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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5149
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING CAFE AND PACKAGE STORE PERMITTEES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 30-1 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2024): 3
For the purposes of this chapter and section 2 of this act, unless the 4
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 (B) foreign flag carrier holding a 9
permit under Section 402 of said act. 10
(2) "Alcohol" (A) means the product of distillation of any fermented 11
liquid that is rectified at least once and regardless of such liquid's origin, 12
and (B) includes synthetic ethyl alcohol which is considered nonpotable. 13
(3) "Alcoholic beverage" and "alcoholic liquor" include the four 14
varieties of liquor defined in subdivisions (2), (5), (20) and (21) of this 15
section (alcohol, beer, spirits and wine) and every liquid or solid, 16
patented or unpatented, containing alcohol, beer, spirits or wine and at 17 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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least one-half of one per cent alcohol by volume, and capable of being 18
consumed by a human being as a beverage. Any liquid or solid 19
containing more than one of the four varieties so defined belongs to the 20
variety which has the highest percentage of alcohol according to the 21
following order: Alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, except as provided in 22
subdivision (21) of this section. 23
(4) "Backer" means, except in cases where the permittee is the 24
proprietor, the proprietor of any business or club, incorporated or 25
unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic 26
liquor and in which business a permittee is associated, whether as an 27
agent, employee or part owner. 28
(5) "Beer" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation 29
of a decoction or infusion of barley, hops and malt in drinking water. 30
(6) "Boat" means any vessel that is (A) operating on any waterway of 31
this state, and (B) engaged in transporting passengers for hire to or from 32
any port of this state. 33
(7) "Case price" means the price of a container made of cardboard, 34
wood or any other material and containing units of the same class and 35
size of alcoholic liquor. A case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, 36
cocktails, cordials, prepared mixed drinks and wines, shall be in the 37
quantity and number, or fewer, with the permission of the 38
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, of bottles or units as follows: 39
(A) Six one thousand seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles, (B) six one 40
thousand eight hundred milliliter bottles, (C) twelve seven hundred 41
milliliter bottles, (D) twelve seven hundred twenty milliliter bottles, (E) 42
twelve seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles, (F) twelve nine hundred 43
milliliter bottles, (G) twelve one liter bottles, (H) twenty-four three 44
hundred seventy-five milliliter bottles, (I) forty-eight two hundred 45
milliliter bottles, (J) sixty one hundred milliliter bottles, or (K) one 46
hundred twenty fifty milliliter bottles, except a case of fifty milliliter 47
bottles may be in a quantity and number as originally configured, 48
packaged and sold by the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper prior to 49 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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shipment if the number of such bottles in such case is not greater than 50
two hundred. The commissioner shall not authorize fewer quantities or 51
numbers of bottles or units as specified in this subdivision for any one 52
person or entity more than eight times in any calendar year. For the 53
purposes of this subdivision, "class" has the same meaning as provided 54
in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, 27 CFR 5.22 for spirits and 27 CFR 7.24 for beer. 55
(8) "Club" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22aa. 56
(9) "Coliseum" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-33a. 57
(10) "Commission" means the Liquor C ontrol Commission 58
established under this chapter. 59
(11) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection. 60
(12) "Dining room" means any room or rooms (A) located in premises 61
operating under (i) a hotel permit issued under section 30-21, (ii) a 62
restaurant permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-22, (iii) a 63
restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under subsection (b) of 64
section 30-22, [or] (iv) a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, or (v) a 65
cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act, 66
and (B) where meals are customarily served to any member of the public 67
who has means of payment and a proper demeanor. 68
(13) "Mead" means fermented honey (A) with or without additions or 69
adjunct ingredients, and (B) regardless of (i) alcohol content, (ii) process, 70
and (iii) whether such honey is carbonated, sparkling or still. 71
(14) "Minor" means any person who is younger than twenty-one 72
years of age. 73
(15) "Noncommercial entity" means an academic institution, 74
charitable organization, government organization, nonprofit 75
organization or similar entity that is not primarily dedicated to 76
obtaining a commercial advantage or monetary compensation. 77 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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(16) "Nonprofit club" has the same meaning as provided in section 78
30-22aa. 79
(17) (A) "Person" means an individual, including, but not limited to, 80
a partner. 81
(B) "Person" does not include a corporation, joint stock company, 82
limited liability company or other association of individuals. 83
(18) (A) "Proprietor" includes all owners of a business or club, 84
incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or 85
selling alcoholic liquor, whether such owners are persons, fiduciaries, 86
joint stock companies, stockholders of corporations or otherwise. 87
(B) "Proprietor" does not include any person who, or corporation that, 88
is merely a creditor, whether as a bond holder, franchisor, landlord or 89
