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MT Code § 16-3-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 1. Official Controls|16-3-103. Unlawful sales solicitation or advertising -- exceptions

  16-3-103. Unlawful sales solicitation or advertising -- exceptions. (1) A person within the state may not:  (a) canvass for, receive, take, or solicit orders for the purchase or sale of any liquor or act as agent or intermediary for the sale or purchase of any liquor or be represented as an agent or intermediary unless permitted to do so under rules that are promulgated by the department to govern the activities;   (b) canvass for or solicit orders for the purchase or sale of any beer or malt liquor except in the case of beer proposed to be sold to beer licensees duly authorized to sell beer under the provisions of this code;   (c) exhibit, publish, or display or permit to be exhibited, published, or displayed any form of advertisement or any other announcement, publication, or price list of or concerning liquor or where or from whom the same may be had, obtained, or purchased unless permitted to do so by the rules of the department and then only in accordance with the rules.   (2) This section does not apply to:   (a) the department, any act of the department, any agency liquor store;   (b) the receipt or transmission of a telegram or letter by any telegraph agent or operator or post-office employee in the ordinary course of employment as the agent, operator, or employee;   (c) the sale and serving of beer in the grandstand and bleacher area of a county fairground or public sports arena under a special permit issued pursuant to 16-4-301 or a catering endorsement issued pursuant to 16-4-111 or 16-4-204; or   (d) the sale of alcohol at a sporting event conducted at a Montana university as provided in 16-4-112.   History: En. Sec. 65, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.124, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 1975; Sec. 4-170, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 4-3-103 by Sec. 120, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-103; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 180, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 599, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 530, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 395, L. 2021.
MT Code § 16-3-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 1. Official Controls|16-3-104. Common carriers to purchase beer from brewer, beer importer, or wholesaler

  16-3-104. Common carriers to purchase beer from brewer, beer importer, or wholesaler. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any common carrier or its employees to make sale of or dispose of any beer or malt liquors except such as shall have been lawfully acquired or purchased from a duly licensed brewer, beer importer, or wholesaler.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 106, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.41, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-338, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-104 by Sec. 67, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-104; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 19, L. 1985.
MT Code § 16-3-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 1. Official Controls|16-3-105. Restrictions on alcoholic beverages in hotels

  16-3-105. Restrictions on alcoholic beverages in hotels. Except in the case of alcoholic beverages kept or consumed in premises for which a license has been granted under the law and that form a part of a hotel, a person may not:   (1) keep or consume alcoholic beverages in any part of a hotel other than a private guest room;   (2) keep or have any alcoholic beverage in any room in a hotel unless the person is a bona fide guest of the hotel and is registered in the office of the hotel as an occupant of that room.   History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.123, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1974; Sec. 4-169, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 4-3-105 by Sec. 120, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-105; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 16-3-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 1. Official Controls|16-3-106. Conveyance of liquors, table wines, and beer -- opening alcoholic beverages during transit forbidden

  16-3-106. Conveyance of liquors, table wines, and beer -- opening alcoholic beverages during transit forbidden. (1) It is lawful to carry or convey liquor or table wine to any agency liquor store and to and from the state liquor warehouse or any depot established by the department for the purposes of this code, and when permitted to do so by this code and the rules promulgated under this code, it is lawful for any common carrier or other person to carry or convey liquor or table wine sold by a vendor from an agency liquor store or to carry or convey beer, when lawfully sold by a brewer, from the premises where the beer was manufactured or from premises where the beer may be lawfully kept and sold to any place to which the liquor, table wine, or beer may be lawfully delivered under this code and the rules promulgated under this code.   (2) A common carrier or any other person may not open, break, or allow to be opened or broken any package or vessel containing an alcoholic beverage or drink or use or allow to be drunk or used any alcoholic beverage while being carried or conveyed.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.76, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-122, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-2-103 by Sec. 12, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-2-103; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 530, L. 1995.
MT Code § 16-3-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 1. Official Controls|16-3-107. Resident representatives required

