Recent Updates

Updated with additional contact information.

Contact information for the PA Department of State updated.

Provisions for distributing mail-in refund coupons for wine and spirits updated.

WI now permits retailers to pre-mix cocktails with a statutory exception to the need for a rectifiers' license.

Updated with citations to temporary regulations covering Third-Party Deliver Facilitators.

Updated with citations to temporary regulations covering Third-Party Deliver Facilitators.

Updated to add limits on samples provided at off-premises retailers for off-premises consumption.

Updated to reflect that Secretary of State registration is no longer required for a DTC licensee, include information on the permit required for common carriers, and add subsections for clarity.

Updated to indicate the revised no-tax threshold for franchise taxes, and clarify how the threshold is measured.

Wisconsin has recodified its tied house restrictions effective May 1, 2024.

Tasting provisions updated effective May 1, 2024.

Updated with additional citations.

Updated provisions relating to self-distribution licenses available to outstate sellers.

Updated with additional citations.

Updated provisions relating to self-distribution licenses available to outstate sellers.

New requirements enacted relating to wine of the shipper's own production, the use of licensed fulfillment houses, and the use of licensed common carriers. Cocktails to go prepared in advance of sale allowed effective May 1, 2024.

Updated to report change in tax classification of hard seltzers and add citations.

Links for further research added.

Links for further research added.

Added contact information for AK Department of Revenue and links for further research.

Updated to conform article to privileges and restrictions currently in effect.

Updated URL for Liquor Control Commission, added links for further research and URL for NE DOR and NE SOS.

Updated in accordance with clarified guidance from PLCB Advisory Opinion 2024-023.

Added improved URL for MI LCC.

Added improved URL for MI LCC.

Updated URL for Alcohol Division.

Updated URL for the Wyoming Liquor Division and added fax number and links for future research.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Exception and citation added.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Exception and citation added.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Revised in accordance with new regulations that define terms relating to beer price posting and update beer price posting procedures.

Updated with information about the allowable promotions for beer.

Article updated in accordance with Advisory Notice No. 10 (8th Revision) dated July 17, 2019 and Advisory Notice No. 9 (13th Revision) dated December 14, 2022.

Updated in accordance with revised guidance from PLCB.

Updated to provide information on credit to retailers.

Article updated in accordance with Advisory Notice No 10 (8th Revision) dated 7/17/19 and Policies and Procedures for Wine & Spirits Vendors dated June 2023.

Original license fees and license privileges updated.

Updated to add changes and additions to tied house exceptions enacted in 2023.

Provisions added.

New law allows manufacturers and wholesalers to sponsor events held by certain temporary retail licensees.

Dollar limit for advertising specialties raised effective 2/12/2024.

Beginning July 1, 2025, wine containers shipped direct to Maine consumers are subject to the state's recycling requirements.

Updated to add further details about Salesman's and Transportation Permits.

Secretary of State registration is no longer required for a Direct Wine Shipment Permit.

Updated URLs for agency website and alcohol regulations; added phone number for alcohol unit.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Updated with information about optional pre-approval of advertising materials and promotional activities.

Updated in accordance with revised regulations.

Label registration requirements updated.

Updated with additional details on new brand registration requirement.

Updated to add additional definitions and corrections.

Provisions allowing the takeout and delivery of beer, wine, and mixed drinks during the coronavirus pandemic extended again.

Updated in accordance with a new regulation allowing donations by wholesalers.

Provisions updated and expanded.

Provisions added to provide reporting by 15th day of the month by beverage vendors.

Provisions and citations updated.

Provisions for wholesaler-sponsored tasting events for on-premise retailers updated.

Kentucky Small Farm Winery licensees may now self-distribute under certain conditions.

Conditions for the use of mail-in rebate offers liberalized.

Conditions for the use of mail-in rebate offers liberalized.

Contact information updated.

A reduced fee has been established for winemaker self-distribution license holders that produce 10,000 gallons or less annually.

Correction made; wholesalers are prohibited from using private labels.

Deliveries by Retailer and Consumer Personal Importation Limits subsections updated.

Regulations have been amended extending the privilege of delivery until July 1, 2025 and permanently allowing certain take-out sales.

Updated for new listing criteria in accordance with latest Listing Manual and providing recycling statement requirements.

Provisions updated based on Listing Manual, dated July 2022.

Updated to refer to ABD's vendor electronic portal and notice for price reductions.

