Upon applicant's compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder, the board shall issue to applicant a warehouse license which will authorize the licensee to receive, store or warehouse alcoholic beverages within the state for transshipment inside and outside the state. No person other than a manufacturer or wholesaler licensee shall receive, store or warehouse alcoholic beverages with the state for transshipment inside and outside the state without first obtaining a warehouse license from the board.
Ala. Code § 28-3A-10 (1975)