Montana Code Annotated 2009

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     16-4-901. Connoisseur's licenses -- application -- fees. (1) A person in this state desiring to receive direct shipments of beer only, wine only, or both beer and wine from an out-of-state brewery or winery for the person's own consumption and not for resale shall file with the department an application for a connoisseur's license. The application must be accompanied by a registration fee in the amount of:
     (a) $50 for a beer connoisseur's license;
     (b) $50 for a wine connoisseur's license; or
     (c) $100 for a beer and wine connoisseur's license.
     (2) Each application for a license must be on a form prescribed by the department and must set forth the name of the applicant, the applicant's home or business address, proof that the applicant is at least 21 years of age, and other information that the department may require.
     (3) A connoisseur's license expires on June 30 of each calendar year. A licensee may annually renew a license with the department by paying a $25 renewal fee for a beer connoisseur's license or a wine connoisseur's license and a $50 renewal fee for a beer and wine connoisseur's license.
     (4) The holder of a connoisseur's license may not sell beer or wine to the public.
     (5) The department shall adopt rules to provide procedures for the application for and the provision of a connoisseur's license.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 543, L. 2001.

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