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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6495
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEPARTMENT OF CONS UMER
PROTECTION AND REVIS IONS TO THE LIQUOR CONTROL ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 30-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
For the interpretation of this chapter, unless the context indicates a 3
different meaning: 4
(1) "Airline" means any United States airline carrier, holding a 5
certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil 6
Aeronautics Board under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 7
1958, as amended, or any foreign flag carrier, holding a permit under 8
Section 402 of such act. 9
(2) "Alcohol" means the product of distillation of any fermented 10
liquid, rectified either once or more often, whatever may be the origin 11
thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol which is considered 12
nonpotable. 13
(3) "Alcoholic liquor" or "alcoholic beverage" includes the four 14
varieties of liquor defined in subdivisions (2), (5), (16) and (17) of this 15
section (alcohol, beer, spirits and wine) and every liquid or solid, 16 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of 17
being consumed by a human being for beverage purposes. Any liquid 18
or solid containing more than one of the four varieties so defined is 19
considered as belonging to that variety which has the higher percentage 20
of alcohol, according to the following order: Alcohol, spirits, wine and 21
beer, except as provided in subdivision [(20)] (17) of this section. The 22
provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any liquid or solid 23
containing less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume. 24
(4) "Backer" means, except in cases where the permittee is himself the 25
proprietor, the proprietor of any business or club, incorporated or 26
unincorporated, engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquor, 27
in which business a permittee is associated, whether as employee, agent 28
or part owner. 29
(5) "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation 30
of an infusion or decoction of barley, malt and hops in drinking water. 31
(6) (A) "Case price" means the price of a container of cardboard, wood 32
or other material, containing units of the same size and class of alcoholic 33
liquor, and (B) a case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, cordials, 34
cocktails, wines and prepared mixed drinks, shall be in the number and 35
quantity, or fewer, with the permission of the Commissioner of 36
Consumer Protection, of units or bottles as follows: (i) Six one thousand 37
seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles; (ii) twelve one liter bottles; (iii) 38
twelve seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles; (iv) twenty-four three 39
hundred seventy-five milliliter bottles; (v) forty-eight two hundred 40
milliliter bottles; (vi) sixty one hundred milliliter bottles; or (vii) one 41
hundred twenty fifty milliliter bottles, except a case of fifty milliliter 42
bottles may be in a number and quantity as originally configured, 43
packaged and sold by the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper prior to 44
shipment, provided such number of bottles does not exceed two 45
hundred. The commissioner shall not authorize fewer numbers or 46
quantities of units or bottles as specified in this subdivision for any one 47
person or entity more than eight times in any calendar year. For the 48
purposes of this subdivision, "class" has the same meaning as defined in 49 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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27 CFR 5.22 for spirits, as defined in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, and as defined 50
in 27 CFR 7.24 for beer. 51
(7) "Charitable organization" means any nonprofit organization 52
organized for charitable purposes to which has been issued a ruling by 53
the Internal Revenue Service classifying it as an exempt organization 54
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 55
(8) "Coliseum" means a coliseum as defined in section 30-33a. 56
(9) "Commission" means the Liquor Control Commission and 57
"department" means the Department of Consumer Protection. 58
(10) "Mead" means fermented honey, with or without adjunct 59
ingredients or additions, regardless of alcohol content, regardless of 60
process, and regardless of being sparkling, carbonated or still. 61
(11) "Minor" means any person under twenty-one years of age. 62
(12) "Person" means natural person including partners but shall not 63
include corporations, limited liability companies, joint stock companies 64
or other associations of natural persons. 65
(13) "Proprietor" [shall include] includes all owners of businesses or 66
clubs, included in subdivision (4) of this section, whether such owners 67
are individuals, partners, joint stock companies, fiduciaries, 68
stockholders of corporations or otherwise, but [shall] does not include 69
persons or corporations who are merely creditors of such businesses or 70
clubs, whether as note holders, bond holders, landlords or franchisors. 71
(14) "Dining room" means a room or rooms in premises operating 72
under a hotel permit, hotel beer permit, restaurant permit, restaurant 73
permit for beer or cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (j) or (k) of 74
section 30-22a, where meals are customarily served, within the room or 75
rooms, to any member of the public who has means of payment and 76
proper demeanor. 77 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(15) "Restaurant" means a restaurant, as defined in section 30-22. 78
(16) "Spirits" means any beverage that contains alcohol obtained by 79
distillation mixed with drinkable water and other substances in 80
solution, including brandy, rum, whiskey and gin. 81
(17) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the 82
fermentation of the natural sugar content of fruits, such as grapes or 83
apples or other agricultural products, containing sugar, including 84
fortified wines such as port, sherry and champagne. 85
(18) "Nonprofit public television corporation" means a nonprofit 86
public television corporation, as defined in section 30-37d. 87
Sec. 2. Section 30-12 of the general statutes is repealed and the 88
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 89
When any town has so voted upon the question of liquor permits, any 90
liquor permit granted in such town which is not in accordance with such 91
vote shall be void except manufacturer permits [, railroad permits and 92
golf country club] and cafe permits issued pursuant to subsections (g) 93
and (k) of section 30-22a. 94
Sec. 3. Section 30-13a of the general statutes is repealed and the 95
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 96
In any case in which a town has, under the provisions of this part, 97
acted, prior to October 1, 1965, to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor or 98
restrict such sale to beer only, such action shall not apply to the sale of 99
alcoholic liquor under a [golf country club] cafe permit issued pursuant 100
to subsection (g) of section 30-22a, except that the granting of any such 101
permit by the Department of Consumer Protection shall be subject to the 102
provisions of section 30-25a, as amended by this act. [provided any such 103
permit issued prior to October 1, 1973, shall be subject to the provisions 104
of said section 30-25a only if the holder fails to renew such permit or it 105
is revoked by the department for cause.] 106 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 30-14 of the general statutes is 107
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 108
2021): 109
(a) A permit shall be a purely personal privilege that expires 110
annually, except a permit issued under sections 30-25, as amended by 111
this act, 30-35, 30-37b, 30-37d, 30-37g and 30-37h, and revocable in the 112
discretion of the Department of Consumer Protection subject to appeal 113
as provided in section 30-55, as amended by this act. A permit shall not 114
constitute property, nor shall it be subject to attachment and execution, 115
nor shall it be alienable, except that it shall descend to the estate of a 116
deceased permittee by the laws of testate or intestate succession. [A 117
railroad permit or an] An airline permit or a cafe permit issued pursuant 118
to subsection (k) of section 30-22a shall be granted to the [railroad 119
corporation or] airline corporation or railway corporation and not to any 120
person, and the corporation shall be the permittee. 121
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 30-22c of the general statutes is 122
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 123
2021): 124
(b) The holder of a cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of 125
section 30-22a may operate a juice bar or similar facility at a permit 126
premises if the juice bar or similar facility is limited to a room or rooms 127
or separate area within the permit premises wherein there is no sale, 128
consumption, dispensing or presence of alcoholic liquor. 129
Sec. 6. Section 30-24 of the general statutes is repealed and the 130
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 131
Spouses of members of any club or golf country club which holds a 132
permit under [the provisions of this chapter] subsection (g) or (h) of 133
section 30-22a may be allowed to participate in all of the privileges of 134
[said] such club or golf country club, by vote of [said] such members, 135
and shall not be considered guests for purposes of the general statutes 136
or regulations of the Department of Consumer Protection. 137 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Sec. 7. Section 30-24b of the general statutes is repealed and the 138
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 139
Auxiliary members who are spouses of members or surviving 140
spouses of former deceased members of any club specified in 141
subsections (g) to (i), inclusive, of section 30-22a which holds a permit 142
under the provisions of this chapter may be allowed to participate in all 143
the privileges of such club, by vote of such club members and shall not 144
be considered guests for purposes of the general statutes or regulations 145
of the Department of Consumer Protection. 146
Sec. 8. Section 30-25 of the general statutes is repealed and the 147
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 148
(a) A special club permit shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the 149
drink at retail to be consumed at the grounds of an outdoor picnic 150
conducted by a club or golf country club. Such permits shall be issued 151
only to holders of [club or golf country club] cafe permits issued 152
pursuant to subsections (g) to (i), inclusive, of section 30-22a and shall 153
be issued on a daily basis subject to the hours of sale in section 30-91, as 154
amended by this act, and shall be the same as provided therein for clubs 155
and golf country clubs. The exception that applies to [railroad and boat] 156
cafe permits issued pursuant to subsections (j) and (k) of section 30-22a 157
that is set forth in section 30-48, as amended by this act, shall apply to 158
such a special club permit. No such club or golf country club shall be 159
granted more than four such special club permits during any one 160
calendar year. 161
(b) The Department of Consumer Protection shall have full discretion 162
in the issuance of such special club permits as to suitability of place and 163
may [make] adopt any regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 164
chapter 54, with respect thereto. 165
(c) The fee for such a special club permit shall be fifty dollars per day. 166
Sec. 9. Section 30-25a of the general statutes is repealed and the 167
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 168 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Notwithstanding any provision of part III of this chapter, but subject 169
to the approval by referendum of the municipality wherein the golf club 170
is located, a [club] cafe permit, as specified in subsection (g) of section 171
30-22a, shall be granted by the Department of Consumer Protection, in 172
the manner provided in section 30-39, as amended by this act, to any 173
golf club which has been in existence as a bona fide organization for at 174
least five years and which maintains a golf course of not less than 175
eighteen holes and a course length of at least fifty-five hundred yards, 176
and a club house with full facilities, including locker rooms, a restaurant 177
and a lounge, to serve only members and their guests, but no outside 178
parties or groups of nonmembers. The cost of such referendum shall be 179
borne by such golf club. 180
Sec. 10. Section 30-37f of the general statutes is repealed and the 181
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 182
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or 183
regulation to the contrary, (1) the state of Connecticut, as owner or lessor 184
of premises at Bradley International Airport, shall be permitted to enter 185
into an arrangement with any concessionaire or lessee holding a permit 186
or permits at Bradley International Airport, and receive payments from 187
such concessionaire or lessee, without regard to the level or percentage 188
of gross receipts from the gross sales of alcoholic liquor by such 189
concessionaire or lessee; (2) any person may be a permittee for more 190
than one [airport permit or class of airport permit] cafe permit issued 191
pursuant to subsection (d) of section 30-22a; and (3) any area subject to 192
a permit in Bradley International Airport that is contiguous to or within 193
any concourse area shall not be required to provide a single point of 194
egress or ingress or to effectively separate the bar area or any dining 195
area from the concourse area by means of partitions, fences, or doors, 196
provided that a permittee of such area may be required by the 197
Department of Consumer Protection to provide a barrier to separate the 198
back bar area from the concourse area to prevent public access to the 199
portion of the back bar area from which liquor is dispensed, if physically 200
practicable. 201 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(b) Sections 30-9 to 30-13a, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 202
30-23, subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 30-39, as amended by 203
this act, subsection (c) of section 30-39, as amended by this act, and 204
sections 30-44, 30-46, as amended by this act, 30-48a, as amended by this 205
act, and 30-91a, as amended by this act, shall not apply to [any class of 206
airport permit] a cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (d) of section 207
30-22a. 208
Sec. 11. Section 30-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the 209
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 210
Each permit granted under the provisions of [section] sections 30-16, 211
