§ 123.31A — Authority under class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, and class “E” retail alcohol license

Iowa § 123.31A

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 123: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

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alcohol license.
1. The holder of a class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, or class “E” retail alcohol
license shall be allowed to sell beer and wine to consumers at retail for consumption off
the premises. The sales made pursuant to this section shall be made in original containers
except as provided in subsection 3.
2. Every person holding a class “B”, class “C”, special class “C”, or class “E” retail alcohol
license having more than one place of business where beer and wine is sold which places do
not constitute a single premises within the meaning of section 123.3, subsection 29, shall be
required to have a separate license for each separate place of business, except as otherwise
provided by this chapter.
3. Subjecttotherulesofthedepartment, salesmadepursuanttothissectionmaybemade
in a container other than the original container only if all of the following requirements are
met:
a. The beer or wine is transferred from the original container to the container to be sold
on the licensed premises at the time of sale.
b. The person transferring the beer or wine from the original container to the container
to be sold shall be eighteen years of age or older.
c. The container to be sold shall be no larger than seventy-two ounces.
d. The container to be sold shall be securely sealed by a method authorized by the
department that is designed so that if the sealed container is reopened or the seal tampered
with, it is visibly apparent that the seal on the container of beer or wine has been tampered
with or the sealed container has otherwise been reopened.
4. A container of beer or wine other than the original container that is sold and sealed
in compliance with the requirements of subsection 3 and the department’s rules shall not be
deemed an open container subject to the requirements of sections 321.284 and 321.284A if
the sealed container is unopened and the seal has not been tampered with, and the contents
of the container have not been partially removed.
5. a. The holder of a class “C” or special class “C” retail alcohol license, or the licensee’s
agents or employees, shall not sell beer or wine to other retail alcohol license holders
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the beer will be resold in another
licensed establishment.
b. A holder of any retail alcohol permit shall not sell wine except wine which is purchased
fromapersonholdingaclass“A”winepermitandonwhichthetaximposedbysection123.183
has been paid.