1. Licensees authorized to sell alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in original unopened containers for consumption off the licensed premises may deliver alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer to a home, another licensed premises if there is identical ownership of the premises by the licensee, or other designated location in this state. Deliveries shall be limited to alcoholic beverages authorized by the licensee’s license. Orders delivered to another licensed premises shall contain only those alcoholic beverages authorized for sale by the retail alcohol license covering the premises to which the alcoholic beverages will be delivered. Orders delivered to another licensed premises shall be fulfilled using the alcoholic beverages inventory owned by the licensee who will receive the order for delivery. If the recipient refuses or fails to pick up the delivery, or is ineligible to receive the delivery, the alcoholic beverages shall be returned to the licensee who fulfilled the order.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 123.46A

  • 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
  • Alcoholic liquor: means the varieties of liquor defined in subsections 2 and 49 which contain more than six and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume, beverages made as described in subsection 6 which beverages contain more than six and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume but which are not wine as defined in subsection 53, high alcoholic content beer as defined in subsection 22, or canned cocktails as defined in subsection 10, and every other liquid or solid, patented or not, containing spirits and every beverage obtained by the process described in subsection 53 containing more than twenty-one and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume, and susceptible of being consumed by a human being, for beverage purposes. 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
  • Director: means the director of the department of revenue or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • week: means seven consecutive days. 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. Licensees authorized to sell wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails for consumption off the licensed premises in a container other than the original container may deliver the wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails to a home or other designated location in this state only if the container other than the original container has been sold and securely sealed in compliance with this chapter or the rules of the department. Deliveries shall be limited to alcoholic beverages authorized by the licensee’s license.
 3. All deliveries of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails shall be subject to the following requirements and restrictions:

 a. Payment for the alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails shall be received by the licensee at the time of order.
 b. Orders for deliveries may be taken by the licensee between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week, notwithstanding any provision of section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to the contrary.
 c. Alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails delivered to a person shall be for personal use and not for resale.
 d. Deliveries shall only be made to persons in this state who are twenty-one years of age or older.
 e. Deliveries shall not be made to a person who is intoxicated or is simulating intoxication.
 f. Deliveries shall occur between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday on the same day the order for alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails is removed from the licensed premises.
 g. Delivery of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails shall be made by the licensee, the licensee’s employee, or a third party, provided the licensee has entered into a written agreement with the third party that authorizes the third party to act as an agent of the licensee for the purpose of delivering alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails. Each licensee shall submit to the department electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the director, a list of names and addresses of all third parties it has authorized to act as its agent for the purpose of delivering alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails. The licensee shall provide the department with amendments to the list as necessary to ensure the department possesses an accurate, current list.
 h. Delivery personnel shall be twenty-one years of age or older.
 i. Valid proof of the recipient’s identity and age shall be obtained at the time of delivery, and the signature of a person twenty-one years of age or older shall be obtained as a condition of delivery.
 j. Licensees shall maintain records of deliveries which include the quantity delivered, the recipient’s name and address, and the signature of the recipient of the alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails. The records shall be maintained on the licensed premises for a period of three years.
 4. A violation of this section or any other provision of this chapter shall subject the licensee to the penalty provisions of section 123.39. If the licensee, an employee of the licensee, or a person delivering alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails for a third party acting on behalf of the licensee pursuant to a written agreement violates this section, the licensee shall not be assessed a penalty under section 123.39 if the licensee establishes all of the following:

 a. The violation was committed off of the licensee’s premises after the liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails was removed from the licensee’s premises in fulfillment of a delivery order.
 b. (1) If the person who committed the violation is an employee of the licensee, that no other violation of this section was committed by any employee of the licensee within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of violation.

 (2) If the person who committed the violation is a person delivering for a third party acting on behalf of the licensee, that no other violation of this section was committed by any person delivering for the same third party while the third party was acting on behalf of the licensee within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of violation.
 5. Nothing in this section shall impact the direct shipment of wine as regulated by section 123.187.