note holder, of a business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, that 90
is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor. 91
(19) "Restaurant" has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22. 92
(20) "Spirits" means any beverage that contains alcohol obtained by 93
distillation mixed with drinkable water and other substances in 94
solution, including brandy, rum, whiskey and gin. 95
(21) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermenting the 96
natural sugar content of fruits, such as apples, grapes or other 97
agricultural products, containing such sugar, including fortified wines 98
such as port, sherry and champagne. 99
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) For the purposes of this 100
section: 101
(1) "Cafe" means a space that (A) is located in a suitable and 102
permanent building, (B) is kept, used, maintained, advertised and held 103
out to the public to be a place where alcoholic liquor and food are served 104
at retail for consumption on the premises, (C) at all times has employed 105 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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therein an adequate number of employees, (D) does not include public 106
sleeping accommodations, and (E) need not necessarily have a dining 107
room or kitchen; and 108
(2) "Full course meal" means a diversified selection of food which (A) 109
ordinarily cannot be consumed without the use of tableware, and (B) 110
cannot be conveniently consumed while standing or walking. 111
(b) A cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall allow the retail sale of 112
wine and beer, and of cider not exceeding six per cent of alcohol per 113
volume, to be consumed on the permit premises of a cafe. The holder of 114
a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall keep food available during 115
the majority of the hours such permit premises are open under this 116
subsection for sale to, and consumption by, customers on such permit 117
premises. The availability of food from outside vendors located on or 118
near the permit premises, delivered either directly by such outside 119
vendors or indirectly through a third party, is sufficient to satisfy such 120
requirement. The permit premises shall at all times comply with all 121
regulations of the local department of health. Nothing in this section 122
shall be construed to require that any food be sold or purchased with 123
any wine, beer or cider, and no rule, regulation or standard shall be 124
promulgated or enforced to require that sales of food be substantial or 125
that the business's receipts from sales of wine, beer and cider equal any 126
set percentage of total receipts from all sales made on the permit 127
premises. A cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall allow, with the 128
Department of Consumer Protection's prior approval and if allowed 129
under fire, zoning and health regulations, wine, beer and cider to be 130
served at tables in outside areas that are screened or not screened from 131
public view. If fire, zoning or health regulations do not require that such 132
areas be enclosed by a fence or wall, the department shall not require 133
that such areas be so enclosed. No such fence or wall shall be less than 134
thirty inches high. A cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall also 135
authorize the sale, at retail from the permit premises for consumption 136
off the permit premises, of sealed containers supplied by the permittee 137
of wine and draught beer. Such sales shall be conducted only during the 138 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the 139
provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 of the general statutes, as 140
amended by this act. Not more than one hundred ninety-six ounces of 141
such beer shall be sold to any person on any day on which the sale of 142
alcoholic liquor is authorized under the provisions of subsection (d) of 143
section 30-91 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. The annual 144
fee for a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall be one thousand 145
dollars. 146
(c) A cafe customer may remove one previously unsealed bottle of 147
wine from the permit premises of a cafe, provided: 148
(1) The customer purchased a full course meal for consumption on 149
such permit premises; 150
(2) The bottle of wine was unsealed on such permit premises for 151
consumption with such full course meal on such permit premises; 152
(3) The customer consumed a portion of the wine contained within 153
such unsealed bottle on such permit premises; 154
(4) The permittee, or the permittee's agent or employee, securely seals 155
such bottle of wine and places such bottle of wine in a bag before such 156
bottle of wine is removed from such permit premises; and 157
(5) Such bottle of wine is consumed off such permit premises. 158
(d) A cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued pursuant to this 159
section shall allow those additional permissible uses specified in a 160
caterer liquor permit established in section 30-37j of the general statutes 161
without an additional fee, but subject to compliance with the provisions 162
of said section. 163
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 19a-342 of the 2024 supplement to the 164
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 165
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 166 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 31-40q, no person 167
shall smoke: (A) In any area of a building or portion of a building, 168
owned and operated or leased and operated by the state or any political 169
subdivision of the state; (B) in any area of a health care institution, 170
including, but not limited to, a psychiatric facility; (C) in any area of a 171
retail establishment accessed by the general public; (D) in any 172
restaurant; (E) in any area of an establishment with a permit issued for 173
the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-20a, 30-21, 30-21b, 30-174
22, 30-22c, as amended by this act, 30-28, 30-28a, 30-33a, 30-33b, 30-35a, 175
30-37a, 30-37e, [or] 30-37f or section 2 of this act, in any area of an 176
establishment with a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to 177
section 30-22aa issued after May 1, 2003, and, on and after April 1, 2004, 178
