistance under this subsection:

(1) The brewer may not require that the holder of the beer wholesaler's permit, and the vintner may not require that the holder of a wine wholesaler's permit, accept the financial assistance.

(2) The financial assistance may be unsecured or secured.

(3) If the financial assistance is secured, it may be secured only by a security interest in the following property of the holder of the wholesaler's permit:

(A) Inventory of the products of the brewer or vintner.

(B) Premises or equipment, if the premises or equipment is used in the business of the holder of the wholesaler's permit.

(4) If the financial assistance is secured, the value of the property in which the security interest lies may not substantially exceed the debt secured.

(5) Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-9, the brewer or the vintner may not use financial assistance to acquire complete or partial control of the business of the holder of the wholesaler's permit.

(6) Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-9, the brewer or vintner must make available to all wholesalers (of any of its products) any assistance that it offers to any one (1) wholesaler of any of its products. This assistance must be provided on substantially identical terms. The brewer or vintner may not discriminate among wholesalers of any of its products in the enforcement of any terms related to assistance under this section.

(7) The brewer or vintner must report to the commission any assistance that it offers to a wholesaler under this section. It must make this report promptly after the assistance is offered.

(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-10.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.112-1987, SEC.9; P.L.72-1997, SEC.4; P.L.159-2014, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-9-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-5-9-15
Manager's questionnaire; violations; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) The commission shall establish a manager's questionnaire for managers of licensed premises for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(b) It is unlawful for a person to:

(1) manage; or

(2) buy when the transfer of the permit is contingent upon terms of a contract or an agreement;

a licensed premises for the sale of alcoholic beverages, unless the person has filed a valid manager's questionnaire with the commission.

(c) The filing of a manager's questionnaire under this section:

(1) is in addition to other requirements for managers under this title; and

(2) does not exempt the filer from IC 7.1-5-6-3.

(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.52-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.67.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-2-21 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-7-2-21
"Retailer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. "Retailer" means a person, other than a manufacturer, who in the ordinary course of the person's regular trade or business:

(1) acquires any form of e-liquid or e-liquid product for the purpose of resale; and

(2) transfers the e-liquid or e-liquid product to another person for money or other consideration.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.148-2026, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-2-2-13
Enforcement officers; salaries
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The alcohol and tobacco commission shall categorize salaries of enforcement officers within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the commission through the twentieth year. The salary ranges that the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into a base salary and fifteen (15) increments above the base salary with:

(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a person with less than one (1) year of service in the commission; and

(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a person with at least fifteen (15) years of service in the commission.

(b) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewed and approved by the budget agency biennially in even-numbered years before implementation.

(c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section must have parity with the salary matrix prescribed by the natural resources commission under IC 14-9-8 for conservation officers of the department of natural resources. The budget agency shall approve a salary matrix that meets the parity requirement of this subsection.

As added by P.L.1-1999, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.21; P.L.234-2007, SEC.305; P.L.114-2022, SEC.12; P.L.201-2023, SEC.112.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-3-6-12
Boat beer permits; application
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Boat Beer Permits: Application. The commission may issue a boat beer permit to the proprietor of a boat engaged in regular passenger service and which makes regular runs in seasonable weather between established termini.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-15.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-5-7-7
Illegal possession
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to IC 7.1-5-1-6.5, it is a Class C misdemeanor for a minor to knowingly:

(1) possess an alcoholic beverage;

(2) consume an alcoholic beverage; or

(3) transport an alcoholic beverage on a public highway when not accompanied by at least one (1) of the minor's parents or guardians.

(b) If a minor is found to have violated subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) while operating a vehicle, the court may order the minor's driving privileges suspended for up to one (1) year. However, if the minor is less than eighteen (18) years of age, the court shall order the minor's driving privileges suspended for at least sixty (60) days.

(c) The court shall deliver any order suspending a minor's driving privileges under this section to the bureau of motor vehicles, which shall suspend the minor's driving privileges under IC 9-24-18-12.2 for the period ordered by the court.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-5-1-1; 7-5-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.710; Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.15; P.L.53-1994, SEC.1; P.L.93-2012, SEC.5; P.L.125-2012, SEC.2; P.L.217-2014, SEC.3; P.L.159-2014, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-17
Compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. Compensation. As compensation for services, an appointed member of a local board shall receive an annual salary in the amount of two hundred forty dollars ($240), from the state, paid in twelve (12) equal, monthly installments.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-5(19); 7-2-4-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-10
Appointments; time limits
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The county executive and fiscal body and the city or town executive, as the case may be, shall make their appointments to the local board within fifteen (15) days after being notified by the commission by registered mail or electronic communication to do so. The commission may extend this time limit by an additional fifteen (15) days.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.35; P.L.145-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-2-6-4
Abatement of public nuisance
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Abatement of Public Nuisance. The commission, the chairman, the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, a permittee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages within the county in which a common nuisance exists, kept, or maintained, or a number of permittees authorized to sell alcoholic beverages within the county or elsewhere within the state, or a taxpayer of the county, may maintain an action in the name of the state to abate and perpetually enjoin a public nuisance, or to abate, or enjoin, or both, a practice, or conduct of a person, whether a permittee or not, in violation of this title or a rule or regulation of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-38.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(10).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.720. Repealed by P.L.159-2014, SEC.79.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-9
"Chairman"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The term "chairman" means the presiding officer of the commission who is appointed by the governor pursuant to IC 7.1-2-1-5.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(k).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.83.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-6-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-2-6-11
Injunction pending trial
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Injunction Pending Trial. An action seeking relief through an injunction or abatement may be begun, carried on and concluded prior to or during the pending of the criminal prosecution of a defendant arising from or in connection with, or on, or at the room, house, building, boat, structure, automobile, or other vehicle, or place of any kind set out and described in the complaint for the action seeking relief through an injunction or abatement.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-38.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-22-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 22 / Section 7.1-3-22-9
Bidding for permits; fees; rules; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to any permit that is subject to the quota provisions of this chapter unless the permit is obtained by sale, assignment, or transfer under IC 7.1-3-24 and a permit described in IC 7.1-3-20-16(j).

(b) Whenever a permit to which this chapter applies becomes available, the commission shall offer an opportunity to bid for that permit to all persons who are qualified to receive that permit and who have indicated a desire to obtain that permit. The commission shall receive bids at an auction that it conducts. The highest bidder at the commission's auction who is qualified to receive the permit in all respects, including a determination by the local board that the person:

(1) does not have a conviction described in IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(3) that has not been expunged under IC 35-38-9; and

(2) is of good repute in the community in which that person resides;

is entitled to receive the permit. This bidder shall pay the amount of the bid at the time the permit is issued as a special fee for initial issuance of the permit.

