Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 41 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Alcohol: means the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever its origin, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol but does not include denatured alcohol or wood alcohol. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Alcoholic candy: means :

  (1) For purposes of manufacturing, any candy or other confectionery product with an alcohol content greater than 0. See Kansas Statutes 41-102

• Alcoholic liquor: means alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, alcoholic candy and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed by a human being, but shall not include any cereal malt beverage. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Beer: means a beverage, containing more than 3. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Caterer: means the same as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Cereal malt beverage: means the same as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Club: means the same as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Director: means the director of alcoholic beverage control of the department of revenue. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Distributor: means the person importing or causing to be imported into the state, or purchasing or causing to be purchased within the state, alcoholic liquor for sale or resale to retailers licensed under this act or cereal malt beverage for sale or resale to retailers licensed under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Domestic beer: means beer which contains not more than 15% alcohol by weight and which is manufactured in this state. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Domestic fortified wine: means wine which contains more than 16%, but not more than 20% alcohol by volume and which is manufactured in this state. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Domestic table wine: means wine which contains not more than 16% alcohol by volume and which is manufactured without rectification or fortification in this state. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Drinking establishment: means the same as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Farm winery: means a winery licensed by the director to manufacture, store and sell domestic table wine and domestic fortified wine. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Hard cider: means any alcoholic beverage that:

  (1) Contains less than 8. See Kansas Statutes 41-102

• Manufacture: means to distill, rectify, ferment, brew, make, mix, concoct, process, blend, bottle or fill an original package with any alcoholic liquor, beer or cereal malt beverage. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Manufacturer: means every brewer, fermenter, distiller, rectifier, wine maker, blender, processor, bottler or person who fills or refills an original package and others engaged in brewing, fermenting, distilling, rectifying or bottling alcoholic liquor, beer or cereal malt beverage. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Microbrewery: means a brewery licensed by the director to manufacture, store and sell domestic beer and hard cider. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Microdistillery: means a facility which produces spirits from any source or substance that is licensed by the director to manufacture, store and sell spirits. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Original package: means any bottle, flask, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg, hogshead or other receptacle or container whatsoever, used, corked or capped, sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain and to convey any alcoholic liquor. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or association. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Sale: means any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner or by any means whatsoever for a consideration and includes all sales made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• sale at retail: refer to and mean sales for use or consumption and not for resale in any form and sales to clubs, licensed drinking establishments, licensed caterers or holders of temporary permits. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Salesperson: means any natural person who:

  (1) Procures or seeks to procure an order, bargain, contract or agreement for the sale of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage; or

  (2) is engaged in promoting the sale of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage, or in promoting the business of any person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacturing and selling of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage, whether the seller resides within the state of Kansas and sells to licensed buyers within the state of Kansas, or whether the seller resides without the state of Kansas and sells to licensed buyers within the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 41-102

• Secretary: means the secretary of revenue. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Sleeve: means a package of two or more 50-milliliter or 3. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Spirits: means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water or other substance in solution, and includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin or other spirituous liquors, and such liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other substances. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Temporary permit: means the same as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• To sell: includes to solicit or receive an order for, to keep or expose for sale and to keep with intent to sell. See Kansas Statutes 41-102
• Wine: includes hard cider and any other product that is commonly known as a subset of wine. See Kansas Statutes 41-102