Nebraska Statutes 53-103.51. Primary source of supply in the United States, defined
(1) Primary source of supply in the United States means:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 53-103.51
- Alcoholic liquor: includes alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, and any liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being. See Nebraska Statutes 53-103.02
- Craft brewery: means a brewpub or a microbrewery. See Nebraska Statutes 53-103.12
- Farm winery: means any enterprise which produces and sells wines produced from grapes, other fruit, or other suitable agricultural products of which at least sixty percent of the finished product is grown in this state or which meets the requirements of section Nebraska Statutes 53-103.13
- Manufacturer: means every brewer, fermenter, distiller, rectifier, winemaker, blender, processor, bottler, restaurant, hotel, or person who fills or refills an original package and others engaged in brewing, fermenting, distilling, rectifying, or bottling alcoholic liquor, including a wholly owned affiliate or duly authorized agent for a manufacturer. See Nebraska Statutes 53-103.20
- Microdistillery: means a distillery located in Nebraska that is licensed to distill liquor on the premises of the distillery licensee and produces one hundred thousand or fewer gallons of liquor annually. See Nebraska Statutes 53-103.22
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) The manufacturer, producer, or owner of any alcoholic liquor at the time it becomes a marketable product in the United States;
(b) The bottler of any alcoholic liquor in the United States;
(c) The exclusive agent within the United States or any of the states of any manufacturer, producer, owner, or bottler of any alcoholic liquor outside the United States; or
(d) A licensed Nebraska craft brewery, farm winery, microdistillery, or manufacturer.
(2) To be the primary source of supply in the United States, the licensee causing such alcoholic liquor to be imported into Nebraska must be the first source, such as the manufacturer or the source closest to the manufacturer, in the channel of commerce from which the product can be secured by Nebraska licensed wholesalers.