16-3-401. Short title — public policy — purpose. (1) This part may be cited as the “Wine Distribution Act”.

Terms Used In Montana Code 16-3-401

  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, agency, or other entity and includes individual officers, directors, or other persons in active control of the activities of the entity. See Montana Code 16-3-415
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)The public policy of the state of Montana is to maintain a system to provide for, regulate, and control the acquisition, importation, and distribution of table wine.

(3)This part governs wineries, table wine distributors, and wine retailers.

(4)This code does not prohibit the manufacture of wine, for personal or family use and not intended for sale, that meets the exemptions of 26 U.S.C. § 5042(a)(2) and regulations implementing that section, including the making of wine, for personal or family use, on premises other than those of the person making the wine.