Sec. 3. (a) The holder of a liquor wholesaler’s permit shall be entitled to sell liquor at wholesale.

     (b) A liquor wholesaler shall be entitled to purchase liquor within this state from a person who holds an artisan distiller’s permit, a distiller’s permit, a rectifier’s permit, or a liquor wholesaler’s permit. A liquor wholesaler also may purchase liquor outside this state from the primary source of supply and, from that source, may transport and import liquor into this state.

     (c) A liquor wholesaler may sell, transport, and deliver liquor only to a person who, under this title, holds a:

(1) liquor retailer’s permit;

(2) supplemental caterer’s permit;

(3) liquor dealer’s permit; or

(4) liquor wholesaler’s permit.

A liquor wholesaler may sell, donate, transport, and deliver liquor to a qualified organization for an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1 applies or charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2 applies. The sale, transportation, donation to a qualified organization, and delivery of liquor shall be made only from inventory that has been located on the wholesaler’s premises before the time of invoicing and delivery, and only in permissible containers and is subject to the rules of the commission fixing the quantity which may be sold or delivered at any one (1) time.

     (d) A liquor wholesaler’s bona fide regular employees may purchase liquor from the wholesaler in an amount not to exceed eighteen (18) liters.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-18.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.60, SEC.4; Acts 1974, P.L.25, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.57-1984, SEC.7; P.L.224-2005, SEC.6; P.L.94-2008, SEC.31; P.L.109-2013, SEC.3; P.L.153-2015, SEC.8.