as amended by this act, 30-17, as amended by this act, 30-20, as amended 212
by this act, [30-20a,] 30-21, 30-21b, 30-22, 30-22a, as amended by this act, 213
[30-23, 30-24a, 30-26, 30-28,] 30-28a, [30-29,] 30-33a [, 30-33b,] and 30-36, 214
as amended by this act, [30-37c or 30-37e,] shall also, under the 215
regulations of the Department of Consumer Protection, allow the 216
storage, on the premises and at one other secure location registered with 217
and approved by the department, of sufficient quantities of alcoholic 218
liquor respectively allowed to be sold under such permits as may be 219
necessary for the business conducted by the respective permittees or 220
their backers; but no such permit shall be granted under the provisions 221
of section 30-16 or 30-17, as amended by this act, unless such storage 222
facilities are provided and the place of storage receives the approval of 223
the department as to suitability, and thereafter no place of storage shall 224
be changed nor any new place of storage utilized without the approval 225
of the department. 226
Sec. 12. Section 30-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 227
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 228
The Department of Consumer Protection shall refuse permits for the 229
sale of alcoholic liquor to the following persons: (1) Any state marshal, 230
judicial marshal, judge of any court, prosecuting officer or member of 231
any police force, (2) a minor, and (3) any constable who performs 232
criminal law enforcement duties and is considered a peace officer by 233 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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town ordinance pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 234
54-1f, any constable who is certified under the provisions of sections 7-235
294a to 7-294e, inclusive, who performs criminal law enforcement duties 236
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 54-1f, or any 237
special constable appointed pursuant to section 7-92. This section shall 238
not apply to out-of-state shippers' [, boat] permits, cafe permits issued 239
pursuant to subsection (j) of section 30-22a and airline permits. As used 240
in this section, "minor" means a minor, as defined in section 1-1d or as 241
defined in section 30-1, as amended by this act, whichever age is older. 242
Sec. 13. Section 30-46 of the general statutes is repealed and the 243
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 244
(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, except as to a store 245
engaged chiefly in the sale of groceries, in its discretion, suspend, revoke 246
or refuse to grant or renew a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor if it 247
has reasonable cause to believe: (1) That the proximity of the permit 248
premises will have a detrimental effect upon any church, public or 249
parochial school, convent, charitable institution, whether supported by 250
private or public funds, hospital or veterans' home or any camp, 251
barracks or flying field of the armed forces; (2) that such location is in 252
such proximity to a no-permit town that it is apparent that the applicant 253
is seeking to obtain the patronage of such town; (3) that the number of 254
permit premises in the locality is such that the granting of a permit is 255
detrimental to the public interest, and, in reaching a conclusion in this 256
respect, the department may consider the character of, the population 257
of, the number of like permits and number of all permits existent in, the 258
particular town and the immediate neighborhood concerned, the effect 259
which a new permit may have on such town or neighborhood or on like 260
permits existent in such town or neighborhood; (4) that the place has 261
been conducted as a lewd or disorderly establishment; (5) that the 262
backer does not have a right to occupy the permit premises; (6) that 263
drive-up sales of alcoholic liquor are being made at the permit premises; 264
or (7) that there is any other reason as provided by state or federal law 265
or regulation which warrants such refusal. 266 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(b) (1) The existence of a coliseum permit [or a coliseum concession 267
permit] shall not be a factor to be taken into consideration under 268
subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section. (2) The provisions of 269
subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall not 270
apply to the granting of a coliseum permit. [or a coliseum concession 271
permit. (3) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of 272
subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the granting of any 273
special sporting facility permit provided for in section 30-33b.] 274
[(c) Alcoholic liquor may be sold at retail for consumption within a 275
special sporting facility only under the permits provided for in section 276
30-33b. The number of permits of any class, the location where alcoholic 277
liquor is to be sold under any such permit, the number of locations to be 278
operated under a special sporting facility concession permit, and the 279
areas within such facility where alcoholic liquor may be consumed shall 280
be determined by the Department of Consumer Protection in its 281
discretion.] 282
Sec. 14. Section 30-46a of the general statutes is repealed and the 283
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 284
The issuance of a coliseum permit [or a coliseum concession permit, 285
or both,] shall not prohibit the issuance of a restaurant permit permitted 286
under this chapter for a restaurant within a coliseum. 287
Sec. 15. Section 30-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 288
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 289
(a) No backer or permittee of one permit class shall be a backer or 290
permittee of any other permit class except in the case of [any class of 291
airport, railroad, airline and boat permits,] cafe permits issued pursuant 292
to subsection (d), (j) or (k) of section 30-22a and except that: (1) A backer 293
of a hotel or restaurant permit may be a backer of both such classes; (2) 294
a holder or backer of a restaurant permit or a cafe permit issued 295
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-22a may be a holder or backer 296
of any other or all of such classes; (3) a holder or backer of a restaurant 297 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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permit may be a holder or backer of a [bowling establishment] cafe 298
permit issued pursuant to subsection (f) of section 30-22a; (4) a backer 299
of a restaurant permit may be a backer of a coliseum permit [or a 300
coliseum concession permit, or both,] when such restaurant is within a 301
coliseum; (5) a backer of a hotel permit may be a backer of a coliseum 302
permit; [or a coliseum concession permit, or both; (6) a backer of a 303
coliseum permit may be a backer of a coliseum concession permit; (7) a 304
backer of a coliseum concession permit may be a backer of a coliseum 305
permit; (8)] (6) a backer of a grocery store beer permit may be a backer 306
of a package store permit if such was the case on or before May 1, 1996; 307
[(9)] (7) a backer of a [university] cafe permit issued pursuant to 308
subsection (m) of section 30-22a, as amended by this act, may be a backer 309
of a nonprofit theater permit; [(10)] (8) a backer of a nonprofit theater 310
permit may be a holder or backer of a hotel permit or a coliseum permit; 311
[(11) a holder or backer of a restaurant permit may be a holder or backer 312
of a special outing facility permit; (12)] (9) a backer of a concession 313
permit may be a backer of a coliseum permit; [or a coliseum concession 314
permit, or both; (13)] (10) a holder of an out-of-state winery shipper's 315
permit for wine may be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit or an 316
out-of-state entity wine festival permit issued pursuant to section 30-317
37m, or of both such permits; [(14)] (11) a holder of an out-of-state 318
shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor other than beer may be a holder of 319
an in-state transporter's permit; [(15)] (12) a holder of a manufacturer 320
permit for a farm winery or the holder of a manufacturer permit for 321
wine, cider and mead may be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit, 322
a wine festival permit issued pursuant to section 30-37l, a farmers' 323
market sales permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-37o, 324
an off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit issued pursuant to 325
section 30-16a or of any combination of such permits; [(16)] (13) a holder 326
of a manufacturer permit for beer may be a holder of a farmers' market 327
sales permit issued pursuant to section 30-37o; [. Any person may be a 328
permittee of more than one permit; and (17)] (14) the holder of a 329
manufacturer permit for spirits, a manufacturer permit for beer, a 330
manufacturer permit for a farm winery or a manufacturer permit for 331
wine, cider and mead may be a holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit, 332 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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a restaurant permit or a restaurant permit for wine and beer; and (15) 333
the holder of a restaurant permit or a cafe permit may be the holder of a 334
seasonal outdoor open-air permit issued pursuant to section 50 of this 335
act. Any person may be a permittee of more than one permit. No holder 336
of a manufacturer permit for a brew pub and no spouse or child of such 337
holder may be a holder or backer of more than three restaurant permits 338
or cafe permits. 339
(b) No permittee or backer thereof and no employee or agent of such 340
permittee or backer shall borrow money or receive credit in any form 341
for a period in excess of thirty days, directly or indirectly, from any 342
manufacturer permittee, or backer thereof, or from any wholesaler 343
permittee, or backer thereof, of alcoholic liquor or from any member of 344
the family of such manufacturer permittee or backer thereof or from any 345
stockholder in a corporation manufacturing or wholesaling such liquor, 346
and no manufacturer permittee or backer thereof or wholesaler 347
permittee or backer thereof or member of the family of either of such 348
permittees or of any such backer, and no stockholder of a corporation 349
manufacturing or wholesaling such liquor shall lend money or 350
otherwise extend credit, directly or indirectly, to any such permittee or 351
backer thereof or to the employee or agent of any such permittee or 352
backer. A wholesaler permittee or backer, or a manufacturer permittee 353
or backer, that has not received payment in full from a retailer permittee 354
or backer within thirty days after the date such credit was extended to 355
such retailer or backer or to an employee or agent of any such retailer or 356
backer, shall give a written notice of obligation to such retailer within 357
the five days following the expiration of the thirty-day period of credit. 358
The notice of obligation shall state: The amount due; the date credit was 359
extended; the date the thirty-day period ended, and that the retailer is 360
in violation of this section. A retailer who disputes the accuracy of the 361
"notice of obligation" shall, within the ten days following the expiration 362
of the thirty-day period of credit, give a written response to notice of 363
obligation to the department and give a copy to the wholesaler or 364
manufacturer who sent the notice. The response shall state the retailer's 365
basis for dispute and the amount, if any, admitted to be owed for more 366 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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than thirty days; the copy forwarded to the wholesaler or manufacturer 367
shall be accompanied by the amount admitted to be due, if any, and 368
such payment shall be made and received without prejudice to the 369
rights of either party in any civil action. Upon receipt of the retailer's 370
response, the chairman of the commission or such chairman's designee 371
shall conduct an informal hearing with the parties being given equal 372
opportunity to appear and be heard. If the chairman or such chairman's 373
designee determines that the notice of obligation is accurate, the 374
department shall forthwith issue an order directing the wholesaler or 375
manufacturer to promptly give all manufacturers and wholesalers 376
engaged in the business of selling alcoholic liquor to retailers in this 377
state, a "notice of delinquency". The notice of delinquency shall identify 378
the delinquent retailer, and state the amount due and the date of the 379
expiration of the thirty-day credit period. No wholesaler or 380
manufacturer receiving a notice of delinquency shall extend credit by 381
the sale of alcoholic liquor or otherwise to such delinquent retailer until 382
after the manufacturer or wholesaler has received a "notice of 383
satisfaction" from the sender of the notice of delinquency. If the 384
chairman or such chairman's designee determines that the notice of 385
obligation is inaccurate, the department shall forthwith issue an order 386
prohibiting a notice of delinquency. The party for whom the 387
determination by the chairman or such chairman's designee was 388
adverse, shall promptly pay to the department a part of the cost of the 389
proceedings as determined by the chairman or such chairman's 390
designee, which shall not be less than fifty dollars. The department may 391
suspend or revoke the permit of any permittee who, in bad faith, gives 392
an incorrect notice of obligation, an incorrect response to notice of 393
obligation, or an unauthorized notice of delinquency. If the department 394
does not receive a response to the notice of obligation within such ten-395
day period, the delinquency shall be deemed to be admitted and the 396
wholesaler or manufacturer who sent the notice of obligation shall, 397
within the three days following the expiration of such ten-day period, 398
give a notice of delinquency to the department and to all wholesalers 399
and manufacturers engaged in the business of selling alcoholic liquor to 400
retailers in this state. A notice of delinquency identifying a retailer who 401 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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does not file a response within such ten-day period shall have the same 402
effect as a notice of delinquency given by order of the chairman or such 403
chairman's designee. A wholesaler permittee or manufacturer permittee 404
that has given a notice of delinquency and that receives full payment for 405
the credit extended, shall, within three days after the date of full 406
payment, give a notice of satisfaction to the department and to all 407
wholesalers and manufacturers to whom a notice of delinquency was 408
sent. The prohibition against extension of credit to such retailer shall be 409
