Section 11.32. Purchase and importation of alcohol by AB permittees from other distilleries

(a) The holder of an AB Permit engaged in this Commonwealth in the manufacture, rectification or blending of liquor, and the holder of an AB Permit who also manufactures alcohol under license in this State or another state, may import the alcohol into this Commonwealth, and may purchase alcohol from resident distillery licensees, purchase and import alcohol from legal vendors located outside of this Commonwealth and, in the case of affiliated companies, may purchase alcohol from its affiliates or subsidiaries in the manner and for the purposes set forth in § 11.34 (relating to prohibited purchases and sales).

(b) A consignment of alcohol purchased or imported under this section shall be shipped in bond and shall, upon arrival at its destination, be placed in a bonded warehouse holding a Bonded Warehouse License, unless the permittee maintains and operates its own bonded warehouse under its Distillery License.

(c) Where the alcohol imported is stored in a bonded warehouse not maintained by the permittee, the alcohol so stored may be delivered only to the permittee. Except as provided in § 11.34, alcohol so imported or purchased by the permittee may not be resold as such but shall be used only by the permittee in the manufacture, rectification or blending of liquor under its Distillery License.

The provisions of this § 11.32 adopted June 26, 1952; amended through November 4, 1963.