§ 44-3-427 — Liquor-licensed drugstore manager's permit

(1) The state
licensing authority may issue a manager's permit to an individual who is employed
by a liquor-licensed drugstore licensed under section 44-3-410 and who will be in
actual control of the liquor-licensed drugstore's alcohol beverage operations.

(2) An individual seeking a manager's permit shall apply to the state
licensing authority in the form and manner required by the state licensing authority.
To obtain a manager's permit, the individual must demonstrate that he or she:

(a) Has not been convicted of a crime involving the sale or distribution of
alcohol beverages within the eight years immediately preceding the date on which
the application is submitted;

(b) Has not been convicted of any felony within the five years immediately
preceding the date on which the application is submitted; except that in considering
the conviction of a felony, the state licensing authority is governed by section 24-5-101;

(c) Is at least twenty-one years of age; and

(d) Has not had a manager's permit or any similar permit issued by the state,
a local jurisdiction, or another state or foreign jurisdiction revoked by the issuing
authority within the three years immediately preceding the date on which the
application is submitted.

(3) It is unlawful for an individual who has a manager's permit issued under
this section to be interested directly or indirectly in:

(a) A wholesaler licensed pursuant to section 44-3-407;

(b) A limited winery licensed pursuant to section 44-3-403;

(c) An importer licensed pursuant to section 44-3-405;

(d) A manufacturer licensed pursuant to section 44-3-402 or 44-3-406; or

(e) Any business licensed under this article 3 that has had its license revoked
by the state licensing authority within the eight years immediately preceding the
date on which the individual applies for a manager's permit under this section.

(4) In recognition of the state's flourishing local breweries, wineries, and
distilleries that locally produce high-quality malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors,
managers of liquor-licensed drugstores are encouraged to purchase and promote
locally produced alcohol beverage products in their liquor-licensed drugstores.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 1030, � 2, effective October 1.