Connecticut 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05328 Compare Versions

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14	14	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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23	23	AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
24	24	PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
25	25	REGULATION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
27	27	Assembly convened:
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29	29	Section 1. Section 30-1 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1
30	30	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
31	31	1, 2022): 3
32	32	For the [interpretation] purposes of this chapter and section 5 of this 4
33	33	act, unless the context indicates a different meaning: 5
34	34	(1) "Airline" means any (A) United States airline carrier [,] holding a 6
35	35	certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil 7
36	36	Aeronautics Board under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 8
37	37	1958, as amended from time to time, or [any] (B) foreign flag carrier [,] 9
38	38	holding a permit under Section 402 of [such] said act. 10
39	39	(2) "Alcohol" (A) means the product of distillation of any fermented 11
40	40	liquid [,] that is rectified [either] at least once [or more often, whatever 12
41	41	may be the] and regardless of such liquid's origin, [thereof,] and (B) 13 Raised Bill No. 5328
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47	47	includes synthetic ethyl alcohol which is considered nonpotable. 14
48	48	(3) ["Alcoholic liquor" or "alcoholic beverage" includes] "Alcoholic 15
49	49	beverage" and "alcoholic liquor" include the four varieties of liquor 16
50	50	defined in subdivisions (2), (5), [(18)] (20) and [(19)] (21) of this section 17
51	51	(alcohol, beer, spirits and wine) and every liquid or solid, patented or 18
52	52	[not] unpatented, containing alcohol, [spirits, wine or] beer, spirits or 19
53	53	wine and at least one-half of one per cent alcohol by volume, and 20
54	54	capable of being consumed by a human being [for] as a beverage. 21
55	55	[purposes.] Any liquid or solid containing more than one of the four 22
56	56	varieties so defined [is considered as belonging] belongs to [that] the 23
57	57	variety which has the [higher] highest percentage of alcohol [,] 24
58	58	according to the following order: Alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, except 25
59	59	as provided in subdivision [(19)] (21) of this section. [The provisions of 26
60	60	this chapter shall not apply to any liquid or solid containing less than 27
61	61	one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume.] 28
62	62	(4) "Backer" means, except in cases where the permittee is [himself] 29
63	63	the proprietor, the proprietor of any business or club, incorporated or 30
64	64	unincorporated, that is engaged in [the manufacture or sale of] 31
65	65	manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor [,] and in which business a 32
66	66	permittee is associated, whether as an agent, employee [, agent] or part 33
67	67	owner. 34
68	68	(5) "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation 35
69	69	of [an infusion or] a decoction or infusion of barley, hops and malt [and 36
70	70	hops] in drinking water. 37
71	71	(6) [(A)] "Case price" means the price of a container made of 38
72	72	cardboard, wood or any other material [,] and containing units of the 39
73	73	same [size and class] class and size of alcoholic liquor. [, and (B) a] A 40
74	74	case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, cocktails, cordials, [cocktails,] 41
75	75	prepared mixed drinks and wines, [and prepared mixed drinks,] shall 42
76	76	be in the [number and] quantity and number, or fewer, with the 43
77	77	permission of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, of bottles or 44
78	78	units [or bottles] as follows: [(i) Six] (A) Six one thousand seven hundred 45 Raised Bill No. 5328
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84	84	fifty milliliter bottles, [; (ii)] (B) six one thousand eight hundred milliliter 46
85	85	bottles, (C) twelve seven hundred milliliter bottles, (D) twelve seven 47
86	86	hundred twenty milliliter bottles, (E) twelve seven hundred fifty 48
87	87	milliliter bottles, (F) twelve nine hundred milliliter bottles, (G) twelve 49
88	88	one liter bottles, [; (iii) twelve seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles; (iv)] 50
89	89	(H) twenty-four three hundred seventy-five milliliter bottles, [; (v)] (I) 51
90	90	forty-eight two hundred milliliter bottles, [; (vi)] (J) sixty one hundred 52
91	91	milliliter bottles, [;] or [(vii)] (K) one hundred twenty fifty milliliter 53
92	92	bottles, except a case of fifty milliliter bottles may be in a [number and] 54
93	93	quantity and number as originally configured, packaged and sold by the 55
94	94	manufacturer or out-of-state shipper prior to shipment [, provided such] 56
95	95	if the number of such bottles [does not exceed] in such case is not greater 57
96	96	than two hundred. The commissioner shall not authorize fewer 58
97	97	quantities or numbers [or quantities of units or] of bottles or units as 59
98	98	specified in this subdivision for any one person or entity more than eight 60
99	99	times in any calendar year. For the purposes of this subdivision, "class" 61
100	100	has the same meaning as [defined in] provided in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, 62
101	101	27 CFR 5.22 for spirits [, as defined in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, and as 63
102	102	defined in] and 27 CFR 7.24 for beer. 64
