Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-1 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-24.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.159-2014, SEC.34.
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in effectInd. Code § 7.1-5-5-2 Commission; receiving gifts prohibited
Sec. 2. (a) It is unlawful for a commissioner, an officer or employee of the commission, or a member of a local board, to receive a gratuity, commission, or profit of any kind from a person applying for or receiving a permit under this title.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Level 6 felony.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided for a violation of subsection (a), a person who violates subsection (a) shall be dismissed as provided in this title.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-3 Illegal influence prohibited
Sec. 3. (a) It is unlawful for the holder of a manufacturer's permit of any type, a wholesaler's permit of any type, or an officer, employee, agent or other representative of a surety company which has executed a bond for a permittee under this title to seek to influence or recommend or solicit the appointment of a member of a local board, or of an officer, appointee, or employee under this title, or meet with, consult, or advise a member of a local board concerning the issuance of a permit of any type.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-4-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-4 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1977, P.L.97, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-5 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1977, P.L.97, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-6 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1977, P.L.97, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-7 Discrimination in sales prohibited; exception; special discounts for certain products
Sec. 7. (a) It is unlawful for a permittee in a sale or contract to sell alcoholic beverages to discriminate between purchasers by granting a price, discount, allowance, or service charge which is not available to all purchasers at the same time. However, this section does not authorize or require a permittee to sell to a person to whom the permittee is not authorized to sell under this title.
(b) A premises that operates at least two (2) restaurants that are separate and distinct from each other on the same premises may provide for a different schedule of prices in each restaurant if each restaurant conforms to all other laws and rules of the commission regarding pricing and price discrimination in its separate and distinct areas.
(c) This section does not apply to the holder of a gaming site permit that complies with IC 7.1-3-17.5-6.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a beer wholesaler may offer a special discount price to a beer dealer or beer retailer for beer or flavored malt beverage, if the beer or flavored malt beverage:
(1) is a brand or package the beer wholesaler has discontinued; or
(2) will expire in not more than:
(A) twenty (20) days for packaged beer or packaged flavored malt beverage; and
(B) ten (10) days for draft beer or draft flavored malt beverage.
(e) The special discount under subsection (d) only applies to beer or flavored malt beverage that will expire and be subject to removal from retailer or dealer shelves in accordance with the primary source of supply's coding data clearly identified on the container.
(f) Any beer or flavored malt beverage sold at a special discount price under subsection (d) shall be accompanied by an invoice clearly designating, in addition to all other information required by law, all the following information:
(1) The date of delivery.
(2) The expiration date of each brand, package type, and quantity delivered.
(3) The per unit price for each package.
(g) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.51; P.L.250-2003, SEC.16; P.L.224-2005, SEC.30; P.L.233-2007, SEC.32; P.L.159-2014, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-8 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-22.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.727.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-9 Coercion prohibited; unequitable termination of contract prohibited
Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to product management (as described in 905 IAC 1-5.2-15) by a permittee.
(b) It is unlawful for a permittee to coerce, or attempt to coerce, or persuade another permittee to enter into an agreement, or to take an action, which would violate a provision of this title or of the rules and regulations of the commission.
(c) This subsection does not apply to the cancellation or termination of an agreement under IC 7.1-3-25.5-4. It is unlawful for a beer wholesaler or a primary source of supply to cancel or terminate an agreement or contract between a beer wholesaler and a primary source of supply for the sale of beer, unfairly and without due regard for the equities of the other party.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) or (c) commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-23(a).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.31; P.L.94-2008, SEC.48; P.L.159-2014, SEC.38; P.L.139-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-10 Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer
Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), it is unlawful for a person who holds a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type to receive or accept a gift from a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or from a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages.
(b) A person who holds a retailer's or dealer's permit may receive or accept entertainment and professional and educational expenses from a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or from a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages, unless the entertainment or professional and educational expenses are provided in exchange for an agreement by the holder of the retailer's or dealer's permit to directly or indirectly purchase alcoholic beverages from a:
(1) manufacturer; or
(2) permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages;
to the exclusion, in whole or in part, of alcoholic beverages sold or delivered by another manufacturer or a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages.