  16-3-107. Resident representatives required. (1) For the purposes of this section, "vendor" means an individual or a partnership, association, or corporation that sells liquor to the department.   (2) A vendor who desires to promote the sale of the vendor's product in the state shall employ at least one representative and, except as provided in subsection (3), may employ four additional representatives to promote the sale of the vendor's product. A representative employed under this section must be a resident of the state or become a resident after employment. A representative may not be under the age of 21. The department may determine further registration requirements by rule.   (3) A vendor may employ an unlimited number of representatives if the representative is a direct employee, an owner, or an officer of the distillery and is not employed through an independent contractor.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 293, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 372, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 264, L. 2015.
MT Code § 16-3-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-201. Possession, manufacture, importation, or disposal of beer in manner other than prescribed unlawful -- personal brewing

  16-3-201. Possession, manufacture, importation, or disposal of beer in manner other than prescribed unlawful -- personal brewing. (1) It is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell or dispose of, or possess for the purpose of sale beer of any kind or character of an alcoholic content greater than authorized or other than in the manner permitted by this code.   (2) This code does not prohibit the manufacture of beer, for personal or family use and not intended for sale, that meets the exemptions of 26 U.S.C. 5053(e) and regulations implementing that section, including the brewing of beer, for personal or family use, on premises other than those of the person brewing the beer.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 106, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.14, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-309, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-201 by Sec. 49, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-201; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 546, L. 1997.
MT Code § 16-3-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-202. Beer sale by department prohibited

  16-3-202. Beer sale by department prohibited. The sale of beer by the department is hereby prohibited.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 106, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.13, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 186, L. 1947; Sec. 4-308, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-202 by Sec. 48, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-202.
MT Code § 16-3-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-203. through 16-3-210 reserved

  16-3-203 through 16-3-210 reserved.
MT Code § 16-3-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-211. Monthly report of brewer, beer importer, or retailer -- inspection of books and premises

  16-3-211. Monthly report of brewer, beer importer, or retailer -- inspection of books and premises. (1) Every brewer and every beer importer licensed to do business in this state shall, on or before the 15th day of each month, as prescribed by the department, make an exact return to the department of the amount of beer manufactured or imported by the brewer or importer, the amount sold by the brewer or importer in the previous month, and the inventory of the brewer or importer. The department may make an examination of any brewer's or beer importer's books and of the brewer's or importer's premises and otherwise check the accuracy of any return or check the alcoholic content of beer manufactured or imported by the brewer or importer.   (2) Every retailer licensed to do business in this state shall, on or before the 15th day of each month, as prescribed by the department, make an exact return to the department of the amount of beer purchased in the previous month directly from any brewery not located in the state of Montana.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 106, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.16, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-311, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-203 by Sec. 51, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-203; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 516, L. 2007.
MT Code § 16-3-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-212. Brewers' or beer importers' sales to wholesalers lawful

  16-3-212. Brewers' or beer importers' sales to wholesalers lawful. A licensed brewer may sell or deliver beer manufactured by the brewer to any licensed wholesaler. A licensed beer importer may sell or deliver beer imported by the importer to any licensed wholesaler.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 106, L. 1933; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 46, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.18, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-313, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-204 by Sec. 52, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-204; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 189, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 16-3-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-213. Brewers or beer importers not to retail beer -- small brewery exceptions

