39-17-703 - Receiving, possessing, and transporting alcoholic beverages.
39-17-703. Receiving, possessing, and transporting alcoholic beverages.
(a) No person, unless authorized to do so under title 57, shall receive, possess or transport with the intent to redistribute or resell in this state any intoxicating liquor that has not had all taxes attributable to the intoxicating liquor paid.
(b) It shall be inferred that any receipt, possession, or transportation of more than five (5) gallons of intoxicating liquors that is not accompanied by a receipt or documentation from an entity holding a license issued under § 57-3-204, § 57-3-203 or § 57-3-207 is for the purpose of resale or distribution.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2009, ch. 434, §§ 1, 2.]