Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1326

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 7.1-3-25; IC 7.1-4; IC 7.1-5-11-1.5.

Synopsis: Direct shipment of wine. Allows a vintner located outside Indiana to ship wine directly to an Indiana resident for personal use if the vintner holds an out-of-state shipper's permit. Requires the holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit to pay the sales tax and excise tax on wine directly shipped to an Indiana resident.

Effective: July 1, 2004.





Dobis, Kuzman




    January 15, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1326



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 7.1-3-25; (04)IN1326.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 7.1-3-25 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]:
     Chapter 25. Direct Shipment of Wine
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "seller" refers to a person who holds a permit:
        (1) issued by a state other than Indiana; and
        (2) that is the equivalent of a vintner's permit issued under this title.
    Sec. 2. A seller may ship, transport, or consign not more than twenty-four (24) bottles of wine each month from a location outside Indiana to a person in Indiana who does not hold a valid wholesaler permit under this title if:
        (1) the person who orders and receives the direct wine shipment is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
        (2) the seller obtains an out-of-state shipper's permit under this chapter.
    Sec. 3. A person in Indiana who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age may:
        (1)
order or purchase wine in person or by mail, facsimile transmission (fax), telephone, computer network (as defined in IC 35-43-2-3(a)), or other device from a seller who holds an out-of-state shipper's permit under this chapter; and
        (2) receive direct shipments of wine for personal use and not for resale.
    Sec. 4. Before sending a shipment to a person in Indiana, a seller shall:
        (1) submit an application to the commission for an out-of-state shipper's permit on a form prescribed by the commission;
        (2) pay a one hundred dollar ($100) registration fee;
        (3) provide a copy of the seller's current alcoholic beverage license issued by the other state; and
        (4) provide any other information required by the commission.
    Sec. 5. An out-of-state shipper's permit remains in effect for one (1) calendar year, including the day the permit is granted as set forth in IC 7.1-3-1-3.
    Sec. 6. The holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit shall:
        (1) ensure that a container of wine shipped directly to a person in Indiana is conspicuously labeled with the words: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY.";
        (2) report to the commission annually the information set forth in section 9 of this chapter;
        (3) annually pay to the department of state revenue all sales taxes and excise taxes due on the sales to residents of Indiana in the preceding calendar year, calculating the amount of the taxes as if the sale were in Indiana at the location where the delivery was made;
        (4) allow the commission or the department of state revenue to perform an audit of the out-of-state shipper's records on request; and
        (5) be considered to have consented to the jurisdiction of the commission, any other state agency, and Indiana courts concerning enforcement of this chapter and any related laws or rules.
    Sec. 7. A holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit may annually renew the permit by submitting the following to the commission:
        (1) An application for renewal on a form prescribed by the commission.
        (2) A renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50).
    Sec. 8. The fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the enforcement and administration fund under IC 7.1-4-10.
    Sec. 9. An out-of-state shipper must submit a report to the commission not later than January 31 of each year, on a form prescribed by the commission, that contains the following information concerning shipments made under this chapter:
        (1) The identity, quantity, and price of all wine shipped into Indiana during the previous calendar year.
        (2) Other information required by the commission to implement this chapter.
    Sec. 10. The commission and the department of state revenue may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
    Sec. 11. A person who violates this chapter is subject to the penalties set forth in IC 7.1-5-11.
    Sec. 12. The commission may revoke an out-of-state shipper's permit for the failure to pay the excise taxes when required to do so by this title. The action of the commission is final.

SOURCE: IC 7.1-4-4-3; (04)IN1326.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 7.1-4-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-1999, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 3. Persons Liable for Tax. The wine excise tax shall be paid by the holder of the following:
        (1)
A vintner's permit, a farm winery permit, a wine wholesaler's permit, a dining car wine permit, or a boat wine permit on the alcoholic beverage to which the tax is applicable and which has been manufactured or imported by him the permit holder into this state. Indiana.
         (2) An out-of-state shipper's permit on the wine to which the tax is applicable and that has been shipped by the permit holder into Indiana.
However, the same article shall be taxed only once for wine excise tax purposes.
SOURCE: IC 7.1-4-6-1; (04)IN1326.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 7.1-4-6-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 1. Power of Commission and Department. The chairman and the department shall have the power to examine the books, papers, records, and premises of a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or dealer, or holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit under this title for the purpose of determining whether the excise taxes imposed by this title have been paid fully and whether the provisions of the title are being complied

with.

SOURCE: IC 7.1-4-7-1; (04)IN1326.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 7.1-4-7-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.235-2001, SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 1. Collection of Annual License Fees. The chairman shall collect the required annual license fee paid in connection with the issuance of a brewer's permit, a beer wholesaler's permit, a temporary beer permit, a dining car permit of any type, a boat permit of any type, a distiller's permit, a rectifier's permit, a liquor wholesaler's permit, a vintner's permit, a farm winery permit, a farm winery brandy distiller's permit, a wine wholesaler's permit, a wine bottler's permit, a temporary wine permit, an out-of-state shipper's permit, a salesman's permit, and a carrier's alcoholic permit.
SOURCE: IC 7.1-5-11-1.5; (04)IN1326.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 7.1-5-11-1.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 1.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful for a person in the business of selling alcoholic beverages in another state or country to ship or cause to be shipped an alcoholic beverage directly to an Indiana resident who does not hold a valid wholesaler permit under this title. This includes the ordering and selling of alcoholic beverages over a computer network (as defined by IC 35-43-2-3(a)).
    (b) A seller (as defined by IC 7.1-3-25-1) may ship, transport, or consign wine from a location outside Indiana directly to an Indiana resident who does not hold a valid wholesaler permit if the seller:
        (1) holds an out-of-state shipper's permit; and
        (2) satisfies the other requirements;
under IC 7.1-3-25.

     (c) Upon a determination by the commission that a person has violated subsection (a) or (b), a wholesaler or an Indiana resident may not accept a shipment of:
         (1) alcoholic beverages from the a person who violates subsection (a); or
        (2) wine from a seller who violates subsection (b);

for a period of up to one (1) year as determined by the commission.
    (c) (d) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.