  16-3-213. Brewers or beer importers not to retail beer -- small brewery exceptions. (1) Except as provided for small breweries in subsection (2), it is unlawful for any brewer or breweries or beer importer to have or own any permit to sell or retail beer at any place or premises. It is the intention of this section to prohibit brewers and beer importers from engaging in the retail sale of beer. This section does not prohibit breweries from selling and delivering beer manufactured by them, in original packages, at either wholesale or retail.  (2) (a) For the purposes of this section, a "small brewery" is a brewery that has an annual nationwide production of not less than 100 barrels or more than 60,000 barrels, including:   (i) the production of all affiliated manufacturers; and   (ii) beer purchased from any other beer producer to be sold by the brewery.   (b) A small brewery may, at one location for each brewery license and at no more than three locations including affiliated manufacturers, provide samples of beer that were brewed and fermented on the premises in a sample room located on the licensed premises. The samples may be provided with or without charge between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. No more than 48 ounces of malt beverage may be sold or given to each individual customer during a business day for consumption on the premises or in prepared servings through curbside pickup, provided that the 48-ounce limit may not in any way limit a small brewery's sales as provided in 16-3-214(1)(a)(iii). No more than 2,000 barrels may be provided annually for on-premises consumption including all affiliated manufacturers.   (3) For the purposes of this section, "affiliated manufacturer" means a manufacturer of beer:   (a) that one or more members of the manufacturing entity have more than a majority share interest in or that controls directly or indirectly another beer manufacturing entity;   (b) for which the business operations conducted between or among entities are interrelated or interdependent to the extent that the net income of one entity cannot reasonably be determined without reference to operations of the other entity; or   (c) of which the brand names, products, recipes, merchandise, trade name, trademarks, labels, or logos are identical or nearly identical.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 106, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.20, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-315, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 4-3-205 by Sec. 120, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-205; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 149, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 194, L. 2021.
MT Code § 16-3-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-214. Beer sales by brewers -- sample room exception

  16-3-214. Beer sales by brewers -- sample room exception. (1) Subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in this code, a brewer who manufactures less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year, upon payment of the annual license fee imposed by 16-4-501 and upon presenting satisfactory evidence to the department as required by 16-4-101, must be licensed by the department, in accordance with the provisions of this code and rules prescribed by the department, to:  (a) sell and deliver beer from its storage depot or brewery to:   (i) a wholesaler;   (ii) licensed retailers if the brewer uses the brewer's own equipment, trucks, and employees to deliver the beer and if:   (A) individual deliveries, other than draught beer, are limited to the case equivalent of 8 barrels a day to each licensed retailer; and   (B) the total amount of beer sold or delivered directly to all retailers does not exceed 10,000 barrels a year; or   (iii) the public, including curbside pickup between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. in original packaging or growlers;   (b) provide its own products for consumption on its licensed premises without charge or, if it is a small brewery, provide its own products at a sample room as provided in 16-3-213; or   (c) do any one or more of the acts of sale and delivery of beer as provided in this code.   (2) A brewery may not use a common carrier for delivery of the brewery's product to the public or to licensed retailers.   (3) A brewery may import or purchase, upon terms and conditions the department may require, necessary flavors and other nonbeverage ingredients containing alcohol for blending or manufacturing purposes.   (4) An additional license fee may not be imposed on a brewery providing its own products on its licensed premises for consumption on the premises.   (5) This section does not prohibit a licensed brewer from shipping and selling beer directly to a wholesaler in this state under the provisions of 16-3-230.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 106, L. 1933; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 46, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.22, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 166, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 135, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1971; Sec. 4-317, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-206 by Sec. 53, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-206; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 149, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 721, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 122, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 116, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 543, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 516, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 194, L. 2021.
MT Code § 16-3-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-215. and 16-3-216 reserved

  16-3-215 and 16-3-216 reserved.
MT Code § 16-3-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-217. Purposes

  16-3-217. Purposes. The legislature finds and declares that the purposes of 16-3-218 through 16-3-226 are to assure continued interbrand competition in malt beverage sales through competing independent wholesalers and to assure breweries the ability to protect the reputations of their products through quality control arrangements.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 61, L. 1987.
MT Code § 16-3-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-218. "Distribute" defined

  16-3-218. "Distribute" defined. As used in 16-3-219, 16-3-220, 16-4-103, and 16-4-108, "distribute" means to deliver beer or wine to a retailer's premises licensed to sell beer, table wine, or sacramental wine as well as an alternate alcoholic beverage storage facility as allowed in 16-4-213(8).  History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 61, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 115, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 568, L. 2021.
MT Code § 16-3-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-219. Dock sales restricted -- exceptions