103	103	(7) "Charitable organization" means any nonprofit organization that 65
104	104	(A) is organized for charitable purposes, [to which has been issued] and 66
105	105	(B) has received a ruling [by] from the Internal Revenue Service 67
106	106	classifying [it] such nonprofit organization as an exempt organization 68
107	107	under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 69
108	108	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 70
109	109	as amended from time to time. 71
110	110	(8) "Club" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22aa. 72
111	111	(9) "Coliseum" [means a coliseum, as defined] has the same meaning 73
112	112	as provided in section 30-33a. 74
113	113	(10) "Commission" means the Liquor Control Commission 75
114	114	established under this chapter. 76
115	115	(11) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection. 77 Raised Bill No. 5328
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121	121	(12) "Dining room" means any room or rooms (A) located in premises 78
122	122	operating under (i) a hotel permit issued under section 30-21, (ii) a 79
123	123	restaurant permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-22, (iii) a 80
124	124	restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under subsection (b) of 81
125	125	section 30-22, or (iv) a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, as 82
126	126	amended by this act, and (B) where meals are customarily served to any 83
127	127	member of the public who has means of payment and a proper 84
128	128	demeanor. 85
129	129	[(12)] (13) "Mead" means fermented honey [,] (A) with or without 86
130	130	additions or adjunct ingredients, [or additions,] and (B) regardless of (i) 87
131	131	alcohol content, [regardless of] (ii) process, and [regardless of being] (iii) 88
132	132	whether such honey is carbonated, sparkling [, carbonated] or still. 89
133	133	[(13)] (14) "Minor" means any person [under] who is younger than 90
134	134	twenty-one years of age. 91
135	135	(15) "Nonprofit club" has the same meaning as provided in section 92
136	136	30-22aa. 93
137	137	(16) "Nonprofit public television corporation" has the same meaning 94
138	138	as provided in section 30-37d. 95
139	139	[(14)] (17) (A) "Person" means [natural person] an individual, 96
140	140	including, [partners but shall not include corporations, limited liability 97
141	141	companies, joint stock companies or other associations of natural 98
142	142	persons] but not limited to, a partner. 99
143	143	(B) "Person" does not include a corporation, joint stock company, 100
144	144	limited liability company or other association of individuals. 101
145	145	[(15)] (18) (A) "Proprietor" includes all owners of [businesses or clubs, 102
146	146	included in subdivision (4) of this section] a business or club, 103
147	147	incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or 104
148	148	selling alcoholic liquor, whether such owners are [individuals, partners, 105
149	149	joint stock companies, fiduciaries,] persons, fiduciaries, joint stock 106
150	150	companies, stockholders of corporations or otherwise. [, but] 107 Raised Bill No. 5328
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156	156	(B) "Proprietor" does not include [persons or corporations] any 108
157	157	person who, [are] or corporation that, is merely [creditors of such 109
158	158	businesses or clubs, whether as note holders, bond holders, landlords or 110
159	159	franchisors] a creditor, whether as a bond holder, franchisor, landlord 111
160	160	or note holder, of a business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, 112
161	161	that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor. 113
162	162	[(16) "Dining room" means a room or rooms in premises operating 114
163	163	under a hotel permit, hotel beer permit, restaurant permit, restaurant 115
164	164	permit for beer or wine or cafe permit, where meals are customarily 116
165	165	served, within the room or rooms, to any member of the public who has 117
166	166	means of payment and proper demeanor.] 118
167	167	[(17)] (19) "Restaurant" [means a restaurant, as defined] has the same 119
168	168	meaning as provided in section 30-22. 120
169	169	[(18)] (20) "Spirits" means any beverage that contains alcohol 121
170	170	obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other 122
171	171	substances in solution, including brandy, rum, whiskey and gin. 123
172	172	[(19)] (21) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by [the 124
173	173	fermentation of] fermenting the natural sugar content of fruits, such as 125
174	174	apples, grapes [or apples] or other agricultural products, containing 126
175	175	such sugar, including fortified wines such as port, sherry and 127
176	176	champagne. 128
177	177	[(20) "Nonprofit public television corporation" means a nonprofit 129
178	178	public television corporation, as defined in section 30-37d. 130
179	179	(21) "Nonprofit club" has the same meaning as provided in section 131
180	180	30-22aa.] 132
181	181	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 21a-79 of the general statutes is 133
182	182	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 134
183	183	2022): 135
184	184	(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) ["consumer commodity"] 136
185	185	"Consumer commodity" and "unit of a consumer commodity" have the 137 Raised Bill No. 5328
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191	191	same [meaning] meanings as provided in section 21a-73, except that 138
192	192	consumer commodity does not include alcoholic liquor, as defined in 139
193	193	[subdivision (3) of] section 30-1, as amended by this act, or a carbonated 140
