Section 301.5 – Additional operational requirements for liquor transport license held by a central receiving and distribution center.

• (1) A liquor transport licensee that is a central receiving and distribution center shall establish a secure process for:
  • (a) receiving alcoholic product from airport licensees, liquor transport licensees, beer wholesaler licensees, and small brewers at the central receiving and distribution center’s premises;
  • (b) screening and storing alcoholic product the central receiving and distribution center receives or brings to the premises; and
  • (c) delivering alcoholic product to the airport licensee that owns the alcoholic product.

• (2) As part of the secure process described in Subsection (1), the central receiving and distribution center shall:
  • (a) clearly identify and keep separate each airport licensee’s alcoholic product;
  • (b) maintain alcoholic product in a locked storage area or container at all times except during:
    • (i) a security screening of the alcoholic product; or
    • (ii) transportation of the alcoholic product;
  • (c) notify the receiving airport licensee when screening is complete and alcoholic product is ready for delivery; and
  • (d) deliver the alcoholic product to the receiving airport licensee.

• (3) The commission may prescribe by rule, consistent with this title, the operational requirements of a liquor transport licensee that is a central receiving and distribution center.

Enacted by Chapter 3, 2020 Special Session 5