Manufacturing and rectifying; importing and industry representatives; licensing; fees.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 12-2-203
in effect(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.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title12.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026