Upon the petition of not less than ten per cent of the electors of any town, lodged with the town clerk at least sixty days before the date of any regular election, as defined in section 9-1, the selectmen of the town shall warn the electors of such town that, at such regular election, a vote shall be taken to determine: (1) Whether or not the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted in such town, or (2) whether the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted in such town in one or more of the classes of permits set forth in section 30-15. Such vote shall be taken in the manner prescribed in sections 9-369 and 30-11, and shall become effective on the first Monday of the month next succeeding such election and shall remain in force until a new vote is taken; provided such vote may be taken at a special election called for the purpose in conformity with the provisions of section 9-164 and provided at least one year shall have elapsed since the previous vote was taken. The provisions of chapter 145 concerning absentee voting at referenda shall apply to all votes taken upon the question of liquor permits. Any class or classes of permits already allowed in a town shall not be affected by any vote unless the petition specifies such class or classes or requests “No Permits”.
(1949 Rev., S. 4232; 1953, S. 2150d; February, 1965, P.A. 362, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 31; P.A. 79-604, S. 3, 5; P.A. 82-144; P.A. 86-179, S. 51, 53; P.A. 14-217, S. 253.)
History: 1965 act replaced reference to beer only sales in Subdiv. (2) with reference to sale of alcoholic liquor “in one or more of the classes of permits set forth in section 30-15”; 1972 act referred to “regular” town elections rather than “annual” elections, deleting provision which allowed vote at special election only for towns with biennial elections; P.A. 79-604 specified that classes of permits already allowed in a town remain unaffected by vote unless specified in petition or “no permits” is requested in petition; P.A. 82-144 moved filing date for petition from 20 to 60 days before the date of election; P.A. 86-179 made technical change; P.A. 14-217 replaced “regular town election” with “regular election, as defined in section 9-1” and made conforming changes, effective June 13, 2014.
See Sec. 30-91 re hours and days of closing.
Cited. 149 C. 680; 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act
Section 30-2. - Liquor Control Commission: Appointment, term, vacancies, oath, removal.
Section 30-5. - Receipts and expenditures.
Section 30-6a. - Adoption of regulations.
Section 30-7. - Regulations to be furnished upon request.
Section 30-8. - Investigations, oaths and subpoenas.
Section 30-9. - Status of towns as to sale of alcoholic liquor.
Section 30-10. - Vote on liquor permit question.
Section 30-11. - Form of ballot label.
Section 30-12. - Liquor permit contrary to vote void. Exception.
Section 30-13. - Previous town action to remain in effect.
Section 30-13a. - Prior vote not to apply to sale under cafe permit. Referendum requirement.
Section 30-13b. - Local option re nonprofit theater permits.
Section 30-14a. - Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises.
Section 30-15. - Issuance of permits.
Section 30-16a. - Off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit.
Section 30-16c. - Delivery of alcoholic liquor manufactured by holder of manufacturer permit.
Section 30-17a. - Sales by wholesaler permittees to retail permittees outside territory.
Section 30-17b. - Wholesaler's salesman certificates.
Section 30-18. - Out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquors.
Section 30-19. - Out-of-state shipper's permit for beer.
Section 30-19f. - In-state transporter's permit.
Section 30-20. - Package store permit. Grocery store beer permit.
Section 30-20a. - University permit.
Section 30-20b. - Out-of-state shipments by package store permit holder.
Section 30-21. - Hotel permit.
Section 30-21a. - Night club permit.
Section 30-21b. - Resort permit.
Section 30-22aa. - Club and nonprofit club permits.
Section 30-22d. - Connecticut craft cafe permit.
Section 30-22e. - Seasonal outdoor open-air permits.
Section 30-23. - Club permits.
Section 30-23a. - Guest book requirements under club permits.
Section 30-23b. - Club permit for Rocky Hill Veterans' Home and Hospital.
Section 30-24. - Spouses of club and golf country club members.
Section 30-24a. - Golf country club permit. Nonprofit service club.
Section 30-24b. - Auxiliary club members.
Section 30-25. - Special club permit for picnics.
Section 30-25a. - Cafe permit in no-permit towns.
Section 30-27. - Taverns not to be screened from street.
Section 30-28. - Railroad permit.
Section 30-28a. - Airline permit.
Section 30-30. - Broker's permit.
Section 30-31. - Sale of warehouse receipts for alcoholic beverages.
Section 30-32. - Warehouse permit.
Section 30-33. - Concession permit.
Section 30-33a. - Coliseum permit. Special rule re backers.
Section 30-33b and 30-33c. - Special sporting facility permits.
Section 30-34. - Military permit.
Section 30-35. - Temporary permit for outings, picnics or social gatherings.
Section 30-35a. - Nonprofit theater permit.
Section 30-35b. - Ninety-day provisional permit.
Section 30-36. - Druggist permit.
Section 30-37. - Sales on prescription.
Section 30-37a. - Nonprofit public museum permit.
Section 30-37b. - Charitable organization permit.
Section 30-37c. - Bowling establishment permit. Racquetball facility permit.
Section 30-37d. - Nonprofit public television corporation permit.
Section 30-37e. - Airport restaurant permit. Airport bar permit. Airport airline club permit.
