1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 369.176 and NRS 369.4865, a retailer may purchase liquor only from:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 369.488

  • importer: means any person who, in the case of liquors which are brewed, fermented or produced outside the State, is first in possession thereof within the State after completion of the act of importation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.030
  • liquor: means beer, wine, gin, whiskey, cordials, ethyl alcohol or rum, and every liquid containing one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is used for beverage purposes. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.040
  • supplier: means , with respect to liquor which is brewed, distilled, fermented, manufactured, rectified, produced or bottled:

    1. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.111

  • wholesaler: means a person licensed to sell liquor as it is originally packaged to retail liquor stores or to another licensed wholesaler, or to transfer malt beverages and wine to an estate distillery pursuant to NRS 597. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.130

(a) The importer designated by the supplier pursuant to NRS 369.386 to import that liquor if that importer is also a wholesaler; or

(b) A wholesaler who purchased liquor from the importer designated by the supplier pursuant to NRS 369.386 to import that liquor.

2.  As used in this section, ‘supplier’ means the brewer, distiller, manufacturer, producer, vintner or bottler of liquor, or his or her designated agent.