1. It shall be unlawful for any person in this state holding a retail liquor license to purchase any intoxicating liquor except from, by or through a duly licensed wholesale liquor dealer in this state. It shall be unlawful for such retail liquor dealer to sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor purchased in violation of the provisions of this section. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. Any retailer licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not:

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 311.280

  • intoxicating liquor: as used in this chapter shall mean and include alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, or fermented, and all preparations or mixtures for beverage purposes, containing in excess of one-half of one percent by volume. See Missouri Laws 311.020
  • person: as used in this chapter shall mean and include any individual, association, joint stock company, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, conservator, or other officer appointed by any state or federal court. See Missouri Laws 311.030
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(1) Sell intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent by weight to the consumer in an original carton received from the wholesaler that has been mutilated, torn apart, or cut apart; or

(2) Repackage intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent by weight in a manner misleading to the consumer or that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.

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