1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 16
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. Part 4
  5. 16-3-401 Short title -- public policy -- purpose

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

CHAPTER 3. CONTROL OF LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE

Part 4. Sale of Table Wine

Short Title -- Public Policy -- Purpose

16-3-401. Short title -- public policy -- purpose. (1) This part may be cited as the "Wine Distribution Act".

(2) The public policy of the state of Montana is to maintain a system to provide for, regulate, and control the acquisition, importation, and distribution of table wine.

(3) This part governs wineries, table wine distributors, and wine retailers.

(4) This code does not prohibit the manufacture of wine, for personal or family use and not intended for sale, that meets the exemptions of 26 U.S.C. 5042(a)(2) and regulations implementing that section, including the making of wine, for personal or family use, on premises other than those of the person making the wine.

History: En. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 81, app. Nov. 7, 1978; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 699, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 314, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 530, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 501, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 591, L. 2023.