wholesaler permits; violations Sec. 1.5. (a) Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-26, it is unlawful for a person in the business of selling alcoholic beverages in Indiana or outside Indiana to ship or cause to be shipped an alcoholic beverage directly to a person in Indiana who does not hold a valid wholesaler permit under this title. This includes the ordering and selling of alcoholic beverages over a computer network (as defined by IC 35-43-2-3(a)). (b) An in-state or an out-of-state vintner, distiller, brewer, rectifier, or importer that: (1) holds a basic permit from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and (2) knowingly violates subsection (a); commits a Class A misdemeanor. (c) A person who is not an in-state or an out-of-state vintner, distiller, brewer, rectifier, or importer that holds a basic permit from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who knowingly violates subsection (a) commits a Level 6 felony. (d) Upon a determination by the commission that a person has violated subsection (a), a wholesaler may not accept a shipment of alcoholic beverages from the person for a period of up to one (1) year as determined by the commission. (e) If the chairman of the alcohol and tobacco commission or the attorney general determines that a vintner, distiller, brewer, rectifier, or importer that holds a basic permit from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has made an illegal shipment of an alcoholic beverage to consumers in Indiana, the chairman shall: (1) notify the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in writing and by certified mail of the official determination that state law has been violated; and (2) request the federal bureau to take appropriate action. (f) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section. As added by P.L.121-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.38; P.L.159-2014, SEC.87.
IC 7.1-5-11-2 Transportation limited Sec. 2. (a) It is unlawful for a carrier who is required to obtain a carrier's alcoholic permit by IC 7.1-3-18 to transport alcoholic beverages over or along a public highway within this state unless the carrier has applied for a carrier's alcoholic permit and been issued: (1) a carrier's alcoholic permit; or (2) specific authorization from the commission to transport alcoholic beverages on a public highway under rules adopted by the commission. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-30.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.88.