Montana § 16-6-303 Sale Of Liquor Not Purchased Or Transferred From Agency Liquor Store Forbidden -- Penalty

Montana Statutes

§ 16-6-303 — Sale Of Liquor Not Purchased Or Transferred From Agency Liquor Store Forbidden -- Penalty

Montana § 16-6-303

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 6ENFORCEMENT

Part 3Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-6-303 (2026).

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16-6-303 . Sale of liquor not purchased or transferred from agency liquor store forbidden -- penalty. Except as otherwise allowed under 16-3-302 (5) and 16-4-213 (4)(a)(iii), it is unlawful for any licensee to sell or keep for sale or have on the licensee's premises for any purpose any liquor except that purchased from an agency liquor store or transferred as allowed in 16-4-404 (8). Any licensee found in possession of or selling and keeping for sale any liquor that was not purchased from an agency liquor store or transferred as allowed in 16-4-404 (8) shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,500, by imprisonment for not less than 3 months or more than 1 year, or by both fine and imprisonment. If the department is satisfied that the liquor was kno

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16-6-303 . Sale of liquor not purchased or transferred from agency liquor store forbidden -- penalty. Except as otherwise allowed under 16-3-302 (5) and 16-4-213 (4)(a)(iii), it is unlawful for any licensee to sell or keep for sale or have on the licensee's premises for any purpose any liquor except that purchased from an agency liquor store or transferred as allowed in 16-4-404 (8). Any licensee found in possession of or selling and keeping for sale any liquor that was not purchased from an agency liquor store or transferred as allowed in 16-4-404 (8) shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,500, by imprisonment for not less than 3 months or more than 1 year, or by both fine and imprisonment. If the department is satisfied that the liquor was knowingly sold or kept for sale within the licensed premises by the licensee or by the licensee's agents, servants, or employees, the department shall immediately revoke the license.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 17, Ch. 84, L. 1937; Sec. 4-419, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-6-102 by Sec. 96, Ch. 387, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 496, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 4-6-102 ; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 530, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 28, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 215, L. 2025; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 745, L. 2025.