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Liquor Control Act

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*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Definitions.

Sections
30-1a and 30-1b

Term “Liquor Control Commission” deemed to mean Division of Liquor Control within the Department of Business Regulation, exception. Term “Division of Liquor Control” or “Division of Liquor Control within the Department of Public Safety” deemed to mean “Department of Liquor Control”, when.

Liquor Control Commission: Appointment, term, vacancies, oath, removal.

Assistance.

Commissioners and employees prohibited from dealing in or manufacturing alcoholic liquor.

Receipts and expenditures.

Powers and duties of Department of Consumer Protection; report; records and certified copies.

*(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Adoption of regulations.

Regulation requiring locking of certain beer coolers accessible to the public prohibited.

Amendment of regulations concerning barroom partition requirements for restaurant and cafe permits.

Regulations to be furnished upon request.

Investigations, oaths and subpoenas.

Status of towns as to sale of alcoholic liquor.

Vote on liquor permit question.

Form of ballot label.

Liquor permit contrary to vote void.

Previous town action to remain in effect.

Prior vote not to apply to sale under golf country club permit. Referendum requirement.

Local option re nonprofit theater permits.

Nature and duration of permit. Renewal by transferee or purchaser of permit premises.

Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises.

Issuance of permits.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Manufacturer permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit.

Wholesaler permit. Termination or diminishment of distributorship.

Sales by wholesaler permittees to retail permittees outside territory.

Wholesaler's salesman certificates.

Wholesaler and manufacturer permittees to inventory and unload alcoholic liquor prior to sale and delivery. Penalty.

Out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquors.

Out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine. Out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine.

Out-of-state shipper's permit for beer.

Sections
30-19a to 30-19e

Reserved for future use.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) In-state transporter's permit.

Package store permit. Grocery store beer permit.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) University permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Hotel permit.

Night club permit.

Resort permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Restaurant permit. Wine ordered with restaurant meal. Sale of draught beer in sealed container for consumption off premises.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Cafe permit. Sale of draught beer in sealed container for consumption off premises.

Restaurant permit for catering establishment. Certain requirements may be waived upon written application.

Juice bars. Notification of local police re scheduled events. Requirements. Penalties.

(Note: This section is effective July 1, 2020.) Connecticut craft cafe permit.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Club permits.

Guest book requirements under club permits.

Club permit for Rocky Hill Veterans' Home and Hospital.

Spouses of club and golf country club members.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Golf country club permit. Nonprofit service club.

Auxiliary club members.

Special club permit for picnics.

Club permit in no-permit towns.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Tavern permit. Sale of draught beer in sealed containers for off-premises consumption.

Taverns not to be screened from street.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Railroad permit.

Airline permit.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Boat permit.

Broker's permit.

Sale of warehouse receipts for alcoholic beverages.

Warehouse permit.

Concession permit.

Coliseum permit. Special rule re backers.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Special sporting facility permits.

Sections
30-33b and 30-33c

Special sporting facility permits.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Special outing facility permits.

Military permit.

Temporary permit for outings, picnics or social gatherings.

Nonprofit theater permit.

Ninety-day provisional permit.

Druggist permit.

Sales on prescription.

Nonprofit public museum permit.

Charitable organization permit.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Bowling establishment permit. Racquetball facility permit.

Nonprofit public television corporation permit.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Airport restaurant permit. Airport bar permit. Airport airline club permit.

Airport permit. Leasing and concessions. Access requirements. Excepted from local option, discretionary disapproval.

Nonprofit golf tournament permit.

Nonprofit corporation permit.

Hotel guest bar permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Caterer liquor permit. Notice requirements. Exemptions.

Casino permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Wine festival permit.

Out-of-state entity wine festival permit.

Wine festival and out-of-state entity wine festival permits. Notification to chief municipal law enforcement official.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Farmers' market wine sales permit. Municipal prohibition of sale of wine by permittee.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Gift basket retailer permit.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Sale, delivery or shipment of gift baskets containing wine. Requirements. Audit. Advertising. Regulations.

(Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.) Farmers' market beer sales permit. Municipal prohibition of sale of beer by permittee.

Storage of liquor. Approval of facilities.

Transfer of liquor between retail permit premises under common ownership.

Applications for permits, renewals. Fees. Publication, remonstrance, hearing.

Bartender certificate. When required. Application; fee; refusal; exemption.

Adoption of ordinance re written notice of liquor permit renewal application. Report.

Second application.

Sections
30-41 and 30-42

Permit fees. Rebate of permit fees.

Permit fee rebate.

Granting and denial of permits. Notice of hearing.

(Note: This section is effective July 1, 2020.) Continuance of certain permits until due for renewal or until replacement permit becomes available.

Mandatory refusal of permit where sale prohibited.

Mandatory refusal of permits to certain persons. Exceptions.

Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permit; location or character of premises; other grounds.

Permit for restaurant within a coliseum.

Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permits; disqualification of applicant or permittee; alcohol seller and server training program; permittee participation.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Limitations of permits; exceptions. Loans. Period of credit. Resolution of credit disputes.

Limitation on interest in retail permits.

Municipalities and authorities as backers of coliseum permittees.