void upon such full payment. The department may revoke or suspend 410
any permit for a violation of this section. An appeal from an order of 411
revocation or suspension issued in accordance with this section may be 412
taken in accordance with section 30-60. 413
(c) If there is a proposed change or change in ownership of a retail 414
permit premises, no application for a permit shall be approved until the 415
applicant files with the department an affidavit executed by the seller of 416
the retail permit premises stating that all obligations of the predecessor 417
permittee for the purchase of alcoholic liquor at such permit premises 418
have been paid or that such applicant did not receive direct or indirect 419
consideration from the predecessor permittee. [If a wholesaler permittee 420
alleges the applicant received direct or indirect consideration from the 421
predecessor permittee or that there remain outstanding liquor 422
obligations, such wholesaler permittee may file with the department an 423
affidavit, along with supporting documentation to establish receipt of 424
such consideration or outstanding liquo r obligations. The 425
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in the commissioner's sole 426
discretion, shall determine whether a hearing is warranted on such 427
allegations.] The commissioner may waive the requirement of such 428
seller's affidavit upon finding that (1) the predecessor permittee 429
abandoned the premises prior to the filing of the application, and (2) 430
such permittee did not receive any consideration, direct or indirect, for 431
such permittee's abandonment. For the purposes of this subsection, 432
"consideration" means the receipt of legal tender or goods or services for 433
the purchase of alcoholic liquor remaining on the premises of the 434
predecessor permittee, for which bills remain unpaid. 435 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(d) A permittee may file a designation of an authorized agent with 436
the department to issue or receive all notices or documents provided for 437
in this section. The permittee shall be responsible for the issuance or 438
receipt of such notices or documents by the agent. 439
(e) The period of credit permitted under this section shall be 440
calculated as the time elapsing between the date of receipt of the 441
alcoholic liquors by the purchaser and the date of full legal discharge of 442
the purchaser through the payment of cash or its equivalent from all 443
indebtedness arising from the transaction except that, if the last day for 444
payment falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the last day for 445
payment shall then be the next business day. 446
Sec. 16. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 30-48a of the 447
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 448
thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 449
(a) No person, and no backer, as defined in section 30-1, as amended 450
by this act, shall, except as provided in this section, acquire an interest 451
in more than four alcoholic beverage retail permits, except that on and 452
after July 1, [2016] 2021, such person or backer may acquire an interest 453
in no more than [five] six alcoholic beverage retail permits, but nothing 454
in this section shall (1) require any such person who had, on June 8, 1981, 455
such interest in more than two such permits to surrender, dispose of or 456
release his or her interest in any such permit or permits nor shall it affect 457
his or her right to continue to hold, use and renew such permits, or (2) 458
prohibit any such person who had, on June 8, 1981, such interest in more 459
than two such permits from transferring his or her interest in such 460
permits by inter vivos or testamentary disposition, including living 461
trusts, to his or her spouse or child, or such spouse's or child's living 462
trust or prohibit such spouse or child from accepting such a transfer 463
notwithstanding that such spouse or child may already hold another 464
permit issued under the provisions of this chapter. Any such permit so 465
transferred may be renewed by such transferee under the provisions of 466
section 30-14a. Except as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, 467
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interest is owned by such person, such person's spouse, children, 469
partners, or an estate, trust, or corporation controlled by such person or 470
such person's spouse, children, or any combination thereof. The 471
provisions of this subsection shall apply to any such interest without 472
regard to whether such interest is a controlling interest. For the purposes 473
of this subsection, "person" means (A) an individual, (B) a corporation 474
or any subsidiary of a corporation, or (C) any combination of 475
corporations or individuals any of whom, or any combination of whom, 476
owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five per cent of any 477
entity which is a backer, as defined in [said] section 30-1, as amended by 478
this act. 479
(b) A retail permit, for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, 480
means a package store liquor permit or a druggist liquor permit. 481
(c) Membership in any organization which is or may become the 482
holder of a [club] cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (h) of section 483
30-22a shall not constitute acquisition of an interest in a retail permit. 484
Sec. 17. Section 30-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 485
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 486
[(a)] No permit may be issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor in any 487
building, a portion of which will not be used as the permit premises, 488
unless the application therefor is accompanied by an affidavit signed 489
and [sworn to] affirmed by the applicant, stating that access from the 490
portion of the building that will not be used as the permit premises to 491
the portion of the building that will be used as the permit premises is 492
effectually closed, unless the Department of Consumer Protection 493
endorses upon such application that it has dispensed with such affidavit 494
for reasons considered by it good and satisfactory and also endorses 495
thereon such reasons. If any way of access from the other portion of such 496
building to the portion used as the permit premises is opened, after such 497
permit is issued, without the consent of the Department of Consumer 498
Protection endorsed on such permit, such permit shall thereupon 499
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Consumer Protection, and shall be null and void. If such applicant or 501
any permittee or any backer thereof opens, causes to be opened, permits 502
to be opened or allows to remain open, at any time during the term for 503
which such permit is issued, any way of access from any portion of a 504
building not part of the permit premises to any other portion of such 505
building that is the permit premises, without the written consent of the 506
Department of Consumer Protection endorsed on such permit, such 507
persons or backers shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 508
30-113, as amended by this act. The Department of Consumer Protection 509
shall require every applicant for a permit to sell alcoholic liquor to state 510
under oath whether any portion of the building in which it is proposed 511
to carry on such business will not be used as the permit premises; and, 512
if so, [said] the Department of Consumer Protection shall appoint a 513
suitable person to examine the premises and to see that any and all 514
access between the portion so to be used for the sale of alcoholic liquor 515
and the portion not so used is effectually closed, and may designate the 516
manner of such closing, and, if necessary, order seals to be placed so that 517
such way of access cannot be opened without breaking the seals, and 518
the breaking or removal of such seals or other methods of preventing 519
access, so ordered and provided, shall be prima facie evidence of a 520
violation of this section. The above provisions shall not apply to any 521
premises operating under a hotel permit. [, or any premises operating 522
under a restaurant permit, which premises are located in or attached to 523
a motel, and shall not apply to any entrance to a building in which is 524
located premises operating under a tavern permit, which entrance 525
opens into the rear or side yard of such tavern premises and is used 526
solely as an emergency exit or for the delivery of goods to, or carrying 527
or conveying goods from, any permit premises.] 528
[(b) "Motel" means every building or other structure kept, used, 529
maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where 530
sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests, 531
usually, but not limited to, motorists, but is not a place where food is 532
served at all times or where kitchen and dining room facilities 533
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Sec. 18. Section 30-53 of the general statutes is repealed and the 535
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 536
Each permit granted or renewed by the Department of Consumer 537
Protection shall be of no effect until a duplicate thereof has been filed by 538
the permittee with the town clerk of the town within which the club or 539
place of business described in such permit is situated; provided the 540
place of filing of [railroad and boat permits] a cafe permit issued 541
pursuant to subsection (j) or (k) of section 30-22a shall be the office of 542
the town clerk of the town of New Haven, and airline permits, the office 543
of the town clerk of the town of Hartford. The fee for such filing shall be 544
twenty dollars. 545
Sec. 19. Section 30-54 of the general statutes is repealed and the 546
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 547
Every permittee, other than a corporation holding a [railroad or 548
airline permit] cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (k) of section 549
30-22a, shall cause his or her permit or a duplicate thereof to be framed 550
and hung in plain view in a conspicuous place in any room where the 551
sales so permitted are to be carried on. 552
Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 30-68l of the general statutes is 553
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 554
2021): 555
(b) Subject to prior approval from the manufacturer or out-of-state 556
shipper, a wholesaler may sell to a retail licensee a [nonuniform] family 557
brand case, containing bottles only of one family brand. Wholesalers 558
who do not hold exclusive rights to a given brand trademark may also 559
sell to a retail licensee a [nonuniform] family brand case containing 560
bottles only of one family brand, provided all of the bottles in such 561
[nonuniform] family brand case are available to all nonexclusive 562
wholesalers who also have rights to the given brand trademarks. For 563
purposes of this subsection, "family brand" [means a group of different 564
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brand] has the same meaning as provided in subsection (d) of section 566
30-63. 567
Sec. 21. Section 30-81 of the general statutes is repealed and the 568
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 569
No person who is, by statute or regulation, declared to be an 570
unsuitable person to hold a permit to sell alcoholic liquor shall be 571
allowed to have a financial interest in any such permit business. Except 572
as provided in section 30-90a, no minor shall be employed in any 573
premises operating under a [tavern] cafe permit in any capacity or in 574
handling any alcoholic liquor upon, in delivering any alcoholic liquor 575
to, or in carrying or conveying any alcoholic liquor from, any permit 576
premises. 577
Sec. 22. Section 30-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 578
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 579
Any permittee who, by himself, his servant or agent, permits any 580
minor or any person to whom the sale or gift of alcoholic liquor has been 581
forbidden according to law to loiter on his premises where such liquor 582
is kept for sale, or allows any minor other than a person over age 583
eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a or a 584
minor accompanied by his parent or guardian, to be in any room where 585
alcoholic liquor is served at any bar, shall be subject to the penalties of 586
section 30-113, as amended by this act. For barrooms consisting of only 587
one room and for premises without effective separation between a 588
barroom and a dining room, no minor may sit or stand at a consumer 589
bar without being accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse. 590
Sec. 23. Section 30-91 of the general statutes is repealed and the 591
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 592
(a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 593
glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 594
alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 595
permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 596 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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restaurant permits for catering establishments, [bowling establishment 597
permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits,] coliseum permits, 598
[coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 599
permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 600
sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 601
permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits,] 602
nonprofit public museum permits, [university permits, airport 603
restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 604
tavern permits,] manufacturer permits for beer, casino permits, caterer 605
liquor permits and charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: 606
(1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the 607
hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the 608
hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the 609
hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except (A) 610
for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 611
hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 612
Christmas falls, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in 613
section 30-37k; and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock 614
a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January 615
first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three 616
o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 617
(b) Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce 618
the number of hours during which sales under subsection (a) of this 619
section, except sales pursuant to [an airport restaurant permit, airport 620
bar permit or airport airline club permit] a cafe permit issued pursuant 621
to subsection (d) of section 30-22a, shall be permissible. In all cases when 622
