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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 243.180: Business authorized by distributor's license.

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  1. KRS Chapter 243

(1) A distributor's license shall authorize the licensee to:

(a) Purchase malt beverages from Kentucky breweries or from out -of-state

breweries or distributors licensed to do business by the state in which they are

located;

(b) Import a non -United States brand malt beverage from an importer or

wholesaler registered with the Kentucky Department of Revenue;

(c) Sell his or her products to the holder of a special nonbeverage alcohol license;

or

(d) Store malt beverages and to sell them only, from the licensed prem ises, to

other distributors, to licensed retailers, to any of its employees for home

consumption, and to charitable or fraternal organizations holding group

meetings, picnics, or outings.

(2) A distributor shall transport malt beverages only by a vehicle o wned, rented, or

leased and operated by the distributor, which has affixed to its sides at all times a

sign of form and size prescribed by the state board, containing among other things

the name and license number of the licensee. No distilled spirits or w ine shall be

transported on the same truck or vehicle with malt beverages, except by a common

carrier, unless the owner of such truck or vehicle holds a wholesaler's license.

(3) A distributor's license must be obtained for each separate warehouse, agent,

distributor, broker, jobber, or place of business from which orders are received or

beverages are distributed unless it is a licensed brewery.

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