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Alcoholic Liquors

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Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages

Sale, Manufacture or Possession of Powdered Alcohol Prohibited; Exceptions

Manufacture and Storage of Alcoholic Beverages for Private Use

Licensing Boards; Appointments; Membership

Terms of Office of Licensing Board; Removal; Review; Notice; Fee

Chairman of Licensing Board; Quorum; Vacancies

Offices of Licensing Board; Salaries; Expenses

Limitation of Sec. 7

Records of Licensing Boards; Quarterly Reports; Sworn Statements

Cities Exempt From Operation of Six Preceding Sections; Residency Requirement of Board or Commission Members

Annual Report of Local Licensing Authorities to Commission

Authority to Declare Office of Member of Board Vacant

Questions to Be Placed on Ballot at Biennial State Election

Submission of Question at Special and Regular Municipal Elections; Petition; Taverns

Licenses Authorizing Sale of Beverages to Be Drunk on Premises; Veterans' Organizations, Corporations, etc.; Suspension or Revocation; Hours of Sale; Liqueurs and Cordials; Liquor Legal Liability Insurance Requirement

Renewal of Licenses to Conduct Restaurant; Investigations

Operation of Premises Licensed to Sell Alcoholic Beverages; Nudity

Annual Caterer's License for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages at Private Catering Event; Written Notice; Penalties for Violation

Licensing of Railroad or Car and Airline Corporations; Vessel Owners and Operators; Shipping Companies and Ship Chandlers

Special Licenses to Managers of Indoor or Outdoor Activities; Fees

License for Sale of Wine, Malt Beverages and Distilled Spirits at Auction; Fee; Time for Auction; Sample Wine, Malt Beverages and Distilled Spirits Tastings

Licensing Authorizing Sale of Beverages Not to Be Drunk on Premises; Applications; Approval; Price Lists; Renewals; Fees; Hours of Sales; Samples

Application for Licenses; Statement of Beneficial Interests; Corporate Stock Transfers; Filing Notation; Publication of Notice; Hearing; Plan of Premises; Transfers; Notice to Abutting Property Owners; Complaints; Appeals; Cancellation of Licenses

Repealed, 1990, 69, Sec. 2

Repealed, 1991, 1, Sec. 2

15e - Repealed, 1993, 313, Sec. 2

Special License for Sale of Wine Produced by Farmer-Winery for Off-Premises Consumption at Indoor or Outdoor Agricultural Event

Dilution, Changing or Tampering With Alcoholic Beverages; Suspension of License; Prima Facie Evidence

Renewal of Annual Licenses; Number Limitation; Rejection of Application; Appeal

Time Within Which Application for Licenses Shall Be Granted or Dismissed; Notice of Approval; Number of Applications

Licenses for Premises Located Near Schools or Churches

Repealed, 2000, 64

Number of Licenses Quotas; Licenses for Wines and Malt Beverages per Population Unit; Additional Licenses; Estimates of Increased Population; Decrease in Quota Due to Loss in Population; Determination of Population of City or Town

Grant of Additional Licenses for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk on Premises

Grant of Additional Licenses for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk Off Premises

Grant of Additional Licenses Under Former Law for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk on Premises

Wholesalers' and Importers' Licenses; Compounding, Blending, Warehousing, and Shipping of Alcoholic Beverages; Fees; Records

Licenses for Agents or Brokers of Foreign Manufacturers and Importers; Records; Fees

Issuance of Certificates of Compliance to Licensees Authorized to Export or Sell Alcoholic Beverages to Domestic Licensees; Information Concerning Shipments; Issuance of Certificates to Immediate Family; Cancellation and Revocation of Certificates

License to Import Alcoholic Beverages in Connection With Manufacture of Food Products; Fees

Licenses to Manufacture Alcoholic Beverages; Sale by Manufacturer; Blending of Alcoholic Beverages; Marks to Identify Manufacturer; Records of Manufacturer; Fees

Permits for Salesmen to Solicit Orders for Alcoholic Beverages

Farmer-Winery Licenses; Hearing; Appeal; Notices to Interested Parties; Operation of Winery; Records; Fees

Farmer-Brewery Licenses; Hearing; Appeal; Notices to Interested Parties; Operation of Brewery; Records; Fees

Pub Brewery Licenses; Hearings; Records; Fees

Farmer-Distillery Licenses; Applicants; Requirements; Evidentiary Hearings; Written Notice of Applications; Schools and Churches; Fees

Direct Wine Shipper Licenses; Regulation and Enforcement by Commission

Tenant Brewer License; Applications; Importation of Raw Materials; Record Keeping and Reporting; Fees

License to Sell for On-Premises Consumption Alcoholic Beverages Produced by Person Holding Sec. 19b, 19c or 19e License

Storage Permits; Special Warehouse Permits; Special Seasonal Permits; Fees; Rules and Regulations

Storage Permits for Public Warehousemen

Liability of Manufacturer, Winegrower, Farmer-Brewer, Wholesaler, Importer and Licensee for Excise; Fines; Administration of Tax

Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages; Permits; Fees; Railroads or Vessels; Trucking Businesses; Production of Permit Upon Demand

Permits to Holders or Former Holders of Licenses Authorizing Sales to Licensees; Fees; Excises; Permits for Researchers

Nature of Licenses and Permits; Status as Property Rights; Refusal to Issue or Reissue, Revocation, etc.; Refund of Fee; Transfers; Death, Receivership or Bankruptcy of Licensee; Expiration; Pledging for Loans

Suspension of License or Permit for Violation of Fair Trade Laws

Retention of License Where Premises of Licensee Taken by Public Authority; Transfer Application; Reservation of License; Rebate of Fee; Renewal Application

