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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5328
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 2216
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
REGULATION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 30-1 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2022): 3
For the [interpretation] purposes of this chapter and section 5 of this 4
act, unless the context indicates a different meaning: 5
(1) "Airline" means any (A) United States airline carrier [,] holding a 6
certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil 7
Aeronautics Board under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 8
1958, as amended from time to time, or [any] (B) foreign flag carrier [,] 9
holding a permit under Section 402 of [such] said act. 10
(2) "Alcohol" (A) means the product of distillation of any fermented 11
liquid [,] that is rectified [either] at least once [or more often, whatever 12
may be the] and regardless of such liquid's origin, [thereof,] and (B) 13 Raised Bill No. 5328
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includes synthetic ethyl alcohol which is considered nonpotable. 14
(3) ["Alcoholic liquor" or "alcoholic beverage" includes] "Alcoholic 15
beverage" and "alcoholic liquor" include the four varieties of liquor 16
defined in subdivisions (2), (5), [(18)] (20) and [(19)] (21) of this section 17
(alcohol, beer, spirits and wine) and every liquid or solid, patented or 18
[not] unpatented, containing alcohol, [spirits, wine or] beer, spirits or 19
wine and at least one-half of one per cent alcohol by volume, and 20
capable of being consumed by a human being [for] as a beverage. 21
[purposes.] Any liquid or solid containing more than one of the four 22
varieties so defined [is considered as belonging] belongs to [that] the 23
variety which has the [higher] highest percentage of alcohol [,] 24
according to the following order: Alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, except 25
as provided in subdivision [(19)] (21) of this section. [The provisions of 26
this chapter shall not apply to any liquid or solid containing less than 27
one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume.] 28
(4) "Backer" means, except in cases where the permittee is [himself] 29
the proprietor, the proprietor of any business or club, incorporated or 30
unincorporated, that is engaged in [the manufacture or sale of] 31
manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor [,] and in which business a 32
permittee is associated, whether as an agent, employee [, agent] or part 33
owner. 34
(5) "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation 35
of [an infusion or] a decoction or infusion of barley, hops and malt [and 36
hops] in drinking water. 37
(6) [(A)] "Case price" means the price of a container made of 38
cardboard, wood or any other material [,] and containing units of the 39
same [size and class] class and size of alcoholic liquor. [, and (B) a] A 40
case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, cocktails, cordials, [cocktails,] 41
prepared mixed drinks and wines, [and prepared mixed drinks,] shall 42
be in the [number and] quantity and number, or fewer, with the 43
permission of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, of bottles or 44
units [or bottles] as follows: [(i) Six] (A) Six one thousand seven hundred 45 Raised Bill No. 5328
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fifty milliliter bottles, [; (ii)] (B) six one thousand eight hundred milliliter 46
bottles, (C) twelve seven hundred milliliter bottles, (D) twelve seven 47
hundred twenty milliliter bottles, (E) twelve seven hundred fifty 48
milliliter bottles, (F) twelve nine hundred milliliter bottles, (G) twelve 49
one liter bottles, [; (iii) twelve seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles; (iv)] 50
(H) twenty-four three hundred seventy-five milliliter bottles, [; (v)] (I) 51
forty-eight two hundred milliliter bottles, [; (vi)] (J) sixty one hundred 52
milliliter bottles, [;] or [(vii)] (K) one hundred twenty fifty milliliter 53
bottles, except a case of fifty milliliter bottles may be in a [number and] 54
quantity and number as originally configured, packaged and sold by the 55
manufacturer or out-of-state shipper prior to shipment [, provided such] 56
if the number of such bottles [does not exceed] in such case is not greater 57
than two hundred. The commissioner shall not authorize fewer 58
quantities or numbers [or quantities of units or] of bottles or units as 59
specified in this subdivision for any one person or entity more than eight 60
times in any calendar year. For the purposes of this subdivision, "class" 61
has the same meaning as [defined in] provided in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, 62
27 CFR 5.22 for spirits [, as defined in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, and as 63
defined in] and 27 CFR 7.24 for beer. 64
(7) "Charitable organization" means any nonprofit organization that 65
(A) is organized for charitable purposes, [to which has been issued] and 66
(B) has received a ruling [by] from the Internal Revenue Service 67
classifying [it] such nonprofit organization as an exempt organization 68
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 69
subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 70
as amended from time to time. 71
(8) "Club" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22aa. 72
(9) "Coliseum" [means a coliseum, as defined] has the same meaning 73
as provided in section 30-33a. 74
(10) "Commission" means the Liquor Control Commission 75
established under this chapter. 76
(11) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection. 77 Raised Bill No. 5328