a town, either by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, has acted on 623
the sale of alcoholic liquor or the reduction of the number of hours when 624
such sale is permissible, such action shall become effective on the first 625
day of the month succeeding such action and no further action shall be 626
taken until at least one year has elapsed since the previous action was 627
taken. 628
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section, such sale or dispensing or consumption or presence in glasses 630
in places operating under a [bowling establishment] cafe permit issued 631
pursuant to subsection (f) of section 30-22a shall be unlawful before 632
eleven a.m. on any day, except in that portion of the permit premises 633
which is located in a separate room or rooms entry to which, from the 634
bowling lane area of the establishment, is by means of a door or doors 635
which shall remain closed at all times except to permit entrance and 636
egress to and from the lane area. Any alcoholic liquor sold or dispensed 637
in a place operating under a [bowling establishment] cafe permit issued 638
pursuant to subsection (f) of section 30-22a shall be served in containers 639
such as, but not limited to, plastic or glass. Any town may, by vote of a 640
town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during 641
which sales under this subsection shall be permissible. 642
(d) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises 643
consumption in places operating under package store permits, drug 644
store permits, manufacturer permits for beer or grocery store beer 645
permits shall be unlawful on Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and 646
Christmas; and such sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-647
premises consumption in places operating under package store permits, 648
drug store permits, manufacturer permits for beer and grocery store 649
beer permits shall be unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and 650
after six o'clock p.m. and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and 651
after ten o'clock p.m. Any town may, by a vote of a town meeting or by 652
ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which such sale shall be 653
permissible. 654
(e) (1) In the case of any premises operating under a [tavern] cafe 655
permit, wherein, under the provisions of this section, the sale of 656
alcoholic liquor is forbidden on certain days or hours of the day, or 657
during the period when a [tavern] cafe permit is suspended, it shall 658
likewise be unlawful to keep such premises open to, or permit it to be 659
occupied by, the public on such days or hours. 660
(2) In the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit, it shall 661
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be occupied by, the public between the hours of one o'clock a.m. and six 663
o'clock a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 664
and between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m. on 665
Saturday and Sunday or during any period of time when such permit is 666
suspended, provided the sale or the dispensing or consumption of 667
alcohol on such premises operating under such cafe permit shall be 668
prohibited beyond the hours authorized for the sale or dispensing or 669
consumption of alcohol for such premises under this section. 670
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, in the case of any 671
premises operating under a [tavern or] cafe permit, it shall be lawful for 672
such premises to be open to, or be occupied by, the public when such 673
premises is being used as a site for film, television, video or digital 674
production eligible for a film production tax credit pursuant to section 675
12-217jj, provided the sale or the dispensing or consumption of alcohol 676
on such premises operating under such [tavern or] cafe permit shall be 677
prohibited beyond the hours authorized for the sale or the dispensing 678
or consumption of alcohol for such premises under this section. 679
(f) The retail sale and the tasting of free samples of wine, cider not 680
exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding 681
fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, apple brandy, eau-de-vie and mead 682
by visitors and prospective retail customers of a permittee holding a 683
manufacturer permit for a farm winery or a manufacturer permit for 684
wine, cider and mead on the premises of such permittee shall be 685
unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. 686
and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. 687
Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the 688
number of hours during which sales and the tasting of free samples of 689
products under this subsection shall be permissible. 690
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, 691
food or nonalcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed or consumed in 692
places operating under [an airport restaurant permit, an airport bar 693
permit or an airport airline club] a cafe permit issued pursuant to 694
subsection (d) of section 30-22a, at any time, as allowed by agreement 695 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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between the Connecticut Airport Authority and its lessees or 696
concessionaires. [In the case of premises operating under an airport 697
airline club permit, the sale, dispensing or consumption or the presence 698
in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 699
alcoholic liquor by an individual shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, 700
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of one 701
o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m., (2) Saturday and Sunday between the 702
hours of two o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m., (3) Christmas, except for 703
alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 704
hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 705
Christmas falls, and (4) January first between the hours of three o'clock 706
a.m. and six o'clock a.m.] 707
(h) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 708
glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 709
alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under a nonprofit 710
golf tournament permit shall be unlawful on any day prior to nine 711
o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. 712
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any permittee 713
to continue the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor until the closing 714
hour established under this section. 715
(j) The retail sale of wine and the tasting of free samples of wine by 716
visitors and prospective retail customers of a permittee holding a wine 717
festival permit or an out-of-state entity wine festival permit issued 718
pursuant to section 30-37l or 30-37m shall be unlawful on Sunday before 719
eleven o'clock a.m. and after eight o'clock p.m., and on any other day 720
before ten o'clock a.m. and after eight o'clock p.m. Any town may, by 721
vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours 722
during which the retail sale of wine and the tasting of free samples of 723
wine pursuant to this subsection shall be permissible. 724
(k) The sale of products at a farmers' market by a permittee holding 725
a farmers' market sales permit pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-726
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o'clock p.m., provided such permittee shall not sell such products at a 728
farmers' market at any time during such hours that the farmers' market 729
is not open to the public. Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or 730
by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which sales of 731
products under this subsection shall be permissible. 732
(l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 733
shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-734
37k, to allow the presence of alcoholic liquor in glasses or other 735
receptacles suitable to permit the consumption thereof by an individual 736
at any time on its gaming facility, as defined in subsection (a) of section 737
30-37k, provided such alcoholic liquor shall not be served to a patron of 738
such casino during the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section. 739
For purposes of this section, "receptacles suitable to permit the 740
consumption of alcoholic liquor" [shall] does not include bottles of 741
distilled spirits or bottles of wine. 742
Sec. 24. Section 30-91a of the general statutes is repealed and the 743
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 744
(a) In all cases where a town, either by vote of a town meeting or by 745
ordinance, had, prior to April 30, 1971, authorized the sale of alcoholic 746
liquor on Sunday between the hours of twelve o'clock noon and nine 747
o'clock in the evening, such sale shall be authorized until the time 748
specified in section 30-91, as amended by this act, unless an earlier 749
closing hour is established by town meeting or ordinance after April 30, 750
1971. 751
(b) Nothing in section 30-91, as amended by this act, shall be 752
construed to supersede any action taken by a town prior to May 25, 1971, 753
to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor in such town from midnight on 754
Saturday until one a.m. on Sunday and such action shall be construed 755
to prohibit such sale from midnight on Saturday until two a.m. on 756
Sunday in such town. 757
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between the hours of twelve o'clock noon and the time specified in 759
section 30-91 is permitted, prior to June 5, 1975, in a place operating 760
under a hotel permit, a restaurant permit or a cafe permit, such sale shall 761
be authorized on Sunday between such hours in a place operating under 762
a tavern permit unless such sale is prohibited by town meeting or 763
ordinance after June 5, 1975.] 764
[(d)] (c) In all towns that have authorized the sale of alcoholic liquor 765
on Sunday commencing at twelve o'clock noon, either by vote of a town 766
meeting or by ordinance, such sale shall be permitted commencing at 767
eleven o'clock a.m. in places operating under permits listed in 768
subsection (a) of section 30-91, as amended by this act, unless a later 769
opening hour is established by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance 770
after July 1, 1981. 771
Sec. 25. Section 30-7 of the general statutes is repealed and the 772
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 773
Every regulation made by the Department of Consumer Protection 774
under the authority of this chapter shall be furnished to each permittee 775
upon request. The department shall biennially, on or before July first in 776
the odd-numbered years, [either (1) publish in convenient pamphlet 777
form all regulations then in force and shall furnish upon request copies 778
of such pamphlets to every permittee authorized under the provisions 779
of this chapter to manufacture or sell alcoholic liquor and to such other 780
persons as desire such pamphlets, or (2)] post such regulations on the 781
department's Internet web site. 782
Sec. 26. Section 30-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 783
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 784
The Department of Consumer Protection and any agent thereof 785
authorized to conduct any inquiry, investigation or hearing under the 786
provisions of this chapter [shall have power to] may administer oaths 787
and take testimony under oath relative to the matter of inquiry or 788
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from disclosure any complaints or inspections that result in an 790
investigation conducted by the department under this chapter, or any 791
other information obtained by the department during the course of an 792
investigation conducted by the department under this chapter, until the 793
earlier of (1) the date when the investigation is completed, (2) [six] 794
eighteen months after the date when the complaint resulting in the 795
investigation was filed, or (3) [six] eighteen months after the 796
investigation was commenced. At any hearing ordered by the 797
department, the department or such agent having authority by law to 798
issue such process may subpoena witnesses and require the production 799
of records, papers and documents pertinent to such inquiry. No witness 800
under subpoena authorized to be issued by the provisions of this section 801
shall be excused from testifying or from producing records, papers or 802
documents on the ground that such testimony or the production of such 803
records or other documentary evidence would tend to incriminate him, 804
but such evidence or the records or papers so produced and any 805
information directly or indirectly derived from such evidence, records 806
or papers shall not be used in any criminal proceeding against him. If 807
any person disobeys such process or, having appeared in obedience 808
thereto, refuses to answer any pertinent question put to him by the 809
department or its authorized agent or to produce any records and 810
papers pursuant thereto, the department or its agent may apply to the 811
superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial 812
district wherein the person resides or wherein the business has been 813
conducted, setting forth such disobedience to process or refusal to 814
answer, and the court shall cite such person to appear before the court 815
to answer such question or to produce such records and papers and, 816
upon his refusal so to do, shall commit such person to a community 817
correctional center until he testifies, but not for a longer period than 818
sixty days. Notwithstanding the serving of the term of such 819
commitment by any person, the department may proceed with such 820
inquiry and examination as if the witness had not previously been called 821
upon to testify. Officers who serve subpoenas issued by the department 822
or under its authority and witnesses attending hearings conducted by it 823
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and witnesses in the courts of this state to be paid on vouchers of the 825
department on order of the Comptroller. 826
Sec. 27. Section 30-17 of the general statutes is repealed and the 827
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 828
(a) (1) A wholesaler permit shall allow the bottling of alcoholic liquor 829
and the wholesale sale of alcoholic liquor to permittees in this state and 830
without the state, as may be permitted by law, and the sale of alcoholic 831
liquors to vessels engaged in coastwise or foreign commerce, and the 832
sale of alcohol and alcoholic liquor for industrial purposes to 833
nonpermittees, such sales to be made in accordance with the regulations 834
adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection, and the sale of 835
alcohol and alcoholic liquor for medicinal purposes to hospitals and 836
charitable institutions and to religious organizations for sacramental 837
