Title 7.1, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the hard cider excise tax shall be paid by the holder of a vintner's permit, a farm winery permit, a wine wholesaler's permit, a direct wine seller's permit, a beer wholesaler's permit, a dining car wine permit, or a boat…

Sec. 4. The commission and the department may adopt rules and maintain gauges in a winery, farm winery, or a wholesaler's premises for the proper gauging of the alcoholic beverages to which the hard cider excise tax is applicable and the assessment of that tax. As added by P.L.11…

Sec. 5. (a) All sales of hard cider made by a primary source of supply to a wine wholesaler must at the time of the sale be accompanied by an invoice that shows the following: (1) The name and address of seller and purchaser. (2) The date of disposition. (3) The name or names of …

Sec. 1. A retailer may not make a delivery sale of e-liquid, an e-liquid product, or a vapor device to an individual who does not meet the minimum age requirement as set forth in IC 7.1-7-6-5. As added by P.L.206-2017, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.49-2020, SEC.14; P.L.148-2026, SEC.28.

Sec. 2. A retailer may not ship an e-liquid, an e-liquid product, or a vapor device without first making a good faith effort to verify the age of the purchaser of the e-liquid, e-liquid product, or vapor device as set forth in IC 7.1-7-6-6. As added by P.L.206-2017, SEC.30. Amend…

Sec. 3. (a) Before an e-liquid or e-liquid product is shipped in a delivery sale, a retailer must be fully paid for the purchase and shall accept payment from the purchaser: (1) by a check drawn on an account in the purchaser's name; (2) by a credit card issued in the purchaser's…

Sec. 4. A retailer taking a delivery sale order may request the electronic mail address of the purchaser. As added by P.L.206-2017, SEC.30.

Sec. 5. A retailer who ships an e-liquid, an e-liquid product, or a vapor device from a delivery sale order shall include as part of the shipping documents a document with the following statement: "E-LIQUIDS: Indiana law prohibits the sale of this product to a person who is less …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "allowable event" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-2. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualified organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-31. For purposes of this chapter, a qualified organization may also be a permittee. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.24; P.L.163-2025, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. A qualified organization that holds a license under IC 4-32.3-4 may give an alcoholic beverage as a prize at an allowable event without obtaining an alcoholic beverage permit under this title. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.25.

Sec. 4. (a) A qualified organization may give away as a prize for an allowable event an alcoholic beverage that is: (1) purchased by or donated to the qualified organization by a permittee or person described in section 5 of this chapter; (2) in sealed bottles or cases; and (3) p…

Sec. 5. A qualified organization may: (1) purchase or receive donations of alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases from: (A) a wholesaler permittee; (B) a retailer permittee; (C) a dealer permittee; (D) a farm winery permittee; (E) a brewer permittee for a brewery that man…

Sec. 6. (a) An individual must: (1) be physically present at the allowable event; or (2) if the allowable event is an electronic raffle conducted under IC 4-32.3, participate using an electronic raffle software system, web application, method, or process approved by the commissio…

Sec. 7. An allowable event to which this chapter applies may be conducted on premises that are not licensed under this title for the sale of alcoholic beverages. An allowable event that is an electronic raffle conducted under IC 4-32.3 may be conducted using an electronic raffle …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualified organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-31. For purposes of this chapter, a qualified organization may also be a permittee. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.26; P.L.163-2025, SEC.21.

Sec. 2. A qualified organization may sell an alcoholic beverage at auction as provided under this chapter without obtaining an alcoholic beverage permit under this title. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. (a) A qualified organization may sell at auction an alcoholic beverage that is: (1) purchased from or received as a donation from a permittee or person described in section 5 of this chapter; (2) in sealed bottles or cases; and (3) for consumption off the premises only. (…

Sec. 4. All sale proceeds of each auctioned alcoholic beverage must be used to support the institutional activities of the qualified organization. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. A qualified organization may auction alcoholic beverages that are purchased by or donated to the qualified organization in sealed bottles or cases from: (1) a wholesaler permittee; (2) a retailer permittee; (3) a dealer permittee; (4) a farm winery permittee; (5) a brewer…

Sec. 6. (a) An individual: (1) must be physically present; or (2) if an auction is conducted online, must participate electronically; in order to bid on and purchase an alcoholic beverage at auction. The successful bidder, including a successful bidder at an online auction, must …