(c) The special fee for initial issuance of a permit that is prescribed by this section is in addition to any other fees imposed by this title.

(d) All fee revenues collected under this section are subject to IC 7.1-4-7-4.

(e) Thirty (30) days before a local board holds a hearing concerning an applicant for a permit described in IC 7.1-3-20-16(j), the commission shall provide notice of the hearing to the:

(1) city or town council; and

(2) mayor's office;

of the city or town in which the municipal lakefront development project is located.

(f) The commission shall post signs indicating when and where a hearing described in subsection (e) will take place.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.32-1988, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.285-2019, SEC.44; P.L.172-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-4
General powers of commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The commission shall have the power to:

(1) hold hearings before the commission or its representative;

(2) take testimony and receive evidence;

(3) conduct inquiries with or without hearings;

(4) receive reports of investigators or other governmental officers and employees;

(5) administer oaths;

(6) subpoena witnesses and to compel them to appear and testify;

(7) issue and enforce subpoenas duces tecum;

(8) take or institute proceedings to enforce subpoenas, the rules and regulations, orders, or requirements of the commission or its representative;

(9) fix the compensation paid to witnesses appearing before the commission;

(10) establish and use a seal of the commission;

(11) certify copies of records of the commission or any other document or record on file with the commission;

(12) fix the form, mode, manner, time, and number of times for the posting or publication of any required notices if not otherwise provided in this title;

(13) issue letters of extension as authorized by IC 7.1-3-1-3.1; and

(14) hold permits on deposit as authorized by IC 7.1-3-1.1.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(16).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.2; P.L.285-2019, SEC.6; P.L.23-2026, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6-3.6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-3-6-3.6
Temporary beer permits; town parks
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.6. (a) This section applies to a temporary beer permit for the sale of beer in a town park in a town having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000).

(b) The commission may not issue a temporary beer permit to a person unless:

(1) the person meets all of the requirements for a temporary beer permit under:

(A) sections 1 through 3 of this chapter; or

(B) section 3.8 of this chapter; and

(2) the town council:

(A) holds a public hearing on the request for a permit; and

(B) approves the issuance of the temporary beer permit.

(c) If a person asks a town council to approve the issuance of a temporary beer permit, the town clerk-treasurer shall notify the commission of the town council's decision to approve or disapprove the permit not later than thirty (30) days after the person's request for approval.

(d) If a person who applies for a temporary beer permit from the commission demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that no action was taken on the person's request by the town council under subsection (c), the commission shall consider the request to be approved by the town council.

As added by P.L.73-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.214-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-5-1-7
Notice of conviction sent to commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Notice of Conviction Sent to Commission. A court, upon convicting a permittee for a violation of a provision of this title, shall cause a certified copy of the judgment of conviction to be made and forwarded to the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:

(1) The addition of section 28 of this chapter by P.L.204-2001 applies only to applications submitted after June 30, 2001.

(2) The amendments made to sections 5.5 and 5.6 of this chapter by P.L.204-2001 apply only to applications submitted after June 30, 2001. Applicants who submit an application before July 1, 2001, must comply with sections 5.5 and 5.6 of this chapter, as appropriate, as the provision was effective at the time the application was submitted.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-9.6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-9.6
Resealing wine bottle purchased with meal
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.6. (a) This section applies only to a restaurant that has a wine retailer's permit, regardless of whether the permittee sells alcoholic beverages for carryout.

(b) A restaurant that has a wine retailer's permit may allow a patron to remove one (1) unsealed bottle of wine for consumption off the licensed premises if the following requirements are satisfied:

(1) The patron consumed part of the bottle of wine on the restaurant premises with a purchased meal.

(2) The permittee:

(A) reseals the bottle; and

(B) places the resealed bottle of wine in a bag or other container that is secured in such a manner that it is visibly apparent if the bag or other container is subsequently opened or tampered with.

(3) The permittee provides to the patron a dated receipt for the resealed bottle of wine and meal.

(c) A person transporting a resealed wine bottle is transporting an open container that is subject to IC 9-30-15-3.

As added by P.L.270-2017, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-26-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 26 / Section 7.1-3-26-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.165-2006, SEC.34. Repealed by P.L.107-2015, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-21 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-21
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-1986, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.128. Repealed by P.L.59-2016, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-28.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-28.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.31. Repealed by P.L.145-2024, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-21-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 7.1-3-21-1
Premises outside corporate limits
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Premises Outside Corporate Limits. The commission shall not issue a permit in respect to premises situated outside the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town except as otherwise specifically provided in this article.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-8(4).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-17.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 17.5 / Section 7.1-3-17.5-1
Issuance of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may issue a gaming site permit to a person who has been issued:

(1) a riverboat owner's license under IC 4-33-6;

(2) an operating agent contract under IC 4-33-6.5; or

(3) a gambling game license under IC 4-35;

to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only. The permit may be a single permit even though more than one (1) area constitutes the licensed premises of the permit.

(b) A permit issued under this chapter to a person who has been issued a riverboat owner's license or an operating agent contract (as defined in IC 4-33-2-14.6) may be used:

(1) on the riverboat; and

(2) in a restaurant owned by the person who has been issued a riverboat owner's license or an operating agent contract (as defined in IC 4-33-2-14.6) if the restaurant is located on property adjacent to the property used by the riverboat for docking purposes.

(c) A permit issued under this chapter to a person who has been issued a gambling game license under IC 4-35 may be used at a slot machine facility licensed under IC 4-35.

As added by P.L.15-1994, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.61; P.L.233-2007, SEC.24; P.L.94-2008, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-4-4-7
Necessity of invoice; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) All sales of alcoholic beverages made by a primary source of supply to a wine wholesaler shall at the time of the sale be accompanied by an invoice that must show the following:

(1) The name and address of the seller and the purchaser.

(2) The date of disposition.

(3) The name or names of each brand sold.

(4) The number of packages, if any.

(5) The number of cases by size of bottle.

(6) The quantity of each kind of alcoholic beverage sold.

(b) The primary source of supply shall send a copy of the invoice to the department of revenue and the commission at the time of the sale.

