ous or malt liquor which contains 1 percent or more ethyl alcohol by volume. 2. “Brew pub” means an establishment which manufactures malt beverages and sells those malt beverages at retail pursuant to the provisions of NRS 597.230. 3. “Engage in” includes participation in a business as an owner or partner, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, ownership equity or in any other manner. 4. “Instructional wine-making facility” means an instructional wine-making facility operated pursuant to NRS 597.245. 5. “Legal age” means the age at which a person is legally permitted to purchase an alcoholic beverage pursuant to NRS 202.020. 6. “Malt beverage” means beer, ale, porter, stout and other similar fermented beverages of any name or description, brewed or produced from malt, wholly or in part. 7. “Supplier” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 597.140. 8. “Wine” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 369.140. (Added to NRS by 1975, 623; A 1985, 531; 1991, 108; 1995, 1570; 2005, 1272, 1326) NRS 597.210 Limitations on engaging in business of importing, wholesaling or retailing alcoholic beverages. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 597.240, a person engaged in business as a supplier or engaged in the business of manufacturing, blending or bottling alcoholic beverages within or without this State shall not engage in the business of importing, wholesaling or retailing alcoholic beverages. 2. This section does not: (a) Preclude any person engaged in the business of importing, wholesaling or retailing alcoholic beverages from owning less than 2 percent of the outstanding ownership equity in any organization which manufactures, blends or bottles alcoholic beverages. (b) Prohibit a person engaged in the business of rectifying or bottling alcoholic beverages from importing neutral or distilled spirits in bulk only for the express purpose of rectification pursuant to NRS 369.415. (c) Prohibit a person from operating a brew pub pursuant to NRS 597.230. (d) Prohibit a person from operating an instructional wine-making facility pursuant to NRS 597.245. (Added to NRS by 1975, 623, 1463; A 1991, 109, 384; 1995, 1570; 2005, 1273, 1326) NRS 597.220 Importer or wholesaler may not engage in business of retailing alcoholic beverages. 1. Any person who is engaged in the business of importing or wholesaling alcoholic beverages in the State of Nevada shall not engage in the business of retailing alcoholic beverages in this state. 2. For the purposes of this section, a person who transfers or receives alcoholic beverages in the manner described in NRS 369.4865 must not be considered to be engaged in the business of wholesaling alcoholic beverages based solely upon those transfers. (Added to NRS by 1975, 624; A 2001 Special Session, 165) NRS 597.225 Requirements to serve samples of alcoholic beverages on premises of grocery store. 1. A person who operates a grocery store may serve samples of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the grocery store if the person: (a) Is licensed to sell, at retail, alcoholic beverages on the premises of the grocery store; (b) Obtains an annual permit to serve such samples from the local governing body that has jurisdiction to license and regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the grocery store; (c) Purchases any alcoholic beverages used for such samples from a wholesale dealer of alcoholic beverages who is licensed under chapter 369 of NRS; and (d) Complies with the requirements of this section. 2. A person who holds an annual permit issued pursuant to this section may serve samples of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the grocery store only to persons of legal age and only in such quantities as are necessary to provide a sample or taste of the alcoholic beverages. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a supplier, manufacturer, importer or wholesale dealer of alcoholic beverages may assist a person who operates a grocery store in serving samples of alcoholic beverages pursuant to this section. The assistance authorized by this subsection is limited to the pouring of such samples or the provision of information, instruction or education regarding the product being sampled, or any combination of those tasks. The provision of such assistance does not relieve the person who operates the grocery store from the responsibility of complying with all the requirements of this section. 4. A local governing body may adopt reasonable restrictions regarding the time, place, manner and frequency of the activities authorized by this section. Such restrictions must not prohibit or unreasonably interfere with the activities authorized by this section. 5. A person who serves samples of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a grocery store in violation of any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 6. This section preempts any local charter, code, ordinance or regulation that is in conflict with the purposes and objectives of this section. 7. A local governing body may not charge any fee for issuing an annual permit pursuant to this section. 8. As used in this section: (a) “Convenience store” means a store which is principally devoted to providing the public with a convenient location to purchase consumable products quickly and in which the area open to the public is less than 5,000 square feet. (b) “Grocery store” means a store which is principally devoted to the sale of food for human consumption off the premises or which derives a substantial amount of its gross revenue from the sale of food for human consumption off the premises, regardless of whether the store is also devoted to or derives gross revenue from the sale of nonfood items. The term does not include: (1) A convenience store. (2) A store at which the sale of food for human consumption off the premises is incidental to the principal purpose of the store. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1270) NRS 597.230 Operation of brew pub. 1. In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, a person may operate a brew pub: (a) In any redevelopment area established in that county pursuant to NRS 279.382 to 279.685, inclusive; (b) In any historic district established in that county pursuant to NRS 384.005; (c) In any retail liquor store as that term is defined in NRS 369.090; or (d) In any other area in the county designated by the board of county commissioners for the operation of brew pubs. In a city which is located in that county, a person may operate a brew pub in any area in the city designated by the governing body of that city for the operation of brew pubs. A person who operates one or more brew pubs may not manufacture more than 15,000 barrels of malt beverages for all the brew pubs he operates in that county in any calendar year. 2. In a county whose population is less than 400,000, a person may operate a brew pub: (a) In any redevelopment area established in that county pursuant to NRS 279.382 to 279.685; (b) In any historic district established in that county pursuant to NRS 384.005; (c) In any retail liquor store as that term is defined in NRS 369.090; or (d) In any other area in the county designated by the board of county commissioners for the operation of brew pubs. In a city which is located in that county, a person may operate a brew pub in any area in the city designated by the governing body of that city for the operation of brew pubs. A person who operates one or more brew pubs may not manufacture more than 5,000 barrels of malt beverages for all brew pubs he operates in that county in any calendar year. 3. The premises of any brew pub operated pursuant to this section must be conspicuously identified as a “brew pub.” 4. A person who operates a b

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