194	194	soft drink container; (2) "carbonated soft drink container" means an 141
195	195	individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, jar or 142
196	196	carton containing a carbonated liquid soft drink sold separately or in 143
197	197	packages of not more than twenty-four individual containers; (3) 144
198	198	"universal product coding" means any system of coding that entails 145
199	199	electronic pricing; (4) [an electronic shelf labeling system is an] 146
200	200	"electronic shelf labeling system" means any electronic system that (A) 147
201	201	utilizes an electronic device attached to the shelf or at any other point of 148
202	202	sale, immediately below or above [the item] a consumer commodity, 149
203	203	that conspicuously and clearly displays to the consumer the unit price 150
204	204	and [the] price of [the] such consumer commodity, [. Such electronic 151
205	205	shelf labeling system] and (B) reads the exact same data as the electronic 152
206	206	cash register scanning system; and (5) [an electronic pricing system is a] 153
207	207	"electronic pricing system" means any system that utilizes the universal 154
208	208	product coding bar code, by means of a scanner and in combination with 155
209	209	the cash register, to record and total a customer's purchases. 156
210	210	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 21a-79b of the general statutes is 157
211	211	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 158
212	212	2022): 159
213	213	(a) For the purposes of this section "consumer commodity" has the 160
214	214	same meaning as provided in section 21a-73, except that "consumer 161
215	215	commodity" does not include alcoholic liquor, as defined in 162
216	216	[subdivision (3) of] section 30-1, as amended by this act, or a [carbonated 163
217	217	soft drink container] carbonated soft drink container, as defined in 164
218	218	section 21a-79, as amended by this act. 165
219	219	Sec. 4. Section 30-51a of the general statutes is repealed and the 166
220	220	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 167
221	221	Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 30-47 168
222	222	and section 30-51, a permittee of premises operating under a grocery 169 Raised Bill No. 5328
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228	228	store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20, as 170
229	229	amended by this act, may lease up to fifty per cent of the total square 171
230	230	footage of the premises to any person for lawful purposes. The 172
231	231	Department of Consumer Protection shall not issue a permit allowing 173
232	232	the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor on any such leased premises, 174
233	233	and the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor [, as defined in 175
234	234	subdivision (3) of section 30-1,] shall be unlawful on any such leased 176
235	235	premises. 177
236	236	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this 178
237	237	section: 179
238	238	(1) "Religious organization" means (A) any religious corporation, 180
239	239	society or organization that is formed or recognized under chapter 598 181
240	240	of the general statutes, or (B) any religious organization that is eligible 182
241	241	for an exemption under section 12-412 of the general statutes; and 183
242	242	(2) "Sacramental wine" means any wine that is (A) exclusively used 184
243	243	for religious or sacramental purposes, and (B) exempt from taxation 185
244	244	under regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Revenue Services 186
245	245	pursuant to section 12-449 of the general statutes. 187
246	246	(b) A religious wine retailer permit shall allow the holder of such 188
247	247	permit to import and sell, at retail, sacramental wine to religious 189
248	248	organizations. Such sacramental wine shall not be consumed on the 190
249	249	permit premises and any sale of such sacramental wine shall only take 191
250	250	place during the hours a religious wine retailer may sell alcoholic liquor 192
251	251	under subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the general statutes, as amended 193
252	252	by this act. The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under 194
253	253	this section shall operate at least one retail location in this state, be 195
254	254	primarily engaged in the business of selling religious supplies that do 196
255	255	not contain alcohol and not hold any other permit issued under chapter 197
256	256	545 of the general statutes. The annual fee for a religious wine retailer 198
257	257	permit issued under this section shall be two hundred fifty dollars. 199
258	258	(c) The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this 200
259	259	section may purchase sacramental wine directly from a manufacturer, 201 Raised Bill No. 5328
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265	265	out-of-state shipper or wholesaler. All shipments of sacramental wine 202
266	266	to the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section 203
267	267	shall be conspicuously labeled "for sacramental or religious purposes 204
268	268	only". If the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this 205
269	269	section imports into this state a supply of any brand of sacramental wine 206
270	270	directly from a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, such brand need 207
271	271	not comply with the provisions of sections 30-63 and 30-64 of the general 208
272	272	statutes for such directly imported supply. 209
273	273	Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the 2022 supplement to the 210
274	274	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 211
