Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-8-.10

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 20-X-8-.10 - Delivery Of Alcoholic Beverages By Wholesalers And In-State Manufacturers Of Beer And Wine

(1) Deliveries of alcohol, including donated beer and wine to charitable special events and wine deliveries to off-site tasting rooms, shall be made by the wholesaler, manufacturer, agent or employee of the same in a vehicle bearing signage on each side identifying the licensee and transporting in the vehicle a current copy of the license or permit and the bill of lading.

(2) Any delivery of beer or wine from the warehouse of a licensed wholesaler to anyone unauthorized to accept delivery of same is prohibited.

(3) Any ABC Board licensee authorized to purchase alcoholic beverages from a wholesaler may do so at the premises of the wholesaler and transport such beverages to the licensee's premises, provided a copy of the current ABC Board license is located in the transporting vehicle. No retail licensee, agent or employee thereof may purchase or transport alcoholic beverages for any other licensee of the ABC Board. This shall not prohibit a wholesale licensee from making deliveries to the premises of its retail customers. All sales and deliveries of alcoholic beverages under this section shall comply with Chapter 8 of Title 28, Code of Ala. 1975.

(4) All deliveries by wholesale licensees of beer and/or wine shall only be to the premises of licensees authorized to purchase same, or as authorized by the Board.

(5) A wholesale licensee of the Board may conduct one full product reset per retail store, per calendar year, provided the licensee may not alter or disturb the product of other wholesale licensees. This reset may be broken up into no more than two (2) subsections for beer and three (3) subsections for wine where the sum of the partial resets equals one full reset. All retail licensees shall be treated equally and provided with the same services.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-8-.10

Repealed and New: Filed August 21, 1998; effective October 16, 1998.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 01, October 30, 2016, eff. 11/27/2016.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 01, October 29, 2021, eff. 12/13/2021.

Author: ABC Board

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-49; 28-3A-25(a)(13).