Sec. 7. A charity auction to which this chapter applies may be conducted on premises that are not licensed under this title for the sale of alcoholic beverages. As added by P.L.153-2015, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an event held by a qualified organization: (1) under: (A) IC 7.1-3-6.1, at which donated alcoholic beverages are awarded as prizes; or (B) IC 7.1-3-6.2, at which donated alcoholic beverages are auctioned off; for consumption off the premises; o…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "permittee" means a person listed in IC 7.1-3-6.1-5(1). As added by P.L.163-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "qualified organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-32.3-2-31. For purposes of this chapter, a qualified organization may also be a permittee and is not required to comply with the registration requirements of IC 4-32.3-2-31(e) if the quali…

Sec. 4. A qualified organization may serve alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises during an event that are: (1) purchased by or donated to the qualified organization by: (A) a permittee; or (B) a person that is not a permittee; and (2) in sealed bottles or cases. As …

Sec. 5. Unless approved by the commission under subdivision (7), the following restrictions apply to an event held by a qualified organization if the qualified organization is a permittee: (1) The qualified organization may not accept a cash donation from another permittee. (2) T…

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to section 7 of this chapter, the commission may adopt rules setting reasonable limits on the amount of alcoholic beverages that a permittee may donate to a qualified organization that is a permittee. The commission may establish a method for calculating the m…

Sec. 7. (a) The commission may set limits on the amount of alcoholic beverages that a permittee may donate to an individual qualified organization that is a permittee in a calendar year. (b) The limit set by the commission under subsection (a) may not exceed the following volume …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "keg" means a brewery sealed individual container of beer: (1) destined for retail sale; and (2) having a liquid capacity of at least seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) gallons. As added by P.L.63-2002, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means a person who is not a permittee. As added by P.L.63-2002, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. A person who purchases a keg of beer for consumption at a place other than a licensed premises must sign a receipt for the keg. The commission shall prescribe a form for the receipt that: (1) enables the identification and tracking of the purchaser of beer; and (2) contai…

Sec. 5. The commission may impose a civil penalty under IC 7.1-3-23-3 or suspend the permit of a permittee who: (1) sells a keg of beer for consumption at a place other than a licensed premises; and (2) at the time of sale fails to obtain a signed receipt from the purchaser. As a…

Sec. 6. A person who provides false information on a receipt required under this chapter commits a Class B infraction. As added by P.L.63-2002, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.163-2025, SEC.27.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "brandy" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-3-13-3. As added by P.L.235-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The commission may issue a farm winery brandy distiller's permit to a person who holds a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12 and who desires to commercially manufacture brandy. As added by P.L.235-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) The holder of a farm winery brandy distiller's permit may do the following: (1) Manufacture brandy. (2) Rectify brandy. (3) Bottle brandy. (4) Use brandy that it has manufactured for the purpose of producing fortified wine. (5) Sell, transport, and deliver brandy that…

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, the holder of a farm winery brandy distiller's permit may produce not more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons of brandy in a calendar year. As added by P.L.235-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. Brandy produced by the holder of a farm winery brandy distiller's permit that is sold through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 is not counted toward the gallonage limit established in section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.235-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. The holder of a farm winery brandy distiller's permit must pay the appropriate annual license fee to the commission on the anniversary of the date of the issuance of the original permit to keep a brandy distiller's permit in force. As added by P.L.235-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. Application. The commission may issue a supplemental caterer's permit only to a person who is, and continues to be, the holder of a three-way permit and who desires to sell, on a temporary basis only, alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at locations other than…

Sec. 2. (a) The holder of a supplemental caterer's permit shall notify the commission in writing not later than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of each function that the permittee intends to cater with alcoholic beverages. The commission may waive the forty-eight (48) hour noti…

Sec. 3. (a) The holder of a supplemental caterer's permit is entitled to purchase alcoholic beverages only from: (1) a brewery as described in IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(N); (2) a farm winery as described in IC 7.1-3-12-5(a)(11); and (3) any other permittee entitled to sell to the holder un…

Sec. 4. Nature of Permit. A supplemental caterer's permit, for the purposes of this title, shall be considered a separate and distinct type of retailer's permit. It shall not affect the rights, privileges, and restrictions applicable to any other type of retailer's permit. The ri…

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may issue a gaming site permit to a person who has been issued: (1) a riverboat owner's license under IC 4-33-6; (2) an operating agent contract under IC 4-33-6.5; or (3) a gambling game license under IC 4-35; to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises…

Sec. 2. The commission shall issue a gaming site permit without regard to the quota provisions of IC 7.1-3-22. As added by P.L.15-1994, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.233-2007, SEC.25.