Montana Title 16. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana § 16-3-516. Dock sales

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (4), beer may not be delivered to a licensed retailer at any location other than the retailer's licensed premises, noncontiguous storage areas under 16-3-311(6), and resort alternate storage facilities under 16-4-213(8).

(2) An all-beverages licensee may personally or through an employee obtain from any distributor's warehouse any quantity of beer as the all-beverages licensee and distributor may agree to buy and sell.

(3) Retailers other than an all-beverages licensee may personally or through an employee obtain from the distributor's warehouse any quantity of beer that the retailer and distributor may agree to buy and sell only within the territory of the distributor in which the retailer is located.

(4) Except as provided in subsections (5) through (6), table wine and sacramental wine may not be delivered to a licensed retailer or liquor store agent at any location other than the retailer's licensed premises, an agency liquor store, noncontiguous storage areas under 16-3-311(6), or resort alternate storage facilities under 16-4-213(8).

(5) An all-beverages licensee may personally or through an employee obtain from any distributor's warehouse any quantity of table wine that the all-beverages licensee and distributor may agree to buy and sell.

(6) Liquor store agents or retailers other than all-beverages licensees may personally or through an employee obtain from the distributor's warehouse any quantity of table wine as the agent or retailer and distributor may agree to buy and sell only within the territory of the distributor in which the agent's liquor store or retailer is located.

(7) When a distributor's trucks and equipment are incapable of delivering beer, table wine, or sacramental wine to a retail licensee's premises due to the unique physical location of the retail licensee's premises, examples of which are premises located on an island or atop a mountain, the distributor and retail licensee may seek prior department approval for an alternative delivery arrangement on a form provided by the department.  If the department approves the alternative delivery arrangement request, the department shall provide the distributor and the retail licensee a written summary of the conditions of the approved delivery arrangement.  Failure to comply with the approved alternative delivery arrangement may subject the distributor or retail licensee to administrative action.