Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act
Section 30-6c. - Amendment of regulations concerning barroom partition requirements for restaurant and cafe permits.

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors

Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act

Section 30-1. - Definitions.

Section 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 P...

Section 30-2. - Liquor Control Commission: Appointment, term, vacancies, oath, removal.

Section 30-3. - Assistance.

Section 30-4. - Commissioners and employees prohibited from dealing in or manufacturing alcoholic liquor.

Section 30-5. - Receipts and expenditures.

Section 30-6. - Powers and duties of Department of Consumer Protection; report; records and certified copies.

Section 30-6a. - Adoption of regulations.

Section 30-6b. - Regulation requiring locking of certain beer coolers accessible to the public prohibited.

Section 30-6c. - Amendment of regulations concerning barroom partition requirements for restaurant and cafe permits.

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 30-14. - Nature and duration of permit. Renewal by transferee or purchaser of permit premises.

Section 30-14a. - Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises.

Section 30-15. - Issuance of permits.

Section 30-16. - Manufacturer permit for spirits. Manufacturer permit for beer. Manufacturer permit for a farm winery. Manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead.

Section 30-16a. - Off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit.

Section 30-16b. - Authorization to sell alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption. Sale with food. Delivery. Hours. Limits for order.

Section 30-16c. - Delivery of alcoholic liquor manufactured by holder of manufacturer permit.

Section 30-17. - Wholesaler permit. Termination or diminishment of distributorship. Wholesaler beer permit. Tastings.

Section 30-17a. - Sales by wholesaler permittees to retail permittees outside territory.

Section 30-17b. - Wholesaler's salesman certificates.

Section 30-17c. - Wholesaler and manufacturer permittees to inventory and unload alcoholic liquor prior to sale and delivery. Penalty.

Section 30-18. - Out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquors.

Section 30-18a. - Out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine. Out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine.

Section 30-18b. - Prohibition against selling wine manufactured out of this state as Connecticut made wine.

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 30-22. - Restaurant permit. Wine ordered with restaurant meal. Sale of draught beer in sealed container for consumption off premises.

Section 30-22a. - Cafe permit. Off-premises consumption of wine purchased with meal. Compliance provisions.

Section 30-22aa. - Club and nonprofit club permits.

Section 30-22b. - Restaurant permit for catering establishment. Certain requirements may be waived upon written application.

Section 30-22bb. - Continuation of validity of cafe permit for club or nonprofit club until renewal or replacement permit.

Section 30-22c. - Juice bars. Notification of local police re scheduled events. Requirements. Penalties.

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 30-26. - Tavern permit. Sale of draught beer in sealed containers for off-premises consumption.

Section 30-27. - Taverns not to be screened from street.

Section 30-28. - Railroad permit.

Section 30-28a. - Airline permit.

Section 30-29. - Boat 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 30-37f. - Cafe permit at Bradley International Airport. Leasing and concessions. Access requirements. Excepted from local option, discretionary disapproval.

Section 30-37g. - Nonprofit golf tournament permit.

Section 30-37h. - Nonprofit corporation permit.

Section 30-37i. - Hotel guest bar permit.

Section 30-37j. - Caterer liquor permit. Notice requirements. Exemptions. Exclusive catering services contracts.

Section 30-37k. - Casino permit.

Section 30-37l. - 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.

Section 30-37o. - Farmers' market sales permit. Municipal prohibition of sale.

Section 30-37p. - Gift basket retailer permit.

Section 30-37q. - Sale, delivery or shipment of gift baskets containing wine or beer. Requirements. Audit. Advertising. Regulations.

Section 30-37r. - Farmers' market beer sales permit. Municipal prohibition of sale of beer by permittee.

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 30-38b. - Permits for on-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor. Limit on number of drinks sold to person.

Section 30-39. - Applications for permits, renewals. Fees. Publication, remonstrance, hearing.

Section 30-39a. - Bartender certificate. When required. Application; fee; refusal; exemption.