  16-3-219. Dock sales restricted -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (4), beer may not be delivered to a licensed retailer at any location other than the retailer's licensed premises.  (2) An all-beverages licensee may personally or through an employee obtain from any wholesaler's warehouse any quantity of beer as the all-beverages licensee and wholesaler may agree to buy and sell.   (3) Retailers other than an all-beverages licensee may personally or through an employee obtain from the wholesaler's warehouse any quantity of beer that the retailer and wholesaler may agree to buy and sell only within the territory of the wholesaler in which the retailer is located.   (4) When a beer wholesaler's trucks and equipment are incapable of delivering beer to a retail licensee's premises due to the unique physical location of the retail licensee's premises, examples of which are premises located on an island or atop a mountain, the beer wholesaler and retail licensee may seek prior department approval for an alternative delivery arrangement on a form provided by the department. If the department approves the alternative delivery arrangement request, the department shall provide the beer wholesaler and the retail licensee a written summary of the conditions of the approved delivery arrangement. Failure to comply with the approved alternative delivery arrangement may subject the beer wholesaler or retail licensee to administrative action.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 61, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 501, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 194, L. 2021.
MT Code § 16-3-220 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-220. Wholesalers' service obligations -- applicability

  16-3-220. Wholesalers' service obligations -- applicability. (1) A wholesaler appointed to distribute a brand of beer within a territory specified by agreement pursuant to 16-3-222 shall call on and offer that brand to at least 75% of the retailers within that territory at least every 3 weeks. However, if the brand of beer for which the wholesaler is appointed is a product of a brewer or beer importer whose products are not generally available, the wholesaler shall, at least every 3 weeks, call on and offer that brand to as many retailers within that territory as is reasonably possible given the amount of that brand that is available to the wholesaler.   (2) If a retailer's account with a wholesaler is current as required under 16-3-243, the wholesaler may not refuse to sell the retailer any generally available brand of beer for which the wholesaler has been appointed for the territory in which the retailer is located. The wholesaler shall offer to deliver the beer to the retailer at least every 3 weeks.   (3) For the purposes of this section, a brewer or beer importer's products are not generally available if:   (a) all of the brands of a brewer or beer importer shipped to a wholesaler during the most recent calendar quarter total less than 600 barrels;   (b) all of the brands of a brewer or beer importer shipped into the state total less than 1,200 barrels in each of the 2 consecutive preceding calendar quarters; and   (c) all of the brands produced by the brewer at all of its facilities total less than 150,000 barrels per year.   (4) This section applies to all beer distribution agreements entered into, assigned, or amended after July 1, 1986. It does not apply to a distribution agreement for a named brand entered into before July 1, 1986, but does not prohibit a brewer who is a party to an agreement from requiring the appointed wholesaler to fulfill similar service obligations in the territory.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 61, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 91, Ch. 42, L. 1997.
MT Code § 16-3-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana|Chapter 3. Control of Liquor, Beer, and Wine|Part 2. Regulation of Brewers, Beer Importers, and Beer Wholesalers|16-3-223. Transfer of wholesaler's interest in business

  16-3-223. Transfer of wholesaler's interest in business. A wholesaler may sell or transfer the business or an interest in the business to any person or to one or more members of the wholesaler's family or heirs or legatees, whether the wholesaler operates as an individual, a partnership, or corporation. However, the consent of the brewer or beer importer in writing is required for the transferee to continue as a wholesaler of the brewer or beer importer. The consent must consider the personal, financial, and managerial responsibilities and capabilities of the transferee, and the consent may not unreasonably be withheld.   History: En. 4-317.4 by Sec. 3, Ch. 322, L. 1974; Sec. 4-317.4, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 4-3-209 by Sec. 120, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-209; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 190, Ch. 56, L. 2009.