Is selling alcohol from one individual to another for profit illegal without a license?
<p>Consider this scenario:</p>
<p>Joe works at a liquor store. Shortly before the store closes a potential customer calls in, and asks if Joe could purchase the products so that the customer can buy it off him after the store has closed (because the customer could not get to the store fast enough). Is this legal?</p>
<p>Would it be different if it was Joe who proposed the idea to the customer? What if Joe used his employee discount or charges the customer a higher price than he paid?</p>
<p>I'm curious which laws may be broken. Joe would not have a license to sell liquor, which I think would be required.</p>

<h2>You cannot act as an agent to buy liquor</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/15019#section8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">s8(2)(b)</a> of the LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
[SBC 2015] CHAPTER 19 is crystal clear:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>… a person must not, personally or otherwise,</p>
<p>(b)
solicit, receive or take orders for the sale or purchase of liquor, or act as agent for its sale or purchase,</p>
</blockquote>

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