Section 12-4-415 - Microbrewery permits; authorized; conditions; fees(a) Subject to restrictions imposed under W.S. 12-4-103 excluding W.S. 12-4-103(a)(vi), a local licensing authority may issue a microbrewery permit authorizing a permit holder to brew a malt beverage and dispense the brewed malt beverage for onpremises and limited off-premises personal consumption. Notwithstanding W.S. 12-5-201 and for the purposes of this subsection, "on-premises" may include a fenced or enclosed area immediately adjacent to the licensed brewing site as approved by the local licensing authority. The dispensing of malt beverages in an immediately adjacent area authorized by this paragraph shall be subject to the schedule of operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101. Any microbrewery permit holder shall: (i) File a monthly report of brewed malt beverage the permit holder produced on a form provided by the liquor division. The report shall be filed with the liquor division not later than the tenth day of each month following the month in which the brewed malt beverage was produced. Any report filed late with the liquor division shall be subject to a late filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(ii) Maintain records for at least three (3) years that will permit the liquor division to ascertain the truthfulness of the information filed and permit the division to perform an audit of the licensee's records upon reasonable request.(b) The local licensing authority: (i) May allow the sale of malt beverage obtained through a contract brewing arrangement and other malt beverages under a microbrewery permit for on-premises consumption when obtained through licensed wholesale malt beverage distributors;(ii) May allow the microbrewery to sell on site its brewed product and its malt beverage obtained through a contract brewing arrangement for off-premises personal consumption, not for retail sale, in packaging of bottles, cans or packs of an aggregate volume not to exceed two thousand (2,000) ounces per sale;(iii) In accordance with the process established under article 1 of this chapter, may allow the transfer of a microbrewery permit to another location and ownership of the microbrewery may be transferred upon approval by the local licensing authority; and(iv) Shall assess a fee of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) payable annually in advance for each microbrewery permit. When dual ownership of a microbrewery permit and a liquor license exists no additional fee shall be assessed other than the retail, restaurant, bar and grill or resort license fee.(c)W.S. 12-4-410 shall apply to any person holding a microbrewery permit and a restaurant liquor license and W.S. 124-413 shall apply to any person holding a microbrewery permit and a bar and grill liquor license, except that either dual holder: (i) May sell the brewed malt beverage for limited off-premises personal consumption pursuant to paragraph (b)(ii) of this section;(ii) May upon cessation of full service restaurant operations, serve a limited menu and continue to serve malt beverages authorized under the microbrewery permit;(iii) Shall not include sales of malt beverages authorized under the microbrewery permit, or sales other than food service and alcoholic beverages, in the annual gross sales report required under W.S. 12-4-408(c).(d) A local licensing authority may authorize a microbrewery to operate at more than one (1) location. The local licensing authority may require the payment of an additional permit fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) regardless of the number of locations authorized for the microbrewery. All locations shall be subject to all provisions of this title related to the operation of a microbrewery.(e) The holder of a microbrewery permit under this section may also hold a manufacturer's license under W.S. 12-2-203(a).