Title 28

The board may promulgate rules and regulations governing the affixing of stamps, crowns or lids on any articles or commodities handled by persons, firms or corporations operating on interstate common carriers. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §52.)

The books and records of the board shall at all times be subject to examination and audit by the Department of Finance. The board shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its actions and devise and install a system of accounts as the Department of Finance shall approve an…

All moneys received by said board from licenses, taxes and earnings shall be paid, as directed by the provision of law under which such moneys are received, into either the General Fund of the state or the appropriate trust funds of the state, and all claims against said moneys s…

(a) There shall be no distribution of any taxes collected on alcoholic beverages sold by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or of any funds distributed as net profits by said board for at least 25 days beginning October 1, 1983, for at least 55 days by September 30, 198…

(a) The word board, wherever used in this section, shall mean the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board provided for in Chapter 3, Title 28. The term mark up, wherever used in this section shall mean the percentage amount added to cost plus freight on spirituous or vinous liqu…

Where any licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the payment of taxes or licenses which are paid directly to the board, and where, by a mistake of fact or law, has paid an amount in excess of the amount due or has made an erroneous payment, or where taxes have been p…

(a) The Law Enforcement Division of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, for the procurement of evidence to aid in the criminal enforcement of the laws of this state, may establish a fund known as the “Cost of Evidence Fund” in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars …

(a) The net profits derived from the proceeds of the Alabama liquor stores in each fiscal year, including all tax levied upon the selling price of all spirituous or vinous liquors, less all cost and expense of collecting said tax, up to and including $2,000,000, shall be paid out…

(a) The transfers from the operating funds of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to the State General Fund and state agencies in the State General Fund budget acts for the fiscal years 1989-90 through 2001-2002 shall be in lieu of the distribution required by Section 28-3-74 fo…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) MANUFACTURER. Any person, association, or corporation engaged in the producing, bottling, manufacturing, distilling, rectifying, or compounding of liquor, alcohol, malt an…

The words and phrases used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 28-3-1. (Acts 1979, No. 79-802, p. 1475, §5.)

(a) Levy. In addition to the licenses provided for by Chapter 3A of this title, there is hereby levied a privilege or excise tax on every person licensed under the provisions of said Chapter 3A who sells, stores or receives for the purpose of distribution, to any person, firm, co…

The tax levied by subsection (a) of Section 28-3-184 shall not be imposed upon the sale, trade or barter of malt or brewed beverages by one licensed wholesaler or distributor to another wholesaler or distributor licensed to sell and handle malt or brewed beverages in this state, …

(a) Every wholesaler licensee collecting taxes on malt or brewed beverages levied by this article shall timely pay the same to the board as provided in this article. (b) If any taxes levied by this article remain due and unpaid for a period of 10 days beyond the due date, the who…

Any laws or parts of laws to the contrary notwithstanding, no manufacturer, importer or wholesaler licensee of vinous liquor and brandy, as defined by Section 28-3-1, shall be required to comply with the provisions of laws, rules, or regulations relating to the state labeling of …

(a) Levy. In addition to the excise tax levied by Article 5A of Chapter 3 of this title and the licenses provided for by Chapter 3A of this title and by Section 28-3-194, and any acts amendatory thereof, supplementary thereto or substituted therefor, and municipal and county lice…

The tax levied by subsection (a) of Section 28-3-190 shall not be imposed upon the sale, trade or barter of malt or brewed beverages by one licensed wholesaler or distributor to another wholesaler or distributor licensed to sell and handle malt or brewed beverages in this state, …

(a) It shall be unlawful: (1) For any licensee to sell, give away or otherwise dispose of beer taxable under this article within this state on which the taxes required by this article have not been paid within 10 days after the date upon which they were due. (2) For any wholesale…

(a) Every wholesaler licensee collecting tax on beer levied by this article shall timely pay the same as provided in this article. Every such wholesaler licensee failing for a period of 10 days beyond the due date to pay the said tax due pursuant to this article shall be required…

Each county and municipality is authorized to fix a reasonable privilege or license fee on retail, importer and wholesale licensees, for the purpose of covering the cost of administration, but not to generate revenue. Provided, however, that a county or municipality shall levy no…

(a) It is hereby declared the intention and purpose of this article to prescribe and levy an exclusive statewide local tax on the sale of beer for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace and morals of the people of this state and for the protection of revenues of the …

(a) When used in this section and in Section 28-3-195(b) and Section 28-3-197, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BEER TAX ESCROW FUND, or FUND. A fund established with the Alcoholic…

(a) When used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) SUPPLEMENT BEER TAX ESCROW FUND. A fund established with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board as escrow agent funded…

The words and phrases used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 28-3-1, and any acts amendatory thereof, supplementary thereto or substituted therefor. (Acts 1982, No. 82-344, p. 473, §9.)

