Indiana Code
Chapter 21. Restrictions on Issuance of Permits
7.1-3-21-14. Indiana State Fair Commission Permit to Sell Alcoholic Beverages on State Fair Grounds; Permitted Activities; Requirements

Sec. 14. (a) The commission shall issue a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the Indiana state fair grounds to the Indiana state fair commission.
(b) The following applies under this section:
(1) A permit holder is entitled to sell alcoholic beverages on the state fair grounds to consumers by the glass.
(2) The state fair commission is entitled to allow a brewery under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5), a farm winery under IC 7.1-3-12, or an artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, to sell alcoholic beverages to consumers for consumption off the state fair grounds:
(A) at a trade show or an exposition at which products of a permittee participant are displayed, promoted, and sold;
(B) at a time other than during the state fair; and
(C) including at a location on the property of the state fair grounds for which a supplemental caterer's permit has been approved.
(3) A permit holder is entitled to permit multiple vendors of the state fair commission with separate permits at different locations on the state fair grounds to sell alcoholic beverages by the glass under the permit.
(4) A permit holder is entitled to receive the permit directly from the commission without local board approval.
(5) A permit holder is not subject to quota restrictions under IC 7.1-3-22-3.
(6) A permit holder is entitled to allow a minor to be present in the places where alcoholic beverages are sold.
(c) The holder of a permit under this section must comply with the following requirements:
(1) File a floor plan of the premises where alcoholic beverages will be served and consumed.
(2) Provide that service of alcoholic beverages may be performed only by servers certified under IC 7.1-3-1.5.
(3) Allow sales during the times prescribed under IC 7.1-3-1-14.
(4) Prohibit sales prohibited under IC 7.1-5-10-1.
(5) Operate under rules adopted by the commission to protect the public interest under IC 7.1-1-1.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-6-1.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.33; P.L.28-2014, SEC.1; P.L.285-2019, SEC.43.