As added by P.L.57-1984, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-6
Server program requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall:

(1) establish a server program;

(2) approve a server program established by a third party that meets the requirements of this chapter; and

(3) approve a server program established by a third party that meets the requirements of this chapter and IC 7.1-3-1.6;

that is designed to educate alcohol servers on the selling, serving, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

(b) A server program established or approved under subsection (a) must include the following:

(1) Training provided by:

(A) an instructor who has knowledge in the subject areas described in this section and is a certified trainer under this chapter; or

(B) an online or self-study course under IC 7.1-3-1.6.

(2) Information on specific subject areas as required by the commission.

(3) A minimum of at least two (2) hours of training to complete the program.

(4) Information on:

(A) state laws and rules regarding the sale and service of alcoholic beverages;

(B) the classification of alcohol as a depressant and the effect of alcohol on the human body, particularly on the ability to drive a motor vehicle;

(C) the effects of alcohol:

(i) when taken with commonly used prescription and nonprescription drugs; and

(ii) on human behavior;

(D) methods of:

(i) identifying and refusing to serve or sell alcoholic beverages to an underage or intoxicated person; and

(ii) handling situations involving an underage or intoxicated person;

(E) methods for properly and effectively:

(i) checking the identification of an individual;

(ii) identifying an illegal identification of an individual; and

(iii) handling situations involving individuals who have provided illegal identification;

(F) security and law enforcement issues regarding the sale and service of alcoholic beverages; and

(G) recognizing certain behavior to assess the amount of alcohol an individual:

(i) has consumed; and

(ii) may safely consume.

(5) One (1) or both of the following:

(A) A written test.

(B) An oral test.

As added by P.L.161-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.12; P.L.94-2008, SEC.19; P.L.269-2013, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-19-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 19 / Section 7.1-3-19-10
Commission's action
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Commission's Action. The commission may investigate in any manner it deems best to enable it to act upon the application in a particular case. The commission may grant or refuse the application accordingly as it deems the public interest will be served best. The action of the commission on the application for a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type shall be final.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-11.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-5-7-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-5-2-4.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.727.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-7-6-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2017, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.49-2020, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.1 / Section 7.1-3-6.1-5
Donations of alcoholic beverages to be prizes
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A qualified organization may:

(1) purchase or receive donations of alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases from:

(A) a wholesaler permittee;

(B) a retailer permittee;

(C) a dealer permittee;

(D) a farm winery permittee;

(E) a brewer permittee for a brewery that manufactures an aggregate of not more than ninety thousand (90,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana; or

(F) an artisan distiller permittee; and

(2) receive donations of alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases from persons who are not permittees.

As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 7.1-3-1.6-7
Online course requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An online course must meet the following requirements:

(1) Provide a process for participants to securely log in to the course.

(2) Automatically log out participants after twenty (20) minutes of inactivity and allow participants to resume the course at the same point where they stopped.

(3) Provide intuitive:

(A) user navigation through the course; and

(B) user interface with the course.

(4) Use linear navigation that requires the completion of a module before the course proceeds to the next module.

(5) Use an interactive course design.

(6) Provide participants with adequate access to a help desk to resolve technical issues without delaying the flow of instruction.

(7) Provide that the course website may not allow advertisements to appear on the course website while the participant is receiving instruction, and provide that advertisements that appear on the website when the participant is not receiving instruction follow generally accepted marketing practices.

As added by P.L.269-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.112.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-2-9.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-2-2-9.5
Investigation of fraud within electronic benefits transfer program
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.5. The state excise police may investigate fraud within the electronic benefits transfer program, as set forth in IC 12-13-14-14.

As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 7.1-4-4.5-3
Persons liable for tax
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the hard cider excise tax shall be paid by the holder of a vintner's permit, a farm winery permit, a wine wholesaler's permit, a direct wine seller's permit, a beer wholesaler's permit, a dining car wine permit, or a boat wine permit on the hard cider to which the tax is applicable and that is manufactured or imported by the person into this state. However, an item may only be taxed once for hard cider excise tax purposes.

(b) In the case of a permittee referenced in subsection (a) receiving hard cider from an unpermitted seller outside Indiana, the permittee is liable for the hard cider excise tax imposed upon the transaction.

(c) In the case of a permittee referenced in subsection (a) receiving, selling, or giving hard cider within Indiana from or to another permittee, the permittee who first receives the hard cider in Indiana is liable for the hard cider excise tax imposed upon the transaction.

(d) For purposes of subsection (b), nothing in that subsection shall be construed to:

(1) authorize an otherwise unlawful sale of hard cider in Indiana; or

(2) relieve an out-of-state seller from having to obtain a permit described in subsection (a) that the out-of-state seller is required to obtain under this article prior to the sale of hard cider in Indiana.

As added by P.L.119-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.201-1999, SEC.11; P.L.204-2001, SEC.44; P.L.107-2015, SEC.13; P.L.118-2024, SEC.27; P.L.136-2024, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-22-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 22 / Section 7.1-3-22-4
Dealers' permits limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may grant:

(1) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of less than fifteen thousand one (15,001):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each two thousand (2,000) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) two (2) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;

(2) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each three thousand five hundred (3,500) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) eight (8) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town; and

(3) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of at least eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each six thousand (6,000) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) twenty-three (23) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town.

(b) The commission may grant:

(1) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of less than fifteen thousand one (15,001):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each two thousand (2,000) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) two (2) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;

(2) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each three thousand five hundred (3,500) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) eight (8) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town; and

(3) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of at least eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each six thousand (6,000) persons, or a fraction thereof; or

(B) twenty-three (23) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town.

(c) The commission may grant in an area in the county outside an incorporated city or town:

(1) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons, or a fraction thereof, or two (2) beer dealer's permits, whichever is greater; and

(2) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons, or a fraction thereof, or two (2) liquor dealer's permits, whichever is greater;

within the area in a county outside an incorporated city or town.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the commission may renew or transfer a beer dealer's or liquor dealer's permit for a beer dealer or liquor dealer that:

(1) held a permit before July 1, 2008; and

(2) does not qualify for a permit under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a), (b), or (c).

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), the commission may grant not more than two (2) new beer dealer's permits or five percent (5%) of the total beer dealer permits established under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a) or (c), whichever is greater, for each of the following:

(1) An incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new beer dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a).

(2) An area in a county outside an incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new beer dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (c).

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), the commission may grant not more than two (2) new liquor dealer's permits or five percent (5%) of the total liquor dealer permits established under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (b) or (c), whichever is greater, for each of the following:

(1) An incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new liquor dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (b).

(2) An area in a county outside an incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new liquor dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (c).