purposes and the receipt from out-of-state shippers of multiple 838
packages of alcoholic liquor. The holder of a wholesaler permit may 839
apply for and shall thereupon receive an out-of-state shipper's permit 840
for direct importation from abroad of alcoholic liquors manufactured 841
outside the United States and an out-of-state shipper's permit for direct 842
importation from abroad of beer manufactured outside the United 843
States. The annual fee for a wholesaler permit shall be two thousand six 844
hundred fifty dollars. 845
(2) When a holder of a wholesaler permit has had the distributorship 846
of any alcohol, beer, spirits or wine product of a manufacturer or out-847
of-state shipper for six months or more, such distributorship may be 848
terminated or its geographic territory diminished upon (A) the 849
execution of a written stipulation by the wholesaler and manufacturer 850
or out-of-state shipper agreeing to the change and the approval of such 851
change by the Department of Consumer Protection; or (B) the sending 852
of a written notice by certified or registered mail, return receipt 853
requested, by the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper to the 854
wholesaler, a copy of which notice has been sent simultaneously by 855
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Department 856
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become effective except for just and sufficient cause, provided such 858
cause shall be set forth in such notice and the Department of Consumer 859
Protection shall determine, after hearing, that just and sufficient cause 860
exists. If an emergency occurs, caused by the wholesaler, prior to such 861
hearing, which threatens the manufacturers' or out-of-state shippers' 862
products or otherwise endangers the business of the manufacturer or 863
out-of-state shipper and said emergency is established to the satisfaction 864
of the Department of Consumer Protection, the department may 865
temporarily suspend such wholesaler permit or take whateve r 866
reasonable action the department deems advisable to provide for such 867
emergency and the department may continue such temporary action 868
until its decision after a full hearing. The Department of Consumer 869
Protection shall render its decision with reasonable promptness 870
following such hearing. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, a manufacturer 871
or out-of-state shipper may appoint one or more additional wholesalers 872
as the distributor for an alcohol, spirits or wine product within such 873
territory, provided such appointment shall not be effective until six 874
months from the date such manufacturer or out-of-state shipper sets 875
forth such intention in written notice to the existing wholesaler by 876
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with a copy of such 877
notice simultaneously sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt 878
requested, to the Department of Consumer Protection. For just and 879
sufficient cause, a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper may appoint one 880
or more additional wholesalers as the distributor for a beer product 881
within such territory provided such manufacturer or out-of-state 882
shipper sets forth such intention and cause in written notice to the 883
existing wholesaler by certified or registered mail, return receipt 884
requested, with a copy of such notice simultaneously sent by certified 885
or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Department of 886
Consumer Protection. For the purposes of this section, "just and 887
sufficient cause" means the existence of circumstances which, in the 888
opinion of a reasonable person considering all of the equities of both the 889
wholesaler and the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper warrants a 890
termination or a diminishment of a distributorship as the case may be. 891
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means the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper who originally granted 893
a distributorship of any alcohol, beer, spirits or wine product to a 894
wholesaler, any successor to such manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, 895
which successor has assumed the contractual relationship with such 896
wholesaler by assignment or otherwise, or any other manufacturer or 897
out-of-state shipper who acquires the right to ship such alcohol, beer, 898
spirits or wine into the state. 899
(3) Nothing contained [herein] in this section shall be construed to 900
interfere with the authority of the Department of Consumer Protection 901
to retain or adopt reasonable regulations concerning the termination or 902
diminishment of a distributorship held by a wholesaler for less than six 903
months. 904
(4) All hearings held [hereunder] under this section shall be held in 905
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 906
(b) A wholesaler permit for beer shall be in all respects the same as a 907
wholesaler permit, except that the scope of operations of the holder shall 908
be limited to beer; but shall not prohibit the handling of nonalcoholic 909
merchandise. The holder of a wholesaler permit for beer may apply for 910
and shall thereupon receive an out-of-state shipper's permit for direct 911
importation from abroad of beer manufactured outside the United 912
States. The annual fee for a wholesaler permit for beer shall be one 913
thousand dollars. 914
(c) A wholesaler permittee may offer to industry members and its 915
own staff free samples of alcoholic liquor that it distributes for tasting 916
on the wholesaler's premises. Any offering, tasting, wine education and 917
tasting class demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted 918
only during the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic 919
liquor under section 30-91, as amended by this act. No tasting of wine 920
on the premises shall be offered from more than ten uncorked or open 921
bottles at any one time. A wholesaler may offer such tastings to retail 922
permittees not more than four times per year. 923 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Sec. 28. Section 30-33 of the general statutes is repealed and the 924
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 925
A concession permit shall allow the sale and consumption of beer or 926
wine on the premises of any fair grounds, ball park, amusement park, 927
indoor-outdoor amphitheater, outdoor amphitheater contiguous to and 928
under the same ownership as an amusement park, public golf course or 929
sports arena provided no sales of alcoholic liquor shall occur within one 930
hour of the scheduled end of a performance at an indoor-outdoor 931
amphitheater constructed to seat not less than fifteen thousand people. 932
A concession permit shall also allow the sale and consumption of 933
alcohol or spirits in all enclosed nonseating areas within an indoor-934
outdoor amphitheater. Such areas shall be enclosed by a fence or wall 935
not less than thirty inches high and separate from each other. No 936
concession permittee, backer, employee or agent of such permittee shall 937
sell, offer or deliver more than two drinks of alcoholic liquor at any one 938
time to any person for such person's own consumption. Such permit 939
shall be issued in the discretion of the Department of Consumer 940
Protection and shall be effective only in accordance with a schedule of 941
hours and days determined by the department for each such permit 942
within the limitation of hours and days fixed by law. As used in this 943
section, "public golf course" means a golf course of not less than nine 944
holes and a course length of not less than twenty-seven hundred fifty 945
yards. The fee for a concession permit shall be as follows: For a period 946
of one year, three hundred dollars; for a period of six months, two 947
hundred dollars; and for a period of one day, fifty dollars. 948
Sec. 29. Section 30-35b of the general statutes is repealed and the 949
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 950
A ninety-day provisional permit shall allow the retail sale or 951
manufacture of alcoholic liquor by any applicant and his or her backer, 952
if any, who has made application for a liquor permit pursuant to section 953
30-39, as amended by this act, and may be issued at the discretion of the 954
Liquor Control Commission or the Department of Consumer Protection. 955
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any delay in the investigation conducted by the Department of 957
Consumer Protection pursuant to said section, the ninety-day 958
provisional permit shall cease immediately. Only one such permit shall 959
be issued to any applicant and his or her backer, if any, for each location 960
of the club or place of business which is to be operated under such 961
permit and such permit shall be nonrenewable but may be extended due 962
to delays not caused by the applicant. Such permit shall not be extended 963
beyond one year from the filing date, as defined in section 30-39, as 964
amended by this act. The fee for such ninety-day permit shall be five 965
hundred dollars. 966
Sec. 30. Section 30-36 of the general statutes is repealed and the 967
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 968
A druggist permit may be issued by the Department of Consumer 969
Protection to a drug store proprietor. No druggist permit shall be issued 970
covering a new drug store or a new location for an old drug store until 971
the Commission of Pharmacy is satisfied that a drug store at such 972
location is necessary to the convenience and best interest of the public. 973
A druggist permit (1) shall allow the use of alcoholic liquors for the 974
compounding of prescriptions of physicians, advanced practice 975
registered nurses, physician assistants and dentists and for the 976
manufacturing of all United States Pharmacopoeia and National 977
Formulary preparations and all other medicinal preparations, (2) shall 978
allow the retail sale and delivery of alcoholic liquor in containers of not 979
less than eight ounces or one hundred eighty-seven and one-half 980
milliliters and not more than one quart or one liter capacity except that 981
beer may be sold in containers of not more than forty ounces or twelve 982
hundred milliliters capacity, to any person, and (3) shall forbid the 983
drinking of such alcoholic liquor on the premises of any drug store. Such 984
permittee shall keep all alcoholic liquors in compartments, which 985
compartments shall be securely locked except during those hours when 986
the sale of alcoholic liquor is permitted by law. The holder of a druggist 987
permit shall not display any alcoholic liquors or containers, marked or 988
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liquors, in the windows of the permit premises. The Commission of 990
Pharmacy shall revoke or suspend the pharmacy license of any 991
pharmacist upon whose premises any violation of any provision of this 992
section occurs. The annual fee for a druggist permit shall be five 993
hundred thirty-five dollars. 994
Sec. 31. Section 30-37 of the general statutes is repealed and the 995
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 996
Any pharmacy licensed by the [Commission of Pharmacy] 997
Department of Consumer Protection may fill the prescription of a 998
licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician 999
assistant or dentist for alcoholic liquors at any time without regard to 1000
the vote of any town prohibiting the sale of such liquors and may use 1001
alcoholic liquors for the compounding of such prescriptions and for the 1002
manufacture of all United States Pharmacopoeia and National 1003
Formulary preparations and all other medicinal preparations without 1004
the necessity of obtaining a permit from the Department of Consumer 1005
Protection, provided each such prescription shall include the name and 1006
address of the person for whom it is prescribed and shall be signed with 1007
his full name by the person issuing such prescription. Each such 1008
prescription shall be filled only once, and the person making a sale on 1009
such prescription shall write on the face thereof the number of such 1010
prescription and the date of the sale or delivery of such liquor and shall 1011
keep such prescription on file and available at all reasonable times for 1012
inspection. All alcoholic liquors sold by licensed pharmacies on 1013
prescriptions alone shall be kept in compartments, which compartments 1014
shall be securely locked except when such liquors are being used in the 1015
compounding of the prescriptions. 1016
Sec. 32. Section 30-37j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1017
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1018
(a) A caterer liquor permit shall allow a person regularly engaged in 1019
the business of providing food and beverages to others for service at 1020
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for on-premises consumption with or without the provision of food at 1022
any activity, event or function for which such person has been hired, 1023
pursuant to a contract between the holder of the caterer liquor permit 1024
and the hiring party. The holder of a caterer liquor permit shall not 1025
engage in self-dealing or self-hiring in order to generate catering events. 1026
The annual fee for a caterer liquor permit shall be four hundred forty 1027
dollars. 1028
(b) The holder of a caterer liquor permit shall, on a form prescribed 1029
by the Department of Consumer Protection or electronically, notify the 1030
department, in writing, of the date, location and hours of each event at 1031
which alcohol is served under such permit at least one business day in 1032
advance of such event. If the holder of a caterer liquor permit is unable 1033
to provide the written notice required under this section due to exigent 1034
circumstances, such holder may provide notice to the department by 1035
telephone of the date, location and hours of each event at which alcohol 1036
is served under such permit. 1037
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 30-48, 1038
as amended by this act, a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit may 1039
be a backer or holder of any other permit issued under the provisions of 1040
this chapter, except that a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit 1041
may not be a backer or holder of any other manufacturer permit issued 1042
under section 30-16, as amended by this act, or a wholesaler permit 1043
issued under section 30-17, as amended by this act. 1044
(d) The holder of a caterer liquor permit and any other permit issued 1045
under the provisions of this chapter that prohibits the off-premises 1046
consumption of alcoholic liquor shall be exempt from such prohibition 1047
for the purposes of conducting such holder's catering business only. 1048
(e) The holder of a caterer liquor permit shall be exempt from the 1049
provisions of sections 30-38, as amended by this act, 30-52, as amended 1050