275	275	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 212
276	276	(d) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises 213
277	277	consumption in places operating under package store permits [, drug 214
278	278	store] issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended by this 215
279	279	act, druggist permits issued under section 30-36, manufacturer permits 216
280	280	for beer [or] issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16, grocery store 217
281	281	beer permits issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20, as amended 218
282	282	by this act, or religious wine retailer permits issued under section 5 of 219
283	283	this act shall be unlawful on Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and 220
284	284	Christmas; and such sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-221
285	285	premises consumption in places operating under package store permits, 222
286	286	[drug store] druggist permits, manufacturer permits for beer, [and] 223
287	287	grocery store beer permits and religious wine retailer permits shall be 224
288	288	unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after six o'clock p.m. 225
289	289	and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. 226
290	290	Any town may, by a vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the 227
291	291	number of hours during which such sale shall be permissible. 228
292	292	Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 30-19f of the 2022 229
293	293	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 230
294	294	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 231
295	295	(a) An in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic liquor shall allow the 232
296	296	commercial transportation of any alcoholic liquor and, with the 233 Raised Bill No. 5328
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302	302	approval of the [department, the sale or provision] Department of 234
303	303	Consumer Protection, the provision or sale of alcoholic liquor for 235
304	304	consumption in a boat engaged in the transportation of passengers for 236
305	305	hire [and in] or a motor vehicle in livery service, as permitted by law. 237
306	306	One permit shall cover all such boats [and] or vehicles that are under 238
307	307	common control, direction, management or ownership. When applying 239
308	308	for such approval, the owner of any such boat [and] or vehicle in which 240
309	309	the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor will be available shall 241
310	310	specifically identify to the department each such boat [and] or vehicle. 242
311	311	[to the department.] The annual fee for an in-state transporter's liquor 243
312	312	permit shall be one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the first boat 244
313	313	or vehicle and [there shall be] an additional annual fee of two hundred 245
314	314	dollars for each additional boat or vehicle. 246
315	315	(b) No person, corporation, [trust, partnership, incorporated or 247
316	316	unincorporated association, and any] incorporated or unincorporated 248
317	317	association, partnership, trust or other legal entity except [: (1) The] the 249
318	318	holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit issued [pursuant to] under 250
319	319	section 30-18 or 30-19, [; (2) the holder of] a manufacturer's permit issued 251
320	320	[pursuant to] under section 30-16, other than [the holder of] a 252
321	321	manufacturer permit for a farm winery or a manufacturer permit for 253
322	322	wine, cider and mead, [; and (3) the holder of] or a wholesaler's permit 254
323	323	issued [pursuant to] under section 30-17, shall transport any alcoholic 255
324	324	beverages imported into this state unless such person: [holds] (1) Holds 256
325	325	an in-state transporter's permit; [and] (2) the tax imposed on such 257
326	326	alcoholic liquor [by] under section 12-435 has been paid; and [,] (3) if 258
327	327	applicable, the tax imposed on the sale of such alcoholic liquor 259
328	328	[pursuant to] under chapter 219 has been paid. 260
329	329	(c) An in-state transporter, when [shipping or] delivering or shipping 261
330	330	directly to a consumer in this state wine, cider or mead, [directly to a 262
331	331	consumer in this state,] shall: (1) Ensure that the shipping labels on all 263
332	332	containers of such products shipped directly to a consumer in this state 264
333	333	conspicuously state the following: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL —265
334	334	SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR 266
335	335	DELIVERY"; (2) obtain the signature of a person [age twenty-one or 267 Raised Bill No. 5328
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341	341	older] who is at least twenty-one years of age at the address prior to 268
342	342	delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that [he or she is age 269
343	343	twenty-one or older] the signer is at least twenty-one years of age by 270
344	344	providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity 271
345	345	card described in section 1-1h; and (3) not ship to any address in the 272
346	346	state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option 273
347	347	pursuant to section 30-9. 274
348	348	Sec. 8. Section 30-20 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 275
349	349	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 276
350	350	passage): 277
351	351	(a) For the purposes of this section, "grocery store" (1) means any 278
352	352	store that (A) is commonly known as a delicatessen, food store, grocery 279
353	353	store or supermarket, and (B) is primarily engaged in the retail sale of 280
