Delaware § 718 - Shipping and transporting alcoholic liquor.
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§ 718. Shipping and transporting alcoholic liquor.
(a) If alcoholic liquor is to be shipped to a point within the State by other than the manufacturer or importer thereof, the transportation thereof outside of the municipality in which the establishment of the seller is situated, shall be made only by a common carrier or, if not contrary to the rules of the Commissioner, by the purchaser on condition that it is transported in a vehicle owned or hired by the purchaser directly to the purchaser’s residence or, if the purchaser is the holder of a license to sell, to the purchaser’s establishment, but such transportation shall not be by the seller nor by any employee, agent or representative of the seller, nor by any other person interested in the sale.
(b) If alcoholic liquor is to be shipped to a point within or without this State by the manufacturer or importer thereof, the shipment shall only be made by common carrier, by vehicle owned or hired by the manufacturer or importer, or employee of the manufacturer or importer, under the rules of the Commissioner. “Shipped,” as used in this subsection, shall mean any movement of alcoholic beverage to any location other than the manufacturer’s or importer’s storage location.
(c) If the transportation of alcoholic liquor be effected by a common carrier, the individual transporting or in charge of the transportation of such alcoholic liquor shall have in such individual’s possession and produce upon request a waybill or other evidence of authorized shipment containing the name and address of the shipper and the name and address of the consignee.
38 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 37; Code 1935, § 6166; 4 Del. C. 1953, § 726; 67 Del. Laws, c. 109, § 19; 68 Del. Laws, c. 54, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, § 11; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 48; 84 Del. Laws, c. 514, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 718 ("Shipping and transporting alcoholic liquor.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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