(a) No winery license, wine distributor’s license, wine by the drink license, bonded wine warehouse license, or retail wine license may be transferred to another person, including an executor, administrator, or trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of the licensee, unless the transferee shall first have obtained the approval of the director to such transfer upon application containing the substantially same information required of an applicant for a winery license, wine distributor’s license, bonded wine warehouse license, or retail wine license, as the case may be. If the transferee possesses all of the qualifications and none of the disqualifications for such license, the director shall approve the transfer by issuing a license to the transferee. The fee for each transfer of a winery license, wine distributor’s license, wine by the drink license, bonded wine warehouse license, or a retail wine license shall be twenty dollars ($20.00), which fee shall accompany the application for transfer.
(b)  Application to transfer a winery license, wine distributor’s license, wine by the drink license, bonded wine warehouse license, or retail wine license from one location to another shall be made to the director on forms prescribed and furnished by the director. The director shall approve any such transfer upon submission of the application and receipt by the director of a transfer fee of twenty dollars ($20.00).
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 23-1317

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bonded wine warehouse: means a licensed warehouse within the state of Idaho that is solely authorized to store and handle wine. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Bonded wine warehouse license: means a license that authorizes a bonded wine warehouse to solely store and handle wine. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Director: means the director of the Idaho state police. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Person: includes an individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or any group or combination acting as a unit, and includes the plural as well as the singular unless the intent to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context in which it is used. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Retail wine license: means a license issued by the director authorizing a person to sell table wine and/or dessert wine at retail for consumption off the licensed premises. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Wine: includes table wine and dessert wine, unless the context requires otherwise. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Wine by the drink license: means a license to sell table wine or dessert wine by the individual glass or opened bottle at retail, for consumption on the premises only. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Winery: means a place, premises or establishment within the state of Idaho for the manufacture or bottling of table wine or dessert wine for sale. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Winery license: means a license issued by the director authorizing a person to maintain a winery. See Idaho Code 23-1303
(c)  The director, in his discretion, may deny the transfer of a license during the pendency of any proceedings for suspension or revocation instituted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.