354	354	various canned goods and dry goods such as coffee, flour, spices, sugar 281
355	355	and tea, whether packaged or in bulk, regardless of whether such store 282
356	356	sells fresh fruits and vegetables or fresh, prepared or smoked fish, meat 283
357	357	and poultry; and (2) does not include any store that is primarily engaged 284
358	358	in the retail sale of bakery products, candy, nuts and confectioneries, 285
359	359	dairy products, eggs and poultry, fruits and vegetables or seafood. 286
360	360	[(a)] (b) (1) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of 287
361	361	alcoholic liquor in sealed bottles or containers not to be consumed on 288
362	362	the permit premises. [, such sales to be made only in sealed bottles or 289
363	363	other containers.] The holder of a package store permit may, in 290
364	364	accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer 291
365	365	Protection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, (A) offer free 292
366	366	samples of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the permit premises, (B) 293
367	367	conduct fee-based wine education and tasting classes and 294
368	368	demonstrations, and (C) conduct tastings or demonstrations provided 295
369	369	by a permittee or backer of [a] the package store for a nominal charge to 296
370	370	charitable nonprofit organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine 297
371	371	education and tasting class or demonstration held on permit premises 298
372	372	shall be conducted only during the hours [a] the package store [is 299
373	373	permitted to] may sell alcoholic liquor under section 30-91, as amended 300 Raised Bill No. 5328
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379	379	by this act. No tasting of wine on the permit premises shall be offered 301
380	380	from more than ten uncorked bottles at any one time. 302
381	381	(2) No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any 303
382	382	commodity other than alcoholic liquor except, [that,] notwithstanding 304
383	383	any other provision of law, such store may sell [(1)] (A) cigarettes and 305
384	384	cigars, [(2)] (B) publications, [(3)] (C) bar utensils, [which shall include, 306
385	385	but need not be] including, but not limited to, corkscrews, beverage 307
386	386	strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume, or related to 308
387	387	the consumption of, alcoholic liquor, [(4)] (D) gift packages of alcoholic 309
388	388	liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, 310
389	389	which gift packages may include [a] nonalcoholic [item in the gift 311
390	390	package that may be any item, except food or tobacco products, 312
391	391	provided the] items, other than food or tobacco products, if the dollar 313
392	392	value of the nonalcoholic items in such gift package does not exceed the 314
393	393	dollar value of the alcoholic items [of the] in such gift package, [(5)] (E) 315
394	394	complementary fresh fruits used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic 316
395	395	beverages, [(6)] (F) cheese, [or] crackers [,] or both, [(7)] (G) olives, [(8)] 317
396	396	(H) nonalcoholic beverages, [(9)] (I) concentrates used in the preparation 318
397	397	of mixed alcoholic beverages, [(10)] (J) beer and wine-making kits and 319
398	398	products related to [beer and wine-making] such kits, [(11)] (K) ice in 320
399	399	any form, [(12)] (L) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising 321
400	400	related to the alcoholic liquor industry, [(13)] (M) gift baskets or other 322
401	401	containers of alcoholic liquor, [(14)] (N) multiple packages of alcoholic 323
402	402	liquors, [as defined in subdivision (3) of section 30-1,] provided in all 324
403	403	such cases the minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor 325
404	404	shall apply, [(15)] (O) lottery tickets authorized by the Department of 326
405	405	Consumer Protection, if licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by [said] 327
406	406	the department, [(16)] (P) devices and related accessories designed 328
407	407	primarily for accessing and extracting a beverage containing alcohol 329
408	408	from prepackaged containers, including, but not limited to, pods, 330
409	409	pouches or similar containers, but excluding devices, including, but not 331
410	410	limited to, household blenders, that are not designed primarily for such 332
411	411	purposes, [including, but not limited to, household blenders, (17)] (Q) 333
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418	418	per cent of alcohol by weight and which the commissioner has approved 335
419	419	for sale [by the commissioner] under section 21a-101, and [(18)] (R) gift 336
420	420	baskets containing only containers of alcoholic liquor and commodities 337
421	421	authorized for sale under [subdivisions (1) to (17), inclusive, of this 338
422	422	subsection] subparagraphs (A) to (Q), inclusive, of this subdivision. A 339
423	423	package store permit shall also allow the taking and transmitting of 340
424	424	orders for delivery of such merchandise in other states. 341
425	425	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package store permit 342
426	426	shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway 343
427	427	sponsored by the [Department of Consumer Protection] department. 344
428	428	The annual fee for a package store permit shall be five hundred thirty-345
429	429	five dollars. 346
430	430	[(b)] (c) A grocery store beer permit may be granted to any grocery 347
431	431	store and shall allow the retail sale of beer in standard size containers 348
432	432	not to be consumed on the permit premises. [A] The holder of a grocery 349
