Ind. Code ch. 7.1-3-27

Ind. Code ch. 7.1-3-27
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Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-1 "Artisan distiller"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "artisan distiller" means a person who holds an artisan distiller's permit under this title. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-2 Issuance of permit

Sec. 2. The commission may issue an artisan distiller's permit as provided in this chapter to a person who desires to commercially manufacture liquor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-3 Gallonage limit

Sec. 3. (a) An artisan distiller may produce not more than thirty thousand (30,000) gallons of liquor in any calendar year. Liquor produced by an artisan distiller that is sold through a wholesaler licensed under IC 7.1-3-8 may not be counted toward the gallonage limit. (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.9; P.L.220-2023, SEC.12; P.L.152-2025, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-4 Federal permit required

Sec. 4. The commission may issue an artisan distiller's permit to a person if the person is qualified to obtain the necessary permit or license from the United States to own or operate an establishment to manufacture liquor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-5 Eligibility requirements

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, an applicant for an artisan distiller's permit must meet all the following requirements to be eligible for an artisan distiller's permit: (1) The permit applicant must hold one (1) of the following permits for the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the application: (A) A farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12. (B) A brewer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b). (C) A distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7. (2) The permit applicant may not have more than one (1) violation of this title during the eighteen (18) months immediately preceding the date of the application. (3) The permit applicant may not have any violation of this title during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of the permit application. (b) As used in this subsection, "qualifying permit" means a farm winery, brewer's, or distiller's permit under subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), or (a)(1)(C) that is required in order to hold an artisan distiller's permit. The same persons must directly or indirectly own and control more than fifty percent (50%) of the entity that holds the qualifying permit and the artisan distiller's permit. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.79-2015, SEC.5; P.L.144-2015, SEC.4; P.L.270-2017, SEC.15; P.L.121-2022, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-6 Holding other permits

Sec. 6. (a) A holder of an artisan distiller's permit may also hold: (1) one (1) or more farm winery permits; or (2) one (1) or more brewer's permits issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b). (b) A holder of an artisan distiller's permit may hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant. (c) A holder of an artisan distiller's permit may also hold a distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.70-2014, SEC.2; P.L.79-2015, SEC.6; P.L.285-2019, SEC.47; P.L.68-2021, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-7 Exception to permit eligibility requirements

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies only to a person that, on January 1, 2014: (1) holds the necessary permit or license from the United States to own or operate an establishment to manufacture liquor; and (2) does not hold any of the permits listed in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter. (b) A person must meet all the following requirements to be eligible for an artisan distiller's permit under this section: (1) Any person (except for a person under subdivision (2)) who sells or furnishes liquor by the bottle or glass on the premises of the artisan distillery: (A) must have held for at least three (3) years an employee permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9 that authorizes the person to perform bartending duties; (B) must have completed any alcohol server program or alcohol server training program refresher courses required under IC 7.1-3-1.5; and (C) may not have any violations under this title. (2) The applicant for the artisan distiller's permit and any management representative of the applicant must complete an alcohol server program or a trainer program established or approved under IC 7.1-3-1.5-5.5 or IC 7.1-3-1.5-6 not more than one (1) year before the date of the application for the artisan distiller's permit. (c) Except as provided in subsection (f)(2), the person may not be required to fulfill the requirements of section 5 of this chapter. (d) If the person is issued an artisan distiller's permit under this section, the person must meet the following requirements for the period set forth in subsection (e): (1) Any person selling or furnishing liquor on the premises of the artisan distillery (except for a person under subsection (b)(2)) must meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1). (2) The holder of the artisan distiller's permit and any management representative of the holder of the artisan distiller's permit must successfully complete refresher courses under IC 7.1-3-1.5 not later than three (3) years after the date the holder or representative completes the initial server program or trainer program. (e) A person who is issued an artisan distiller's permit under this section must meet the requirements in subsection (d) until the later of: (1) three (3) years after the date on which the initial artisan distiller's permit is issued; or (2) the date that the holder of the artisan distiller's permit has one (1) twelve (12) month period without a violation of this title. (f) Upon fulfilling the requirements of subsections (d) and (e), a person who is issued an artisan distiller's permit under this section must meet the following requirements for as long as the person holds the permit: (1) Any person who sells or furnishes liquor on the premises of the artisan distillery (except for a person under subsection (b)(2)) must have an employee permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9 and be otherwise authorized by the commission to perform bartending duties. However, the person is not required to: (A) hold an employee bartending permit for three (3) years before selling or furnishing liquor; and (B) not have any violations under this title. (2) The holder of the artisan distiller's permit and any management representative of the holder of the artisan distiller's permit are subject to the same alcohol server training requirements and refresher course requirements as the holder of an artisan distiller's permit that meets the requirements of section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-8 Scope of permit