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(12) "Dining room" means any room or rooms (A) located in premises 78
operating under (i) a hotel permit issued under section 30-21, (ii) a 79
restaurant permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-22, (iii) a 80
restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under subsection (b) of 81
section 30-22, or (iv) a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, as 82
amended by this act, and (B) where meals are customarily served to any 83
member of the public who has means of payment and a proper 84
demeanor. 85
[(12)] (13) "Mead" means fermented honey [,] (A) with or without 86
additions or adjunct ingredients, [or additions,] and (B) regardless of (i) 87
alcohol content, [regardless of] (ii) process, and [regardless of being] (iii) 88
whether such honey is carbonated, sparkling [, carbonated] or still. 89
[(13)] (14) "Minor" means any person [under] who is younger than 90
twenty-one years of age. 91
(15) "Nonprofit club" has the same meaning as provided in section 92
30-22aa. 93
(16) "Nonprofit public television corporation" has the same meaning 94
as provided in section 30-37d. 95
[(14)] (17) (A) "Person" means [natural person] an individual, 96
including, [partners but shall not include corporations, limited liability 97
companies, joint stock companies or other associations of natural 98
persons] but not limited to, a partner. 99
(B) "Person" does not include a corporation, joint stock company, 100
limited liability company or other association of individuals. 101
[(15)] (18) (A) "Proprietor" includes all owners of [businesses or clubs, 102
included in subdivision (4) of this section] a business or club, 103
incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or 104
selling alcoholic liquor, whether such owners are [individuals, partners, 105
joint stock companies, fiduciaries,] persons, fiduciaries, joint stock 106
companies, stockholders of corporations or otherwise. [, but] 107 Raised Bill No. 5328
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(B) "Proprietor" does not include [persons or corporations] any 108
person who, [are] or corporation that, is merely [creditors of such 109
businesses or clubs, whether as note holders, bond holders, landlords or 110
franchisors] a creditor, whether as a bond holder, franchisor, landlord 111
or note holder, of a business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, 112
that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor. 113
[(16) "Dining room" means a room or rooms in premises operating 114
under a hotel permit, hotel beer permit, restaurant permit, restaurant 115
permit for beer or wine or cafe permit, where meals are customarily 116
served, within the room or rooms, to any member of the public who has 117
means of payment and proper demeanor.] 118
[(17)] (19) "Restaurant" [means a restaurant, as defined] has the same 119
meaning as provided in section 30-22. 120
[(18)] (20) "Spirits" means any beverage that contains alcohol 121
obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other 122
substances in solution, including brandy, rum, whiskey and gin. 123
[(19)] (21) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by [the 124
fermentation of] fermenting the natural sugar content of fruits, such as 125
apples, grapes [or apples] or other agricultural products, containing 126
such sugar, including fortified wines such as port, sherry and 127
champagne. 128
[(20) "Nonprofit public television corporation" means a nonprofit 129
public television corporation, as defined in section 30-37d. 130
(21) "Nonprofit club" has the same meaning as provided in section 131
30-22aa.] 132
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 21a-79 of the general statutes is 133
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 134
2022): 135
(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) ["consumer commodity"] 136
"Consumer commodity" and "unit of a consumer commodity" have the 137 Raised Bill No. 5328
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same [meaning] meanings as provided in section 21a-73, except that 138
consumer commodity does not include alcoholic liquor, as defined in 139
[subdivision (3) of] section 30-1, as amended by this act, or a carbonated 140
soft drink container; (2) "carbonated soft drink container" means an 141
individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, jar or 142
carton containing a carbonated liquid soft drink sold separately or in 143
packages of not more than twenty-four individual containers; (3) 144
"universal product coding" means any system of coding that entails 145
electronic pricing; (4) [an electronic shelf labeling system is an] 146
"electronic shelf labeling system" means any electronic system that (A) 147
utilizes an electronic device attached to the shelf or at any other point of 148
sale, immediately below or above [the item] a consumer commodity, 149
that conspicuously and clearly displays to the consumer the unit price 150
and [the] price of [the] such consumer commodity, [. Such electronic 151
shelf labeling system] and (B) reads the exact same data as the electronic 152
cash register scanning system; and (5) [an electronic pricing system is a] 153
"electronic pricing system" means any system that utilizes the universal 154
product coding bar code, by means of a scanner and in combination with 155
the cash register, to record and total a customer's purchases. 156
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 21a-79b of the general statutes is 157
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 158
2022): 159
(a) For the purposes of this section "consumer commodity" has the 160
