Mark ups at the State Liquor Warehouse.

Regulating booze profit mark up at the State Liquor Warehouse?

Why?

Has this been a problem?

If it is, it's likely due to the costs of operating Wyoming's very odd system of liquor regulation and it might just be a better idea to completely overhaul it.

2019

STATE OF WYOMING

19LSO-0440

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0162

Alcoholic liquors markup amount.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Connolly, Eyre, Furphy, Paxton and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to alcoholic liquors; increasing the maximum profit to the state from alcoholic liquor sales from the Wyoming liquor division; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.  W.S. 12‑2‑303(a) is amended to read:

12‑2‑303.  Purchase and sale of alcoholic liquors; shortages.

(a)  The Wyoming liquor division shall purchase and sell alcoholic liquors to qualified licensees within the state including, at the discretion of the division, any retail distributors or permittees operating within any military post or national park located within the boundaries of the state of Wyoming.  Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, sales shall be made at prices sufficient to return the cost of merchandise and all expenses of operation together with a profit, not to exceed seventeen and six‑tenths percent (17.6%) twenty and six‑tenths percent (20.6%) above the cost of the merchandise.

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2019.

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