in any area of an establishment with a permit issued for the sale of 179
alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-22a or 30-26; (F) in any area of a 180
school building or on the grounds of such school; (G) within a child care 181
facility or on the grounds of such child care facility, except, if the child 182
care facility is a family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, 183
such smoking is prohibited only when a child enrolled in such home is 184
present during customary business hours; (H) in any passenger 185
elevator; (I) in any area of a dormitory in any public or private 186
institution of higher education; (J) in any area of a dog race track or a 187
facility equipped with screens for the simulcasting of off-track betting 188
race programs or jai alai games; (K) in any room offered as an 189
accommodation to guests by the operator of a hotel, motel or similar 190
lodging; (L) in any area of a correctional facility or halfway house; or 191
(M) in any area of a platform or a shelter at a rail, busway or bus station, 192
owned and operated or leased and operated by the state or any political 193
subdivision of the state. For purposes of this subsection, "restaurant" 194
means space, in a suitable and permanent building, kept, used, 195
maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place where 196
meals are regularly served to the public, "school" has the same meaning 197
as provided in section 10-154a and "child care facility" has the same 198
meaning as provided in section 19a-342a, as amended by this act. 199
(2) Subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the following: 200 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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(A) Public housing projects, as defined in subsection (b) of section 21a-201
278a; (B) any classroom where demonstration smoking is taking place 202
as part of a medical or scientific experiment or lesson; (C) 203
notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) 204
of this subsection, the outdoor portion of the premises of any permittee 205
listed in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, 206
provided, in the case of any seating area maintained for the service of 207
food, at least seventy-five per cent of the outdoor seating capacity is an 208
area in which smoking is prohibited and which is clearly designated 209
with written signage as a nonsmoking area, except that any temporary 210
seating area established for special events and not used on a regular 211
basis shall not be subject to the smoking prohibition or signage 212
requirements of this subparagraph; (D) any medical research site where 213
smoking is integral to the research being conducted; or (E) any tobacco 214
bar. For purposes of this subdivision, "outdoor" means an area which 215
has no roof or other ceiling enclosure; "tobacco bar" means an 216
establishment with a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor to consumers 217
issued pursuant to section 30-22a, that, in the calendar year ending 218
December 31, 2002, generated ten per cent or more of its total annual 219
gross income from the on-site sale of tobacco products and the rental of 220
on-site humidors or, for any tobacco bar that commenced operations 221
during the period beginning January 1, 2003, and ending December 31, 222
2022, generates at least sixty per cent of the tobacco bar's total annual 223
gross sales from on-site sales of tobacco products, as determined in an 224
annual audit conducted by an independent certified public accountant; 225
and "tobacco product" means cigars and pipe tobacco, and does not 226
include cannabis, cigarettes or chewing tobacco. 227
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 19a-342a of the 2024 supplement to 228
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 229
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 230
(b) (1) No person shall use an electronic nicotine or cannabis delivery 231
system or vapor product: (A) In any area of a building or portion of a 232
building owned and operated or leased and operated by the state or any 233 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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political subdivision of the state; (B) in any area of a health care 234
institution, including, but not limited to, a psychiatric facility; (C) in any 235
area of a retail establishment accessed by the public; (D) in any 236
restaurant; (E) in any area of an establishment with a permit issued for 237
the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-20a, 30-21, 30-21b, 30-238
22, 30-22a, 30-22c, as amended by this act, 30-26, 30-28, 30-28a, 30-33a, 239
30-33b, 30-35a, 30-37a, 30-37e, [or] 30-37f or section 2 of this act, in any 240
area of establishment with a permit issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor 241
pursuant to section 30-22aa issued after May 1, 2003; (F) in any area of a 242
school building or on the grounds of such school; (G) within a child care 243
facility or on the grounds of such child care facility, except, if the child 244
care facility is a family child care home as defined in section 19a-77, such 245
use is prohibited only when a child enrolled in such home is present 246
during customary business hours; (H) in any passenger elevator; (I) in 247
any area of a dormitory in any public or private institution of higher 248
education; (J) in any area of a dog race track or a facility equipped with 249
screens for the simulcasting of off-track betting race programs or jai alai 250
games; (K) in any room offered as an accommodation to guests by the 251
operator of a hotel, motel or similar lodging; (L) in any area of a 252
correctional facility, halfway house or residential facility funded by the 253
Judicial Branch; or (M) in any area of a platform or a shelter at a rail, 254
busway or bus station, owned and operated or leased and operated by 255
the state or any political subdivision of the state. For purposes of this 256
subsection, "restaurant" means space, in a suitable and permanent 257
building, kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public 258
to be a place where meals are regularly served to the public; and "school" 259
has the same meaning as provided in section 10-154a. 260
