Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB211: Revise alcohol laws
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act allowing off-premises beer and wine licenses to deliver beer and table wine; creating a third-party delivery license for alcohol; allowing an off-premises retail licensee to have a third-party delivery licensee deliver beer or table wine; requiring the sale of alcohol to the end consumer; providing licensure requirements; providing requirements for the third-party delivery licensee; revising laws relating to responsible server training; providing for licensing by the department of revenue; providing for payment of a fee; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ALLOWING OFF-PREMISES BEER AND WINE LICENSES TO DELIVER BEER AND TABLE WINE; CREATING A THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY LICENSE FOR ALCOHOL; ALLOWING AN OFF-PREMISES RETAIL LICENSEE TO HAVE A THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY LICENSEE DELIVER BEER OR TABLE WINE; REQUIRING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO THE END CONSUMER; PROVIDING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY LICENSEE; REVISING LAWS RELATING TO RESPONSIBLE SERVER TRAINING; PROVIDING FOR LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF A FEE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-4-115, 16-4-501, 16-4-1001, 16-4-1002, 16-4-1003, 16-4-1004, 16-4-1005, 16-4-1007, AND 16-4-1008, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Third-party delivery license -- definitions. (1) An off-premises retail licensee as provided for in 16-4-115 shall sell beer or table wine to the end consumer for personal use only and not for resale. A third-party delivery licensee may not sell beer or table wine to the end consumer. The off-premises retail licensee must have the exclusive authority to determine which beer or table wine is available for delivery and set the prices for these beverages. (2) (a) The department may issue a third-party delivery license to a third-party delivery applicant if the following requirements are met: (i) the third-party delivery applicant meets the requirements for an off-premises retail licensee under 16-4-401 to hold a license; and (ii) …