Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, “proprietor of a package liquor store” means the person that:

(1) holds the financial investment in; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-3-5-2

  • 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.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
(2) exercises the financial and operational oversight of;

a package liquor store.

     (b) The commission may issue a beer dealer’s permit only to an applicant who is the proprietor of a drug store, grocery store, or package liquor store.

     (c) The commission may issue a beer dealer’s permit to an applicant that is a foreign corporation if:

(1) the applicant is duly admitted to do business in Indiana;

(2) the sale of beer is within the applicant’s corporate powers; and

(3) the applicant is otherwise qualified under this title.

     (d) The commission shall not issue a beer dealer’s permit to a person who is disqualified under the special disqualifications. However, the special disqualification listed in IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(14) shall not apply to an applicant for a beer dealer’s permit.

     (e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission may renew a beer dealer’s permit for an applicant who:

(1) held a permit before July 1, 1997; and

(2) is the proprietor of a confectionery or a store that:

(A) is not a drug store, grocery store, or package liquor store;

(B) is in good repute; and

(C) in the judgment of the commission, deals in merchandise that is not incompatible with the sale of beer.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-12.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.74-1997, SEC.1; P.L.41-2002, SEC.1; P.L.133-2016, SEC.1; P.L.214-2016, SEC.3; P.L.285-2019, SEC.20; P.L.194-2021, SEC.32.