Unlawful for licensed retailer to purchase from other than licensed wholesaler
A store with a license to sell alcohol must buy that alcohol only from a licensed wholesale dealer in Missouri. The store cannot sell alcohol it bought some other way. Also, the store cannot sell lower-alcohol drinks (less than 5% alcohol by weight) in boxes that have been ripped or cut up, and cannot repackage those drinks in a way that hides or removes the required labels. Breaking any of these rules is a misdemeanor.
311.280. for to purchase from other than — prohibited acts. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in this state holding a to purchase any except from, by or through a in this state. It shall be unlawful for such liquor to sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor purchased in violation of the of this section. Any person violating any of this section shall be guilty of a .
2. Any d this chapter shall not:
(1) Sell intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent to the in an received from the that has been , torn apart, or cut apart; or
(2) Repackage intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent by weight in a manner misleading to the consumer or that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.
(RSMo 1939 § 4913, A.L. 2003 S.B. 298, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
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