Several new complex liquor laws will go into effect in Indiana starting July 1.
While it’s illegal to buy alcohol on Sundays in Indiana at liquor stores and grocery stores, starting the first of the month it will be legal to carry out alcohol from artisan distilleries.
Breweries and wineries in Indiana already have the privilege of being able to sell their products every day of the week, including Sundays, but now local distilleries will be allowed to sell vodka, rum, gin, whiskey and the like on Sundays.
Another slight change in alcohol laws will include farm wineries being able to refill containers, like growlers, without having a small brewer’s permit. Prior to this change, any farm wineries providing refilling services were doing so illegally.
The Department of Natural Resources will also be allowed to apply for a three-way alcohol permit for state parks, something initially reserved for approval by a county’s alcoholic beverage board. This law could possibly make way for alcohol sales at state parks in the future.
Anicka Slachta
