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Indiana Code Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco § 7.1-3-22-4

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may grant:

(1) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of less than fifteen thousand one (15,001):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each two thousand (2,000) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) two (2) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;

(2) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each three thousand five hundred (3,500) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) eight (8) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;  and

(3) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of at least eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each six thousand (6,000) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) twenty-three (23) beer dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town.

(b) The commission may grant:

(1) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of less than fifteen thousand one (15,001):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each two thousand (2,000) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) two (2) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;

(2) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) and less than eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each three thousand five hundred (3,500) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) eight (8) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town;  and

(3) in an incorporated city or town that has a population of at least eighty thousand (80,000):

(A) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each six thousand (6,000) persons, or a fraction thereof;  or

(B) twenty-three (23) liquor dealer's permits;

whichever is greater, within the incorporated city or town.

(c) The commission may grant in an area in the county outside an incorporated city or town:

(1) one (1) beer dealer's permit for each two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons, or a fraction thereof, or two (2) beer dealer's permits, whichever is greater;  and

(2) one (1) liquor dealer's permit for each two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons, or a fraction thereof, or two (2) liquor dealer's permits, whichever is greater;

within the area in a county outside an incorporated city or town.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the commission may renew or transfer a beer dealer's or liquor dealer's permit for a beer dealer or liquor dealer that:

(1) held a permit before July 1, 2008;  and

(2) does not qualify for a permit under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a), (b), or (c).

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), the commission may grant not more than two (2) new beer dealer's permits or five percent (5%) of the total beer dealer permits established under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a) or (c), whichever is greater, for each of the following:

(1) An incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new beer dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (a).

(2) An area in a county outside an incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new beer dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (c).

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), the commission may grant not more than two (2) new liquor dealer's permits or five percent (5%) of the total liquor dealer permits established under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (b) or (c), whichever is greater, for each of the following:

(1) An incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new liquor dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (b).

(2) An area in a county outside an incorporated city or town that does not qualify for any new liquor dealer's permits under the quota restrictions set forth in subsection (c).

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