433	433	store beer permit shall post, in a prominent location adjacent to the beer 350
434	434	display, the retail price for each brand of beer and [said] such retail price 351
435	435	shall include all applicable federal and state taxes including, but not 352
436	436	limited to, the applicable state sales taxes. The annual fee for a grocery 353
437	437	store beer permit shall be one hundred seventy dollars, [. For a] or, for a 354
438	438	grocery store that has annual sales of food and grocery items of [not less 355
439	439	than] at least two million dollars, [the annual fee for a grocery store beer 356
440	440	permit shall be] one thousand five hundred dollars. 357
441	441	[(c) "Grocery store" means any store commonly known as a 358
442	442	supermarket, food store, grocery store or delicatessen, primarily 359
443	443	engaged in the retail sale of all sorts of canned goods and dry goods 360
444	444	such as tea, coffee, spices, sugar and flour, either packaged or in bulk, 361
445	445	with or without fresh fruits and vegetables, and with or without fresh, 362
446	446	smoked and prepared meats, fish and poultry, except that no store 363
447	447	primarily engaged in the retail sale of seafood, fruits and vegetables, 364
448	448	candy, nuts and confectioneries, dairy products, bakery products or 365
449	449	eggs and poultry shall be included in the definition of "grocery store".] 366
450	450	(d) The holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer 367 Raised Bill No. 5328
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456	456	permit issued under this section may allow curbside pick-up of 368
457	457	previously purchased alcoholic liquor by (1) the consumer who 369
458	458	purchased such alcoholic liquor, or (2) the holder of an in-state 370
459	459	transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 371
460	460	or such holder's agent. Such curbside pick-up shall be limited to the 372
461	461	space immediately adjacent to, or in a parking lot abutting, the permit 373
462	462	premises. The holder of such package store permit or grocery store beer 374
463	463	permit may allow such curbside pick-up only during the hours the 375
464	464	package store or grocery store is allowed to sell alcoholic liquor under 376
465	465	subsection (d) of section 30-91, as amended by this act, unless a more 377
466	466	restrictive municipal ordinance limits such curbside pick-up hours. 378
467	467	Sec. 9. Section 30-46 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 379
468	468	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 380
469	469	passage): 381
470	470	(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, except as to a store 382
471	471	engaged chiefly in the sale of groceries, in its discretion, suspend, revoke 383
472	472	or refuse to grant or renew a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor if [it] 384
473	473	the department has reasonable cause to believe [:] that (1) [That] the 385
474	474	proximity of the permit premises [will have a detrimental effect upon 386
475	475	any church] to any charitable institution supported by private or public 387
476	476	funds, church, convent, hospital, public or parochial school, [convent, 388
477	477	charitable institution, whether supported by private or public funds, 389
478	478	hospital] or veterans' home, or any [camp,] barracks, camp or flying 390
479	479	field of the armed forces, [; (2) that such location] will detrimentally 391
480	480	impact such institution, church, convent, hospital, school, home, 392
481	481	barracks, camp or field, (2) the permit premises is in such proximity to 393
482	482	a no-permit town so that it is apparent that the applicant is seeking to 394
483	483	obtain the patronage of [such] persons in such town, [;] (3) [that] the 395
484	484	number of permit premises in the locality is such that [the] granting [of 396
485	485	a] a permit is detrimental to the public interest, and, in reaching a 397
486	486	conclusion in this respect, the department may consider the character 398
487	487	and population of, [the population of,] and the number of like permits 399
488	488	and [number of] all permits existent in, the particular town and the 400
489	489	immediate neighborhood concerned [,] and the effect which a new 401 Raised Bill No. 5328
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495	495	permit may have on such town or neighborhood or on like permits 402
496	496	existent in such town or neighborhood, [;] (4) [that] the place has been 403
497	497	conducted as a lewd or disorderly establishment, [;] (5) [that] the backer 404
498	498	does not have a right to occupy the permit premises, [;] (6) [that] drive-405
499	499	up sales of alcoholic liquor, other than curbside pick-up allowed under 406
500	500	subsection (d) of section 30-20, as amended by this act, are being made 407
501	501	at the permit premises, [;] or (7) [that] there is any other reason as 408
502	502	provided by state or federal law or regulation which warrants such 409
503	503	refusal. 410
504	504	(b) (1) The existence of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a 411
505	505	shall not be a factor to be taken into consideration under subdivision (3) 412
506	506	of subsection (a) of this section. 413
507	507	(2) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of 414
508	508	this section shall not apply to [the granting] issuance of a coliseum 415
509	509	permit under section 30-33a. 416
510	510	Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 30-74 of the general statutes is 417
511	511	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 418
512	512	passage): 419
513	513	(c) No permittee or backer who is authorized under this chapter to 420
