16-4-108. Table wine distributor's license. (1) Any person desiring to sell and distribute table wine at wholesale to retailers under the provisions of this code shall apply to the department of revenue for a license to do so and shall tender with his application the annual license fee of $400 and the department may issue licenses to qualified applicants in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(2) All table wine distributors' licenses issued in any year expire on June 30 at midnight of such year.
(3) No license fee may be imposed upon table wine distributors by a municipality or any other political subdivision of the state.
(4) The license shall be at all times prominently displayed in the place of business of such table wine distributor.
(5) An applicant shall have a fixed place of business, sufficient capital, the facilities, storehouse, and receiving house or warehouse for the receiving, storage, handling, and moving of table wine in large and jobbing quantities for distribution and sale in original packages to other licensed table wine distributors or licensed retailers. Each table wine distributor is entitled to only one wholesale table wine license, which license shall be issued for his principal place of business in Montana. A duplicate license may be issued for one subwarehouse only in Montana for each table wine distributor's license. The duplicate license shall at all times be prominently displayed at said subwarehouse. A table wine distributor may also hold a license to sell beer at wholesale but shall not hold or have any interest, direct or indirect, in any license to sell beer, table wine, or liquor at retail.
(6) If the applicant is a foreign corporation, the corporation must be authorized to do business in Montana.
(7) As used in subsection (1), "distribute" has the meaning given to it in 16-3-218.
History: En. Sec. 4, I.M. No. 81, app. Nov. 7, 1978; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 699, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 61, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 68, L. 1987.
