2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana › Chapter 4. License Administration › Part 3. Special Licenses › 16-4-312. Domestic distillery

16-4-312. Domestic distillery.
(1) A distillery located in Montana and licensed pursuant to 16-4-311 may:
(a) import necessary products in bulk;
(b) bottle, produce, blend, store, transport, or export liquor that it produces;
(c) perform those operations that are permitted for bonded distillery premises under applicable regulations of the United States department of the treasury; and
(d) have a premises that includes more than one building for manufacturing purposes pursuant to 27 CFR 19.53 and is operated under a federal basic permit.
(2) (a) A distillery that is located in Montana and licensed pursuant to 16-4-311 shall sell liquor to the department under this code, and the department shall include the distillery's liquor as a listed product.
(b) The distillery may use a common carrier for delivery of the liquor to the department.
(c) A distillery that produces liquor within the state under this subsection (2) shall maintain records of all sales and shipments. The distillery shall furnish monthly and other reports concerning quantities and prices of liquor that it ships to the department and other information that the department may determine to be necessary to ensure that distribution of liquor within this state conforms to the requirements of this code.
(3) (a) A distillery that is located in Montana and licensed to manufacture distilled spirits may be licensed by the department to own, lease, maintain, and operate anywhere in the state a storage depot for receiving, handling, and storing distilled spirits in addition to distributing and selling distilled spirits from the storage depot, subject to this code.
(b) To be licensed for a storage depot, a distillery shall pay an annual license fee as provided in 16-4-501 for each storage depot operated by the distillery, in addition to all other fees and taxes required to be paid by the distillery, and must meet all applicable suitability requirements.
(4) A microdistillery may:
(a) provide, with or without charge, not more than 2 ounces of liquor that it produces at the microdistillery to consumers for prepared servings:
(i) through curbside pickup between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.; and
(ii) for on-premises consumption during the hours of operation that are identical to those allowed for a brewery license provided for in 16-3-213(2)(b) and corresponding administrative rules relating to the service, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages on the premises; or
(b) sell liquor in original packaging that it produces at retail at the distillery between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. directly to the consumer, including curbside pickup, for off-premises consumption if:
(i) not more than 4.5 liters a day is sold to an individual; and
(ii) the minimum retail price as determined by the department is charged.
(5) Liquor samples provided pursuant to subsection (4)(a) are not permitted at more than one manufacturing premises for each license
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 591, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 194, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 55, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 661, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 728, L. 2023.