Sec. 8. (a) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit may do only the following: (1) Manufacture liquor, including blending liquor purchased from another manufacturer with liquor the artisan distiller manufactures under section 11 of this chapter. (2) Bottle liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller. (3) Insert liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller into a container. (4) Store liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller, including at a facility located within ten (10) miles of the artisan distiller's distillery. (5) Transport, sell, and deliver liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to: (A) places outside Indiana; or (B) the holder of a liquor wholesaler's permit under IC 7.1-3-8. (6) Sell liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to consumers by the drink, bottle, container, or case from the licensed premises of the distillery where the liquor was manufactured. Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may include the distillery parking lot or an area adjacent to the artisan distillery. The parking lot or adjacent area may only be used for the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 8.1 of this chapter and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose. (7) Serve complimentary samples of the liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to consumers on the premises of the distillery where the liquor was manufactured. (8) Sell liquor as authorized by this section for carryout on Sunday in a quantity at any one (1) time of not more than four and five-tenths (4.5) liters. (9) With the approval of the commission, participate: (A) individually; or (B) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of farm winery permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in this clause; in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building. The commission may not grant to a holder of a permit under this chapter approval under this subdivision to participate in a trade show or exposition for more than seventy-five (75) days in a calendar year. (10) Be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross retail income requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5. A holder is entitled to conduct the following activities: (A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant. (B) Transfer liquor directly from the artisan distillery to a restaurant that the artisan distiller has an interest in by means of: (i) bottles; (ii) bulk containers; or (iii) a continuous flow system. (C) Install a window between the artisan distillery and an adjacent restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the permit to view both premises. (D) Install a doorway or other opening between the artisan distillery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the holder of the permit with access to both the artisan distillery and restaurant. (11) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana liquor wholesaler is entitled under the artisan distiller's permit to sell and deliver to a person holding a liquor retailer or liquor dealer permit under this title a total of not more than two thousand (2,000) gallons of the artisan distillery's liquor in a calendar year, if the artisan distiller has not sold in Indiana more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells and delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all provisions applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905 IAC 1-5.2, 905 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1. (12) Sell, donate, transport, and deliver liquor manufactured by the artisan distiller to a qualified organization for: (A) an allowable event under IC 7.1-3-6.1; (B) a charity auction under IC 7.1-3-6.2; or (C) an event under IC 7.1-3-6.3. (13) With the approval of the commission under subdivision (9), the holder of a permit may participate in a farmers' market at which products of the permit holder are displayed, promoted, and sold. The holder of a permit: (A) may not offer samples of liquor for consumption on the premises; and (B) may sell its liquor in qualified containers for consumption off the premises. (14) Manufacture liquor at the licensed premises for another holder of an artisan distiller's permit. Upon completion of the manufacturing of the liquor for another permit holder under this subdivision, the product must be transported to the permit holder for which the liquor was manufactured. To qualify under this subdivision: (A) the permit holder for which the liquor is manufactured must have manufactured not less than forty (40) gallons of liquor produced from raw materials at the permit holder's licensed premises in the previous calendar year; and (B) the total number of gallons of liquor that a permit holder manufactures under this subdivision may not exceed the number of gallons of liquor the permit holder produced from raw materials at the permit holder's licensed premises in the same calendar year. All records required by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regarding the number of gallons of liquor produced from raw materials at the licensed premises of a permit holder must be available to the commission upon request. The activity under this subdivision is not an interest under IC 7.1-5-9. (15) Upon proper notice to the commission under IC 7.1-3-21-14.5(d)(1), participate in an event sponsored by a local board on the grounds of a county fair under IC 7.1-3-21-14.5(b). (b) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit who provides samples or sells liquor by the glass must furnish the minimum food requirements prescribed by the commission. (c) A storage facility used by an artisan distiller under subsection (a)(4) must conform with federal laws, rules, and regulations. An artisan distiller may transfer liquor from a separate storage facility back to the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may sell or transfer liquor directly to a liquor wholesaler from a storage facility that is separate from the artisan distillery. An artisan distiller may not sell or transfer liquor from a storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The artisan distiller shall maintain an adequate written record of the liquor transferred: (1) between the artisan distillery and the storage facility; and (2) from the storage facility to the liquor wholesaler. (d) The holder of an artisan distiller's permit may transport liquor to and from a brewery located within the same county for the purposes of carbonating and canning by the brewery. The activity under this subsection is not an interest under IC 7.1-5-9. (e) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.10; P.L.214-2016, SEC.28; P.L.270-2017, SEC.16; P.L.279-2019, SEC.8; P.L.285-2019, SEC.48; P.L.194-2021, SEC.59; P.L.152-2025, SEC.23; P.L.163-2025, SEC.43; P.L.164-2025, SEC.13; P.L.186-2025, SEC.285; P.L.6-2026, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-8.1 Delivery of alcoholic beverages to consumer in parking lot