This article supersedes and repeals all local taxes and licenses, county or municipal, authorized, levied or imposed on or measured by the sale or volume of sale of beer, except the authorization, levy or imposition of a tax on general retail sales by the county or municipality i…

In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax at the rate of 10 percent upon the selling price of all spirituous or vinous liquors sold by t…

In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax at the rate of 10 percent upon the selling price of all spirituous or vinous liquors sold by t…

(a) Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 86-212, p. 264, §3. (b) Levy; collection; disposition of proceeds. In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a …

(a) Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 86-212, p. 264, §3. (b) Levy and collection. In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax at the rate of 13 …

(a) Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 86-212, p. 264, §3. (b) Levy and collection. In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax at the rate of thr…

(a) Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 86-212, p. 264, §3. (b) Levy and collection of tax. In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and in addition to any marked-up price authorized or required by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected a tax at the rat…

It is hereby prohibited to levy an increased amount of alcoholic beverage tax on the increased amount that a “collector’s” bottle of liquor as defined by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or “gift pack” of wine sells for over the amount a regular bottle of the same size and ki…

There is hereby exempted from the provisions of this article and from the computation of the amount of tax levied, assessed or payable under such article, the sale of all spirituous or vinous liquors sold by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to a certificated or licens…

Whoever removes or otherwise prepares any Alabama revenue stamps, crowns or lids or stamps, crowns or lids used to identify alcoholic beverages sold or distributed by state liquor stores with intent to use or cause the same to be used after they have already been used or buys, se…

Whoever manufactures, buys, sells, offers for sale or has in his or its possession any reproduction or counterfeit of the Alabama revenue stamps, crowns or lids provided for in this chapter or stamps, crowns or lids used to identify articles sold or distributed by state liquor st…

Any person other than a wholesaler, distributor or dealer or other person authorized by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who shall have in his possession any unattached Alabama revenue stamps, crowns or lids used for the purpose of identifying alcoholic beverages sold…

All alcoholic beverages enumerated and defined in this chapter or other products taxable under this chapter found at any point within the State of Alabama when said alcoholic beverages or products shall have been within the State of Alabama for a period of two hours or longer in …

Any alcoholic beverages as enumerated and defined in this chapter to be sold or distributed by and through state liquor stores found within this state in the possession of or on the premises of any person, firm, corporation or association of persons not having affixed thereto suc…

(a) In all cases of seizure of any goods, wares, merchandise or other property made as being subject to forfeiture under provisions of this chapter which, in the opinion of the officer or person making the seizure, are of the appraised value of $50.00 or more, the said officer or…

The board may in its discretion return any goods confiscated under this chapter or any part thereof when it is shown that there was no intention to violate the provisions of this chapter; provided, that when any goods, merchandise or other property are confiscated under the provi…

Any liquors and beverages that are prohibited to be sold or otherwise disposed of in this state, including malt or brewed beverages, together with the vessels or other receptacles in which they are contained, that have been heretofore or may hereafter be seized by any officer of …

In addition to all other taxes levied and collected on the sale of any alcoholic beverage, there is hereby levied an additional state sales tax in the amount equal to the combined county and municipal general sales tax rates levied or assessed in the county and municipality where…

(a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall collect the revenues generated by this article in the same manner as other taxes and fees collected by the board. The sales taxes as collected by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on retail sales shall be paid to the Department of…

The tax proceeds distributed to counties under the provisions of this article shall be used by those counties exclusively for law enforcement purposes unless otherwise provided by local act. (Acts 1982, No. 82-427, p. 675, §3.)

The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue is authorized to promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article. (Acts 1982, No. 82-427, p. 675, §4.)

Any county or municipality receiving any additional taxes pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be prohibited from levying any additional taxes or fees on the sale of alcoholic beverages which would be collected by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or its st…