Citations updated; also added exemption from container deposit requirements for wine shipped direct-to-consumers.

Updates made to DOR and SOS contact information.

Update made to Corporation Division address.

Zip codes updated.

Zip codes updated.

Links for further research added.

Address clarifications and corrections entered.

Citations updated; grocery, liquor, and convenience stores may now fill and refill beer or wine growlers.

Citations updated; grocery, liquor, and convenience stores may now fill and refill beer or wine growlers.

Container deposit labeling provisions clarified, citation added.

The upper limit for the reduced tax rate on cider is now 8.5% ABV (previously 6% ABW).

Provisions added.

Requirements for an Out-of-State Manufacturer's License updated.

Sunday sales hours expanded for NY off-premises establishments.

Package sales of spirits now allowed on Sunday pursuant to local option.

Updated to add the general trade practice prohibitions enumerated in Section 25503.

Updated to add the general commercial bribery prohibitions stated in Section 25503.

Added provisions relating to interior signs advertising beer that are customized for the retailer.

Updated to report the extension of the temporary privilege granted to California craft distillers to ship spirits of their own manufacture to California consumers.

Delivery by retailers and privileges of the Small Farm Winery License clarified.

Updated to reflect amendments to the container redemption labeling requirements for wine and spirits containers.

Provisions updated.

Effective February 2, 2023, all products containing wine or spirits are exempted from deposit requirements. Effective January 1, 2024, the deposit amount increases to ten cents.

Temporary changes implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic have been made permanent.

Provisions added.

Provisions added.

On-premise retailers now have the permanent privilege of filling and selling containers of alcoholic beverages for takeout and delivery.

Effective July 19, 2023, on-premise retailers may sell and deliver alcoholic beverages in qualified containers as a permanent privilege.

On-premise retailers now have the permanent privilege of filling and selling containers of alcoholic beverages for takeout and delivery.

Effective July 19, 2023, on-premise retailers may sell and deliver alcoholic beverages in qualified containers as a permanent privilege.

Added email address for the Excise Tax Department.

Added link to the Division of Consumer Services web page and its toll free number.

Updated contact information for Hawaii County and Kauai County.

Iowa has adopted a regulation concerning product returns.

Added email addresses for ABC Licensing and KS Secretary of State.

Updated physical address for ME Department of Environmental Protection.

Updated physical address for ME Department of Environmental Protection.

Email address and toll-free phone number for MN SOS Business Services added.

Updated contact information for ABC and TX Comptroller.

Citation updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Citation updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Industry members may now reset their own products and provide schematics.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Industry members may now reset their own products and provide schematics.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Links for further research and email address added.

Links for further research added.

Updated to provide citations for wholesaler requirements to report brands and territories and revised franchise provisions for clarity.

Take-out privileges extended until July 1, 2025.

Take-out privileges extended until July 1, 2025.

Updated to incorporate amendments to Iowa's trade practice regulations.

Provisions updated and expanded due to amended regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to incorporate amendments to Iowa's trade practice regulations.

Provisions updated and expanded due to amended regulations.

Updated to reflect amendments to Iowa's regulations.

Updated to add recordkeeping requirement relating to a number of trade practice activities, a note about federal regulations adopted as rules, and a note about Iowa's definition of "exclusion."

Updated to add recordkeeping requirement relating to a number of trade practice activities, a note about federal regulations adopted as rules, and a note about Iowa's definition of "exclusion."

Updated to report requirements for offering discounts.

Updated with a note about requirements for offering discounts.

Provisions related to credit to retailers and non-discrimination among wholesalers added.

Updated to indicate that mead is taxed at the same rates as wine, and to add the excise tax on wine over 16.5%.

Updated due to legislation amending various taste-testing privileges.

Updated due to legislation amending various taste-testing privileges.

Louisiana restaurants may now prepare alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises with an appropriate cover or lid.

Temporary changes implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic have been replaced by permanent privileges.

Updated to add procedure for posting new items with an immediate effective date.

Updated to provide information on the Manufacturer’s License available to producers of wine and spirits.

Provisions updated to add requirements for malt beverage label registration.

Privileges updated to allow holders of distributor's licenses the same retailer sampling privileges as holders of wholesaler's permits.

The names of two event permits have been changed, and the requirements for a limited event permit (formerly an educational sampling permit) have changed.

The names of two event permits have been changed, and the requirements for a limited event permit (formerly an educational sampling permit) have changed.