by this act, and 30-54, as amended by this act, and from the requirements 1051
to affix and maintain a placard, as provided in subdivision (3) of 1052
subsection (b) of section 30-39, as amended by this act. 1053 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(f) The holder of a caterer liquor permit may enter into a contract with 1054
another business entity to provide exclusive catering services at a 1055
specific venue, provided the holder of the caterer liquor permit is 1056
available for hire at other venues and is using the permit at other venues. 1057
No holder or member of the backer of the caterer liquor permit, nor the 1058
holder's or member's spouse or child, shall have an ownership interest 1059
in the venue that is subject to the exclusivity agreement. 1060
Sec. 33. Section 30-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1061
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1062
(a) For the purposes of this section, the "filing date" of an application 1063
means the date upon which the department, after approving the 1064
application for processing, mails or otherwise delivers to the applicant 1065
a placard containing such date. 1066
(b) (1) Any person desiring a liquor permit or a renewal of such a 1067
permit shall make [a sworn] an affirmed application therefor to the 1068
Department of Consumer Protection upon forms to be furnished by the 1069
department, showing the name and address of the applicant and of the 1070
applicant's backer, if any, the location of the club or place of business 1071
which is to be operated under such permit and a financial statement 1072
setting forth all elements and details of any business transactions 1073
connected with the application. Such application shall include a detailed 1074
description of the type of live entertainment that is to be provided. A 1075
club or place of business shall be exempt from providing such detailed 1076
description if the club or place of business (A) was issued a liquor permit 1077
prior to October 1, 1993, and (B) has not altered the type of 1078
entertainment provided. The application shall also indicate any crimes 1079
of which the applicant or the applicant's backer may have been 1080
convicted. Applicants shall submit documents sufficient to establish 1081
that state and local building, fire and zoning requirements and local 1082
ordinances concerning hours and days of sale will be met, except that 1083
local building and zoning requirements and local ordinances 1084
concerning hours and days of sale shall not apply to [any class of 1085
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22a. The State Fire Marshal or the marshal's certified designee shall be 1087
responsible for approving compliance with the State Fire Code at 1088
Bradley International Airport. Any person desiring a permit provided 1089
for in section 30-33b shall file a copy of such person's license with such 1090
application if such license was issued by the Department of Consumer 1091
Protection. The department may, at its discretion, conduct an 1092
investigation to determine whether a permit shall be issued to an 1093
applicant. 1094
(2) The applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable 1095
application fee, which fee shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in 1096
this chapter for the permit sought. An application fee shall not be 1097
charged for an application to renew a permit. The application fee shall 1098
be in the amount of ten dollars for the filing of each application for a 1099
permit by a charitable organization, including a nonprofit public 1100
television corporation, a nonprofit golf tournament permit, a temporary 1101
permit or a special club permit; and for all other permits in the amount 1102
of one hundred dollars for the filing of an initial application. Any permit 1103
issued shall be valid only for the purposes and activities described in 1104
the application. 1105
(3) The applicant, immediately after filing an application, shall give 1106
notice thereof, with the name and residence of the permittee, the type of 1107
permit applied for and the location of the place of business for which 1108
such permit is to be issued and the type of live entertainment to be 1109
provided, all in a form prescribed by the department, by publishing the 1110
same in a newspaper having a circulation in the town in which the place 1111
of business to be operated under such permit is to be located, at least 1112
once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be not 1113
more than seven days after the filing date of the application and the last 1114
publication not more than fourteen days after the filing date of the 1115
application. The applicant shall affix, and maintain in a legible condition 1116
upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of business is to 1117
be located and clearly visible from the public highway, the placard 1118
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of the placard by the applicant. If such outer door of such premises is so 1120
far from the public highway that such placard is not clearly visible as 1121
provided, the department shall direct a suitable method to notify the 1122
public of such application. When an application is filed for any type of 1123
permit for a building that has not been constructed, such applicant shall 1124
erect and maintain in a legible condition a sign not less than six feet by 1125
four feet upon the site where such place of business is to be located, 1126
instead of such placard upon the outer door of the building. The sign 1127
shall set forth the type of permit applied for and the name of the 1128
proposed permittee, shall be clearly visible from the public highway and 1129
shall be so erected not later than the day following the receipt of the 1130
placard. Such applicant shall make a return to the department, under 1131
oath, of compliance with the foregoing requirements, in such form as 1132
the department may determine, but the department may require any 1133
additional proof of such compliance. Upon receipt of evidence of such 1134
compliance, the department may hold a hearing as to the suitability of 1135
the proposed location. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply 1136
to applications for (A) airline permits, (B) charitable organization 1137
permits, (C) temporary permits, (D) special club permits, (E) concession 1138
permits, (F) military permits, [railroad permits, boat permits,] (G) cafe 1139
permits issued pursuant to subsection (j) or (k) of section 30-22a, (H) 1140
warehouse permits, (I) brokers' permits, (J) out-of-state shippers' 1141
permits for alcoholic liquor and out-of-state shippers' permits for beer, 1142
(K) coliseum permits, [coliseum concession permits, special sporting 1143
facility restaurant permits, special sporting facility employee 1144
recreational permits, special sporting facility guest permits, special 1145
sporting facility concession permits, special sporting facility bar 1146
permits,] (L) nonprofit golf tournament permits, (M) nonprofit public 1147
television permits, (N) Connecticut craft cafe permits by permittees who 1148
held a manufacturer permit for a brew pub or a manufacturer permit for 1149
a beer and brew pub prior to July 1, 2020, and (O) renewals of any such 1150
permits. The provisions of this subdivision regarding publication and 1151
placard display shall also be required of any applicant who seeks to 1152
amend the type of entertainment either upon filing of a renewal 1153
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that requires the approval of the municipal zoning official. 1155
(4) In any case in which a permit has been issued to a partnership, if 1156
one or more of the partners dies or retires, the remaining partner or 1157
partners need not file a new application for the unexpired portion of the 1158
current permit, and no additional fee for such unexpired portion shall 1159
be required. Notice of any such change shall be given to the department 1160
and the permit shall be endorsed to show correct ownership. When any 1161
partnership changes by reason of the addition of one or more persons, a 1162
new application with new fees shall be required. 1163
(c) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age, and are 1164
residents of the town within which the business for which the permit or 1165
renewal thereof has been applied for, is intended to be operated, or, in 1166
the case of a manufacturer's or a wholesaler's permit, any ten persons 1167
who are at least eighteen years of age and are residents of the state, may 1168
file with the department, within three weeks from the last date of 1169
publication of notice made pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) 1170
of this section for an initial permit, and in the case of renewal of an 1171
existing permit, at least twenty-one days before the renewal date of such 1172
permit, a remonstrance containing any objection to the suitability of 1173
such applicant or proposed place of business, provided any such issue 1174
is not controlled by local zoning. Upon the filing of such remonstrance, 1175
the department, upon written application, shall hold a hearing and shall 1176
give such notice as it deems reasonable of the time and place at least five 1177
days before such hearing is had. The remonstrants shall designate one 1178
or more agents for service, who shall serve as the recipient or recipients 1179
of all notices issued by the department. At any time prior to the issuance 1180
of a decision by the department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by 1181
the remonstrants or by such agent or agents acting on behalf of such 1182
remonstrants and the department may cancel the hearing or withdraw 1183
the case. The decision of the department on such application shall be 1184
final with respect to the remonstrance. 1185
(d) No new permit shall be issued until the foregoing provisions of 1186
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new permit is issued within twelve months of the filing date, as defined 1188
in subsection (a) of this section, the application may, in the discretion of 1189
the department, be deemed withdrawn and shall then be returned to the 1190
applicant. Six months' or seasonal permits may be renewed, provided 1191
the renewal application and fee shall be filed at least twenty-one days 1192
before the reopening of the business, there is no change in the permittee, 1193
ownership or type of permit, and the permittee or backer did not receive 1194
a rebate of the permit fee with respect to the permit issued for the 1195
previous year. 1196
(e) The department may renew a permit that has expired if the 1197
applicant pays to the department a nonrefundable late fee pursuant to 1198
subsection (c) of section 21a-4, which fee shall be in addition to the fees 1199
prescribed in this chapter for the permit applied for. The provisions of 1200
this subsection shall not apply to one-day permits, to any permit which 1201
is the subject of administrative or court proceedings, or where otherwise 1202
provided by law. 1203
Sec. 34. Section 30-55 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1204
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1205
(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in its discretion, 1206
revoke, suspend or place conditions on any permit or provisional permit 1207
or impose a fine of not greater than one thousand dollars per violation, 1208
upon cause found after hearing, provided ten days' written notice of 1209
such hearing has been given to the permittee setting forth, with the 1210
particulars required in civil pleadings, the charges upon which such 1211
proposed revocation, suspension, condition or fine is predicated. Any 1212
appeal from such order of revocation, suspension, condition or fine shall 1213
be taken in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 1214
(b) The surrender of a permit or provisional permit for cancellation 1215
or the expiration of a permit shall not prevent the department from 1216
suspending or revoking any such permit pursuant to the provisions of 1217
this section. 1218 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Sec. 35. Section 30-56 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1219
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1220
(a) When any permit is revoked or suspended after a final 1221
[conviction] decision pursuant to chapter 54 or upon forfeiture of bond 1222
under the provisions of section 30-57, an appeal therefrom shall not act 1223
as a stay of execution upon such revocation or suspension. Such 1224
revocation or suspension shall become effective immediately. 1225
(b) When any permit is revoked or suspended for violation of the 1226
provisions of section 30-38a, an appeal therefrom, may, at the discretion 1227
of the court, act as a stay of execution upon such revocation or 1228
suspension. 1229
Sec. 36. Section 30-59 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1230
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1231
The Department of Consumer Protection shall [transmit a certificate 1232
of the revocation, suspension or reinstatement of any permit by it to the 1233
town clerk of the town within which the permittee is operating or has 1234
been operating, which clerk shall attach such certificate to the duplicate 1235
copy of such permit on file in his office] post notice of any revocation or 1236
suspension of any permit on the department's Internet web site. 1237
Sec. 37. Section 30-61 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1238
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1239
Service of process in any action in which the commission is a party 1240
shall be made upon any member of the commission. [or the secretary of 1241
the commission.] 1242
Sec. 38. Section 30-64b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1243
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1244
The sale of any alcoholic liquor by a wholesale or retail permittee for 1245
off-premises consumption at a price the intent of which is to destroy or 1246
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shall be deemed an unfair pricing practice and a violation of chapter 1248
735a. The Department of Consumer Protection may suspend or revoke 1249
any permit upon a finding of an unfair pricing practice. In arriving at 1250
such finding, the Department of Consumer Protection shall consider, 1251
but not be limited to, the consideration of the following factors: Labor, 1252
including salaries of executives and officers, rent, interest on borrowed 1253
capital, depreciation, selling cost, maintenance of equipment, delivery 1254
costs, credit losses, insurance and warehouse costs. 1255
Sec. 39. Section 30-67 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1256
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1257
In addition to the penalties otherwise provided under this chapter, 1258
including those allowed pursuant to section 30-55, as amended by this 1259