Section 30-37g. - Nonprofit golf tournament permit.
Section 30-37h. - Nonprofit corporation permit.
Section 30-37i. - Hotel guest bar permit.
Section 30-37k. - Casino permit.
Section 30-37o. - Farmers' market sales permit. Municipal prohibition of sale.
Section 30-37p. - Gift basket retailer permit.
Section 30-37s. - Religious wine retailer permit.
Section 30-37t. - Festival permit.
Section 30-38. - Storage of liquor. Approval of facilities.
Section 30-38a. - Transfer of liquor between retail permit premises under common ownership.
Section 30-39. - Applications for permits, renewals. Fees. Publication, remonstrance, hearing.
Section 30-39a. - Bartender certificate. When required. Application; fee; refusal; exemption.
Section 30-40. - Second application.
Section 30-41 and 30-42. - Permit fees. Rebate of permit fees.
Section 30-42a. - Permit fee rebate.
Section 30-43. - Granting and denial of permits. Notice of hearing.
Section 30-44. - Mandatory refusal of permit where sale prohibited.
Section 30-45. - Mandatory refusal of permits to certain persons. Exceptions.
Section 30-46a. - Permit for restaurant within a coliseum.
Section 30-48a. - Limitation on interest in retail permits.
Section 30-48b. - Municipalities and authorities as backers of coliseum permittees.
Section 30-51a. - Leasing of part of premises operating under grocery store beer permit.
Section 30-52. - Permit to specify location and revocability. Removal to another location.
Section 30-53. - Permit to be recorded.
Section 30-54. - Permit to be hung in plain view.
Section 30-56. - When appeal not to act as stay of execution.
Section 30-57. - Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture.
Section 30-58. - Revocation of permit obtained by fraud.
Section 30-58a. - Offer in compromise in lieu of suspension.
Section 30-59. - Posting of notice of revocation or suspension.
Section 30-59a. - Suspension of permit for license suspension or revocation.
Section 30-61. - Service of process on members of commission.
Section 30-62. - Substitution of permittees. Fee.
Section 30-62a. - Consumer bars.
Section 30-62b. - Home manufacture of wine.
Section 30-62d. - Authorization for use of self-pour automated system for beer, cider and wine.
Section 30-63e. - Conditions required for closeout sale.
Section 30-63f. - Brand or size to be closed out.
Section 30-64a. - Sales within a wholesaler's geographic territory.
Section 30-64b. - Unfair pricing practices.
Section 30-66. - Administration expenses.
Section 30-68. - Wholesale prices of wine.
Section 30-68j. - Minimum markup in sale of beer.
Section 30-68k. - Price discrimination prohibited.
Section 30-68l. - Wholesale permittees. Sale below cost prohibited. Sale of family brand cases.
Section 30-68m. - Retail permittees; sales below cost prohibited; exception.
Section 30-68n. - Advertisement of manufacturers' rebates.
Section 30-69 to 30-73. - Seizures.
Section 30-74. - Unauthorized sale prohibited.
Section 30-75. - Prima facie evidence of intent to sell.
Section 30-76. - Purchase for resale.
Section 30-76a. - Sales to persons holding temporary or charitable organization permits.
Section 30-77. - Disposing of liquor without permit.
Section 30-78. - Nuisance. Disposal.
Section 30-79. - Soliciting orders in no-permit towns.
Section 30-80. - Delivery in town deemed sale.
Section 30-82. - Sale pending renewal of permit.
Section 30-86a. - Statement from purchaser as to age.
Section 30-88. - Identity card.
Section 30-88a. - Operator's license as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure liquor.
Section 30-90. - Loitering on permit premises. Unaccompanied minors prohibited.
Section 30-90a. - Employment of minors.
Section 30-91. - Hours and days of closing. Exemption.
Section 30-91a. - Effect of prior local votes re Sunday sale.
Section 30-92. - Capacity of beer containers.
Section 30-92a. - Bottle size, conversion to metric system.
Section 30-92b. - Beer packaging.
Section 30-93. - Containers to be sealed.
Section 30-93a. - Regulation of shipments into state.
Section 30-95. - Advertising and bottling.
Section 30-95a. - Display of trademarks by permittees.
Section 30-96. - When music permitted.
Section 30-97. - Town and probate records not to be kept where liquor is sold.
Section 30-98. - Liquor not to be furnished to prisoners.
Section 30-99. - Denatured alcohol or adulterated liquor. Penalty.
Section 30-100. - Bottle clubs.
Section 30-101. - Pharmacist, breaking law, forfeits permit and license.
Section 30-103. - Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.
Section 30-104. - Jurisdiction.
Section 30-105. - Prosecutions.
Section 30-106. - Entry into disorderly house by officer.
Section 30-107. - Arrest and seizure without warrant. Disposition of illegal liquor.
Section 30-108. - Court may order analysis of liquor.
Section 30-109. - State chemist to analyze samples. Copies of analysis to be evidence.
Section 30-110. - Tampering with analysis.
Section 30-111. - Reports of convictions, fines and forfeited bonds.
Section 30-112. - Civil action barred on certain debts.
Section 30-116. - Sale, purchase or possession of alcohol vaporization device prohibited. Penalty.
Section 30-117. - Purchase, possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited. Penalty.