Ohio Code § 4303.03

§ 4303.03.

(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, permit A-2 may be issued to a manufacturer

to manufacture wine from grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products;  to import

and purchase wine in bond for blending purposes, the total amount of wine so imported

during the year covered by the permit not to exceed forty per cent of all the wine

manufactured and imported;  to manufacture, purchase, and import brandy for fortifying

purposes;  and to sell those products either in glass or container for consumption

on the premises where manufactured, in sealed containers for consumption off the premises

where manufactured, and to wholesale permit holders under the rules adopted by the

division of liquor control. (B)(1) The holder of an A-2 permit shall not sell directly to a retailer.  In order to make sales to a retailer, the manufacturer shall obtain a B-2a permit

or make the sale directly to a B-2 or B-5 permit holder for subsequent resale to a

retailer. (2) The holder of an A-2 permit shall not sell directly to a consumer unless the product

is sold on the premises in accordance with division (A) of this section.  In order to make sales to a consumer off the premises where the wine is manufactured,

the manufacturer shall obtain an S-1 or S-2 permit. (3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an A-2 permit holder from also holding a B-2a,

S-1, or S-2 permit. (C) The fee for this permit is seventy-six dollars for each plant to which this permit

is issued.