act, the Department of Consumer Protection may, for any violation of 1260
any provision of section 30-64 or of any regulation adopted under 1261
subdivisions (1), (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 30-6a, 1262
suspend, cancel or revoke any permit as follows: For a first offense, not 1263
exceeding ten days' suspension of permit; for a second offense, not 1264
exceeding thirty days' suspension of permit; and for a third offense, the 1265
department may suspend, cancel or revoke the permit. 1266
Sec. 40. Section 30-68n of the general statutes is repealed and the 1267
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1268
(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Advertise" means the making 1269
of any statement or representation in connection with the solicitation of 1270
business in any manner by a retail permittee and includes, but is not 1271
limited to, statements and representations published in any newspaper 1272
or other publication or statements or representations printed in any 1273
catalog, circular or other sales literature or brochure; (2) "manufacturer's 1274
rebate" means that amount due and payable in accordance with an offer 1275
by a permittee other than a retail permittee to refund to a consumer all 1276
or a portion of the purchase price of an alcoholic liquor product; and (3) 1277
"net price" means the ultimate price paid by a consumer for an alcoholic 1278
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rebate offered for the alcoholic liquor product. Merchandise, novelties 1280
or other items are not permissible manufacturer's rebates. No permittee 1281
shall require alcoholic liquor to be purchased in order for a consumer to 1282
receive access to any merchandise, novelty or other item. 1283
(b) A retail permittee may advertise the existence of a manufacturer's 1284
rebate or the net price of an alcoholic liquor product provided such 1285
permittee makes all of the following disclosures in such advertisement 1286
in type that is the same color, style and size: (1) The sales price of the 1287
alcoholic liquor product before the manufacturer's rebate; (2) the 1288
amount and expiration date of the manufacturer's rebate; and (3) the net 1289
price of the alcoholic liquor product. 1290
Sec. 41. Subsection (d) of section 30-86 of the general statutes is 1291
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1292
2021): 1293
(d) (1) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall 1294
electronically or mechanically record or maintain any information 1295
derived from a transaction scan, except the following: (A) The name and 1296
date of birth of the person listed on the driver's license or identity card 1297
presented by a cardholder; (B) the expiration date and identification 1298
number of the driver's license or identity card presented by a 1299
cardholder. 1300
(2) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall use a 1301
transaction scan device for a purpose other than the purposes specified 1302
in subsection (c) of this section, subsection (d) of section 53-344 or 1303
subsection (e) of section 53-344b. 1304
(3) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall sell or 1305
otherwise disseminate the information derived from a transaction scan 1306
to any third party for any purpose, including, but not limited to, any 1307
marketing, advertising or promotional activities, except that a permittee 1308
or permittee's agent or employee may release that information pursuant 1309
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(4) Nothing in subsection (c) of this section or this subsection relieves 1311
a permittee or permittee's agent or employee of any responsibility to 1312
comply with any other applicable state or federal laws or rules 1313
governing the sale, giving away or other distribution of alcoholic liquor. 1314
(5) Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to [a civil] 1315
any penalty [of not more than one thousand dollars] set forth in section 1316
30-55, as amended by this act. 1317
Sec. 42. Section 30-93a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1318
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1319
Any person who ships into this state any package or carton 1320
containing alcoholic liquor shall, for each offense, be [fined not more 1321
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or 1322
both] subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55, as amended by 1323
this act, unless (1) the contents of such package or carton are clearly 1324
marked on the outside of such package or carton, and (2) such person 1325
conditions delivery of such alcoholic liquor upon the signature of an 1326
individual who is (A) at least twenty-one years of age, or (B) legally 1327
authorized to receive such alcoholic liquor under the provisions of this 1328
chapter. 1329
Sec. 43. Section 30-113 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1330
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1331
Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter 1332
for which a specified penalty is not imposed, shall, for each offense, be 1333
[fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than 1334
one year or both] subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55, as 1335
amended by this act. 1336
Sec. 44. Subsection (m) of section 30-22a of the general statutes is 1337
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1338
2021): 1339
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a] includes: (1) A room or building that is subject to the care, custody 1341
and control of The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; [, or] (2) 1342
land and buildings which are subject to the care, custody and control of 1343
an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in 1344
section 10a-34, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for 1345
Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or otherwise is 1346
authorized to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34; or (3) on land 1347
or in a building situated on or abutting a golf course which is subject to 1348
the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of 1349
higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, which has been accredited 1350
by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher 1351
Education or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to 1352
section 10a-34. 1353
Sec. 45. Subsection (a) of section 30-18 of the general statutes is 1354
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1355
2021): 1356
(a) An out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor other than 1357
beer shall allow the sale of such alcoholic liquor to manufacturer and 1358
wholesaler permittees in this state and outside of this state as permitted 1359
by law and, as to any out-of-state shipper operating a farm winery who 1360
produces not more than one hundred thousand gallons of wine per year, 1361
the sale and shipment by the holder thereof to a retailer of wine 1362
manufactured by such permittee on the permitted premises in the 1363
original sealed containers of not more than fifteen gallons per container. 1364
The permit premises of an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic 1365
liquor may be located within this state or outside this state. The annual 1366
fee for an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor other than 1367
beer shall be ninety dollars for a Connecticut manufacturer or 1368
wholesaler holding such a permit and shall be one thousand two 1369
hundred fifty dollars for any other person holding such a permit. For 1370
purposes of this subsection, "farm winery" means any place or premises, 1371
located on a farm in which wine is manufactured and sold provided not 1372
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such wine is produced on such farm. 1374
Sec. 46. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Notwithstanding the provisions 1375
of section 30-68m of the general statutes, the holder of a package store 1376
permit issued pursuant to section 30-20 of the general statutes, as 1377
amended by this act, may ship alcoholic liquor to a consumer located 1378
out-of-state, and may sell such alcoholic liquor at below his or her cost, 1379
subject to all applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such consumer 1380
is located. As used in this section, "out-of-state" means any state other 1381
than Connecticut, any territory or possession of the United States, the 1382
District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, but does not 1383
include any foreign country. 1384
Sec. 47. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) A permit issued pursuant to 1385
title 30 of the general statutes for any on-premises consumption of 1386
alcoholic liquor shall allow the retail sale of not more than two drinks to 1387
any one person at any one time. 1388
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall amend any 1389
existing regulations of Connecticut state agencies adopted under the 1390
provisions of title 30 of the general statutes, in accordance with chapter 1391
54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of subsection (a) 1392
of this section. 1393
Sec. 48. Section 9-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1394
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1395
Except as otherwise provided, the following terms, as used in this 1396
title and sections 3-124, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-17, 7-20, 7-39, 7-157, 7-214, 7-275, 1397
7-295, 7-343, 7-407, 8-1, 8-5, 8-19, 10-219, 11-36, 13a-11, [30-10, 30-11,] 45a-1398
18, 45a-19 and 51-95 have the following meanings: 1399
(a) "Ballot" means paper or other material containing the names of the 1400
candidates or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment or 1401
other question or proposition to be voted on; 1402
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under subsection (a) of section 9-15a; 1404
(c) "Clerical error" means any error in the registry list or enrollment 1405
list due to a mistake or an omission on the part of the printer or a mistake 1406
or omission made by the registrars or their assistants; 1407
(d) "Election" means any electors' meeting at which the electors 1408
choose public officials by use of voting tabulators or by paper ballots as 1409
provided in section 9-272; 1410
(e) "Elector" means any person possessing the qualifications 1411
prescribed by the Constitution and duly admitted to, and entitled to 1412
exercise, the privileges of an elector in a town; 1413
(f) Repealed by P.A. 77-298, S. 14; 1414
(g) "Municipal clerk" means the clerk of a municipality; 1415
(h) "Municipal election" means the regularly recurring election held 1416
in a municipality at which the electors of the municipality choose public 1417
officials of such municipality; 1418
(i) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town within the state; 1419
(j) "Official ballot" means the official ballot to be used at an election, 1420
or the official ballot to be used thereat in accordance with the provisions 1421
of section 9-272; 1422
(k) "Population" means the population according to the last-1423
completed United States census; 1424
(l) "Presidential electors" means persons elected to cast their ballots 1425
for President and Vice President of the United States; 1426
(m) "Print" means methods of duplication of words by mechanical 1427
process, but shall not include typewriting; 1428
(n) "Referendum" means (1) a question or proposal which is 1429 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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submitted to a vote of the electors or voters of a municipality at any 1430
regular or special state or municipal election, as defined in this section, 1431
(2) a question or proposal which is submitted to a vote of the electors or 1432
voters, as the case may be, of a municipality at a meeting of such electors 1433
or voters, which meeting is not an election, as defined in subsection (d) 1434
of this section, and is not a town meeting, or (3) a question or proposal 1435
which is submitted to a vote of the electors or voters, as the case may be, 1436
of a municipality at a meeting of such electors or voters pursuant to 1437
section 7-7 or pursuant to charter or special act; 1438
(o) "Regular election" means any state or municipal election; 1439
(p) "Registrars" means the registrars of voters of the municipality; 1440
(q) "Registry list" means the list of electors of any municipality 1441
certified by the registrars; 1442
(r) "Special election" means any election not a regular election; 1443
(s) "State election" means the election held in the state on the first 1444
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the even-numbered 1445
years in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of 1446
Connecticut; 1447
(t) "State officers" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 1448
Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General; 1449
(u) "Voter" means a person qualified to vote at town and district 1450
meetings under the provisions of section 7-6; 1451
(v) "Voting district" means any municipality, or any political 1452
subdivision thereof, having not more than one polling place in a regular 1453
election; 1454
(w) "Voting tabulator" means a machine, including, but not limited 1455
to, a device which operates by electronic means, for the registering and 1456
recording of votes cast at elections, primaries and referenda; 1457 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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(x) "Write-in ballot" means a vote cast for any person whose name 1458
does not appear on the official ballot as a candidate for the office for 1459
which the person's name is written in; and 1460
(y) "The last session for admission of electors prior to an election" 1461
means the day which is the seventh day prior to an election. 1462
Sec. 49. Section 30-9 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1463
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1464
(a) The sale of alcoholic liquor or the sale of alcoholic liquor in one or 1465
more classes of permits under the provisions of this chapter shall be 1466
permitted in any town in the state until by vote of the town, taken [as 1467
provided in section 30-10] by vote of its legislative body or, in a town 1468
where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of 1469
selectmen, a contrary preference has been indicated; and nothing 1470
contained in this chapter shall be construed to permit the sale of 1471
alcoholic liquor in any town which has voted to the contrary. 1472
(b) In all cases in which a town acted on the sale of alcoholic liquor 1473
prior to the effective date of this section, such action shall remain in 1474
effect until further action is taken in accordance with this chapter. 1475
Sec. 50. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) A seasonal outdoor open-air 1476
permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on 1477