Sections
30-49 and 30-50

Sale of liquor on credit. Period of credit. Suspension of credit restrictions in case of disaster.

Sales in dwelling houses regulated.

Leasing of part of premises operating under grocery store beer permit.

Permit to specify location and revocability. Removal to another location.

Permit to be recorded.

Permit to be hung in plain view.

Revocation, suspension or placing conditions on permits. Fine. Hearing. Appeal to stay proceedings.

Suspension of permit for failure to pay unemployment compensation contributions. Suspension of permit for violation of noise standards.

When appeal not to act as stay of execution.

Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture.

Revocation of permit obtained by fraud.

Offer in compromise in lieu of suspension.

Continuation of service when special sporting facility permit revoked. Application for new permit.

Certificate of revocation, suspension or reinstatement.

Suspension of permit for license suspension or revocation.

Appeal.

Service of process on members of commission.

Substitution of permittees. Fee.

Consumer bars.

Home manufacture of wine.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Furnishing of water without charge. Offering of nonalcoholic beverages for sale. Exemptions. Requirements. Penalty.

Registration of brands, fees. Posting and notice of prices. Brand registration of fortified wine. When departmental approval prohibited.

Sections
30-63a to 30-63d

Prices charged by manufacturers and out-of-state shippers to Connecticut wholesalers. Affirmation re price. Determination of price. Enforcement; regulations.

Conditions required for closeout sale.

Brand or size to be closed out.

Fair trade; schedule of suggested prices to be filed with Department of Consumer Protection.

Sales within a wholesaler's geographic territory.

Unfair pricing practices.

Regulations.

Administration expenses.

Penalties.

Wholesale prices of wine.

Sections
30-68a to 30-68h

Minimum retail markups; definitions. Minimum selling price. Suggested consumer resale price. Enforcement; regulations. Minimum wholesale markups; definitions. Minimum selling price. Minimum wholesale price. Enforcement; regulations.

Minimum selling price of out-of-state shipper, wholesaler or manufacturer permittee.

Minimum markup in sale of beer.

Price discrimination prohibited.

Wholesale permittees. Sale below cost prohibited. Sale of nonuniform cases.

Retail permittees; sales below cost prohibited; exception.

Advertisement of manufacturers' rebates.

Sections
30-69 to 30-73

Seizures.

Unauthorized sale prohibited.

Prima facie evidence of intent to sell.

Purchase for resale.

Sales to persons holding temporary or charitable organization permits.

Disposing of liquor without permit.

Nuisance. Disposal.

Soliciting orders in no-permit towns.

Delivery in town deemed sale.

Unsuitable persons prohibited from having financial interest in permit businesses. Employment of minors restricted.

Sale pending renewal of permit.

Sections
30-83 to 30-85

Selectmen to give permittees lists of drinkers receiving town aid. Sales to relatives. Liquors not to be sent to certain persons or their abodes.

Sale or delivery to minors, intoxicated persons and habitual drunkards prohibited. Exceptions. Use of transaction scan devices.

Statement from purchaser as to age.

Photographing a person whose age is in doubt, or photocopying such person's driver's license or identity card. Use of photograph or photocopy. Regulations. Affirmative defense.

Inducing minors to procure liquor. Exceptions. Official investigation or enforcement activity.

Identity card.

Operator's license as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure liquor.

Purchasing liquor or making false statement to procure liquor by person forbidden to purchase prohibited. Possessing liquor by minor on public street or highway or other public or private location prohibited; exceptions.

Permitting minor to illegally possess liquor in dwelling unit or on private property or failing to halt such illegal possession. Penalty.

Loitering on permit premises.

Employment of minors.

*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Hours and days of closing. Exemption.

Effect of prior local votes re Sunday sale.

Capacity of beer containers.

Bottle size, conversion to metric system.

Beer packaging.

Containers to be sealed.

Regulation of shipments into state.

Gifts, loans and discounts prohibited between permittees. Tie-in sales. Floor stock allowance. Depletion allowance.

Advertising and bottling.

Display of trademarks by permittees.

When music permitted.

Town and probate records not to be kept where liquor is sold.

Liquor not to be furnished to prisoners.

Denatured alcohol or adulterated liquor. Penalty.

Bottle clubs.

Pharmacist, breaking law, forfeits permit and license.

Dram Shop Act; liquor seller liable for damage by intoxicated person. No negligence cause of action for sale to person twenty-one years of age or older.

Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.

Jurisdiction.

Prosecutions.

Entry into disorderly house by officer.

Arrest and seizure without warrant. Disposition of illegal liquor.

Court may order analysis of liquor.

State chemist to analyze samples. Copies of analysis to be evidence.

Tampering with analysis.

Reports of convictions, fines and forfeited bonds.

Civil action barred on certain debts.

Penalties.

Beer keg identification and receipt requirements. Restrictions on keg deposit refunds. Grounds for permit revocation or suspension.

Possession of beer keg lacking required identification. False information on beer keg receipt. Penalties.

Sale, purchase or possession of alcohol vaporization device prohibited. Penalty.

Purchase, possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited. Penalty.

Sale or transfer of ownership of alcoholic liquor by fiduciary of decedent's estate.