(2) Subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the following: 261
(A) Public housing projects, as defined in subsection (b) of section 21a-262
278a; (B) any classroom where a demonstration of the use of an 263
electronic nicotine or cannabis delivery system or vapor product is 264
taking place as part of a medical or scientific experiment or lesson; (C) 265
any medical research site where the use of an electronic nicotine or 266
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being conducted; (D) establishments without a permit for the sale of 268
alcoholic liquor that sell electronic nicotine delivery systems, vapor 269
products or liquid nicotine containers on-site and allow their customers 270
to use such systems, products or containers on-site; (E) notwithstanding 271
the provisions of subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, 272
the outdoor portion of the premises of any permittee listed in 273
subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, provided, in the 274
case of any seating area maintained for the service of food, at least 275
seventy-five per cent of the outdoor seating capacity is an area in which 276
smoking is prohibited and which is clearly designated with written 277
signage as a nonsmoking area, except that any temporary seating area 278
established for special events and not used on a regular basis shall not 279
be subject to the prohibition on the use of an electronic nicotine or 280
cannabis delivery system or vapor product or the signage requirements 281
of this subparagraph; or (F) any tobacco bar. For purposes of this 282
subdivision, "outdoor" means an area which has no roof or other ceiling 283
enclosure; "tobacco bar" means an establishment with a permit for the 284
sale of alcoholic liquor to consumers issued pursuant to section 30-22a, 285
that, in the calendar year ending December 31, 2002, generated ten per 286
cent or more of its total annual gross income from the on-site sale of 287
tobacco products and the rental of on-site humidors or, for any tobacco 288
bar that commenced operations during the period beginning January 1, 289
2003, and ending December 31, 2022, generates at least sixty per cent of 290
the tobacco bar's total annual gross sales from on-site sales of tobacco 291
products, as determined in an annual audit conducted by an 292
independent certified public accountant; and "tobacco product" means 293
cigars and pipe tobacco, and does not include cannabis, cigarettes or 294
chewing tobacco. 295
Sec. 5. Subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of section 30-16b of the 2024 296
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 297
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 298
(a) The holder of a permit issued under section 30-16, 30-21 or 30-22, 299
subsection (c) or (g) of section 30-22a, [or] section 30-22aa or section 2 of 300 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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this act may sell for off-premises consumption sealed containers of all 301
alcoholic liquor such permit holder is allowed to sell for on-premises 302
consumption, subject to the requirements of this section and consistent 303
with all local ordinances for the town in which the permit premises are 304
located. 305
(b) Any alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption under this 306
section shall be accompanied by food prepared on the permit premises 307
for off-premises consumption. 308
(c) Alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption under this 309
section may be sold in a container other than the manufacturer's original 310
sealed container, unless sold by a permittee under section 30-16. All 311
such alcoholic liquor shall be given to a consumer in a securely sealed 312
container that prevents consumption without the removal of a tamper-313
evident lid, cap or seal. A securely sealed container does not include a 314
container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws. Each 315
securely sealed container shall be placed in a bag by the permittee's 316
agent or employee prior to removal from the permit premises. 317
(d) If a permittee is delivering alcoholic liquor and food, such 318
delivery shall be made only by a direct employee of the permittee and 319
not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such third-party vendor or 320
entity holds an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f. 321
(e) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption under 322
this section shall: (1) Be conducted only during the hours a package store 323
is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection 324
(d) of section 30-91, as amended by this act, and (2) if such alcoholic 325
liquor is sold by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22, subsection (c) 326
or (g) of section 30-22a, [or] section 30-22aa or section 2 of this act, 327
comply with all applicable requirements of said sections and the limits 328
imposed under subsection (g) of this section. 329
(f) A sealed container of alcoholic liquor sold under this section shall 330
not be deemed an open container, provided the sealed container is 331 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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unopened, the seal has not been tampered with and the contents of the 332
sealed container have not been partially removed. 333
(g) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption under 334
this section by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22, subsection (c) 335
or (g) of section 30-22a, [or] section 30-22aa or section 2 of this act shall 336
comply with the following limits for any one order, per customer: (1) 337
One hundred ninety-six ounces for beer; (2) one liter for spirits; and (3) 338
one and one-half liters for wine. 339
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 30-20 of the general statutes is 340
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 341
2024): 342
(b) (1) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic 343
liquor in sealed bottles or containers not to be consumed on the permit 344
premises. The holder of a package store permit may, in accordance with 345
regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 346