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-4-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.46; P.L.11-2023, SEC.32; P.L.9-2024, SEC.271.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-3.1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-3.1
Letters of extension
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.1. (a) Notwithstanding section 3 of this chapter, any member of the commission may issue an original letter of extension extending the term of a permit for a maximum period of ninety (90) days for good cause shown upon the written request of the permittee and payment of the fee if required.

(b) Upon the expiration of an original letter of extension, or any renewal thereof, if good cause still exists, subsequent renewals of the extension may be granted to that permittee only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission. Any member of the commission may issue a subsequent extension if the need for a subsequent extension is due to an act or omission of:

(1) the commission;

(2) a local board; or

(3) a third party that is unrelated to the permittee involved and is not employed by or under the control of the permittee.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-18 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-18
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-14.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.159-2014, SEC.82.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-42 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-42
"Service bar"
Status: in_force

Sec. 42. Service Bar. The term "service bar" means a counter over which alcoholic beverages are served and which is used only by the employees of the establishment in which it is located in the course of their employment.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-6-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-6.4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-6.4
Insurance coverage requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.4. (a) This section applies to the holder of one (1) or more of the following:

(1) A retailer's permit.

(2) A craft manufacturer's permit, if alcoholic beverages are served for consumption on the licensed premises.

(b) A permit holder must maintain during the permit term:

(1) a liquor liability insurance policy; or

(2) an endorsement to a general liability insurance policy;

that has liquor liability coverage.

(c) The insurance coverage requirements under subsection (b) do not apply:

(1) while a permit is on deposit under IC 7.1-3-1.1; or

(2) if the establishment that operates under the permit has annual gross sales from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on premises consumption of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(d) If an establishment operates under:

(1) a retailer's permit; and

(2) a craft manufacturer's permit;

the insurance coverage requirements under subsection (b) apply to the establishment as a whole. The permit holder is not required to maintain the total insurance coverage requirements for each permit that is issued to the establishment.

(e) A permit holder must provide the commission with proof of insurance coverage:

(1) to apply for or renew a permit;

(2) before the commission may make a permit active that is on deposit under IC 7.1-3-1.1; or

(3) at any time, upon the request of the commission.

(f) The commission may deny, suspend, revoke, or not renew a permit, if the permit holder fails to maintain the insurance coverage required under this section.

(g) After June 30, 2024, the commission may not:

(1) issue, renew, or transfer a permit; or

(2) make a permit active that is on deposit under IC 7.1-3-1.1;

unless the permit applicant or permit holder complies with this section. This subsection expires July 1, 2027.

(h) A permit holder that holds an active permit issued before July 1, 2024, must comply with this section not later than January 1, 2025, or the commission may suspend or revoke the permit. This subsection expires July 1, 2027.

As added by P.L.167-2024, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.2 / Section 7.1-3-6.2-3
Criteria for alcoholic beverages to be auctioned
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A qualified organization may sell at auction an alcoholic beverage that is:

(1) purchased from or received as a donation from a permittee or person described in section 5 of this chapter;

(2) in sealed bottles or cases; and

(3) for consumption off the premises only.

(b) A donation:

(1) from a permittee; and

(2) to a qualified organization that is a permittee;

is subject to the requirements set forth in IC 7.1-3-6.3.

As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 7.1-5-8-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-2-4.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.727.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.1-0.3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 7.1-4-4.1-0.3
Application of certain fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.3. A fee imposed under this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, applies only to permit applications filed after June 30, 2001. The initial advance cost fee under section 6 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, is the advance cost fee in effect on June 30, 2001.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.175.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 7.1-3-18-5
Description of vehicles
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Description of Vehicles. A carrier's alcoholic permit shall not be operative as to a vehicle owned or operated by the carrier and shall not authorize the transportation or conveyance of alcoholic beverages in it unless a description of the vehicle is first filed with the commission. The description of the vehicle shall include the engine number, date of manufacture, approximate weight, motor vehicle number, all license plate numbers, capacity, and any other information that the commission may require. The filing of the required information shall include that vehicle in the coverage of the permit. The permittee may alter or add to the number of vehicles included under the permit from time to time.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-30.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 7.1-3-16-9
Scope of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The holder of a temporary wine permit shall be entitled to purchase and receive wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) on any day of the year, only from a lawful supplier under this title at his place of business. A lawful supplier may sell and deliver wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) to a temporary wine permit holder on any day of the year at his place of business. Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-6.1 and IC 7.1-3-6.2, the holder of a temporary wine permit shall be entitled to sell wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) only for consumption on the licensed premises, and shall be subject to the same restrictions as apply to the sale of beer by the holder of a temporary beer permit. Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-6.1 and IC 7.1-3-6.2, a temporary wine permittee shall not be entitled to sell at wholesale nor for carry-out from the licensed premises.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.153-2015, SEC.11; P.L.153-2026, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-8
Procedure applicable
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A proceeding before the commission which could result in the revocation or suspension in excess of three (3) days of the permit of a permittee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages at retail shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in section 6 of this chapter.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-3-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.100-1983, SEC.2; P.L.7-1987, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-2-6-6
Evidence of federal tax payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Evidence of Federal Tax Payment. The payment of a federal government special tax by a person, or the possession by him of a stamp or receipt issued to him by the federal government, either as a retail dealer, or as a wholesale dealer in alcoholic beverages, or the possession by him, or the posting by him upon the premises of a stamp, certificate, permit or license issued under the authority of the United States authorizing him to deal in alcoholic beverages shall be prima facie evidence that the named person is engaged in possessing, selling, transporting, giving away or furnishing alcoholic beverages on the covered premises. This section shall apply in a criminal prosecution under this title or in an action to abate or enjoin a public nuisance or unlawful practice or a practice prohibited by a rule or regulation of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-39(3).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-7-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-2-7-9
Reciprocity agreements
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Reciprocity Agreements. The commission may enter into a reciprocity agreement with another state, territory, district, political subdivision, or municipality outside this state, regarding the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, purchase, receipt, delivery, distribution or possession of alcoholic beverages. The reciprocity agreement may be made for the purpose of promoting the economic welfare of the citizens of, and of industry and labor in, this state, and for the purpose of preventing or discouraging discrimination against alcoholic beverages manufactured or processed in, or exported from, this state. The agreement may provide also for the remission of any additional taxes or fees levied pursuant to an order made and entered under the authority of this chapter. However, the commission shall not have the authority to enter into an agreement which will in any manner violate, change or modify a law of this state.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-3-6.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-5-1-6
Intoxication upon common carrier prohibited; failure to enforce by a law enforcement officer
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to section 6.5 of this chapter, it is a Class C infraction for a person to be, or to become, intoxicated as a result of the person's use of alcohol or a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7) in or upon a vehicle commonly used for the public transportation of passengers, or in or upon a common carrier, or in or about a depot, station, airport, ticket office, waiting room or platform, if the person:

(1) endangers the person's life;

(2) endangers the life of another person;

(3) breaches the peace or is in imminent danger of breaching the peace; or

(4) harasses, annoys, or alarms another person.