same meaning as provided in section 21a-73, except that "consumer 161
commodity" does not include alcoholic liquor, as defined in 162
[subdivision (3) of] section 30-1, as amended by this act, or a [carbonated 163
soft drink container] carbonated soft drink container, as defined in 164
section 21a-79, as amended by this act. 165
Sec. 4. Section 30-51a of the general statutes is repealed and the 166
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 167
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 30-47 168
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store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20, as 170
amended by this act, may lease up to fifty per cent of the total square 171
footage of the premises to any person for lawful purposes. The 172
Department of Consumer Protection shall not issue a permit allowing 173
the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor on any such leased premises, 174
and the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor [, as defined in 175
subdivision (3) of section 30-1,] shall be unlawful on any such leased 176
premises. 177
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this 178
section: 179
(1) "Religious organization" means (A) any religious corporation, 180
society or organization that is formed or recognized under chapter 598 181
of the general statutes, or (B) any religious organization that is eligible 182
for an exemption under section 12-412 of the general statutes; and 183
(2) "Sacramental wine" means any wine that is (A) exclusively used 184
for religious or sacramental purposes, and (B) exempt from taxation 185
under regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Revenue Services 186
pursuant to section 12-449 of the general statutes. 187
(b) A religious wine retailer permit shall allow the holder of such 188
permit to import and sell, at retail, sacramental wine to religious 189
organizations. Such sacramental wine shall not be consumed on the 190
permit premises and any sale of such sacramental wine shall only take 191
place during the hours a religious wine retailer may sell alcoholic liquor 192
under subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the general statutes, as amended 193
by this act. The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under 194
this section shall operate at least one retail location in this state, be 195
primarily engaged in the business of selling religious supplies that do 196
not contain alcohol and not hold any other permit issued under chapter 197
545 of the general statutes. The annual fee for a religious wine retailer 198
permit issued under this section shall be two hundred fifty dollars. 199
(c) The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this 200
section may purchase sacramental wine directly from a manufacturer, 201 Raised Bill No. 5328
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out-of-state shipper or wholesaler. All shipments of sacramental wine 202
to the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section 203
shall be conspicuously labeled "for sacramental or religious purposes 204
only". If the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this 205
section imports into this state a supply of any brand of sacramental wine 206
directly from a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, such brand need 207
not comply with the provisions of sections 30-63 and 30-64 of the general 208
statutes for such directly imported supply. 209
Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the 2022 supplement to the 210
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 211
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 212
(d) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises 213
consumption in places operating under package store permits [, drug 214
store] issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended by this 215
act, druggist permits issued under section 30-36, manufacturer permits 216
for beer [or] issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16, grocery store 217
beer permits issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20, as amended 218
by this act, or religious wine retailer permits issued under section 5 of 219
this act shall be unlawful on Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and 220
Christmas; and such sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-221
premises consumption in places operating under package store permits, 222
[drug store] druggist permits, manufacturer permits for beer, [and] 223
grocery store beer permits and religious wine retailer permits shall be 224
unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after six o'clock p.m. 225
and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. 226
Any town may, by a vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the 227
number of hours during which such sale shall be permissible. 228
Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 30-19f of the 2022 229
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 230
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 231
(a) An in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic liquor shall allow the 232
commercial transportation of any alcoholic liquor and, with the 233 Raised Bill No. 5328
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approval of the [department, the sale or provision] Department of 234
Consumer Protection, the provision or sale of alcoholic liquor for 235
consumption in a boat engaged in the transportation of passengers for 236
hire [and in] or a motor vehicle in livery service, as permitted by law. 237
One permit shall cover all such boats [and] or vehicles that are under 238
