Wholesale alcohol rules in North Dakota
Whether a producer may sell direct to a retailer here, by beverage class. Each row says how well sourced it is: whether we read the statute ourselves, or are still working from our own notes or a secondary summary.
This is the producer-to-retailer lane. Sales through a licensed wholesaler are the ordinary route and are not what these rows describe. Nothing here is legal advice — it is a record of what we read, published so you can check it.
Beer
OpenNDCC 5-01-21(1)(f) — verified 2026-10-25.
Spirits
OpenNDCC 5-01-19.1 — verified 2026-10-25.
RTD / canned cocktails
OpenDerived from this state's beer, wine and spirits lanes (NDCC 5-01-21(1)(f); NDCC 5-01-20; NDCC 5-01-19.1)
A class not listed above is one nobody has read yet — not even a secondary summary. It is not a finding that North Dakota forbids it. Every row above links the statute it rests on, so you can check the reading for yourself.