Promulgation of Regulations by Commission; Approval

Lending or Borrowing Money or Receipt of Credit by Licensees

Discrimination in Prices and Discounts Prohibited

Filing of Schedules; Inspection

Filing of Schedule of Minimum Consumer Prices; Verification; Filing and Effective Dates; Inspection; Rules and Regulations

Price Discrimination

Refusal to Sell Brand Name Alcoholic Beverages to Wholesalers as Unfair Trade Practice; Exception for Good Cause; Discontinuance Notice and Procedure

Provision of Free Wine, Malt Beverages, Liqueurs, Cordials and Alcoholic Beverages for Tastings; Limits; Requirements

Issuance of License and Permit to Aliens; Appointment of Local Manager or Principal Representative by Foreign Corporations

Crediting of Fees for Licenses and Permits to General Fund; Payment of Fees for Licenses and Permits Granted by Local Authorities Into Local Treasuries

Sale of Alcoholic Beverage to Churches, Religious Societies, Hospitals, Homes for Aged People and to Manufacturers of Food Products

Use and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages by Registered Pharmacists; Prescriptions; Prescription Books; Sales in Original Sealed Packages

Issuance of Certificate of Fitness to Registered Pharmacist; Fee; Revocation

Registered Pharmacists' Licenses to Sell Alcoholic Beverages Without Prescription; Hours of Sales

Kinds of Licenses Issued to Druggists Under Sec. 30a; Transfers

Termination of Druggist's License Upon Cessation of Business

Certificate of Purchaser; Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by Retail Pharmacists Licensed Under Sec. 30a

Record Book of Registered Pharmacists of Sales of Alcoholic Beverages; Form of Certificate

Inspection of Books, Certificates and Prescriptions

Illegal Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Name of Registered Pharmacist

Possession or Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages Not Authorized to Be Sold as Prima Facie Evidence of Violation of Chapter

Repealed, 1962, 333

Hawking or Peddling of Alcoholic Beverages

Sales and Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Days, Sundays and Legal Holidays

Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by On-Premise Licensees on Sundays and Certain Legal Holidays; Sales Between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m.

Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by On-Premise Licensees on Sundays and Certain Legal Holidays; Sales Between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon

Sale, Delivery or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under Twenty-One Years of Age; Employment of Persons Under Eighteen Years of Age

Persons Under Twenty-One Years; Purchase or Attempt to Purchase Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Purchase Identification Cards

Minors; Operation of Motor Vehicle Containing Alcoholic Beverage; Suspension of Driver's License

Posting Notices of Penalties for Driving While Under Influence and Driving While Drinking From Open Container of Alcohol

Immunity From Prosecution Under Secs. 34, 34a or 34c for Persons Seeking Medical Assistance for Alcohol-Related Incapacitation

Sales of Alcoholic Beverages Outside Limits of Reservations or Boulevards

Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages by Department of State Police

Certificate Accompanying Sample of Beverages to Be Analyzed; Contents

Forms of Commission

Tampering With Samples of Alcoholic Beverages

Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages by Court Order; Fee

Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages as Prima Facie Evidence of Sale

Issuance of Search Warrant

Search of Dwelling House

Sufficiency of Complaint and Warrant

Search of Premises; Seizure of Alcoholic Beverages

Searches and Seizures Without Warrant

Notice to Keeper of Alcoholic Beverages to Appear and Answer Complaint; Forfeiture of Seized Beverages

Notice; Contents; Service

Postponement of Trial

Admission of Claimant of Alcoholic Beverages as Party to Trial; Forfeiture of Alcoholic Beverages Unlawfully Kept; Sale of Motor Vehicle Held to Be Implement or Container of Alcoholic Beverages

Disposition of Forfeited Alcoholic Beverages and Vessels

Return of Alcoholic Beverages Not Forfeited; Order; Endorsement

Forfeiture and Disposition of Implements and Furniture

Cost of Proceedings

Appeal

Arrest Without Warrant of Persons Found in Act of Illegally Manufacturing or Selling Alcoholic Beverages; Seizures

Notification of Licensing Authorities of Conviction of Holder of License, Permit or Certificate

Notice of Conviction of Tenant to Owner of Building Used for Illegal Keeping or Sale

Forms Used in Prosecutions

Common Nuisances

Buildings Used by Clubs for Selling and Distributing Alcoholic Beverages as Common Nuisances

Penalties for Violations of Chapter

Entry of Licensing Authorities Upon Licensed Premises; Taking of Samples

Hindering or Delaying Investigator, Inspector or Agent of Commission

Suspension or Revocation of License; Hearing; Notice; Disqualification; Surrender of License; Refunds

Sale of Alcohol to Person Under 21 or Intoxicated Person; Sanctions; Liability Insurance

Insurance Policy Required by Licensing Authority; Disclosure to Insurer; Proof of New Insurance

Delivery of License Upon Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation or Forfeiture

Separability of Provisions of Chapter

Appeals on Refusal to Grant or Revocation of License; Hearing; Notice of Approval; Revocation by Commission; Reappeal

Sales or Deliveries of Alcoholic Beverages in Times of Riot or Great Public Excitement

Sale or Delivery to Intoxicated Persons

Issuance of License or Permit Upon Payment of Fee; Bond

Effective Date of Rules; Approval of Governor

To 75 - Repealed, 1934, 372, Sec. 1

Licenses for Manufacture, Transportation, and Sale of Alcohol for Mechanical, Manufacturing or Chemical Purposes; Fees

Cancellation of License Upon Cessation of Licensed Business

Book Entries at Time of Sale of Alcohol; Form