common control, direction, management or ownership. When applying 239
for such approval, the owner of any such boat [and] or vehicle in which 240
the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor will be available shall 241
specifically identify to the department each such boat [and] or vehicle. 242
[to the department.] The annual fee for an in-state transporter's liquor 243
permit shall be one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the first boat 244
or vehicle and [there shall be] an additional annual fee of two hundred 245
dollars for each additional boat or vehicle. 246
(b) No person, corporation, [trust, partnership, incorporated or 247
unincorporated association, and any] incorporated or unincorporated 248
association, partnership, trust or other legal entity except [: (1) The] the 249
holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit issued [pursuant to] under 250
section 30-18 or 30-19, [; (2) the holder of] a manufacturer's permit issued 251
[pursuant to] under section 30-16, other than [the holder of] a 252
manufacturer permit for a farm winery or a manufacturer permit for 253
wine, cider and mead, [; and (3) the holder of] or a wholesaler's permit 254
issued [pursuant to] under section 30-17, shall transport any alcoholic 255
beverages imported into this state unless such person: [holds] (1) Holds 256
an in-state transporter's permit; [and] (2) the tax imposed on such 257
alcoholic liquor [by] under section 12-435 has been paid; and [,] (3) if 258
applicable, the tax imposed on the sale of such alcoholic liquor 259
[pursuant to] under chapter 219 has been paid. 260
(c) An in-state transporter, when [shipping or] delivering or shipping 261
directly to a consumer in this state wine, cider or mead, [directly to a 262
consumer in this state,] shall: (1) Ensure that the shipping labels on all 263
containers of such products shipped directly to a consumer in this state 264
conspicuously state the following: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL —265
SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR 266
DELIVERY"; (2) obtain the signature of a person [age twenty-one or 267 Raised Bill No. 5328
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older] who is at least twenty-one years of age at the address prior to 268
delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that [he or she is age 269
twenty-one or older] the signer is at least twenty-one years of age by 270
providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity 271
card described in section 1-1h; and (3) not ship to any address in the 272
state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option 273
pursuant to section 30-9. 274
Sec. 8. Section 30-20 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 275
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 276
passage): 277
(a) For the purposes of this section, "grocery store" (1) means any 278
store that (A) is commonly known as a delicatessen, food store, grocery 279
store or supermarket, and (B) is primarily engaged in the retail sale of 280
various canned goods and dry goods such as coffee, flour, spices, sugar 281
and tea, whether packaged or in bulk, regardless of whether such store 282
sells fresh fruits and vegetables or fresh, prepared or smoked fish, meat 283
and poultry; and (2) does not include any store that is primarily engaged 284
in the retail sale of bakery products, candy, nuts and confectioneries, 285
dairy products, eggs and poultry, fruits and vegetables or seafood. 286
[(a)] (b) (1) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of 287
alcoholic liquor in sealed bottles or containers not to be consumed on 288
the permit premises. [, such sales to be made only in sealed bottles or 289
other containers.] The holder of a package store permit may, in 290
accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer 291
Protection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, (A) offer free 292
samples of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the permit premises, (B) 293
conduct fee-based wine education and tasting classes and 294
demonstrations, and (C) conduct tastings or demonstrations provided 295
by a permittee or backer of [a] the package store for a nominal charge to 296
charitable nonprofit organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine 297
education and tasting class or demonstration held on permit premises 298
shall be conducted only during the hours [a] the package store [is 299
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by this act. No tasting of wine on the permit premises shall be offered 301
from more than ten uncorked bottles at any one time. 302
(2) No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any 303
commodity other than alcoholic liquor except, [that,] notwithstanding 304
any other provision of law, such store may sell [(1)] (A) cigarettes and 305
cigars, [(2)] (B) publications, [(3)] (C) bar utensils, [which shall include, 306
but need not be] including, but not limited to, corkscrews, beverage 307
strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume, or related to 308
the consumption of, alcoholic liquor, [(4)] (D) gift packages of alcoholic 309
liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, 310
which gift packages may include [a] nonalcoholic [item in the gift 311
package that may be any item, except food or tobacco products, 312
provided the] items, other than food or tobacco products, if the dollar 313
value of the nonalcoholic items in such gift package does not exceed the 314
dollar value of the alcoholic items [of the] in such gift package, [(5)] (E) 315
complementary fresh fruits used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic 316
