(1) No retail wine license, wine by the drink license, bonded wine warehouse license, or wine distributor’s license shall be issued to an applicant who at the time of making the application:
(a)  If a corporation, has not qualified as required by law to do business in the state of Idaho;
(b)  Has had a wine distributor’s license, retail wine license, wine by the drink license, bonded wine warehouse license, or wine importer’s license revoked by the director within three (3) years from the date of making such application;
(c)  Has been convicted of a violation of the laws of this state or of the United States governing the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer, within three (3) years from the date of making such application;
(d)  Has been convicted of a felony or been granted a withheld judgment following an adjudication of guilt of a felony within five (5) years from the date of making such application;
(e)  If an individual or partnership, either the individual or at least one (1) of the partners of a partnership is not nineteen (19) years of age or older.
(2)  Licensed wineries shall not be required to possess a retail beer license to sell wine on the winery’s original licensed premises or at locations other than the winery’s original licensed premises.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 23-1307

  • Bonded wine warehouse: means a licensed warehouse within the state of Idaho that is solely authorized to store and handle wine. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Bonded wine warehouse license: means a license that authorizes a bonded wine warehouse to solely store and handle wine. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the director of the Idaho state police. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or any group or combination acting as a unit, and includes the plural as well as the singular unless the intent to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context in which it is used. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Retail wine license: means a license issued by the director authorizing a person to sell table wine and/or dessert wine at retail for consumption off the licensed premises. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Wine: includes table wine and dessert wine, unless the context requires otherwise. See Idaho Code 23-1303
  • Wine by the drink license: means a license to sell table wine or dessert wine by the individual glass or opened bottle at retail, for consumption on the premises only. See Idaho Code 23-1303
(3)  To determine qualification for a license, the director shall also cause an investigation that shall include a fingerprint-based criminal history check of the Idaho central criminal history database and the federal bureau of investigation criminal history database. Each person listed as an applicant on an initial application shall submit a full set of fingerprints and the fee to cover the cost of the criminal history background check for such person with the application.