Ind. Code ch. 7.1-3-16

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Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-1 Dining car wine permits

Sec. 1. Dining Car Wine Permits. The commission may issue a dining car wine permit to a person who is the holder of, or who is capable of receiving, a dining car beer permit. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-26.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-2 Display of permit

Sec. 2. Display of Permit. The original dining car wine permit shall be kept displayed at the main Indiana office of the permittee. A certificate of an officer or agent of the permittee stating that a dining car wine permit is in full force and effect for the car, or words to that effect, shall be kept displayed in each licensed dining and buffet car. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-26.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-3 Boat wine permits

Sec. 3. Boat Wine Permits. The commission may issue a boat wine permit to a person who is the proprietor of a boat and who also is, and continues to be, the holder of a boat beer permit. The commission may issue a boat wine permit without publication of notice or having an investigation before a local board. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-27.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-4 Scope of permit

Sec. 4. (a) The holder of a boat wine permit shall enjoy the same privileges and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, and limitations in regard to wine under the permit as is provided in the case of the holder of a boat beer permit in regard to beer under the permit. (b) Subject to the approval of the local board of each county where the jumbo boat docks, the holder of a boat wine permit who operates a jumbo boat shall enjoy the same privileges and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, and limitations in regard to wine under the permit as is provided in the case of the holder of a boat beer permit described in IC 7.1-3-6-14(b) who operates a jumbo boat. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-27.] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.285-2019, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-5 Temporary wine permits

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to section 5.5 of this chapter, the commission may issue a temporary wine permit without publication of notice or investigation before a local board to a qualified person as provided in this chapter. In all other respects, a temporary wine permit shall be issued, revoked, and governed by the restrictions and limitations made in a provisional order or rule or regulation of the commission. (b) The commission shall issue a temporary wine permit to an applicant if: (1) the applicant submits an application for a temporary wine permit to the commission not later than five (5) business days before the event for which the permit is requested; and (2) the applicant meets all requirements for a temporary wine permit. (c) If authorized by the chairman or the chairman's designee, and at the commission's discretion, a temporary wine permit may be issued to an applicant that: (1) submits an application for the temporary wine permit to the commission later than five (5) business days before the event for which the temporary wine permit is requested; and (2) meets all requirements for a temporary wine permit. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.73-1996, SEC.3; P.L.196-2015, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-5.5 Temporary wine permits; town parks

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a temporary wine permit for the sale of wine in a town park in a town having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000). (b) The commission may not issue a temporary wine permit to a person unless: (1) the person meets all of the requirements for a temporary wine permit under this chapter; and (2) the town council: (A) holds a public hearing on the request for a permit; and (B) approves the issuance of the temporary wine permit. (c) If a person asks a town council to approve the issuance of a temporary wine permit, the town clerk-treasurer shall notify the commission of the town council's decision to approve or disapprove the permit not later than thirty (30) days after the person's request for approval. (d) If a person who applies for a temporary wine permit from the commission demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that no action was taken on the person's request by the town council under subsection (c), the commission shall consider the request to be approved by the town council. As added by P.L.73-1996, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-6 Persons eligible for permits

Sec. 6. The commission may issue a temporary wine permit to a person who is qualified to hold a beer retailer's permit and who has such other qualifications as the commission may prescribe by a provisional order until it adopts a rule or regulation on the matter. However, the special disqualifications listed in IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(4), IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(9), and IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(14) shall not apply to an applicant for a temporary wine permit. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.214-2016, SEC.9; P.L.285-2019, SEC.32; P.L.194-2021, SEC.45.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-7 Reasons for permits

Sec. 7. Reasons for Permits. The commission may issue a temporary wine permit only to (a) Enable a fair, festival, athletic event, barbecue, picnic, convention, exhibition, spectacle, or contest, to be publicly held and carried on; or (b) Accommodate the institutional activities of an association, society, charitable or benevolent organization, or a branch of one (1) of these, or both. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-8 Term of permit

Sec. 8. Term of Permit. The commission may issue a temporary wine permit for a term, to and including, fifteen (15) days from its issuance. However, if an emergency exists, in the judgment of the commission, a temporary wine permit may be renewed for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) additional days. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 7.1-3-16-9 Scope of permit

Sec. 9. The holder of a temporary wine permit shall be entitled to purchase and receive wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) on any day of the year, only from a lawful supplier under this title at his place of business. A lawful supplier may sell and deliver wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) to a temporary wine permit holder on any day of the year at his place of business. Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-6.1 and IC 7.1-3-6.2, the holder of a temporary wine permit shall be entitled to sell wine or mixed beverages (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-26.2) only for consumption on the licensed premises, and shall be subject to the same restrictions as apply to the sale of beer by the holder of a temporary beer permit. Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-6.1 and IC 7.1-3-6.2, a temporary wine permittee shall not be entitled to sell at wholesale nor for carry-out from the licensed premises. Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.59, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.153-2015, SEC.11; P.L.153-2026, SEC.27.

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