beverages, [(6)] (F) cheese, [or] crackers [,] or both, [(7)] (G) olives, [(8)] 317
(H) nonalcoholic beverages, [(9)] (I) concentrates used in the preparation 318
of mixed alcoholic beverages, [(10)] (J) beer and wine-making kits and 319
products related to [beer and wine-making] such kits, [(11)] (K) ice in 320
any form, [(12)] (L) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising 321
related to the alcoholic liquor industry, [(13)] (M) gift baskets or other 322
containers of alcoholic liquor, [(14)] (N) multiple packages of alcoholic 323
liquors, [as defined in subdivision (3) of section 30-1,] provided in all 324
such cases the minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor 325
shall apply, [(15)] (O) lottery tickets authorized by the Department of 326
Consumer Protection, if licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by [said] 327
the department, [(16)] (P) devices and related accessories designed 328
primarily for accessing and extracting a beverage containing alcohol 329
from prepackaged containers, including, but not limited to, pods, 330
pouches or similar containers, but excluding devices, including, but not 331
limited to, household blenders, that are not designed primarily for such 332
purposes, [including, but not limited to, household blenders, (17)] (Q) 333
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per cent of alcohol by weight and which the commissioner has approved 335
for sale [by the commissioner] under section 21a-101, and [(18)] (R) gift 336
baskets containing only containers of alcoholic liquor and commodities 337
authorized for sale under [subdivisions (1) to (17), inclusive, of this 338
subsection] subparagraphs (A) to (Q), inclusive, of this subdivision. A 339
package store permit shall also allow the taking and transmitting of 340
orders for delivery of such merchandise in other states. 341
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package store permit 342
shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway 343
sponsored by the [Department of Consumer Protection] department. 344
The annual fee for a package store permit shall be five hundred thirty-345
five dollars. 346
[(b)] (c) A grocery store beer permit may be granted to any grocery 347
store and shall allow the retail sale of beer in standard size containers 348
not to be consumed on the permit premises. [A] The holder of a grocery 349
store beer permit shall post, in a prominent location adjacent to the beer 350
display, the retail price for each brand of beer and [said] such retail price 351
shall include all applicable federal and state taxes including, but not 352
limited to, the applicable state sales taxes. The annual fee for a grocery 353
store beer permit shall be one hundred seventy dollars, [. For a] or, for a 354
grocery store that has annual sales of food and grocery items of [not less 355
than] at least two million dollars, [the annual fee for a grocery store beer 356
permit shall be] one thousand five hundred dollars. 357
[(c) "Grocery store" means any store commonly known as a 358
supermarket, food store, grocery store or delicatessen, primarily 359
engaged in the retail sale of all sorts of canned goods and dry goods 360
such as tea, coffee, spices, sugar and flour, either packaged or in bulk, 361
with or without fresh fruits and vegetables, and with or without fresh, 362
smoked and prepared meats, fish and poultry, except that no store 363
primarily engaged in the retail sale of seafood, fruits and vegetables, 364
candy, nuts and confectioneries, dairy products, bakery products or 365
eggs and poultry shall be included in the definition of "grocery store".] 366
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permit issued under this section may allow curbside pick-up of 368
previously purchased alcoholic liquor by (1) the consumer who 369
purchased such alcoholic liquor, or (2) the holder of an in-state 370
transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 371
or such holder's agent. Such curbside pick-up shall be limited to the 372
space immediately adjacent to, or in a parking lot abutting, the permit 373
premises. The holder of such package store permit or grocery store beer 374
permit may allow such curbside pick-up only during the hours the 375
package store or grocery store is allowed to sell alcoholic liquor under 376
subsection (d) of section 30-91, as amended by this act, unless a more 377
restrictive municipal ordinance limits such curbside pick-up hours. 378
Sec. 9. Section 30-46 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 379
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 380
passage): 381
(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, except as to a store 382
engaged chiefly in the sale of groceries, in its discretion, suspend, revoke 383
or refuse to grant or renew a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor if [it] 384
the department has reasonable cause to believe [:] that (1) [That] the 385
proximity of the permit premises [will have a detrimental effect upon 386
any church] to any charitable institution supported by private or public 387
funds, church, convent, hospital, public or parochial school, [convent, 388
charitable institution, whether supported by private or public funds, 389
hospital] or veterans' home, or any [camp,] barracks, camp or flying 390
field of the armed forces, [; (2) that such location] will detrimentally 391
impact such institution, church, convent, hospital, school, home, 392
barracks, camp or field, (2) the permit premises is in such proximity to 393
a no-permit town so that it is apparent that the applicant is seeking to 394
obtain the patronage of [such] persons in such town, [;] (3) [that] the 395
