1. Subject to rules of the department, a native distillery holding a class “A” native distilled spirits license issued pursuant to section 123.43 may sell or offer for sale native distilled spirits. As provided in this section, sales of native distilled spirits manufactured on the premises may be made at retail for off-premises consumption when sold on the premises of the native distillery that manufactures native distilled spirits. All sales intended for resale in this state shall be made through the state’s wholesale distribution system.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 123.43A

  • Alcohol: means the product of distillation of any fermented liquor rectified one or more times, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Beer: means any liquid capable of being used for beverage purposes made by the fermentation of an infusion in potable water of barley, malt, and hops, with or without unmalted grains or decorticated and degerminated grains or made by the fermentation of or by distillation of the fermented products of fruit, fruit extracts, or other agricultural products, containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume but not more than six and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • license: means an express written authorization issued by the department for the manufacture or sale, or both, of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Native distilled spirits: means spirits fermented, distilled, or, for a period of two years, barrel matured on the licensed premises of the native distillery where fermented, distilled, or matured. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Native distillery: means a business with an operating still which produces and manufactures native distilled spirits. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Native wine: means wine manufactured pursuant to section 123. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Person: means any individual, association, or partnership, any corporation, limited liability company, or other similar legal entity, any club, hotel or motel, or any municipal corporation owning or operating a bona fide airport, marina, park, coliseum, auditorium, or recreational facility in or at which the sale of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer is only an incidental part of the ownership or operation. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • premises: means all rooms, enclosures, contiguous areas, or places susceptible of precise description satisfactory to the director where alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under authority of a retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer permit. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Retail alcohol license: means a class "B" class "C" special class "C" class "D" class "E" or class "F" retail alcohol license, or a special class "B" or special class "C" retail native wine license issued under this chapter. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • sell: means a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means, but excludes a wholesale transaction with a distributor or hearing aid specialist, and excludes the temporary, charitable loan or educational loan of a hearing aid without remuneration. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Spirits: means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other substances in solution, including, but not limited to, brandy, rum, whisky, and gin. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Wine: means any beverage containing more than six and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume but not more than twenty-one and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar contents of fruits or other agricultural products but excluding any product containing alcohol derived from malt or by the distillation process from grain, cereal, molasses, or cactus. See Iowa Code 123.3
 2. A native distillery shall not sell more than nine liters per person per day, of native distilled spirits on the premises of the native distillery. However, a native distillery shall not directly ship native distilled spirits for sale at retail. The native distillery shall maintain records of individual purchases of native distilled spirits at the native distillery for three years.
 3. A native distillery shall not sell native distilled spirits other than as permitted in this chapter and shall not allow native distilled spirits sold for consumption off the premises to be consumed upon the premises of the native distillery. However, native distilled spirits may be tasted pursuant to the rules of the department on the premises where fermented, distilled, or matured, when no charge is made for the tasting.
 4. The sale of native distilled spirits to the department for wholesale disposition and sale by the department shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter regarding such disposition and sale.
 5. A native distillery issued a class “A” native distilled spirits license shall file with the department, on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, all documents filed by the native distillery with the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury, including all production, storage, and processing reports.
 6. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary or the fact that a person is the holder of a class “A” native distilled spirits license, a native distillery may be granted a class “C” retail alcohol license as defined in section 123.30. A native distillery may be granted not more than two class “C” retail alcohol licenses. A manufacturer of native distilled spirits may be issued a class “C” retail alcohol license regardless of whether the manufacturer is also a manufacturer of beer pursuant to a class “A” beer permit or a manufacturer of native wine pursuant to a class “A” wine permit.
 7. A native distillery may sell the native distilled spirits it manufactures to customers outside the state.
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