§11-16-10 Brewer's license for foreign corporation; application; bond; contents of application; limitations; annual license fee; renewal; suspension; license fee for sales representatives. - West Virginia Statutes

§11-16-10. Brewer's license for foreign corporation; application; bond; contents of application; limitations; annual license fee; renewal; suspension; license fee for sales representatives.

(a) A brewer's license shall be issued by the commissioner to a foreign corporation which submits an application therefor accompanied by the license fee hereinafter prescribed, the bond required by section nine of this article, a certified copy of the certificate of authority issued by the secretary of state authorizing such foreign corporation to transact business in the state and a certified copy of its most recent corporation charter. Such application shall be verified and shall state:

(1) The name of the corporation and the state under the laws of which it is incorporated;

(2) The date of incorporation;

(3) The address of the principal office of the corporation;

(4) The names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation;

(5) The date that such foreign corporation qualified to transact business in this state; and

(6) Such other information as the commissioner, by rule or regulation, may require.

(b) So long as the foreign corporation remains qualified to transact business in this state so that the secretary of state can accept service of notice and process for such foreign corporation, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, none of the officers and directors of such foreign corporation need be residents of this state.

(c) The license fee for a brewer's license for a foreign corporation selling any nonintoxicating beer product within this state, whether or not its principal place of business be located in this state, shall be one thousand five hundred dollars per annum. The license period shall begin on the first day of July of each year and end on the thirtieth day of June of the following year, and if granted for a lesser period, the same shall be prorated semiannually in proportion to the remainder of the fiscal year.

(d) All sales representatives for any brewer or manufacturer of nonintoxicating beer shall be issued a permit by the commissioner. The permit fee for each sales representative of or employed by a licensed brewer or manufacturer shall be fifty dollars.

(e) The licenses and permits issued under the provisions of this section shall be renewed annually upon application for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner and payment of the annual license fee.

(f) If at any time such foreign corporation is no longer qualified to transact business in this state, the secretary of state shall notify the commissioner of such fact and the commissioner shall thereupon suspend the brewer's license issued to such foreign corporation until such time as such foreign corporation has again qualified to transact business in this state and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this section.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, any corporation issued a brewer's license under the provisions of this article shall not engage in the business of a distributor or retailer as defined in this article.