§ 12-2-203 — Manufacturing and rectifying; importing and industry representatives; licensing; fees

Wyoming § 12-2-203

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 12: Alcoholic Beverages
• Ch. 2: WYOMING LIQUOR DIVISION
• Art. 2: LICENSING AUTHORITY

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(a) The division shall grant a manufacturer's license
authorizing the manufacture or rectification of alcoholic liquor
or an importer's license authorizing the importation of
alcoholic liquor to a qualified resident within this state who
submits an application to the division on forms provided by the
division and pays an annual license fee of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) for each license. A person may be issued both
a manufacturer's license and an importer's license. Applicants
for a manufacturer's license shall submit with their application
a copy of the applicant's federal basic permit issued by the
United States department of the treasury alcohol and tobacco tax
and trade bureau and shall be subject to on-site inspections by
the division.
(b) The Wyoming liquor division shall grant a class A
industry representative license for alcoholic liquor suppliers
to a qualified individual who submits an application to the
division on forms provided by the division accompanied by an
annual license fee of not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00). A class A industry representative shall have a
written statement from any vendor whose products the applicant
proposes to represent. The class A industry representative
shall be published in the division's price catalog with the
products from any vendor represented by him and shall be
authorized to request that the division list or delist products
from the vendor represented by him.
(c) The division shall grant a class B industry
representative license for alcohol liquor suppliers to a
qualified individual who submits an application to the division
on forms provided by the division accompanied by an annual
license fee of not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00). A class B industry representative shall be employed
or managed by a class A industry representative. A class B
industry representative shall have a written statement from the
class A industry representative designating any vendor whose
products he is authorized to represent.
(d) The division shall grant a class C temporary special
event industry representative license to any individual twenty-
one (21) years of age or older who submits an application on a
form supplied by the division for a fee of not to exceed fifty
dollars ($50.00) per event.
(e) No class A industry representative shall be employed
by a licensee as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(viii), except that
this subsection shall not apply to malt beverage wholesalers
authorized under W.S. 12-2-201, manufacturers authorized under
this section, microbrewery permit holders authorized under W.S.
12-4-415 or winery permit holders authorized under W.S. 12-4-
414.
(f) A holder of a manufacturer's license under subsection
(a) of this section who is a federally licensed distiller or
rectifier may dispense free of charge at the site identified on
the manufacturer's license samples in quantities not to exceed
one and one-half (1.5) ounces of their product manufactured at
the site identified on the manufacturer's license and no more
than three (3) ounces of samples per consumer per day. The
dispensing of samples shall be subject to the schedule of
operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101 and the licensed
building provisions provided in W.S. 12-5-201.
(g) The local licensing authority may issue to the holder
of a manufacturer's license granted under subsection (a) of this
section who is a federally licensed distiller or rectifier:
(i) A satellite manufacturer's permit which allows
the permittee to sell product manufactured at the site
identified on the manufacturer's license at not more than two
(2) satellite locations within Wyoming separate from its
manufacturing site under the original permit. Products sold at a
manufacturer's satellite location may be obtained through the
division as provided by W.S. 12-2-303(a). If a satellite
location is situated within the property boundary of the
manufacturing site, the product may be distributed directly from
the permit holder's manufacturing site subject to W.S. 12-2-
303(d). The satellite manufacturer's permit may be issued on
application to the appropriate licensing authority. The local
licensing authority may require a public hearing and the payment
of an additional permit fee not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00) per satellite location. The satellite manufacturer's
permit shall be subject to the terms and conditions of W.S. 12-
4-106, the schedule of operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-
5-101 and the licensed building provisions pursuant to W.S. 12-
5-201;
(ii) A manufacturer's off-premises permit authorizing
the permittee to sell product manufactured at the site
identified on the manufacturer's license only for sales at
meetings, conventions, private parties, dinners and other
similar gatherings to promote their product. No permittee
holding a manufacturer's off-premises permit shall sell or
permit consumption of any of their manufactured product off the
premises described in the permit. An off-premises permit shall
be issued for one (1) twenty-four (24) hour period, subject to
the schedule of operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101.
No holder of a manufacturer's license shall receive more than
twelve (12) off-premises permits in any one (1) calendar year.
An off-premises permit may be issued on application to the
appropriate licensing authority. The local licensing authority
may require payment of an additional permit fee of not less than
ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per
twenty-four (24) hour period.
(h) For purposes of subsections (a), (f) and (g) of this
section:
(i) "Distiller" includes any person who:
(A) Produces distilled spirits from any source
or substance;
(B) Brews or makes mash, wort or wash fit for
distillation or for the production of distilled spirits, other
than the making or using of mash, wort or wash in the authorized
production of wine or beer, or the production of vinegar by
fermentation;
(C) By any process separates alcoholic spirits
from any fermented substance; or
(D) Making or keeping mash, wort or wash, has a
still in operation at the site identified on the manufacturer's
license.
(ii) "In operation" means is currently being operated
or has been operated in the preceding twelve (12) months with
all necessary permits;
(iii) "Manufacture" or "manufactured" means
distilling or rectifying and bottling or packaging any
spirituous fluid, substance or compound intended for beverage
purposes which contains at least one-half of one percent (.5%)
alcohol by volume;
(iv) "Rectifier" includes any person who colors,
flavors or otherwise processes distilled spirits by
distillation, blending, percolating or other processes.