However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the violation is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

(b) A person may not initiate or maintain an action against a law enforcement officer based on the officer's failure to enforce this section.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(16).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.703; P.L.213-2001, SEC.3; P.L.93-2012, SEC.3; P.L.117-2012, SEC.2; P.L.32-2019, SEC.13; P.L.186-2025, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 7.1-5-10-10
Huckstering prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Huckstering Prohibited. It is a Class C misdemeanor for a permittee to recklessly deliver an alcoholic beverage to a consumer without an order for it, or to recklessly huckster or peddle an alcoholic beverage to a person who is not a permittee.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-42(r), (t).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.719.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-4-7-5
Deposit of excise taxes in general fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department shall deposit:

(1) four cents ($0.04) of the beer excise tax rate collected on each gallon of beer or flavored malt beverage;

(2) one dollar ($1) of the liquor excise tax rate collected on each gallon of liquor;

(3) twenty-five cents ($0.25) of the wine excise tax rate collected on each gallon of wine;

(4) the entire amount of malt excise tax collected; and

(5) the entire amount of hard cider excise tax collected;

daily with the treasurer of state and not later than the fifth day of the following month shall cover them into the general fund of the state for distribution as provided in this chapter.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(a), (b), (c), (d), (f).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.26. As amended by P.L.102-1989, SEC.4; P.L.72-1996, SEC.18; P.L.119-1998, SEC.25; P.L.165-2021, SEC.125.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-22 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-22
Medical exemption
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. Medical Exemption. A regularly licensed physician, a dentist, or a person holding a license to practice medicine, or to engage in a profession in which the treatment of the human body, or of an animal body, is necessarily involved, a clinic, a noncommercial laboratory, a hospital or a sanitarium, may acquire, own and dispense for medicinal, mechanical or scientific purposes only, and not for beverage purposes, an alcoholic beverage or ethyl alcohol without a permit being issued under this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-42(b).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-18.3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-18.3
"Gift"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.3. "Gift", for purposes of IC 7.1-5-5, means anything of value, including a rebate, sum of money, accessory, furniture, fixture, loan of money, concession, privilege, use, title, interest, or lease, rehabilitation, decoration, improvement, or repair of premises.

As added by P.L.270-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18.5 / Section 7.1-3-18.5-6
Reinstatement or renewal; failure to pay civil penalty; Class B infraction; fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If a certificate has:

(1) expired; or

(2) been suspended;

the commission may not reinstate or renew the certificate until all civil penalties imposed against the certificate holder for violating IC 35-46-1-10, IC 35-46-1-10.2, IC 35-46-1-11, IC 35-46-1-11.2, IC 35-46-1-11.4, IC 35-46-1-11.5, IC 35-46-1-11.7, or IC 35-46-1-11.8 have been paid.

(b) The failure to pay a civil penalty described in subsection (a) is a Class B infraction.

(c) If a certificate has been revoked, the commission may not reinstate or renew the certificate for at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of revocation. The commission may reinstate or renew the certificate only upon a reasonable showing by the applicant that the applicant shall:

(1) exercise due diligence in the sale of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes on the applicant's premises where the tobacco products or electronic cigarettes are sold or distributed; and

(2) properly supervise and train the applicant's employees or agents in the handling and sale of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes.

If a certificate is reinstated or renewed, the applicant of the certificate shall pay an application fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund established under IC 7.1-6-2-6.

As added by P.L.250-2003, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.40; P.L.231-2015, SEC.3; P.L.214-2016, SEC.12; P.L.49-2020, SEC.5; P.L.163-2025, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-31-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 31 / Section 7.1-3-31-15
Outdoor dining
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. If a designated permittee in a refreshment area includes outdoor dining:

(1) the designated permittee may serve alcoholic beverages in open containers during the hours of operation and in the areas authorized by the retailer permit;

(2) glass containers may be allowed in the outdoor dining areas but may not be removed from those areas into the refreshment area; and

(3) no fencing or other enclosure of the outdoor dining area is required.

As added by P.L.167-2023, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-6-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-6-2-5
Annual report
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The division of mental health and addiction established under IC 12-21 shall annually prepare for submission to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services the report required by Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) and implementing regulations promulgated under that act.

As added by P.L.256-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 7.1-4-4.1-5
Temporary permit fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to the following permits:

(1) Temporary beer permit.

(2) Temporary wine permit.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a license fee for a temporary permit is the greater of the following:

(1) Two dollars ($2) per day of operation.

(2) The amount per day set by the commission under subsection (c).

(c) Subject to any rates or schedules adopted by the commission, the commission may set a higher daily rate for a temporary beer permit under subsection (b)(2) if, in the judgment of the commission, the number of persons likely to be accommodated, or any other facts bearing on the value of the permit warrant the increase. However, except as provided under subsection (d), the fee may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day.

(d) A license fee for a temporary permit issued under IC 7.1-3-6-3.8 is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.214-2016, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-5
Revocation of permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The commission shall revoke a permit of any type only on account of the violation of, or refusal to comply with, a provision of this title or of a rule or regulation of the commission, or on account of a violation of IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4. A finding that a permittee has violated IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4 must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(2).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.227-2007, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-6
Certain property rights prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A person shall have no property right of any kind in alcohol, an alcoholic beverage, a malt article, or a tobacco product had, kept, transported, or possessed contrary to law, or in or to a receptacle or container of any kind in which these liquids and articles may be found, or in an unlawful or prohibited receptacle or container, or in a receptacle or container which does not conform to or which is being used contrary to or which is not kept in conformity to a rule or regulation of the commission, or which is being used to contain an alcoholic beverage or tobacco product upon which a tax is due and unpaid, or an adulterated or misbranded alcoholic beverage, or which is being used in an unlawful practice, or a practice contrary to a rule or regulation of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-36.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-7-3-2
Commission duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The commission has the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) To require the submission of information necessary to implement this article.

(2) To issue permits.