Sec. 8.1. (a) This section applies to an artisan distillery that conveys alcoholic beverages to a customer in a parking lot or an area adjacent to the artisan distillery as provided under section 8(a)(6) of this chapter. (b) Liquor must be: (1) in the sealed original containers; and (2) placed by an employee of the permittee who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age: (A) in the trunk of the motor vehicle; or (B) behind the last upright seat of the motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk. (c) The employee of the permittee that conveys the alcoholic beverages to the customer must require the customer to provide proof of age in accordance with IC 7.1-5-10-23. (d) The parking lot or area where the alcoholic beverages are conveyed to the customer must be: (1) well lit; and (2) within clear view of the main entrance to the building of the artisan distillery premises. As added by P.L.194-2021, SEC.60.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-8.5 Sale of liquor and beer or wine from bar

Sec. 8.5. (a) This section applies if: (1) a person that has an artisan distiller's permit also has an interest in: (A) a farm winery permit; or (B) a brewer's permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5); and (2) the artisan distillery and the brewery or farm winery production facility occupy the same building. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision, a person to whom this section applies may sell for consumption on the premises all alcoholic beverages: (1) manufactured at the two (2) production facilities; and (2) from a single bar. The commission may not require any physical separation at the bar between the service of alcoholic beverages manufactured by one (1) production facility and the service of alcoholic beverages manufactured by the other production facility. (c) This section does not exempt a person to which this section applies from complying with permit restrictions affecting the sales and service of each alcoholic beverage produced by the two (2) production facilities. If the law applicable to one (1) of the permits under subsection (a)(2) that the person has an interest in is more prohibitive or restrictive regarding the presence of a minor in the bar area of the licensed premises than the law applicable to the other premises under subsection (a)(2) that the person has an interest in, the more prohibitive or restrictive law applies to the single bar area. As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.49.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-9 Prohibited sales

Sec. 9. (a) An artisan distiller may not sell liquor to a retailer or dealer. (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-10 Shipping to consumers prohibited

Sec. 10. (a) An artisan distiller may not ship liquor or cause liquor to be shipped to a consumer. (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.12.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-11 Sale of blended liquor

Sec. 11. (a) An artisan distiller may blend liquor that the artisan distiller obtains from another manufacturer with liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures. The artisan distiller may sell the blended liquor as liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures only if the final product contains at least sixty percent (60%) of liquor that was fermented and distilled from raw materials by the artisan distiller at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller. (b) An artisan distiller who knowingly or intentionally sells blended liquor that contains less than sixty percent (60%) of liquor that was fermented and distilled from raw materials by the artisan distiller at the licensed premises of the artisan distiller commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-12 Holder of artisan distiller permit and farm winery permit

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to a person who: (1) holds an artisan distiller's permit; and (2) holds an interest in a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12. (b) An artisan distiller may: (1) serve samples of liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures; and (2) sell bottles and cases of liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures; on the licensed premises where the wine is manufactured only if the wine is manufactured on the same premises where the artisan distiller manufactures liquor. (c) A person to whom this section applies who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-13 Holder of artisan distiller permit and brewer's permit

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies only to a person who: (1) holds an artisan distiller's permit; and (2) holds an interest in a brewer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b). (b) An artisan distiller may: (1) serve samples of liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures; and (2) sell bottles and cases of liquor that the artisan distiller manufactures; on the licensed premises where the beer is manufactured only if the beer is manufactured on the same premises where the artisan distiller manufactures liquor. (c) A person to whom this section applies who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.15; P.L.79-2015, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-14 Holder of artisan distiller permit and distiller permit

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies only to the holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7. (b) An artisan distiller may not: (1) serve complimentary samples of liquor; and (2) sell liquor; manufactured under the distiller's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-7 on the premises of the artisan distillery or at any other location that the holder of the artisan distiller's permit is authorized to sell and serve samples of liquor manufactured under the artisan distiller's permit. (c) A person to whom this section applies who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.16.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-15 Permit term; annual fee

Sec. 15. (a) An artisan distiller's permit shall be issued for a period of two (2) years. (b) The commission shall charge a permit fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) annually to the holder of an artisan distiller's permit. The holder of an artisan distiller's permit shall pay the permit fee to the chairman on the anniversary of the date of the issuance of the original permit. (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally engages in an activity requiring an artisan distiller's permit without possessing a valid artisan distiller's permit commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.109-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-27-16 Manufacturing and bottling on same equipment; separate storage

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to the holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit under IC 7.1-3-7. (b) Subject to the requirements in subsections (c) and (d), a holder of an artisan distiller's permit that also holds an interest in a distiller's permit may manufacture and bottle liquor on the same equipment on the premises of the artisan distillery. (c) A holder must store liquor manufactured or bottled under subsection (b) under an artisan distiller's permit in an area separate and distinct at all times from the liquor manufactured under a distiller's permit. (d) The manufacture, bottling, and storage of liquor under this section must conform with federal laws, rules, and regulations. As added by P.L.68-2021, SEC.3.
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