North Carolina General Statutes 18B-1113.1. Authorization of optional nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit
(a) The following businesses may apply for and obtain a nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit:
(1) A business located outside the State that is licensed or permitted to manufacture spirituous liquor in the jurisdiction where the business is located and whose products are lawfully sold in this State.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 18B-1113.1
- Brokerage: means a business that brokers the sale of spirituous liquor on behalf of the holder of a distillery permit issued under N. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- liquor: means distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, and any alcohol consumable containing distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, including spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin and all other distilled spirits and mixtures of cordials, liqueur, and premixed cocktails, in closed containers regardless of their dilution. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- permit: means a presently valid permit. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- Sale: means any transfer, trade, exchange, or barter, in any manner or by any means, for consideration. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) A brokerage.
(3) A liquor importer/bottler.
(b) The holder of a nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit may deliver and ship spirituous liquor that has been approved for sale in this State to the permit holder’s (i) employees in the State and (ii) brokerage if the brokerage also holds a nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit for the purposes of conducting special events pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1114.7 The permit holder may not ship or deliver more spirituous liquor to its employees or brokerage than is necessary for any consumer tasting event scheduled within one calendar month of the shipment or delivery. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require a business to possess or obtain a nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit to do business in the State or to obtain a spirituous liquor special event permit pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1114.7
(c) For purposes of this section, “distillery” means the holder of a distillery permit issued under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1105 or a business located outside the State that is licensed or permitted to manufacture spirituous liquor in the jurisdiction where the business is located and whose products are lawfully sold in this State. (2021-150, s. 6.2(a); 2022-51, s. 3.)