2015 Wyoming Code
TITLE 12 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 2 - WYOMING LIQUOR DIVISION
ARTICLE 2 - LICENSING AUTHORITY
SECTION 12-2-203. - Manufacturing and rectifying; importing and industry representatives; licensing; fees.

12-2-203. Manufacturing and rectifying; importing and industry representatives; licensing; fees.

(a) The division shall grant a manufacturer's license authorizing the manufacture or rectification of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages or an importer's license authorizing the importation of alcoholic liquor to a qualified resident within this state who submits an application to the division on forms provided by the division and pays an annual license fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each license. A person may be issued both a manufacturer's license and an importer's license.

(b) The Wyoming liquor division shall grant a class A industry representative license for alcoholic liquor suppliers to a qualified individual domiciled within this state who submits an application to the division on forms provided by the division accompanied by an annual license fee of not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). A class A industry representative shall have a written statement from any vendor whose products the applicant proposes to represent. The class A industry representative shall be published in the division's price catalog with the products from any vendor represented by him and shall be authorized to request that the division list or delist products from the vendor represented by him.

(c) The division shall grant a class B industry representative license for alcohol liquor suppliers to a qualified individual domiciled within this state who submits an application to the division on forms provided by the division accompanied by an annual license fee of not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). A class B industry representative shall be employed or managed by a class A industry representative. A class B industry representative shall have a written statement from the class A industry representative designating any vendor whose products he is authorized to represent.

(d) The division shall grant a class C temporary special event industry representative license to any individual twenty-one (21) years of age or older who submits an application on a form supplied by the division for a fee of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per event.

(e) No class A industry representative shall be employed by a licensee as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(viii).

(f) A holder of a manufacturer's license under subsection (a) of this section who is a federally licensed distiller or rectifier may dispense free of charge on-site samples in quantities not to exceed one and one-half (1.5) ounces of their manufactured product and no more than two (2) samples per consumer per day. The dispensing of samples shall be subject to the schedule of operating hours provided in W.S. 12-5-101 and the dispensing room provisions provided in W.S. 12-5-201.

(g) The local licensing authority may issue to the holder of a manufacturer's license under subsection (a) of this section who is a federally licensed distiller or rectifier, a satellite manufacturer's permit which allows the permittee to sell its manufactured product at not more than one (1) satellite location within Wyoming separate from its manufacturing site under the original permit. All products sold at a manufacturer's satellite location shall be obtained through the commission. The satellite manufacturer's permit may be issued on application to the appropriate licensing authority. The local licensing authority may require a public hearing and the payment of an additional permit fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). The satellite manufacturer's permit shall be subject to the terms and conditions of W.S. 12-4-106, the schedule of operating hours provided in W.S. 12-5-101 and the dispensing room provisions pursuant to W.S. 12-5-201.

(h) For purposes of subsections (f) and (g) of this section:

(i) "Distiller" includes any person who:

(A) Produces distilled spirits from any source or substance;

(B) Brews or makes mash, wort or wash fit for distillation or for the production of distilled spirits, other than the making or using of mash, wort or wash in the authorized production of wine or beer, or the production of vinegar by fermentation;

(C) By any process separates alcoholic spirits from any fermented substance; or

(D) Making or keeping mash, wort or wash, has a still in his possession or use.

(ii) "Rectifier" includes any person who colors, flavors or otherwise processes distilled spirits by distillation, blending, percolating or other processes.