(3) To charge fees as set forth in this article.

(4) To approve or deny a permit application made under IC 7.1-7-4 within sixty (60) days of receiving the application.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2017, SEC.21; P.L.148-2026, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18.6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18.6 / Section 7.1-3-18.6-3
Supplemental cigar sales certificate validity; nontransferable
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A supplemental cigar sales certificate is:

(1) valid for three (3) years after the date of issuance, unless the commission suspends the supplemental cigar sales certificate or the holder's tobacco sales certificate; and

(2) nontransferable.

As added by P.L.123-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-6-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-6-1-1
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.256-1996, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-4-7-3
Miscellaneous collections
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Miscellaneous Collections. The chairman shall collect all other assessments not specifically included in this chapter and not otherwise disposed of by a provision of this title. The chairman or the department shall collect the penalty for the nonpayment of taxes imposed by this title, and a forfeiture not in the nature of a fine or penalty belonging to the common school fund, and the proceeds of a sale or judgment made under or in the enforcement of this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(f).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 8 / Section 7.1-3-8-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Application. The commission may issue a liquor wholesaler's permit to a person who desires to sell liquor at wholesale.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-18.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-8.5
Discriminatory practices
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this section, "discriminatory practice" means a refusal to provide equal access to and use of services or facilities on the basis of a person's race or color. However, the term does not include a practice of a club or fraternal club that requires a specific religious affiliation or belief as a condition of membership in the club or fraternal club.

(b) To be eligible to hold a club permit under this chapter, a club, fraternal club, or labor organization may not engage in a discriminatory practice.

(c) A person may file a complaint with the civil rights commission alleging a discriminatory practice by a club, fraternal club, or labor organization.

(d) The civil rights commission shall investigate the allegations in the complaint and, if reasonable cause is found, shall hold a hearing under IC 22-9-1-6 on the complaint. If the civil rights commission finds that a club, fraternal club, or labor organization has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the civil rights commission shall certify the finding to the alcohol and tobacco commission.

(e) If a club, fraternal club, or labor organization is found to have engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission shall do one (1) or more of the following:

(1) Issue a warning to the club, fraternal club, or labor organization.

(2) Impose a civil penalty on the club, fraternal club, or labor organization not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3) Suspend the club, fraternal club, or labor organization's permit for not more than ninety (90) days.

(4) Not issue a new club permit under this chapter if the club, fraternal club, or labor organization does not hold a club permit under this chapter.

(5) Revoke an existing club permit.

As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-3-6-7
Scope of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Scope of Permit. The holder of a dining car beer permit shall be entitled to bring into Indiana, for the purpose of service within its dining and buffet cars, sufficient beer for the accommodation of passengers riding on the train, when served by the drink only and to be consumed upon the premises, for the entire trip being made by the cars.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-14.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 7.1-3-6.5-5
Failure of permittee to obtain receipt
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The commission may impose a civil penalty under IC 7.1-3-23-3 or suspend the permit of a permittee who:

(1) sells a keg of beer for consumption at a place other than a licensed premises; and

(2) at the time of sale fails to obtain a signed receipt from the purchaser.

As added by P.L.63-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-9-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-5-9-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-16; 7-1-1-17.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.109-2013, SEC.11; P.L.2-2014, SEC.32; P.L.159-2014, SEC.61. Repealed by P.L.279-2019, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-14
Sale of property seized from owner
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Sale of Property Seized from Owner. The court, upon conviction of the owner, shall order that personal property of any type seized under this title and which has been found to have been used, kept or possessed in violation of this title shall be sold by the chairman if the property has commercial value and may be purchased and used legally. The court shall order the chairman, or the sheriff, to destroy the property if it has no commercial value or cannot be purchased and used legally. However, the court shall enter its order of sale or destruction only after an opportunity has been given to the owner for a hearing concerning the proposed order.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-40.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-5-2-3
Signs regulated
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) It is unlawful for the holder of a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type to display, keep, have, or maintain, a sign, advertisement, poster or design, obstruction to view, device or equipment contrary to the provisions of this title, or to a rule or regulation of the commission, in, about, or in connection with the business authorized by the holder's permit.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(r).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-3-4-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-11.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.204-2001, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-44 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-44
Notice of probationary status for failure to pay child support; suspension; reinstatement
Status: in_force

Sec. 44. (a) As used in this section, "bureau" refers to the child support bureau of the department of child services established by IC 31-25-3-1.

(b) As used in this section, "delinquent" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-35-2-3.5.

(c) Upon receiving an order from the bureau (Title IV-D agency) under IC 31-25-4-32(k) or IC 31-25-4-34(f), the commission shall place on probationary status any permit issued under IC 7.1-3-18-9(a)(3) and held by the person who is the subject of the order. The commission shall send the person a notice that does the following:

(1) States that the person's permit has been placed on probationary status.

(2) States that the person's permit will be suspended if the commission has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice.

(3) Describes the amount of child support that the person is in arrears.

(4) Explains the procedures to:

(A) pay the person's child support arrearage in full; and

(B) establish a payment plan with the bureau to pay the arrearage, which must include an income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2 or IC 31-16-15-2.5.

(d) If the commission has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice in subsection (c), the commission shall suspend the permit issued to the person under IC 7.1-3-18-9(a)(3).

(e) The commission may not reinstate a permit placed on probationary status or suspended under this section until the commission receives a notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) that the person has addressed the delinquency.

As added by P.L.80-2010, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.150-2018, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-4.5
"Trainer program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "trainer program" refers to a program designed to educate an individual on the training of alcohol servers on the:

(1) selling;

(2) serving; and

(3) consumption;

of alcoholic beverages.

As added by P.L.94-2008, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 7.1-5-12-6
Enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall enforce this chapter.

(b) This chapter may also be enforced by:

(1) the Indiana department of health established by IC 16-19-1-1;

(2) a local health department, as defined in IC 16-18-2-211;

(3) a health and hospital corporation established by IC 16-22-8-6;

(4) the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1; and

(5) a law enforcement officer;

in cooperation with the commission.

(c) The commission, the Indiana department of health, a local health department, a health and hospital corporation, the department of homeland security, or a law enforcement officer may inspect premises that are subject to this chapter to ensure that the person responsible for the premises is in compliance with this chapter.

As added by P.L.141-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.8; P.L.56-2023, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-8.6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-8.6
Club guest day
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.6. The holder of a club permit may do the following:

(1) Designate one (1) or more days each calendar month as guest days, not to exceed a total of seven (7) guest days in any calendar month.

