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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

Open

NDCC 5-01-21(1)(f) — verified 2026-10-25.

Wine

Open
  • Producer must make no more than 25,000 gal/yr to qualify

NDCC 5-01-20 — verified 2026-10-25.

Spirits

Open

NDCC 5-01-19.1 — verified 2026-10-25.

RTD / canned cocktails

Open

Derived 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.