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, (A) offer free samples of 347
alcoholic liquor for tasting on the permit premises, (B) conduct fee-348
based wine or spirits education and tasting classes and demonstrations, 349
and (C) conduct tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or 350
backer of the package store for a nominal charge to charitable nonprofit 351
organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine or spirits education and 352
tasting class or demonstration held on permit premises shall be 353
conducted only during the hours the package store may sell alcoholic 354
liquor under section 30-91, as amended by this act. No tasting of wine 355
on the permit premises shall be offered from more than ten uncorked 356
bottles at any one time. No holder, backer or permittee shall offer or 357
provide to any customer (i) more than one-half ounce of any single spirit 358
for sampling or tasting per day, or (ii) a total of more than two ounces 359
of spirits for sampling or tasting per day. No tasting shall be provided 360
below cost. 361
(2) No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any 362
commodity other than alcoholic liquor except, notwithstanding any 363 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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other provision of law, such store may sell (A) cigarettes and cigars, (B) 364
publications, (C) bar utensils, including, but not limited to, corkscrews, 365
beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume, or 366
related to the consumption of, alcoholic liquor, (D) gift packages of 367
alcoholic liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state 368
shipper, which gift packages may include nonalcoholic items, other than 369
food or tobacco products, if the dollar value of the nonalcoholic items in 370
such gift package does not exceed the dollar value of the alcoholic items 371
in such gift package, (E) complementary fresh fruits used in the 372
preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (F) cheese, crackers or both, 373
(G) olives, (H) nonalcoholic beverages, (I) concentrates used in the 374
preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (J) beer and wine-making kits 375
and products related to such kits, (K) ice in any form, (L) articles of 376
clothing imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic liquor 377
industry, (M) gift baskets or other containers of alcoholic liquor, (N) 378
multiple packages of alcoholic liquors, provided in all such cases the 379
minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor shall apply, (O) 380
lottery tickets authorized by the Department of Consumer Protection, if 381
licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by the department, (P) devices 382
and related accessories designed primarily for accessing and extracting 383
a beverage containing alcohol from prepackaged containers, including, 384
but not limited to, pods, pouches or similar containers, but excluding 385
devices, including, but not limited to, household blenders, that are not 386
designed primarily for such purposes, (Q) alcohol-infused confections 387
containing not more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by weight 388
and which the commissioner has approved for sale under section 21a-389
101, and (R) gift baskets containing only containers of alcoholic liquor 390
and commodities authorized for sale under subparagraphs (A) to (Q), 391
inclusive, of this subdivision. A package store permit shall also allow 392
the taking and transmitting of orders for delivery of such merchandise 393
in other states. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package 394
store permit shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion 395
or giveaway sponsored by the department. The annual fee for a package 396
store permit shall be five hundred thirty-five dollars. 397 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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Sec. 7. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 30-22c of the general 398
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 399
(Effective July 1, 2024): 400
(a) As used in this section: [, "juice bar or similar facility"] 401
(1) "Juice bar or similar facility" means an area within [a] permit 402
premises in which nonalcoholic beverages are served to minors; [,] and 403
["permit premises"] 404
(2) "Permit premises" means the premises operated under (A) a cafe 405
permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-22a, or (B) a cafe permit 406
for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act. 407
(b) The holder of a cafe permit issued under subsection (c) of section 408
30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 409
of this act may operate a juice bar or similar facility at [a] permit 410
premises if the juice bar or similar facility is limited to a room or rooms 411
or separate area within the permit premises wherein there is no sale, 412
consumption, dispensing or presence of alcoholic liquor. 413
(c) The holder of a cafe permit issued under subsection (c) of section 414
30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 415
of this act shall provide advance written notice to the chief law 416
enforcement officer of the town in which [such] the permit premises is 417
located [in advance] of the specific dates and hours of any scheduled 418
event at which [the] such permit premises, or [a] any portion thereof, 419
will be used to operate a juice bar or similar facility. Such notice shall be 420
sent (1) by certified mail, or by electronic mail to the designated 421
electronic mail address for the chief law enforcement officer, and (2) in 422
a manner so [it] that such notice is received by such chief law 423
enforcement officer not less than five days, and not more than thirty 424
days, prior to the date of such scheduled event. The chief law 425
enforcement officer of the town in which such permit premises is located 426
may designate one or more law enforcement officers to attend any such 427
scheduled event at the cost of such permit holder. 428 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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(d) Nothing in this section shall exempt the holder of a cafe permit 429