(2) Keep a record of all designated guest days.

(3) Invite guests who are not members of the club to attend the club on a guest day.

(4) Sell or give alcoholic beverages to guests for consumption on the permit premises on a guest day.

(5) Keep a guest book listing members and their nonmember guests, except on a designated guest day.

As added by P.L.52-1992, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.90-1993, SEC.1; P.L.205-1999, SEC.16; P.L.216-2011, SEC.1; P.L.196-2015, SEC.14; P.L.132-2016, SEC.1; P.L.214-2016, SEC.16; P.L.270-2017, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-2-6-12
Action by commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Action by Commission. The commission may enforce a provision of this title or a rule or regulation of the commission against a permittee either by way of seeking a writ of mandate mandating the defendant to comply with a rule or regulation of the commission or by an action for an injunction enjoining a permittee from violating a rule or regulation of the commission whether the conduct of the defendant does or does not constitute a public nuisance within the meaning of this title. A temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and a permanent injunction may be granted in such an action without a bond being filed by the plaintiff.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-38.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 7.1-3-16-8
Term of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Term of Permit. The commission may issue a temporary wine permit for a term, to and including, fifteen (15) days from its issuance. However, if an emergency exists, in the judgment of the commission, a temporary wine permit may be renewed for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) additional days.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-14-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 14 / Section 7.1-3-14-3
Persons eligible for permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The commission may issue a wine retailer's permit only to the following:

(1) A person who:

(A) is not the holder of, nor an applicant for, any other permit;

(B) is not disqualified under the special disqualifications set forth in IC 7.1-3-4-2; and

(C) desires to sell wine to customers for consumption on the licensed premises.

(2) A person who is the holder of a beer retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-4.

(3) A person who is the holder of a liquor retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-9.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-24.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-5-6-2
Acting as salesman without permit prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) It is unlawful for a person to act as a salesman, regardless of whether the sale is to be made by a seller within this state, to a buyer within or without this state, or by a seller outside this state for delivery to a buyer within this state, or whether the sale otherwise may be legal or illegal, unless that person has applied for and been issued a salesman's permit.

(b) It is unlawful for a buyer in this state to give an order, bargain, contract, or agreement to a salesman who does not have a salesman's permit. This section does not apply to a permittee of any type, a permittee's agent, or employees working or acting on the licensed premises of the permittee.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-11.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 7.1-6-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-6-2-4
Participation by minor in enforcement action
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) An enforcement officer vested with full police powers and duties may engage a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age as part of an enforcement action under this article if the initial or contemporaneous receipt or purchase of a tobacco product, e-liquid, or electronic cigarette by a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age occurs under the direction of an enforcement officer vested with full police powers and duties and is part of the enforcement action.

(b) An enforcement officer vested with full police powers and duties shall not:

(1) recruit or attempt to recruit a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age to participate in an enforcement action under subsection (a) at the scene of a violation of section 2 of this chapter; or

(2) allow a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase or receive a tobacco product, e-liquid, or electronic cigarette as part of an enforcement action under subsection (a) without the written permission of the person's parents or legal guardians.

As added by P.L.256-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.20-2013, SEC.2; P.L.49-2020, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-8
Conformance to United States law
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Conformance to United States Law. The commission shall have the power to conform, to adapt, or to coordinate, to the extent the commission deems proper, the practices, methods, standards, and rules and regulations governing the traffic in alcohol and alcoholic beverages, with the practices, methods, standards and rules and regulations established by an officer or agency of the United States government.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(10).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 7.1-3-18-2
Carriers' alcoholic permits; scope
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Carriers' Alcoholic Permits: Scope. A carrier's alcoholic permit shall be required only for, and be applicable to, the movement, conveyance, importation and transportation of alcohol and alcoholic beverages on a public highway in this state. A carrier's alcoholic permit shall not be required when the conveyance, movement, importation, or transportation is conducted by means of cars or trains operated by a railroad of any type over fixed rails.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-30.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-6
Rulemaking
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The rules and regulations of the commission shall be made, promulgated, filed and published pursuant to the provisions of IC 4-22-2 as amended.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.95.
Ind. Code § 7.1-6-2-0.4 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-6-2-0.4
Payment of penalties under section 8 of chapter; no imposition of late payment penalties; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.4. Notwithstanding the addition of section 8 of this chapter by P.L.204-2001, a person may pay a civil penalty:

(1) to which section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, applies; and

(2) that was imposed by a court before July 1, 2001;

before August 1, 2001, without the imposition of a late payment penalty or interest under section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001. After July 30, 2001, late payment penalties and interest shall be added to the civil penalty as if section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, were in effect on the date that the civil penalty was imposed.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.182.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-20-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 7.1-3-20-2
Clubs within corporate limits
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The commission may issue the appropriate permit upon the application of a club if the premises to be licensed are situated within the corporate limits of a city or town.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(c).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.72, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.95, SEC.1; P.L.52-1992, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7.1-3-1.5-3
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to a program designed to educate an alcohol server on the:

(1) selling;

(2) serving; and

(3) consumption;

of alcoholic beverages.

As added by P.L.161-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-18.6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 18.6 / Section 7.1-3-18.6-8
Commission approval to sell cigars; actions not permitted
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The commission's approval authorizes the holder to sell cigars at that location and on that date and does not:

(1) authorize an officer, owner, operator, manager, or proprietor of the location where the function or event is held, or the organizer of the function or event, to allow smoking in violation of:

(A) IC 7.1-5-12; or

(B) any smoking ordinance of the county, city, or town in which the function or event is located; or

(2) prevent an authority under IC 7.1-5-12-6 from enforcing IC 7.1-5-12 or any county, city, or town smoking ordinance.

As added by P.L.123-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-4-9-10
Appropriation from general fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the monies allocated to the general fund under this title, a necessary sum of money to make up any deficiency between the sums from the excise fund actually paid over to the treasuries of the several governmental subdivisions during their respective current fiscal years, and the estimate of funds to be distributed to them during the current fiscal year as computed by the state board of accounts and as considered by the governmental unit in preparation of its budget for the current fiscal year. The state board of accounts shall determine whether a deficiency exists at the close of the current fiscal year of each governmental unit. The amount of a deficiency so determined shall be paid to the governmental unit on warrant issued by the state comptroller not later than one (1) month after the close of the respective current fiscal year.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(f).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977(ss), P.L.7, SEC.2; P.L.9-2024, SEC.276; P.L.128-2026, SEC.104.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 7.1-5-12-3
"Smoking"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "smoking" means the:

(1) carrying or holding of a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe or any other lighted tobacco smoking equipment; or

(2) inhalation or exhalation of smoke from lighted tobacco smoking equipment.

