16-4-903. Direct shipment of beer or wine -- limitations. - Montana Statutes

     16-4-903. Direct shipment of beer or wine -- limitations. (1) Subject to the provisions of 16-4-901, the holder of a connoisseur's license may receive up to 144 bottles or 12 cases of wine or 288 bottles or 12 cases of beer from an out-of-state brewery or winery during a 12-month period for personal use and not for resale. A person wishing to receive both wine and beer under this section must possess a beer and wine connoisseur's license.
     (2) A licensee under this section shall forward to the out-of-state brewery or winery a distinctive address label, provided by the department, clearly identifying any package that is shipped as a legal direct-shipment package to the holder of a connoisseur's license.
     (3) A licensee shall report to the department, on June 30 and December 31, the total amount of beer or wine received from an out-of-state brewery or winery and pay all applicable excise taxes, as provided for in Title 16, chapter 1, part 4, imposed on the receipt of beer or wine during the previous 6 months.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 543, L. 2001.