House Bill 882 revises various alcohol laws in Montana, particularly focusing on the sales of alcoholic beverages by licensed retailers in additional structures or buildings. The bill allows licensed retailers, including those with all-beverages licenses at golf courses, to sell alcoholic beverages in designated additional buildings, subject to department approval and a $100 application fee. Specifically, it permits sales in one additional building per nine holes of a golf course and allows consumption of these beverages anywhere within the golf course boundaries. For resort areas, the bill enables licensees to sell alcoholic beverages in up to two separate licensed structures on the same property, provided they meet specific requirements.

The bill also introduces a resort alternate alcoholic beverage storage facility, allowing resort areas with multiple retail all-beverage licenses to apply for a storage facility that does not need to be contiguous to the licensed premises. Licensees can store sealed alcoholic beverages from multiple licensees in this facility and are permitted to accept deliveries and transfer beverages between approved licensees, with proper documentation. Additionally, the bill clarifies that it is unlawful for any licensee to sell liquor not purchased from an agency liquor store, with penalties for violations including fines, potential imprisonment, and immediate license revocation for knowingly selling unauthorized liquor. The bill is set to take effect on June 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(1): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(2): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(3): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(4): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(5): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(6): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(7): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1(8): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_1: 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(1): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(10): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(11): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(2): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(3): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(4): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(5): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(6): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(7): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(8): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2(9): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_2: 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(1): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(10): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(11): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(12): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(13): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(14): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(15): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(16): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(2): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(3): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(4): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(5): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(6): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(7): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(8): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X(9): 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303
HB0882_X: 16-3-302, 16-3-311, 16-4-213, 16-6-303