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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5306
January Session, 2021
AN ACT ALLOWING CERT AIN PERMITTEES TO SELL ALCOHOLIC
LIQUOR FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) From the effective date of 1
this section until three years after the effective date of this section, the 2
holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 30-16, 30-21 or 30-22 of the 3
general statutes or subsection (a), (g), (h) or (i) of section 30-22a of the 4
general statutes, may sell for off-premises consumption sealed 5
containers of all such alcoholic liquor such permit holder is allowed to 6
sell for on-premises consumption, subject to the requirements of this 7
section and consistent with all local ordinances for the town in which 8
the premises are located. 9
(b) Any alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption pursuant 10
to this section shall be accompanied by food prepared on the permit 11
premises for off-premises consumption. 12
(c) Alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption pursuant to 13
this section may be sold in a container other than the manufacturer's 14
original sealed container, unless sold by a permittee under section 30-16 15
of the general statutes. All such alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises 16
consumption shall be given to a consumer in a securely sealed container 17
that prevents consumption without the removal of a tamper-evident lid, 18 Substitute Bill No. 5306
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cap or seal. A securely sealed container does not include a container 19
with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws. Each securely 20
sealed container shall be placed in a bag by the permittee's agent or 21
employee prior to removal from the permit premises. 22
(d) If a permittee is delivering alcoholic liquor and food, such 23
delivery shall be made only by a direct employee of the permittee and 24
not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such third-party vendor or 25
entity holds an in-state transporter's permit. 26
(e) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption 27
pursuant to this section shall (1) be conducted only during the hours a 28
package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions 29
of subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the general statutes, and (2) if sold 30
by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22 of the general statutes, 31
comply with all applicable requirements of said sections and the limits 32
imposed under subsection (g) of this section. 33
(f) A sealed container of alcoholic liquor sold pursuant to this section 34
shall not be deemed an open container, provided the sealed container is 35
unopened, the seal has not been tampered with, and the contents of the 36
sealed container have not been partially removed. 37
(g) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption 38
pursuant to this section by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22 of 39
the general statutes shall comply with the following limits for any one 40
order, per customer: (1) One hundred ninety-six ounces, for beer, (2) one 41
liter, for spirits, and (3) one and one-half liters, for wine. 42
(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the retail sale of 43
any alcoholic liquor manufactured by a manufacturer permittee under 44
section 30-16 of the general statutes on its permit premises for off-45
premises consumption, which shall be subject to the requirements of 46
said section, including, but not limited to, the volume limits and hours 47
of sale set forth in said section. 48
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) From the effective date of this 49 Substitute Bill No. 5306
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section until three years after the effective date of this section, the holder 50
of any manufacturer permit issued pursuant to section 30-16 of the 51
general statutes may deliver alcoholic liquor manufactured by such 52
permittee, provided such delivery is made only by a direct employee of 53
the permittee and not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such 54
third-party vendor or entity holds an in-state transporter's permit. Any 55
alcoholic liquor delivered by a permittee under this section shall comply 56
with all applicable limits of section 30-16 of the general statutes allowing 57
the permittee to sell at retail, from the permittee's premises, sealed 58
bottles or other sealed containers of alcoholic liquor manufactured by 59
the permittee on the premises for off-premises consumption. 60
(b) Any alcoholic liquor delivered by a permittee under section 30-16 61
of the general statutes for off-premises consumption pursuant to this 62
section need not be accompanied by food. 63
(c) The delivery of alcoholic liquor by a permittee under section 30-64
16 of the general statutes for off-premises consumption pursuant to this 65
section shall (1) be conducted only during the hours a package store is 66
permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) 67
of section 30-91 of the general statutes, and (2) comply with all 68
applicable requirements of section 30-91 of the general statutes. 69
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
GL Joint Favorable Subst.