As added by P.L.141-2012, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7.1-3-2-6
Cessation of manufacturing; revocation of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Cessation of Manufacturing: Revocation of Permit. The commission may revoke the permit of a brewer if the brewer does not, in good faith, begin to manufacture beer within six (6) months after the issuance of the permit, or if he suspends manufacturing of beer for six (6) consecutive months, without the consent and approval of the commission. The revocation shall be affected in accordance with the rules and regulations of the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-9.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-3-3-6
Renewals
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Renewals. A permittee who holds a beer wholesaler's permit and who desires that it be renewed shall file an application for renewal with the commission not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the existing permit. The application shall be made in the same manner that an application for an original permit is made.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-10.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-26.5 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-26.5
"Nonalcoholic malt beverage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.5. The term "nonalcoholic malt beverage" means a liquid that:

(1) is fit for human consumption;

(2) is reasonably likely or is intended to be used as a beverage;

(3) is produced:

(A) in a manner similar to beer; and

(B) from ingredients similar to beer; and

(4) contains less than one-half percent (0.5%) alcohol by volume.

As added by P.L.52-1992, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-24 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-24
Revocation of liquor wholesaler permit for having prohibited interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. The commission shall revoke the permit of a liquor wholesaler who holds an interest in another permit in violation of IC 7.1-5-9-6.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-42(p).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.124; P.L.279-2019, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-2-1-2
Composition
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The commission shall be composed of four (4) members who are not officials of the state in any other capacity and who are qualified for their positions in accordance with the provisions of IC 7.1-2-1-4.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.94.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-3-1-9
Recovery on bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Recovery on Bond. The State of Indiana may recover the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), and no more, in any one (1) action on a permittee's surety bond for the violation of a rule or regulation of the commission. The State of Indiana may recover no more than two hundred dollars ($200) in any one (1) action on the surety bond for the violation of a provision of this title. Violations prior to the institution of the action on the bond shall be deemed one (1) continuing violation. However, the State of Indiana may recover the full amount of all taxes and fees due and owing by the permittee under this title in a single action on the bond. No person shall bring an action on the bond except the State of Indiana for the use and benefit of the state.

[1973 Recodification Citation: New.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-4-4.1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 4 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 7.1-4-4.1-11
Airplane, boat, or dining car permit fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The maximum fee that may be imposed for the issuance of annual permits for an airplane, a boat, or a dining car is five hundred dollars ($500).

As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 7.1-7-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-7-1-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This article applies to the manufacturing, bottling, sale, bartering, importing, possession, and use of e-liquid and e-liquid products in Indiana, including through a cigarette vending machine.

As added by P.L.176-2015, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2017, SEC.2; P.L.148-2026, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 7.1-2-4-6
Appointments
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Appointments. A local board shall be composed of three (3) appointed members and one (1) designated member. One (1) of the appointed members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the board is to perform its duties. One (1) of the appointed members shall be appointed by the county council of the county in which the board is to perform its duties. One (1) of the appointed members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city within the county having the largest population. The designated member of the board shall represent the commission and shall be designated by the commission.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-9-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 7.1-3-9-13
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.140-2016, SEC.1; P.L.214-2016, SEC.7. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.140-2016, SEC.1; P.L.214-2016, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7.1-2-1-13
Limitation of liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Limitation of Liability. A member of the commission shall not be personally liable for liability to a person because of the negligence, act, or omission of an enforcement officer.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-23-34 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 23 / Section 7.1-3-23-34
Final action of commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. Final Action of Commission. The commission shall take final action within ten (10) days after the hearing and enter an appropriate order in the matter and shall notify the applicant, or permittee, of its action by registered mail or electronic communication.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-43.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.145-2024, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-7
"Bona fide evidence of majority or identity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Bona Fide Evidence of Majority or Identity. The term "bona fide evidence of majority or identity" means a document, including, but not limited to, a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle, a Selective Service registration certificate, or an United States Armed Forces identification card, but excluding a voter's registration card, issued by the federal or state governments or one (1) of their political subdivisions.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-5-2-3(b).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7.1-2-5-13
Destroyed evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If a fluid is poured out or otherwise destroyed or carried away by the tenant or other person when a premises is being searched, the fluid shall be held to be, prima facie, an alcoholic beverage held or possessed contrary to this title and intended for unlawful possession and sale. Proof of the possession of an empty bottle or container, keg, case and vessel that has contained a destroyed alcoholic beverage shall be admitted as evidence of the illegal possession of that alcoholic beverage.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-39(5).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 7.1-1-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-1-3-12
"Commission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The term "commission" means the alcohol and tobacco commission created by this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-3(d); 7-1-3-2; 7-2-1-5.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-6-15 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 7.1-3-6-15
Temporary boat beer permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. Temporary Boat Beer Permits. The commission may issue a temporary boat beer permit to the proprietor of a boat under the same terms and conditions as are provided for the issuance of a temporary beer permit. A temporary boat beer permit shall be applicable to the dining room of the boat only and may be issued only for an excursion voyage.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-15.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 7.1-2-3-1
Duties of chairman
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Duties of Chairman. The chairman shall be the presiding officer at the meetings of the commission. The chairman, together with the executive secretary, shall prepare, certify and authenticate all proceedings, minutes, records, rules and regulations of the commission. The chairman also shall perform all other duties as imposed by this title.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-5; 7-2-1-5.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-11-14 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 7.1-5-11-14
False statement prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) It is unlawful for a person to make a false statement to a railroad, express, or transportation company for the purpose of obtaining an alcoholic beverage.

(b) It is unlawful for a person to make a false statement to a person engaged in the business of transporting goods, wares, and merchandise for the purpose of obtaining the shipment, transportation, or delivery of an alcoholic beverage.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(u).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.100.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-29-1 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 3 / Chapter 29 / Section 7.1-3-29-1
"Stadium"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "stadium" means an intercollegiate stadium that has a permanent seating capacity of at least seventy thousand (70,000) people.

As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 7.1-2-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 7.1 / Article 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1-2-7-6
When order becomes final
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. An order of the commission entered under this chapter shall become final and shall not thereafter be open to attack for any purpose if a complaint is not filed pursuant to section 5 of this chapter within thirty (30) days after the entrance of the order.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-3-4.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.103.