Title 57, Intoxicating Liquors

(a) A retail food store wine license holder engaging in the business regulated under this part, or any employee thereof, shall not make or permit to be made any sales to minors. Prior to making a sale of wine for off-premises consumption, the adult consumer must present to the li…

No retail food store wine licensee shall sell any alcoholic beverages to any person who is visibly intoxicated, nor shall any retailer selling alcoholic beverages sell to any person accompanied by a person who is visibly intoxicated.

(a) The restrictions in §§ 57-3-404(e) and (f), 57-3-210(g) and (h) and 57-3-204(b) shall not apply to retail food store wine licenses issued pursuant to this part. (b) A retail food store licensed to sell wine under this part shall not be limited to operating one (1) licensed re…

No retail food store shall sell, give away, or otherwise dispense wine except between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) on Monday through Saturday and between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) on Sund…

(a) A retail food store licensed to sell wine under this part shall not store any wine off of the licensed premises. (b) All deliveries of wine to a retail food store must be made by a licensed wholesaler through a common carrier, a contract carrier or on vehicles owned by the wh…

No wholesaler shall sell any product to a retail food store wine licensee on credit and payment for all sales to such licensee by a wholesaler shall be effected upon delivery of the product. In order to facilitate the implementation of this section, all payments to wholesalers by…

No holder of a retail food store wine license shall sell wine in connection with any business involved in the wholesale sale of wine or alcoholic beverages within this state.

(a) No wholesaler licensed under § 57-3-203 and no manufacturer, winery, nonresident seller's permit holder or any employee, agent, representative or salesperson employed by or representing any such wholesaler, manufacturer, winery or nonresident seller's permit holder shall prov…

(a) Any retail food store that is licensed to sell wine must have a permitted manager as prescribed in § 57-3-221 and that manager must work on the premises of the licensed retail food store. A retail food store may have more than one (1) manager per license. (b) All employees of…

(a) No retail food store shall conduct tastings of wine on the premises of the retail food store. (b) A retail food store that has a license pursuant to this part may also hold a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises pursuant to chapter 4 of this title.

(a) The commission shall create a responsible vendor training program for retail food store wine licensees and retailers licensed pursuant to § 57-3-204 similar to the responsible vendor training program established in chapter 5, part 6 of this title. (b) Except as provided in su…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a retail food store wine licensee shall not sell or give away wine on Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter.

(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a retailer licensed pursuant to § 57-3-803 that is selling the licensed establishment to a new licensee of the same license type or that is closing the licensed establishment may sell or transfer its wine to the purchasing entity…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Unfair Wine Sales Law.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Basic cost of wine” means the invoice cost of wine to the retailer in the quantity last purchased from the wholesaler at prices generally available in the marketplace, absent any cash or other discounts, incenti…

(a) It is a Class C misdemeanor for any retailer to advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail, wine at less than cost to the retailer. (b) The advertising, sale or offer to sell of wine by any retailer at less than cost to the retailer shall be prima facie evidence of both a vi…

Any individual who, as a director, officer, partner, member, or agent of any person violating this part, assists or aids, directly or indirectly, in such violation, equally with the person for whom such individual acts, commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Any contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of any of this part is declared to be an illegal and void contract and no recovery thereon shall be had.

(a) (1) Any person or entity injured by any violation of this part, or any trade association which is representative of such a person or entity, may maintain an action in any court of equitable jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin such violation.(2) If, in such action, a …

(1) No retail food store as defined in § 57-3-802 shall sell, offer for sale or advertise the sale of:(1) Two (2) or more items, at least one (1) of which items is wine, at a combined price; or(2) Liquor, spirits or high alcohol content beer. (1) Two (2) or more items, at least o…

(a) The commission shall administer and enforce this part. (b) (1) For an initial violation or noncompliance with any provision of this part by a retailer, a penalty shall be imposed not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000);(2) For any second violation or noncompliance with an…

(1) This part shall not apply to sales at retail made where wines are:(1) Sold upon the complete final liquidation of a business;(2) Advertised, offered for sale, or sold by any fiduciary or other officer acting under the order or direction of any court;(3) Closeouts; or(4) Such …