{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-7.1-3-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 7.1-3-5-2","heading":"Applicants eligible for permits; renewal of permits","body":"Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, \"proprietor of a package liquor store\" means the person that:\n(1) holds the financial investment in; and\n(2) exercises the financial and operational oversight of;\na package liquor store.\n(b) The commission may issue a beer dealer's permit only to an applicant who is the proprietor of a drug store, grocery store, or package liquor store.\n(c) The commission may issue a beer dealer's permit to an applicant that is a foreign corporation if:\n(1) the applicant is duly admitted to do business in Indiana;\n(2) the sale of beer is within the applicant's corporate powers; and\n(3) the applicant is otherwise qualified under this title.\n(d) The commission shall not issue a beer dealer's permit to a person who is disqualified under the special disqualifications. However, the special disqualification listed in IC 7.1-3-4-2(a)(14) shall not apply to an applicant for a beer dealer's permit.\n(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission may renew a beer dealer's permit for an applicant who:\n(1) held a permit before July 1, 1997; and\n(2) is the proprietor of a confectionery or a store that:\n(A) is not a drug store, grocery store, or package liquor store;\n(B) is in good repute; and\n(C) in the judgment of the commission, deals in merchandise that is not incompatible with the sale of beer.","path":["TITLE 7.1. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO","ARTICLE 3. PERMITS","Chapter 5. Beer Dealers' Permits"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_7.1.html#7.1-3-5-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-12T01:57:19Z","sha256":"dfdadcb9a936952705f10cde6500c6a5e8c4edfee121454c3b859ff350d328f1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-7.1-3-5-1","next":"us-in/ic-7.1-3-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}