Montana § 16-3-101 Alcoholic Beverage Transactions -- Only In Accordance With Code

Montana Statutes

§ 16-3-101 — Alcoholic Beverage Transactions -- Only In Accordance With Code

Montana § 16-3-101

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 3CONTROL OF LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-3-101 (2026).

Text

16-3-101 . Alcoholic beverage transactions -- only in accordance with code.

(1)A person who manufactures, imports, distributes, or sells alcoholic beverages or the person's agent may not give or sell to any person within the state any alcoholic beverage except as may be permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of this code.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a person or the person's agent may not ship, transport, or consign or cause to be shipped, transported, or consigned:

(i)any alcoholic beverage to any person in this state; or

(ii)any liquor except to the state liquor warehouse.

(b)The prohibition in subsection (2)(a) includes alcoholic beverages ordered or purchased by telephone, computer, or other device.

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16-3-101 . Alcoholic beverage transactions -- only in accordance with code. (1) A person who manufactures, imports, distributes, or sells alcoholic beverages or the person's agent may not give or sell to any person within the state any alcoholic beverage except as may be permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a person or the person's agent may not ship, transport, or consign or cause to be shipped, transported, or consigned:
(i) any alcoholic beverage to any person in this state; or
(ii) any liquor except to the state liquor warehouse.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (2)(a) includes alcoholic beverages ordered or purchased by telephone, computer, or other device.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 46, Ch. 105, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2815.105, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 4-151, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 4-3-101 by Sec. 120, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-101 ; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 19, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 543, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 591, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 637, L. 2025.