issued under subsection (c) of section 30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, 430
beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act from compliance with 431
any other provisions of the general statutes or regulations of 432
Connecticut state agencies concerning minors, including, but not 433
limited to, the prohibition against the sale of alcoholic liquor to minors. 434
The presence of alcoholic liquor or the sale or dispensing to or 435
consumption of alcoholic liquor by a minor at a juice bar or similar 436
facility is prohibited. 437
Sec. 8. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 30-37u of the 2024 438
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 439
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 440
(b) A temporary auction permit issued under this section shall allow 441
the sale of beer, spirits and wine obtained from one or more individual 442
collectors, holders of package store permits issued under section 30-20, 443
as amended by this act, [or] holders of cancelled restaurant permits 444
issued under section 30-22, [or] holders of cancelled cafe permits issued 445
under section 30-22a or holders of cancelled cafe permits for wine, beer 446
and cider issued under section 2 of this act through an auction 447
conducted by an auctioneer. Such auction may be conducted, in person 448
or online, only during the hours specified in subsection (d) of section 30-449
91, as amended by this act. 450
(c) To obtain a temporary auction permit under this section, an 451
auctioneer shall submit an application to the department, in a form and 452
manner prescribed by the department, at least sixty days before the first 453
day of the auction to be conducted under such permit. The auctioneer 454
applicant shall serve as the backer of such permit. Each such permit shall 455
be valid for one auction and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 456
three consecutive days in duration. The department may issue not more 457
than four temporary auction permits to an auctioneer in any calendar 458
year. The provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) and subsection 459
(c) of section 30-39 shall not apply to temporary auction permits issued 460
under this section. The fee for a temporary auction permit shall be one 461 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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hundred seventy-five dollars per day. 462
(d) The auctioneer shall obtain all beer, spirits and wine that are the 463
subject of an auction conducted under a temporary auction permit 464
issued under this section from one or more individual collectors, holders 465
of package store permits issued under section 30-20, as amended by this 466
act, or holders of cancelled restaurant permits issued under section 30-467
22, [or] cancelled cafe permits issued under section 30-22a or cancelled 468
cafe permits for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act. 469
The auctioneer shall only accept beer, spirits or wine that (1) was 470
lawfully acquired by (A) an individual collector, or (B) the holder of a 471
package store permit issued under section 30-20, as amended by this act, 472
cancelled restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, [or] cancelled 473
cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or cancelled cafe permit for 474
wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act who purchased 475
such beer, spirits or wine from the holder of a wholesaler permit issued 476
under section 30-17, and (2) bears an intact seal from the manufacturer 477
of such beer, spirits or wine. An individual collector may sell or consign 478
such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer. The holder of a package store 479
permit issued under section 30-20, as amended by this act, may sell or 480
consign such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer, provided the 481
starting bid for such beer, spirits or wine is in an amount that is not less 482
than the amount required under section 30-68m. The holder of a 483
cancelled restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, [or a] cancelled 484
cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or cancelled cafe permit for 485
wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act may sell or 486
consign such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer. All unsold 487
consigned beer, spirits or wine shall be returned to the individual 488
collector, holder of the package store permit issued under section 30-20, 489
as amended by this act, holder of the cancelled restaurant permit issued 490
under section 30-22, [or] holder of the cancelled cafe permit issued 491
under section 30-22a or holder of the cancelled cafe permit for wine, beer 492
and cider issued under section 2 of this act not later than ten days after 493
the final day of such auction. 494 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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Sec. 9. Section 30-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the 495
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 496
Each permit granted under the provisions of sections 30-16, 30-17, 30-497
20, as amended by this act, 30-21, 30-21b, 30-22, 30-22a, 30-22aa, 30-28a, 498
30-33a, [and] 30-36 and section 2 of this act, shall also, under the 499
regulations of the Department of Consumer Protection, allow the 500
storage, on the premises and at one other secure location registered with 501
and approved by the department, of sufficient quantities of alcoholic 502
liquor respectively allowed to be sold under such permits as may be 503
necessary for the business conducted by the respective permittees or 504
their backers; but no such permit shall be granted under the provisions 505
of section 30-16 or 30-17 unless such storage facilities are provided and 506
the place of storage receives the approval of the department as to 507
suitability, and thereafter no place of storage shall be changed nor any 508
new place of storage utilized without the approval of the department. 509
Sec. 10. Section 30-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 510
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 511
The Department of Consumer Protection shall refuse permits for the 512
sale of alcoholic liquor to the following persons: (1) Any state marshal, 513