514	514	sell alcoholic liquor at retail for consumption off the permit premises, 421
515	515	and no agent or employee of such permittee or backer, may sell or 422
516	516	deliver such alcoholic liquor from a drive-up window or similar exterior 423
517	517	wall opening except as part of a curbside pick-up authorized under 424
518	518	subsection (d) of section 30-20, as amended by this act. 425
519	519	Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 30-22a of the 2022 supplement to the 426
520	520	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 427
521	521	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 428
522	522	(d) For purposes of compliance with this section, "cafe" [shall include] 429
523	523	includes any location in [the Bradley International Airport] a passenger 430
524	524	terminal complex of any airport, as defined in section 15-34, or any 431
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531	531	complex, which is open to the public [and] or to airline club members or 433
532	532	their guests, with or without the sale of food, for consumption on the 434
533	533	premises. 435
534	534	Sec. 12. Section 30-35b of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 436
535	535	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 437
536	536	1, 2022): 438
537	537	[A ninety-day provisional permit shall allow the retail sale or 439
538	538	manufacture of alcoholic liquor by any] The Department of Consumer 440
539	539	Protection or Liquor Control Commission may, in the department's or 441
540	540	commission's discretion, issue to any applicant, who makes a sworn 442
541	541	application for a liquor permit under section 30-39 and such applicant's 443
542	542	backer, if any, a ninety-day provisional permit allowing such applicant 444
543	543	and [his or her backer, if any, who has made application for a liquor 445
544	544	permit pursuant to section 30-39 and may be issued at the discretion of 446
545	545	the Liquor Control Commission or the Department of Consumer 447
546	546	Protection] backer to manufacture or sell, at retail, alcoholic liquor. If 448
547	547	such applicant or [such applicant's backer, if any,] backer causes any 449
548	548	delay in the investigation conducted by the [Department of Consumer 450
549	549	Protection] department pursuant to [said] section 30-39, [the] such 451
550	550	ninety-day provisional permit shall immediately cease to be effective. 452
551	551	[immediately. Only] The department or commission shall issue only one 453
552	552	[such] ninety-day provisional permit [shall be issued] to any such 454
553	553	applicant and [his or her] applicant's backer [, if any,] for each location 455
554	554	of the club or place of business which is to be operated under such 456
555	555	permit. [and such] Such ninety-day provisional permit shall be 457
556	556	nonrenewable, but may be extended due to delays not caused by the 458
557	557	applicant. [Such] The department or commission shall not extend such 459
558	558	permit [shall not be extended] beyond one year from the filing date, as 460
559	559	defined in section 30-39. The nonrefundable fee for such ninety-day 461
560	560	provisional permit shall be five hundred dollars. 462
561	561	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 30-48 of the 2022 supplement to the 463
562	562	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 464
563	563	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 465 Raised Bill No. 5328
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569	569	(a) No backer or permittee of one permit class shall be a backer or 466
570	570	permittee of any other permit class except in the case of cafe permits 467
571	571	issued [pursuant to] under subsection (d), (j) or (k) of section 30-22a, as 468
572	572	amended by this act, and except that: (1) A backer of a hotel permit 469
573	573	issued under section 30-21 or a restaurant permit issued under section 470
574	574	30-22 may be a backer of both such classes; (2) a holder or backer of a 471
575	575	restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 or a cafe permit issued 472
576	576	[pursuant to] under subsection (a) of section 30-22a, as amended by this 473
577	577	act, may be a holder or backer of any other or all of such classes; (3) a 474
578	578	holder or backer of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may 475
579	579	be a holder or backer of a cafe permit issued [pursuant to] under 476
580	580	subsection (f) of section 30-22a, as amended by this act; (4) a backer of a 477
581	581	restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may be a backer of a 478
582	582	coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a when such restaurant is 479
583	583	within a coliseum; (5) a backer of a hotel permit issued under section 30-480
584	584	21 may be a backer of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (6) 481
585	585	a backer of a grocery store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of 482
586	586	section 30-20, as amended by this act, may be (A) a backer of a package 483
587	587	store permit issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended 484
588	588	by this act, if such was the case on or before May 1, 1996, and (B) a backer 485
589	589	of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, provided the 486
590	590	restaurant permit premises do not abut or share the same space as the 487
591	591	grocery store beer permit premises; (7) a backer of a cafe permit issued 488
592	592	[pursuant to] under subsection (m) of section 30-22a, as amended by this 489
593	593	act, may be a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued under section 490
