Direct sale by domestic distilleries
N.D. Cent. Code § 5-01-19.1
in effect5-01-19.1. Direct sale by domestic distilleries
1. A domestic distillery that produces no more than twelve thousand proof gallons [45425
liters] of spirits per year may sell and deliver, onsite or offsite, the spirits produced by
the distillery directly to licensed retailers. The distillery may sell and deliver spirits
onsite to a licensed retailer that presents the retailer's license or a photocopy of the
license. The distillery may deliver the spirits offsite if the distillery:
a. Uses the distillery's equipment, trucks, and employees to deliver the spirits;
b. Contracts with a licensed distributor to ship and deliver the spirits to the retailer;
or
c. Contracts with a common carrier to ship and deliver the spirits to the retailer
directly from the distillery or the distillery's warehouse.
2. The total amount of spirits each domestic distillery may sell or deliver directly to all
licensed retailers may not exceed two hundred cases per year. Individual shipments
delivered by common carrier may not exceed three cases a day for each licensed
retailer. A case may not exceed two and thirty-eight hundredths gallons [9 liters].
3. As used in this section, "proof gallon" means a gallon [3.79 liters] of liquid at sixty
degrees Fahrenheit [15.5 degrees Celsius] which contains fifty percent ethyl alcohol by
volume or its equivalent.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t05c01.pdf#nameddest=5-01-19p1Fetched: 10/16/2026