Montana § 16-1-201 Acts Not Covered By Code

Montana Statutes

§ 16-1-201 — Acts Not Covered By Code

Montana § 16-1-201

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 1ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION OF ALCOHOL

Part 2Scope of Code and Exemptions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-1-201 (2026).

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16-1-201 . Acts not covered by code.

(1)Nothing in this code prevents any brewer, distiller, or other person, licensed under the provisions of any statute of the United States of America for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, from having or keeping alcoholic beverages in a place and in the manner authorized by or under any such statute.

(2)It is the policy of the state of Montana that the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, including the distillation, rectification, bottling, and processing as these terms are defined under the provisions of the laws of the United States, is authorized and permitted by any brewer, distiller, rectifier, or other person licensed under any provision of any statute of the United States of America in a place and in the manner authorized by or under any st

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16-1-201 . Acts not covered by code. (1) Nothing in this code prevents any brewer, distiller, or other person, licensed under the provisions of any statute of the United States of America for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, from having or keeping alcoholic beverages in a place and in the manner authorized by or under any such statute.
(2) It is the policy of the state of Montana that the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, including the distillation, rectification, bottling, and processing as these terms are defined under the provisions of the laws of the United States, is authorized and permitted by any brewer, distiller, rectifier, or other person licensed under any provision of any statute of the United States of America in a place and in the manner authorized by or under any statute of the United States. The department may adopt rules that the department considers necessary with respect to the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. The rules may not be inconsistent with this code or with the statutes of the United States of America or regulations issued under the provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 27 U.S.C. 201 through 212, inclusive, or regulations issued under the provisions of chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) Nothing in this code prevents:
(a) the sale of liquor by any person to the department;
(b) the purchase, importation, and sale of liquor by the department for the purposes of and in accordance with this code.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 35, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.94, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1965; Sec. 4-140, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-1-202 by Sec. 14, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-1-202 ; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 33, L. 2023.