Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 16. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

CHAPTER 2. LIQUOR STORES

Part 1. Operation of Stores

State Lien On Liquor In Agency Liquor Stores

16-2-110. State lien on liquor in agency liquor stores. The state has a first lien with an absolute first priority to secure any outstanding amounts due the state for liquor purchased on any inventory, including any after-acquired inventory in the possession of an agent or on the premises of an agency liquor store, to secure payment for the existing inventory. The state has the right to physically recover any inventory from an agency liquor store for any failure to timely make payments.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 530, L. 1995.