2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 3. Permits › Chapter 21. Restrictions on Issuance of Permits › 7.1-3-21-11. Premises Near Wall of School or Church

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "craft manufacturer" means:
(1) a small brewery under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5);
(2) a farm winery under IC 7.1-3-12, including any additional locations of the farm winery operated under IC 7.1-3-12-5(b); or
(3) an artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27.
(b) As used in this section, "designated refreshment area" means a refreshment area designated under IC 7.1-3-31.
(c) As used in this section, "wall" means a wall of a building. The term does not include a boundary wall.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (i), and (j), the commission may not issue a permit for a premises or approve a designated refreshment area if both of the following apply:
(1) A wall of a school or church is situated within two hundred (200) feet of:
(A) a wall of the premises; or
(B) a boundary of the designated refreshment area.
(2) A permit has not been issued for the premises under the provisions of Acts 1933, Chapter 80.
(e) This section does not apply to the premises of a:
(1) grocery store, drug store, restaurant, hotel, catering hall, designated refreshment area, craft manufacturer, or location for which the use of a supplemental catering permit has been approved if:
(A) a wall of a church or school is situated within two hundred (200) feet of:
(i) a wall of the premises; or
(ii) a boundary of the designated refreshment area;
(B) the commission receives a written statement from the authorized representative of the church or school stating expressly that the church or school does not object to the issuance of the permit for the premises or approval of the designated refreshment area; and
(C) the commission determines that the church or school does not object to the issuance of the permit for the premises or approval of the designated refreshment area; or
(2) church or school that applies for a temporary beer or wine permit.
(f) The commission shall base its determination under subsection (e)(1)(C) solely on the written statement of the authorized representative of the church or school.
(g) If the commission does not receive the written statement of the authorized representative of the church or school, the premises of the grocery store, drug store, restaurant, hotel, catering hall, designated refreshment area, craft manufacturer, or location for which the use of a supplemental catering permit has been approved may not obtain the waiver allowed under this section.
(h) If the commission determines that the church or school does not object, this section and section 10 of this chapter do not apply to the permit premises of the grocery store, drug store, restaurant, hotel, craft manufacturer, catering hall, or designated refreshment area on a subsequent renewal or transfer of ownership.
(i) If the commission:
(1) receives a written statement from the authorized representative of a church or school as described in subsection (e)(1)(B); and
(2) determines the church or school does not object as described in subsection (e)(1)(C);
the commission may not consider subsequent objections from the church or school to the issuance of the same permit type at the same premises location.
(j) The commission may issue a permit for a premises or approve a designated refreshment area if the wall of the premises or the boundary of the designated refreshment area and the wall of a church are separated by at least eighty-five (85) feet, including a two (2) lane road of at least thirty (30) feet in width.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.77-1997, SEC.1; P.L.204-2001, SEC.39; P.L.196-2015, SEC.15; P.L.285-2019, SEC.42; P.L.194-2021, SEC.56; P.L.167-2023, SEC.3.