243.120 Business authorized by distiller's, rectifier's, or winery license -- Class A
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and Class B distiller's and rectifier's licenses -- Distiller's sale of distilled
spirits by the drink.
(1)A distiller's, rectifier's, or winery license shall authorize the licensee to engage in
the business of distiller, rectifier, or winery at the premises specifically designated
in the license, to maintain aging warehouses, and to transport for himself or herself
only any alcoholic beverage which he or she is authorized under the license to
manufacture or sell. The licensee shall transport alcoholic beverages only by a
vehicle operated by himself or herself, which has affixed to its sides at all times a
sign of form and size prescribed by the state board, containing among other things
the name and license number of the licensee.
(a)1. A licensee holding a distiller's license, Class A license, or Class B
license shall distill no less than six hundred
(600)gallons in one
(1)year
at the distillery's licensed premises.
2. A licensee that engages in the distilling process for the exclusive
purpose of providing training and education, conducting research, or
teaching about the distilling process, aging, or bottling of distilled spirits
shall be exempt from subparagraph 1. of this paragraph, so long as the
licensee does not produce spirits for sale to the general public.
(b)Distillers that produce more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of distilled
spirits per calendar year at the premises shall obtain a distiller's license, Class
A.
(c)Distillers that produce fifty thousand (50,000) gallons or less of distilled
spirits per calendar year at the premises shall obtain a distiller's license, Class
B (craft distillery).
(a)Rectifiers that rectify more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons of distilled
spirits per calendar year at the premises shall obtain a rectifier's license, Class
A.
(b)Rectifiers that rectify fifty thousand (50,000) gallons or less of distilled spirits
per calendar year at the premises shall obtain a rectifier's license, Class B
(craft rectifier).
(a)A distiller that is located in wet territory, or in any precinct that has authorized
the limited sale of alcoholic beverages at distilleries under KRS 242.1243,
may sell distilled spirits by the drink or by the package at retail to consumers
in accordance with KRS 243.0305.
(b)Any distilled spirits sold under this subsection shall be taxed and distributed
in the same manner as sales under KRS 243.0305(2).
(c)Except as provided in this subsection, sales under this subsection shall be
governed by all of the statutes and administrative regulations governing the
retail sale of distilled spirits by the drink.
(5)Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(a)Vitiate the policy of this Commonwealth supporting an orderly three
(3)tier
system for the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; or
(b)Allow delivery or shipment of alcohol into dry or moist territory.