41-306. Spirits distributor's license; rights of licensee; withdrawal of spirits from inventory for use as samples. A spirits distributor's license, shall allow:

(a) The wholesale purchase, importation and storage of spirits, but all such spirits so purchased or imported which are manufactured in the United States shall be purchased from the primary American source of supply or from another licensed spirits distributor, except that a licensed spirits distributor may purchase confiscated spirits at a sheriff's sale.

(b) The sale of spirits to:

(1) Spirits distributors licensed in this state;

(2) retailers licensed in this state, except that such distributor shall sell a brand of spirits only to those retailers whose licensed premises are located in the geographic territory within which such distributor is authorized to sell such brand, as designated in the notice or notices filed with the director pursuant to K.S.A. 41-410, and amendments thereto; and

(3) such persons located outside such territory or outside this state as permitted by law.

(c) The purchase of spirits in barrels, casks or other bulk containers and the bottling thereof before resale, but all bottles or containers filled with such spirits shall be sealed, labeled and otherwise made to comply with all laws and rules and regulations governing the preparation and bottling of spirits by manufacturers and with all federal rules, regulations and laws.

(d) The storage and delivery to a retailer licensed under the Kansas liquor control act or a retailer licensed under K.S.A. 41-2702, and amendments thereto, on the distributor's licensed premises, of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage of another licensed distributor authorized by law to sell such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage to such retailer, in accordance with an agreement entered into with such other distributor and approved by the director.

(e) The storage and delivery to a public venue licensed under the club and drinking establishment act of alcoholic liquor purchased by the public venue licensee from a retailer authorized by law to sell such alcoholic liquor to such public venue licensee.

(f) The withdrawal of spirits from such licensee's inventory for use as samples in the course of the business of the distributor or at industry seminars. Samples may only be provided to persons licensed as a distributor or a retailer under the Kansas liquor control act, and such person's employees or to persons licensed under the club and drinking establishment act and such persons' employees. Samples may be served on the licensed premises of the licensee, or on the premises of a licensed retailer, except that no sample shall be served on that portion of the premises of a licensed retailer that is open to the public and where sales of alcoholic liquor at retail are made. Only products that have not been purchased from the distributor licensee by the retailer or club and drinking establishment act licensee within the previous 12 months may be provided for sampling pursuant to this subsection. No sample shall be provided to any minor. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit the licensee to sell any alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises. The withdrawal of spirits shall be subject to the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-4101 et seq., and amendments thereto, based on the applicable current posted bottle or case price. For purposes of this subsection, "sample" means not more than three liters of distilled spirits.

History: L. 1949, ch. 242, § 22; L. 1978, ch. 185, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 153, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 13; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 14; L. 1993, ch. 20, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 154, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 144, § 7; L. 2015, ch. 82, § 21; L. 2023, ch. 71, § 3; May 4.