judicial marshal, judge of any court, prosecuting officer or member of 514
any police force; (2) any minor; (3) any constable who (A) performs 515
criminal law enforcement duties and is considered a peace officer by 516
town ordinance pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 517
54-1f, or (B) is certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, 518
inclusive, and performs criminal law enforcement duties pursuant to 519
the provisions of subsection (c) of section 54-1f; and (4) any special 520
constable appointed pursuant to section 7-92. This section shall not 521
apply to any out-of-state shipper's permit issued under section 30-18, 522
30-18a or 30-19, any cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, any cafe 523
permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act, any 524
boat operating under any in-state transporter's permit issued under 525
section 30-19f [,] or any airline permit issued under section 30-28a. As 526
used in this section, "minor" means a minor, as defined in section 1-1d 527 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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or as defined in section 30-1, as amended by this act, whichever age is 528
older. 529
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 30-48 of the 2024 supplement to the 530
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 531
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 532
(a) No backer or permittee of one permit class shall be a backer or 533
permittee of any other permit class except in the case of airline permits 534
issued under section 30-28a, boats operating under in-state transporter's 535
permits issued under section 30-19f, and cafe permits issued under 536
subsections (d) and (h) of section 30-22a, except that: (1) A backer of a 537
hotel permit issued under section 30-21 or a restaurant permit issued 538
under section 30-22 may be a backer of both such classes; (2) a holder or 539
backer of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, [or] a cafe 540
permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-22a or a cafe permit for 541
wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act may be a holder 542
or backer of any other or all of such classes; (3) a holder or backer of a 543
restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may be a holder or backer 544
of a cafe permit issued under subsection (f) of section 30-22a; (4) a backer 545
of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 may be a backer of a 546
coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a when such restaurant is 547
within a coliseum; (5) a backer of a hotel permit issued under section 30-548
21 may be a backer of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (6) 549
a backer of a grocery store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of 550
section 30-20 may be (A) a backer of a package store permit issued under 551
subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended by this act, if such was the 552
case on or before May 1, 1996, and (B) a backer of a restaurant permit 553
issued under section 30-22, provided the restaurant permit premises do 554
not abut or share the same space as the grocery store beer permit 555
premises; (7) a backer of a cafe permit issued under subsection (j) of 556
section 30-22a, may be a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued 557
under section 30-35a; (8) a backer of a nonprofit theater permit issued 558
under section 30-35a may be a holder or backer of a hotel permit issued 559
under section 30-21 or a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; 560 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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(9) a backer of a concession permit issued under section 30-33 may be a 561
backer of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (10) a holder of 562
an out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 563
30-18a may be a holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under 564
section 30-19f; (11) a holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit for 565
alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18 or an out-of-state winery 566
shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a may be a holder 567
of an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f; (12) a 568
holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery issued under 569
subsection (c) of section 30-16 or a manufacturer permit for wine, cider 570
and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 30-16 may be a holder 571
of an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f, an off-site 572
farm winery sales and tasting permit issued under section 30-16a or any 573
combination of such permits; (13) the holder of a manufacturer permit 574
for spirits, beer, a farm winery or wine, cider and mead, issued under 575
subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), respectively, of section 30-16 may be a 576
holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit issued under section 30-22d, a 577
restaurant permit or a restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under 578
section 30-22 or a farmers' market sales permit issued under section 30-579
37o; (14) the holder of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, a 580
cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, a cafe permit for wine, beer and 581
cider issued under section 2 of this act or an in-state transporter's permit 582
issued under section 30-19f [,] may be the holder of a seasonal outdoor 583
open-air permit issued under section 30-22e or an outdoor open-air 584
permit issued under section 30-22f; and (15) the holder of a festival 585
permit issued under section 30-37t may be the holder or backer of one 586
or more of such other classes. Any person may be a permittee of more 587
than one permit. No holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued 588
under subsection (b) of section 30-16 and no spouse or child of such 589
holder may be a holder or backer of more than three restaurant permits 590
issued under section 30-22, [or] cafe permits issued under section 30-22a 591
or cafe permits for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this 592
act. 593
