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WHOLESALE PACKAGE RETAILERS

ABC permitted businesses may purchase alcoholic beverages intended for resale from authorized package stores.

Listing of Authorized Wholesale Package Store Retailers 
(Search by permit type: Package Retailer)

Retailer's Identification Card

  • ABC issues each on-premises permittee (hotel, restaurant, lounge, private club, casino, caterer, and common carrier) a Retailer's Identification Card following approval by the Division of their permit application.
  • The Retailer's Identification Card includes the business' ABC permit number and business location.
  • The permittee must provide this card to the approved wholesale / retail package store when purchasing product for resale.
  • Lost cards are replaced for a $5.00 processing fee.

Requirements

  • New businesses must make their initial stock purchase from the Alcoholic Beverage Control.
  • A package store requesting authority to sell wholesale must first obtain a federal wholesale license from the Alcohol, Tobacco Tax, and Trade Bureau.
  • Wholesalers must provide information on sales made to on-premises permittees.
  • Wholesalers report sales on TAP which are used to assess any additional privilege fees (APF) which may be owed by the on-premise permittee. The current price list determines the value placed by ABC on these transactions.
  • Wholesalers are not required to provide information on sales made to package retailers to ABC.
  • The purchaser and seller must retain copies of each transaction for at least three (3) years.

Delivery of Product

  • The authorized wholesaler may make deliveries of alcoholic beverages to either on-premises businesses or other package stores.
  • Deliveries may be made only during legal hours of sale.
  • The alcoholic beverages must be transported in a concealed cargo area of a vehicle or sufficiently concealed from public view.
  • The sale and delivery must be properly documented.

Questions

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Enforcement Division at 601-923-7630 during normal office hours.