Sec. 3. (a) The holder of a wine dealer's permit shall be entitled to purchase wine only from a permittee who is authorized to sell to a wine dealer under this title. A wine dealer shall be entitled to sell wine for consumption off the licensed premises only and not by the drink. (b) A wine dealer shall be entitled to sell wine in permissible containers. However, a wine dealer who is licensed under IC 7.1-3-10-4 may possess wine and sell it at retail in its original package to a customer only for consumption off the licensed premises. (c) Unless a wine dealer is a grocery store or drug store, a wine dealer may not sell or deliver alcoholic beverages or any other item through a window in the licensed premises to a patron who is outside the licensed premises. A wine dealer that is a grocery store or drug store may sell any item except alcoholic beverages through a window in the licensed premises to a person who is outside the licensed premises. (d) A wine dealer may deliver wine as follows: (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), only in permissible containers to a customer's: (A) residence; or (B) office. (2) In the case of a wine dealer who is licensed under IC 7.1-3-10-4 , only in permissible containers to a customer's: (A) residence; (B) office; or (C) designated location. A wine delivery may only be performed by the permit holder or an employee who holds an employee permit. The permit holder shall maintain a written record of each delivery for at least one (1) year that shows the customer's name, location of delivery, and quantity sold. (e) The holder of a wine dealer's permit may sell, donate, transport, and deliver wine to a qualified organization for: (1) an allowable event under IC 7.1-3-6.1 ; (2) a charity auction under IC 7.1-3-6.2 ; or (3) an event under IC 7.1-3-6.3 . [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-25.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.65-1990, SEC.3; P.L.106-1995, SEC.11; P.L.204-2001, SEC.29; P.L.41-2002, SEC.4; P.L.152-2025, SEC.18; P.L.163-2025, SEC.37; P.L.164-2025, SEC.8; P.L.186-2025, SEC.284. IC 7.1-3-16 Chapter 16. Dining Car, Boat, and Temporary Wine Permits 7.1-3-16-1 Dining car wine permits 7.1-3-16-2 Display of permit 7.1-3-16-3 Boat wine permits 7.1-3-16-4 Scope of permit 7.1-3-16-5 Temporary wine permits 7.1-3-16-5.5 Temporary wine permits; town parks 7.1-3-16-6 Persons eligible for permits 7.1-3-16-7 Reasons for permits 7.1-3-16-8 Term of permit 7.1-3-16-9 Scope of permit
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