Section 30-39b. - Adoption of ordinance re written notice of liquor permit renewal application. Report.

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 30-43a. - Continuance of certain permits until due for renewal or until replacement permit becomes available.

Section 30-44. - Mandatory refusal of permit where sale prohibited.

Section 30-45. - Mandatory refusal of permits to certain persons. Exceptions.

Section 30-46. - Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permit; location or character of premises; other grounds.

Section 30-46a. - Permit for restaurant within a coliseum.

Section 30-47. - Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permits; disqualification of applicant or permittee; alcohol seller and server training program; permittee participation.

Section 30-48. - Limitations of permits; exceptions. Loans. Period of credit. Resolution of credit disputes.

Section 30-48a. - Limitation on interest in retail permits.

Section 30-48b. - Municipalities and authorities as backers of coliseum permittees.

Section 30-49 and 30-50. - Sale of liquor on credit. Period of credit. Suspension of credit restrictions in case of disaster.

Section 30-51. - Prohibition on sale of alcoholic liquor in building where portion not used as permit premises. Closing of access to permit premises.

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 30-55. - Revocation, suspension or placing conditions on permits. Fine. Hearing. Appeal to stay proceedings.

Section 30-55a. - Suspension of permit for failure to pay unemployment compensation contributions. Suspension of permit for violation of noise standards.

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 30-58b. - Continuation of service when special sporting facility permit revoked. Application for new permit.

Section 30-59. - Posting of notice of revocation or suspension.

Section 30-59a. - Suspension of permit for license suspension or revocation.

Section 30-60. - Appeal.

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 30-62c. - Furnishing of water without charge. Offering of nonalcoholic beverages for sale. Exemptions. Requirements. Penalty.

Section 30-62d. - Authorization for use of self-pour automated system for beer, cider and wine.

Section 30-63. - Registration of brands, fees. Posting and notice of prices. Brand registration of fortified wine. When departmental approval prohibited.

Section 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.

Section 30-63e. - Conditions required for closeout sale.

Section 30-63f. - Brand or size to be closed out.

Section 30-64. - Fair trade; schedule of suggested prices to be filed with Department of Consumer Protection.

Section 30-64a. - Sales within a wholesaler's geographic territory.

Section 30-64b. - Unfair pricing practices.

Section 30-65. - Regulations.

Section 30-66. - Administration expenses.

Section 30-67. - Penalties.

Section 30-68. - Wholesale prices of wine.

Section 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; re...

Section 30-68i. - Minimum selling price of out-of-state shipper, wholesaler or manufacturer permittee.

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 30-81. - Unsuitable persons prohibited from having financial interest in permit businesses. Employment of minors restricted.

Section 30-82. - Sale pending renewal of permit.

Section 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.

Section 30-86. - Sale or delivery to minors, intoxicated persons and habitual drunkards prohibited. Exceptions. Use of transaction scan devices.

Section 30-86a. - Statement from purchaser as to age.

Section 30-86b. - 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.

Section 30-87. - Inducing minors to procure liquor. Exceptions. Official investigation or enforcement activity.

Section 30-88. - Identity card.

Section 30-88a. - Operator's license as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure liquor.

Section 30-89. - 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; when immune...

Section 30-89a. - Permitting minor to illegally possess liquor in dwelling unit or on private property or failing to halt such illegal possession. Penalty.

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 30-94. - Gifts, loans and discounts prohibited between permittees. Tie-in sales. Floor stock allowance. Depletion allowance.

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 30-102. - 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.

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 30-113. - Penalties.

Section 30-114. - Beer keg identification and receipt requirements. Restrictions on keg deposit refunds. Grounds for permit revocation or suspension.

Section 30-115. - Possession of beer keg lacking required identification. False information on beer keg receipt. Penalties.

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.

Section 30-118. - Sale or transfer of ownership of alcoholic liquor by fiduciary of decedent's estate.