a lot, yard, green or other outdoor open space, provided: (1) The retail 1478
sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor is allowed in such space by the 1479
applicable local zoning, health and fire marshal officials; (2) the 1480
permitted premises is not more than one square acre in size; (3) a 1481
temporary fence or a wall not less than thirty inches high encloses the 1482
permitted area; (4) restrooms or enclosed portable toilets are available 1483
either within the permitted area or nearby; and (5) food is available for 1484
sale to consumers for consumption on the permitted premises during all 1485
hours that the permittee is engaging in the retail sale of alcoholic liquor. 1486
Any such food may be prepared on the permitted premises, be provided 1487
by a food truck or a caterer, or consist of prepackaged items. The 1488 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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availability of area menus for delivery shall be deemed in compliance 1489
with the requirements of this subsection. Nothing in this section shall be 1490
construed to require that food be purchased with an alcoholic beverage. 1491
(b) Tents, mobile units and other temporary fixtures may be included 1492
within the permitted premises. A permittee under this section shall 1493
maintain the permitted premises in a manner consistent with all 1494
applicable local zoning, health and fire requirements. 1495
(c) The seasonal outdoor open-air permit shall be effective either 1496
April first to September thirtieth, inclusive, or May first to October 1497
thirty-first, inclusive, of the same year. Such permit shall be issued by 1498
the Department of Consumer Protection subject to the limitations on 1499
hours of operation for a restaurant permittee, as specified in section 30-1500
91 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Any such permit shall 1501
not be renewable and the issuance of a provisional seasonal outdoor 1502
open-air permit is prohibited. Any backer of the permittee may only 1503
apply for one such permit per calendar year. The provisions of 1504
subsection (c) of section 30-39 of the general statutes, as amended by this 1505
act, do not apply to such permit. The annual fee for a seasonal outdoor 1506
open-air permit shall be two thousand dollars. 1507
(d) The seasonal outdoor open-air permit shall allow the sale at retail 1508
of draught beer for off-premise consumption in sealed containers 1509
supplied by the permittee. Such sales shall be conducted only during 1510
the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the 1511
provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the general statutes, as 1512
amended by this act. Not more than four liters of such beer shall be sold 1513
to any person on any day on which the sale of alcoholic liquor is 1514
authorized under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the 1515
general statutes, as amended by this act. 1516
Sec. 51. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Notwithstanding the provisions 1517
of sections 30-16, 30-18 and 30-18a of the general statutes, as amended 1518
by this act, no person shall repackage, relabel or sell wine manufactured 1519
outside of this state for the purpose of selling such wine as Connecticut 1520 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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made wine. 1521
Sec. 52. Subsection (a) of section 30-20 of the general statutes is 1522
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1523
2021): 1524
(a) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic 1525
liquor not to be consumed on the premises, such sales to be made only 1526
in sealed bottles or other containers. The holder of a package store 1527
permit may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department 1528
of Consumer Protection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, offer 1529
free samples of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the premises, conduct fee-1530
based wine education and tasting classes and demonstrations and 1531
conduct tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or backer 1532
of a package store for a nominal charge to charitable nonprofit 1533
organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine education and tasting class or 1534
demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted only during 1535
the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under 1536
section 30-91, as amended by this act. No tasting of wine on the premises 1537
shall be offered from more than ten uncorked bottles at any one time. 1538
No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any 1539
commodity other than alcoholic liquor except that, notwithstanding any 1540
other provision of law, such store may sell (1) cigarettes and cigars, (2) 1541
publications, (3) bar utensils, which shall include, but need not be 1542
limited to, corkscrews, beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items 1543
used to consume or related to the consumption of alcoholic liquor, (4) 1544
gift packages of alcoholic liquor shipped into the state by a 1545
manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, which may include a nonalcoholic 1546
item in the gift package that may be any item, except food or tobacco 1547
products, provided the dollar value of the nonalcoholic items does not 1548
exceed the dollar value of the alcoholic items of the package, (5) 1549
complementary fresh fruits used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic 1550
beverages, (6) cheese or crackers, or both, (7) olives, (8) nonalcoholic 1551
beverages, (9) concentrates used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic 1552
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and wine-making kits, (11) ice in any form, (12) articles of clothing 1554
imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic liquor industry, (13) 1555
gift baskets or other containers of alcoholic liquor, (14) multiple 1556
packages of alcoholic liquors, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 30-1557
1, as amended by this act, provided in all such cases the minimum retail 1558
selling price for such alcoholic liquor shall apply, (15) lottery tickets 1559
authorized by the Department of Consumer Protection, if licensed as an 1560
agent to sell such tickets by said department, (16) devices and related 1561
accessories designed primarily for accessing and extracting a beverage 1562
containing alcohol from prepackaged containers, including pods, 1563
pouches or similar containers, but excluding devices that are not 1564
designed primarily for such purposes, including, but not limited to, 1565
household blenders, and [(16)] (17) gift baskets containing only 1566
containers of alcoholic liquor and commodities authorized for sale 1567
under subdivisions (1) to [(15)] (16), inclusive, of this subsection. A 1568
package store permit shall also allow the taking and transmitting of 1569
orders for delivery of such merchandise in other states. 1570
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package store permit 1571
shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway 1572
sponsored by the Department of Consumer Protection. The annual fee 1573
for a package store permit shall be five hundred thirty-five dollars. 1574
Sec. 53. Section 30-37p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1575
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1576
(a) A gift basket retailer permit shall allow the retail sale of wine, 1577
mead or beer. Such wine, mead or beer shall be included in a gift basket 1578
sold at retail by the permit holder. Such wine, mead or beer shall not be 1579
consumed on the premises. The holder of a gift basket retailer permit 1580
shall be located in this state and such wine, mead or beer shall only be 1581
purchased by such permit holder from the holder of a package store 1582
permit issued pursuant to section 30-20, as amended by this act, the 1583
holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery issued pursuant to 1584
subsection (c) of section 30-16, the holder of a manufacturer permit for 1585
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or the holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued pursuant to 1587
subsection (b) of section 30-16. 1588
(b) The holder of a gift basket retailer permit may sell gift baskets 1589
which may include (1) a maximum of four bottles of wine or mead per 1590
basket or a maximum of seventy-two ounces of beer per basket, (2) food 1591
items, (3) nonalcoholic beverages, (4) concentrates used in the 1592
preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (5) wine-making kits and 1593
beer-making kits and products related to such kits, (6) ice in any form, 1594
(7) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic 1595
liquor industry or the permittee's gift basket business, (8) flowers, plants 1596
and garden-related items, (9) drinking glasses, bottle opening devices 1597
and literature related to wine, mead or beer, or (10) gift certificates. The 1598
sale of such gift baskets shall only take place during the times permitted 1599
for the sale of alcoholic liquor in places operating under package store 1600
permits pursuant to section 30-91, as amended by this act. The holder of 1601
a gift basket retailer permit shall not sell such gift baskets on premises 1602
operating under any other permit issued pursuant to this title. Nothing 1603
in this section shall prohibit the holder of a package store permit issued 1604
pursuant to section 30-20, as amended by this act, from selling any item 1605
permitted for sale by such permittee pursuant to said section. 1606
(c) The annual fee for a gift basket retailer permit shall be two 1607
hundred dollars. 1608
Sec. 54. Subsection (a) of section 30-16 of the general statutes is 1609
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1610
2021): 1611
(a) As used in this subsection, "proof gallon" has the same meaning 1612
as provided in section 12-433. A manufacturer permit for spirits shall 1613
allow the manufacture of spirits and the storage, bottling and wholesale 1614
distribution and sale of spirits manufactured or bottled to permittees in 1615
this state and without the state as may be permitted by law; but no such 1616
permit shall be granted unless the place or the plan of the place of 1617
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Protection. The holder of a manufacturer permit for spirits who 1619
produces less than fifty thousand proof gallons of spirits in a calendar 1620
year may sell at retail from the premises sealed bottles or other sealed 1621
containers of spirits manufactured on the premises for consumption off 1622
the premises, provided such holder shall not sell to any one consumer 1623
more than three liters of spirits per day nor more than five gallons of 1624
spirits in any two-month period. Retail sales by a holder of a 1625
manufacturer permit for spirits shall occur only on the days and times 1626
permitted under subsection (d) of section 30-91, as amended by this act. 1627
A holder of a manufacturer permit for spirits, alone or in combination 1628
with any parent or subsidiary business or related or affiliated party, who 1629
sells more than ten thousand gallons of spirits in any calendar year may 1630
not sell spirits at wholesale to retail permittees within this state. Such 1631
permit shall also authorize the offering and tasting, on the premises of 1632
the permittee, of free samples of spirits distilled on the premises. Such 1633
free samples of spirits distilled on the premises may be offered for 1634
consumption in combination with a nonalcoholic beverage. Tastings 1635
shall not exceed two ounces per patron per day and shall not be allowed 1636
on such premises on Sunday before eleven o'clock a.m. and after eight 1637
o'clock p.m. and on any other day before ten o'clock a.m. and after eight 1638
o'clock p.m. No tastings shall be offered to or allowed to be consumed 1639
by any minor or intoxicated person. A holder of a manufacturer permit 1640
for spirits may apply for and shall receive an out-of-state shipper's 1641
permit for manufacturing plants and warehouse locations outside the 1642
state owned by such manufacturer or a subsidiary corporation thereof, 1643
at least eighty-five per cent of the voting stock of which is owned by 1644
such manufacturer, to bring into any of its plants or warehouses in the 1645
state spirits for reprocessing, repackaging, reshipment or sale either (1) 1646
within the state to wholesaler permittees not owned or controlled by 1647
such manufacturer, or (2) outside the state. The annual fee for a 1648
manufacturer permit for spirits shall be one thousand eight hundred 1649
fifty dollars. 1650
Sec. 55. Sections 30-6c and 30-58b of the general statutes are repealed. 1651
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 30-1
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 30-12
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 30-13a
Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 30-14(a)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 30-22c(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 30-24
Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 30-24b
Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 30-25
Sec. 9 July 1, 2021 30-25a
Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 30-37f
Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 30-38
Sec. 12 July 1, 2021 30-45
Sec. 13 July 1, 2021 30-46
Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 30-46a
Sec. 15 July 1, 2021 30-48
Sec. 16 July 1, 2021 30-48a(a) to (c)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2021 30-51
Sec. 18 July 1, 2021 30-53
Sec. 19 July 1, 2021 30-54
Sec. 20 July 1, 2021 30-68l(b)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2021 30-81
Sec. 22 July 1, 2021 30-90
Sec. 23 July 1, 2021 30-91
Sec. 24 July 1, 2021 30-91a
Sec. 25 July 1, 2021 30-7
Sec. 26 July 1, 2021 30-8
Sec. 27 July 1, 2021 30-17
Sec. 28 July 1, 2021 30-33
Sec. 29 July 1, 2021 30-35b
Sec. 30 July 1, 2021 30-36
Sec. 31 July 1, 2021 30-37
Sec. 32 July 1, 2021 30-37j
Sec. 33 from passage 30-39
Sec. 34 July 1, 2021 30-55
Sec. 35 July 1, 2021 30-56
Sec. 36 July 1, 2021 30-59
Sec. 37 July 1, 2021 30-61 Substitute Bill No. 6459
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Sec. 38 July 1, 2021 30-64b
Sec. 39 July 1, 2021 30-67
Sec. 40 July 1, 2021 30-68n
Sec. 41 July 1, 2021 30-86(d)
Sec. 42 July 1, 2021 30-93a
Sec. 43 July 1, 2021 30-113
Sec. 44 July 1, 2021 30-22a(m)
Sec. 45 July 1, 2021 30-18(a)
Sec. 46 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 47 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 48 from passage 9-1
Sec. 49 from passage 30-9
Sec. 50 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 51 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 52 July 1, 2021 30-20(a)
Sec. 53 from passage 30-37p
Sec. 54 July 1, 2021 30-16(a)
Sec. 55 July 1, 2021 Repealer section
GL Joint Favorable Subst.