(c) As used in this subsection, "permittee" means a person listed in IC 7.1-3-6.1-5(1). A qualified organization that holds a retailer's or dealer's permit may receive or accept donations of alcoholic beverages from a permittee for any event conducted by the qualified organization in compliance with:
(1) IC 7.1-3-6.1;
(2) IC 7.1-3-6.2; or
(3) IC 7.1-3-6.3.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(r).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.39; P.L.64-2015, SEC.1; P.L.196-2015, SEC.17; P.L.270-2017, SEC.17; P.L.86-2018, SEC.138; P.L.163-2025, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-11 Gifts to another permittee
Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), it is unlawful for a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages to:
(1) give to another permittee who purchases alcoholic beverages from the manufacturer or permittee a gift; or
(2) except as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-9 and IC 7.1-3-3-5(f), have a business dealing with the other permittee.
(b) This section does not apply to the sale and delivery and collection of the sale price of an alcoholic beverage in the ordinary course of business.
(c) If the promotional program is approved under the rules adopted by the commission and is conducted in all wholesaler establishments through which the manufacturer distributes alcoholic beverages in Indiana, a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages may award bona fide promotional prizes and awards to any of the following:
(1) A person with a wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3.
(2) An employee of a person with a wholesaler's permit issued under IC 7.1-3.
(d) A manufacturer may offer on a nondiscriminatory basis bona fide incentives to wholesalers when the incentives are determined based on sales to retailers or dealers occurring during specified times for specified products. The incentive may be conditioned on the wholesaler selling a:
(1) specified product at a specified price or less than a specified price; or
(2) minimum quantity of a specified product to a single customer in a single transaction.
The incentive may not be conditioned on a wholesaler having total sales of a minimum quantity of a specified product during the applicable period.
(e) A manufacturer or a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages may provide entertainment and professional and educational expenses to another permittee, unless the entertainment or professional and educational expenses are provided in exchange for an agreement to directly or indirectly purchase alcoholic beverages from a:
(1) manufacturer; or
(2) permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages;
to the exclusion, in whole or in part, of alcoholic beverages sold or delivered by another manufacturer or a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages.
(f) As used in this subsection, "permittee" means a person listed in IC 7.1-3-6.1-5(1). A qualified organization that is a permittee may receive or accept donations of alcoholic beverages from a permittee for any event conducted by the qualified organization in compliance with:
(1) IC 7.1-3-6.1;
(2) IC 7.1-3-6.2; or
(3) IC 7.1-3-6.3.
(g) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(r).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.32-1988, SEC.5; P.L.72-1997, SEC.3; P.L.224-2005, SEC.32; P.L.159-2014, SEC.40; P.L.270-2017, SEC.18; P.L.163-2025, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-12 Amateur athletics; soliciting assistance prohibited
Sec. 12. (a) It is unlawful for a permittee who sponsors an amateur athletic contest, team, or sporting contest to solicit or accept assistance, either financial or otherwise, from another permittee for the purpose of promoting the amateur athletic contest, team, or sporting event.
(b) It is unlawful for a permittee who is solicited in violation of subsection (a) to give that assistance.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the assistance is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-5-1.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-13 Free or discounted rides provided to consumers
Sec. 13. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailer permittees may provide directly to consumers free or discounted rides through:
(1) taxicabs;
(2) transportation network companies (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-18); or
(3) other ride services;
for the purpose of furthering public safety.
(b) Free or discounted rides may be provided to consumers by vouchers, codes, or any other method to deliver the free or discounted ride. A free or discounted ride, or the provision of a voucher, code, or other method of delivery, may not be conditioned upon the purchase of an alcoholic beverage.
As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.58.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/7.1Fetched: 10/17/2026