Updated to note amendments to beer franchise law and the definition of "small brewer."

Provisions updated to indicate label registration and renewal handled by the PRO online system.

Definition of beer updated, definition of seltzer added.

Cider now renamed hard cider.

Updated to reflect the automatic closure of RDF accounts of wineries whose CO retail sales are under the sales threshold.

Provisions updated and additional sizes added.

New criteria and procedure for label registration described.

Provisions reviewed and corrected.

Links for further research added.

Provisions updated.

The application fee to renew Importer's Licenses has been increased effective July 1, 2023.

Updated to reflect changes in the brand registration process.

Article updated to reflect current reporting procedure.

Reports the enactment of a retail delivery fee, effective July 1, 2024.

Updated to report the Kansas Department of Revenue's ruling that wine sales must be included in the calculation of the economic nexus threshold for sales tax.

Updated contact information for Secretary of State.

The volume limit on deliveries of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer has been eliminated.

The volume limit on deliveries of nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer has been eliminated.

The privilege of sales via curbside pickup and take-out service has been made permanent.

The privilege of sales via curbside pickup and take-out service has been made permanent.

Updated to add newly enacted provisions allowing channel pricing.

Updated to add an exception for colocated manufacturing and retail licenses.

Provisions expanded to report a seven-day limit on credit from suppliers to retailers.

Wholesalers now permitted to fill retailer orders non-sequentially under certain conditions, when the product(s) being ordered are in short supply.

Agency liquor stores may be open Sundays, Mondays, and legal holidays, at the store's discretion, subject to state and local requirements.

Agency liquor stores may be open Sundays, Mondays, and legal holidays, at the store's discretion, subject to state and local requirements.

Updated to reflect the expiration of the disaster emergency declaration, which had waived certain conditions for retailer delivery.

Added ABC's licensing email and links for further research.

Added ABC's licensing email and links for further research.

Updated to include new privileges for holders of a Non-Resident Seller's Permit.

New sponsorship privileges added.

Updated to add additional restrictions to the tied-house provisions.

Expanded provisions relating to the on-site sales privilege and updated the subsection on personal importation limits.

Updated to clarify on-site DTC privileges for out-of-state wineries and to document the repeal of personal importation limits.

Updated to reflect in increase in permissible samples.

Updated to reflect in increase in permissible samples.

Updated to include logistics shippers (fulfillment house) requirements.

Updated with links for further research, added e-mail address for ABC Administration.

Updated CA ABC phone numbers, added contact information for CalRecycle.

Updated to provide new fees, serving sizes, and industry member support for retailer sampling events.

Updated to include e-mail address for reporting to the Miscellaneous Tax Department of the Arkansas Department of Finance.

Updated to reflect that the temporary privilege of selling containers and cocktails to-go, established during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been made permanent.

Updated to reflect that the temporary privilege of selling containers and cocktails to-go has been made permanent; other relief has expired.

Updated to reflect that the temporary privilege of selling containers and cocktails to-go has been made permanent; other relief has expired.

Updated to provide for participation in industry trade shows.

Updated to provide for participation in industry trade shows.

Updated to provide for limitations on exterior beer signs posted by retailers.

Updated to reflect increased limit on promotional items from $500 to $700 per retailer.

Updated to reflect increased limit on promotional items from $500 to $700 per retailer.

Updated to reflect increased limit on promotional items from $500 to $700 per retailer.

Updated to reflect a change in the sunset provisions of the Wine Festival Permit; now effective until July 1, 2026.

Updated beverage alcohol types to provide further clarification.

Updated to reflect Administration name changes and corresponding URLs and phone numbers. The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration is now the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is now the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board (ABC Board). The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is now the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection.

Updated to add new limits on samples.

Updated to clarify privileges of each type of shipper's license.

Article updated to indicate effective date of repeal of "Penny Tax."

Updated to add definition of fortified wine; citation added.

Updated to reflect increase in legal alcohol content for wine; citations added.

The definition of primary source of supply has been updated by Nebraska legislature.

Updated to add brand registration requirements for alcoholic cider, mead, and fermented fruit beverages.

Provisions updated to clarify the definitions and marketing of alcoholic cider, mead, and fermented fruit beverages.

Foreign ownership of a licensee is not a bar to obtaining an out-of-state supplier license in Alabama.

Foreign ownership of a licensee is not a bar to obtaining an out-of-state supplier license in Alabama.

Updated information about reporting frequencies and license issuance and renewal requirements.