Maharashtra Excise Manual
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51. Prohibition to store or sell any other foreign liquor

6A[Provided that, wine required for sale under the licence may be obtained directly from the winery which has been exempted from payment of excise duty and holding manufactory licence in Form 'BRL' granted under a valid transport pass in Form 'BR IX'.]6A

2,5,7[Provided that, in certain District where there are only very few trade and import licence holders for importing and selling foreign liquor by wholesalers (FL-I licensees) and they do not sell majority of brands in the district, then the foreign liquor required for licenced hotel (F.L. III Licensee) or club (F. L. IV Licensee), shall also be bought from a person holding a Vendor's Licence for sale of Foreign Liquor FL-II, after obtaining the approval of the Government. The record of the purchase and sale of such stock of foreign liquor shall be maintained by the licensees in the form prescribed by the Commissioner]2,5,7

9[Provided also that, beer required for sale under the licence may be obtained directly from a person holding microbrewery or a restaurant-brewery licence, only in packaged form of not less than 5 litres, after payment of excise duty under a valid transport pass in Form BR-IX.]9

51. Prohibition to store or sell any other foreign liquor

  1. A hotel or club licensee shall not keep or sell, in the licensed premises of the hotel or club, foreign liquor of any kind which he is not authorised to buy under the licence, nor shall he keep, or sell foreign liquor in any place except in the licensed premises of such hotel or club.
  2. No adulterated, deteriorated or spurious foreign liquor of any kind shall be received, sold or kept by the licensee in the hotel or club.

52. Sale and consumption of foreign liquor

A(1) Mild beer, mild liquor may be sold in pegs or bottles to any person who is not below [21 years] and foreign liquor may be sold in pegs or bottles to a foreigner or a permit holder at a hotel or restaurant for consumption in the area assigned for that purpose and approved by the licensing authority and to a resident in such hotel for consumption in his room:A

Provided that, mild beer, mild liquor may be served to foreigners or the persons who is not below 21 years in the dining room of such hotel or restaurant.

3[Provided further that beer 8[or wine or both]8 may be sold in sealed bottles to any person above the age of 4[21 years or permit holder for]4 consumption after getting the FL-III licence duly endorsed to that effect from the Collector on payment of 25 per cent. of the licence fee payable for grant or renewal of the licence in FL-III.]3

10[Provided also that, beer in Growlers may be sold to any person above the age of 21 years or permit holder for off-consumption.]10