number of permit premises in the locality is such that [the] granting [of 396
a] a permit is detrimental to the public interest, and, in reaching a 397
conclusion in this respect, the department may consider the character 398
and population of, [the population of,] and the number of like permits 399
and [number of] all permits existent in, the particular town and the 400
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permit may have on such town or neighborhood or on like permits 402
existent in such town or neighborhood, [;] (4) [that] the place has been 403
conducted as a lewd or disorderly establishment, [;] (5) [that] the backer 404
does not have a right to occupy the permit premises, [;] (6) [that] drive-405
up sales of alcoholic liquor, other than curbside pick-up allowed under 406
subsection (d) of section 30-20, as amended by this act, are being made 407
at the permit premises, [;] or (7) [that] there is any other reason as 408
provided by state or federal law or regulation which warrants such 409
refusal. 410
(b) (1) The existence of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a 411
shall not be a factor to be taken into consideration under subdivision (3) 412
of subsection (a) of this section. 413
(2) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of 414
this section shall not apply to [the granting] issuance of a coliseum 415
permit under section 30-33a. 416
Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 30-74 of the general statutes is 417
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 418
passage): 419
(c) No permittee or backer who is authorized under this chapter to 420
sell alcoholic liquor at retail for consumption off the permit premises, 421
and no agent or employee of such permittee or backer, may sell or 422
deliver such alcoholic liquor from a drive-up window or similar exterior 423
wall opening except as part of a curbside pick-up authorized under 424
subsection (d) of section 30-20, as amended by this act. 425
Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 30-22a of the 2022 supplement to the 426
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 427
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 428
(d) For purposes of compliance with this section, "cafe" [shall include] 429
includes any location in [the Bradley International Airport] a passenger 430
terminal complex of any airport, as defined in section 15-34, or any 431
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complex, which is open to the public [and] or to airline club members or 433
their guests, with or without the sale of food, for consumption on the 434
premises. 435
Sec. 12. Section 30-35b of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 436
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 437
1, 2022): 438
[A ninety-day provisional permit shall allow the retail sale or 439
manufacture of alcoholic liquor by any] The Department of Consumer 440
Protection or Liquor Control Commission may, in the department's or 441
commission's discretion, issue to any applicant, who makes a sworn 442
application for a liquor permit under section 30-39 and such applicant's 443
backer, if any, a ninety-day provisional permit allowing such applicant 444
and [his or her backer, if any, who has made application for a liquor 445
permit pursuant to section 30-39 and may be issued at the discretion of 446
the Liquor Control Commission or the Department of Consumer 447
Protection] backer to manufacture or sell, at retail, alcoholic liquor. If 448
such applicant or [such applicant's backer, if any,] backer causes any 449
delay in the investigation conducted by the [Department of Consumer 450
Protection] department pursuant to [said] section 30-39, [the] such 451
ninety-day provisional permit shall immediately cease to be effective. 452
[immediately. Only] The department or commission shall issue only one 453
[such] ninety-day provisional permit [shall be issued] to any such 454
applicant and [his or her] applicant's backer [, if any,] for each location 455
of the club or place of business which is to be operated under such 456
permit. [and such] Such ninety-day provisional permit shall be 457
nonrenewable, but may be extended due to delays not caused by the 458
applicant. [Such] The department or commission shall not extend such 459
permit [shall not be extended] beyond one year from the filing date, as 460
defined in section 30-39. The nonrefundable fee for such ninety-day 461
provisional permit shall be five hundred dollars. 462
Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 30-48 of the 2022 supplement to the 463
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 464
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 465 Raised Bill No. 5328
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(a) No backer or permittee of one permit class shall be a backer or 466
permittee of any other permit class except in the case of cafe permits 467
issued [pursuant to] under subsection (d), (j) or (k) of section 30-22a, as 468
amended by this act, and except that: (1) A backer of a hotel permit 469
issued under section 30-21 or a restaurant permit issued under section 470
30-22 may be a backer of both such classes; (2) a holder or backer of a 471
restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 or a cafe permit issued 472
[pursuant to] under subsection (a) of section 30-22a, as amended by this 473
act, may be a holder or backer of any other or all of such classes; (3) a 474
holder or backer of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may 475
be a holder or backer of a cafe permit issued [pursuant to] under 476
subsection (f) of section 30-22a, as amended by this act; (4) a backer of a 477
restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may be a backer of a 478
coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a when such restaurant is 479
within a coliseum; (5) a backer of a hotel permit issued under section 30-480
21 may be a backer of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (6) 481
a backer of a grocery store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of 482
section 30-20, as amended by this act, may be (A) a backer of a package 483
store permit issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended 484
by this act, if such was the case on or before May 1, 1996, and (B) a backer 485
of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, provided the 486
restaurant permit premises do not abut or share the same space as the 487
grocery store beer permit premises; (7) a backer of a cafe permit issued 488
[pursuant to] under subsection (m) of section 30-22a, as amended by this 489
act, may be a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued under section 490
30-35a; (8) a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued under section 491
30-35a may be a holder or backer of a hotel permit issued under section 492
30-21 or a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (9) a backer of a 493
concession permit issued under section 30-33 may be a backer of a 494
coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (10) a holder of an out-of-495
state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a may 496
be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-497
19f, as amended by this act, or an out-of-state entity wine festival permit 498
issued [pursuant to] under section 30-37m, or of both such permits; (11) 499
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than beer] issued under section 30-18 or an out-of-state winery shipper's 501
permit for wine issued under section 30-18a may be a holder of an in-502
state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by 503
this act; (12) a holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery issued 504
under subsection (c) of section 30-16 or [the holder of] a manufacturer 505
permit for wine, cider and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 506
30-16 may be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under 507
section 30-19f, as amended by this act, a wine festival permit issued 508
[pursuant to] under section 30-37l, a farmers' market sales permit issued 509
[pursuant to] under subsection (a) of section 30-37o, an off-site farm 510
winery sales and tasting permit issued [pursuant to] under section 30-511
16a or [of] any combination of such permits; (13) a holder of a 512
manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-513
16 may be a holder of a farmers' market sales permit issued [pursuant 514
to] under subsection (a) of section 30-37o; (14) the holder of a 515
manufacturer permit for spirits, [a manufacturer permit for] beer, [a 516
manufacturer permit for] a farm winery [or a manufacturer permit] or 517
[for] wine, cider and mead, issued under subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), 518
respectively, of section 30-16, may be a holder of a Connecticut craft cafe 519
permit issued under section 30-22d, a restaurant permit or a restaurant 520
permit for wine and beer issued under section 30-22; and (15) the holder 521
of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, [or] a cafe permit 522
issued under section 30-22a, as amended by this act, or an in-state 523
transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 524
may be the holder of a seasonal outdoor open-air permit issued 525
[pursuant to] under section 30-22e. Any person may be a permittee of 526
more than one permit. No holder of a manufacturer permit for [a brew 527
pub] beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16, and no spouse or 528
child of such holder, may be a holder or backer of more than three 529
restaurant permits issued under section 30-22 or cafe permits issued 530
under section 30-22a, as amended by this act. 531
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 21a-79(a)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 21a-79b(a)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 30-51a
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 30-91(d)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 30-19f(a) to (c)
Sec. 8 from passage 30-20
Sec. 9 from passage 30-46
Sec. 10 from passage 30-74(c)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 30-22a(d)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 30-35b
Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 30-48(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Redefine "case price" to include additional quantities and
numbers of bottles and units; (2) authorize religious wine retailer
permits; (3) provide that one in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic
liquor covers all boats engaged in the transportation of passengers for
hire or motor vehicles in livery service that are under common control,
direction or ownership; (4) allow the holder of a package store permit or
grocery store beer permit to allow curbside pick-up of alcoholic liquor
by (A) the consumer who purchased the alcoholic liquor, or (B) the
holder of an in-state transporter's permit or such holder's agent; (5)
redefine "cafe" to include additional airports; (6) provide that the fee for
a ninety-day provisional liquor permit is nonrefundable; (7) allow the
holder of a cafe, restaurant or in-state transporter's permit to hold a
seasonal outdoor open-air permit; and (8) make various conforming,
minor and technical changes to the Liquor Control Act and related
statutes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]