Sec. 3. (a) The holder of a beer dealer’s permit shall be entitled to purchase beer for sale under the permit only from a permittee entitled to sell to a beer dealer under this title.

     (b) A beer dealer shall be entitled to possess beer and sell it at retail to a customer in permissible containers only.

     (c) A beer dealer may not sell beer by the drink nor for consumption on the licensed premises nor shall a beer dealer allow it to be consumed on the licensed premises.

     (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a beer dealer shall be entitled to sell beer to a customer and deliver it in permissible containers to the customer on the licensed premises, or to the customer’s residence or office. A beer dealer shall not be entitled to sell and deliver beer on the street or at the curb outside the licensed premises, nor shall a beer dealer be entitled to sell beer at a place other than the licensed premises. A beer dealer shall not be entitled to sell beer and deliver beer for carry-out, or for delivery to a customer’s residence or office, in a quantity that exceeds eight hundred sixty-four (864) ounces in a single transaction. This delivery may only be performed by the permit holder or an employee who holds an employee permit. However, notwithstanding IC 7.1-5-10-11, a beer dealer who is licensed pursuant to IC 7.1-3-10-4 shall be entitled to sell and deliver warm or cold beer for carry-out, or for delivery to a customer’s residence, office, or a designated location in barrels or other commercial containers that do not exceed two thousand sixteen (2,016) ounces per container. The permit holder shall maintain a written record of each delivery for at least one (1) year that shows the customer’s name, location of delivery, and quantity sold.

     (e) Unless a beer dealer is a grocery store or drug store, a beer dealer may not sell or deliver alcoholic beverages or any other item through a window in the licensed premises to a patron who is outside the licensed premises. A beer dealer that is a grocery store or drug store may sell any item except alcoholic beverages through a window in the licensed premises to a patron who is outside the licensed premises.

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

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.83, SEC.3; P.L.65-1990, SEC.1; P.L.106-1995, SEC.7; P.L.204-2001, SEC.27; P.L.194-2021, SEC.33.