(a) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) ABC Commission. - The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission established under G.S. 18B-200.
(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2004-170, s. 6, effective August 2, 2004.
(3) ABC permit. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(4) Alcoholic beverage. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(4a) Antique spirituous liquor. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(4b) Distillery permittee. - A distillery that holds a distillery permit issued by the ABC Commission under G.S. 18B-1105.
(5) Fortified wine. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(6) License. - A certificate, issued pursuant to this Article by a city or county, that authorizes a person to engage in a phase of the alcoholic beverage industry.
(7) Malt beverage. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(8) Person. - Defined in G.S. 105-228.90.
(9) Sale. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(10) Secretary. - The Secretary of Revenue.
(11) Spirituous liquor or liquor. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(12) Unfortified wine. - Defined in G.S. 18B-101.
(13) Wholesaler or importer. - When used with reference to a wholesaler or an importer of wine or malt beverages, the term includes a resident winery and a wine producer that sells its wines, or wine produced for the permittee under contract, at wholesale to a retailer or at retail and a resident brewery that sells its malt beverages, or malt beverages produced for the permittee under contract, at wholesale to a retailer or at retail. This subdivision applies to a person that holds any of the following permits issued by the ABC Commission:
a. Unfortified winery permit under G.S. 18B-1101.
b. Fortified winery permit under G.S. 18B-1102.
c. Brewery permit under G.S. 18B-1104.
d. Wine importer permit under G.S. 18B-1106.
e. Wine wholesaler permit under G.S. 18B-1107.
f. Malt beverages importer permit under G.S. 18B-1108.
g. Malt beverages wholesaler permit under G.S. 18B-1109.
h. Wine producer permit under G.S. 18B-1114.3.
(14) Wine. - Unfortified and fortified wine.
(15) Wine shipper permittee. - A winery that holds a wine shipper permit issued by the ABC Commission under G.S. 18B-1001.1.
(b) Scope. - All alcoholic beverages shall be taxed as provided in this Article regardless whether they meet all criteria of these definitions.