594	594	30-35a; (8) a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued under section 491
595	595	30-35a may be a holder or backer of a hotel permit issued under section 492
596	596	30-21 or a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (9) a backer of a 493
597	597	concession permit issued under section 30-33 may be a backer of a 494
598	598	coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (10) a holder of an out-of-495
599	599	state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a may 496
600	600	be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-497
601	601	19f, as amended by this act, or an out-of-state entity wine festival permit 498
602	602	issued [pursuant to] under section 30-37m, or of both such permits; (11) 499
603	603	a holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor [other 500 Raised Bill No. 5328
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609	609	than beer] issued under section 30-18 or an out-of-state winery shipper's 501
610	610	permit for wine issued under section 30-18a may be a holder of an in-502
611	611	state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by 503
612	612	this act; (12) a holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery issued 504
613	613	under subsection (c) of section 30-16 or [the holder of] a manufacturer 505
614	614	permit for wine, cider and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 506
615	615	30-16 may be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under 507
616	616	section 30-19f, as amended by this act, a wine festival permit issued 508
617	617	[pursuant to] under section 30-37l, a farmers' market sales permit issued 509
618	618	[pursuant to] under subsection (a) of section 30-37o, an off-site farm 510
619	619	winery sales and tasting permit issued [pursuant to] under section 30-511
620	620	16a or [of] any combination of such permits; (13) a holder of a 512
621	621	manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-513
622	622	16 may be a holder of a farmers' market sales permit issued [pursuant 514
623	623	to] under subsection (a) of section 30-37o; (14) the holder of a 515
624	624	manufacturer permit for spirits, [a manufacturer permit for] beer, [a 516
625	625	manufacturer permit for] a farm winery [or a manufacturer permit] or 517
626	626	[for] wine, cider and mead, issued under subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), 518
627	627	respectively, of section 30-16, may be a holder of a Connecticut craft cafe 519
628	628	permit issued under section 30-22d, a restaurant permit or a restaurant 520
629	629	permit for wine and beer issued under section 30-22; and (15) the holder 521
630	630	of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, [or] a cafe permit 522
631	631	issued under section 30-22a, as amended by this act, or an in-state 523
632	632	transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 524
633	633	may be the holder of a seasonal outdoor open-air permit issued 525
634	634	[pursuant to] under section 30-22e. Any person may be a permittee of 526
635	635	more than one permit. No holder of a manufacturer permit for [a brew 527
636	636	pub] beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16, and no spouse or 528
637	637	child of such holder, may be a holder or backer of more than three 529
638	638	restaurant permits issued under section 30-22 or cafe permits issued 530
639	639	under section 30-22a, as amended by this act. 531
640	640	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
641	641	sections:
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649	649	Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 21a-79(a)
650	650	Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 21a-79b(a)
651	651	Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 30-51a
652	652	Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section
653	653	Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 30-91(d)
654	654	Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 30-19f(a) to (c)
655	655	Sec. 8 from passage 30-20
656	656	Sec. 9 from passage 30-46
657	657	Sec. 10 from passage 30-74(c)
658	658	Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 30-22a(d)
659	659	Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 30-35b
660	660	Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 30-48(a)
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662	662	Statement of Purpose:
663	663	To: (1) Redefine "case price" to include additional quantities and
664	664	numbers of bottles and units; (2) authorize religious wine retailer
665	665	permits; (3) provide that one in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic
666	666	liquor covers all boats engaged in the transportation of passengers for
667	667	hire or motor vehicles in livery service that are under common control,
668	668	direction or ownership; (4) allow the holder of a package store permit or
669	669	grocery store beer permit to allow curbside pick-up of alcoholic liquor
670	670	by (A) the consumer who purchased the alcoholic liquor, or (B) the
671	671	holder of an in-state transporter's permit or such holder's agent; (5)
672	672	redefine "cafe" to include additional airports; (6) provide that the fee for
673	673	a ninety-day provisional liquor permit is nonrefundable; (7) allow the
674	674	holder of a cafe, restaurant or in-state transporter's permit to hold a
675	675	seasonal outdoor open-air permit; and (8) make various conforming,
676	676	minor and technical changes to the Liquor Control Act and related
677	677	statutes.
678	678	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
679	679	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
680	680	underlined.]
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