Sec. 12. Subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 30-91 of the 2024 594 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 595
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 596
(a) The sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses or other 597
receptacles suitable to allow for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by 598
an individual in places operating under hotel permits issued under 599
section 30-21, restaurant permits issued under section 30-22, cafe 600
permits issued under section 30-22a, cafe permits for wine, beer and 601
cider issued under section 2 of this act, Connecticut craft cafe permits 602
issued under section 30-22d, club permits issued under section 30-22aa, 603
restaurant permits for catering establishments issued under section 30-604
22b, coliseum permits issued under section 30-33a, temporary liquor 605
permits for noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35, 606
nonprofit public museum permits issued under section 30-37a, 607
manufacturer permits for beer, a farm winery or wine, cider and mead 608
issued under subsection (b), (c) or (d), respectively, of section 30-16, 609
casino permits issued under section 30-37k and caterer liquor permits 610
issued under section 30-37j shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, Tuesday, 611
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of one o'clock a.m. 612
and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. 613
and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. 614
and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except (A) for alcoholic liquor that is 615
served where food is also available during the hours otherwise 616
permitted by this section for the day on which Christmas falls, and (B) 617
by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-37k; and (5) 618
January first between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock 619
a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January first the prohibitions of 620
this section shall be between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and ten 621
o'clock a.m. 622
(b) Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce 623
the number of hours during which sales under subsection (a) of this 624
section, except sales under a cafe permit issued under subsection (d) of 625
section 30-22a, shall be permissible. In all cases when a town, either by 626
vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, has acted on the sale of alcoholic 627 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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liquor or the reduction of the number of hours when such sale is 628
permissible, such action shall become effective on the first day of the 629
month succeeding such action and no further action shall be taken until 630
at least one year has elapsed since the previous action was taken. 631
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 632
section, such sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses in 633
places operating under a cafe permit issued under subsection (f) of 634
section 30-22a shall be unlawful before eleven o'clock a.m. on any day, 635
except in that portion of the permit premises which is located in a 636
separate room or rooms entry to which, from the bowling lane area of 637
the establishment, is by means of a door or doors which shall remain 638
closed at all times except to permit entrance and egress to and from the 639
lane area. Any alcoholic liquor sold or dispensed in a place operating 640
under a cafe permit issued under subsection (f) of section 30-22a shall 641
be served in containers such as, but not limited to, plastic or glass. Any 642
town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the 643
number of hours during which sales under this subsection shall be 644
permissible. 645
(d) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises 646
consumption in places operating under package store permits issued 647
under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended by this act, druggist 648
permits issued under section 30-36, manufacturer permits issued under 649
section 30-16, grocery store beer permits issued under subsection (c) of 650
section 30-20, religious wine retailer permits issued under section 30-37s 651
or temporary auction permits issued under section 30-37u, as amended 652
by this act, shall be unlawful on Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and 653
Christmas; and such sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-654
premises consumption in places operating under package store permits, 655
druggist permits, manufacturer permits for beer, grocery store beer 656
permits, religious wine retailer permits and temporary auction permits 657
shall be unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after six o'clock 658
p.m. and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock 659
p.m. Any town may, by a vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, 660 Substitute Bill No. 5149
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reduce the number of hours during which such sale shall be permissible. 661
(e) (1) In the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit 662
issued under subsection (c) of section 30-22a, a cafe permit for wine, beer 663
and cider issued under section 2 of this act or a Connecticut craft cafe 664
permit issued under section 30-22d, and wherein, under the provisions 665
of this section, the sale of alcoholic liquor is forbidden on certain days 666
or hours of the day, or during the period when such permit is 667
suspended, it shall likewise be unlawful to keep such premises open to, 668
or permit such premises to be occupied by, the public on such days or 669
hours. 670
(2) In the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit issued 671
under section 30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued 672
under section 2 of this act, it shall be unlawful to keep such premises 673
open to, or permit such premises to be occupied by, the public between 674
the hours of one o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, 675
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and between the hours of two o'clock 676
a.m. and six o'clock a.m. on Saturday and Sunday or during any period 677
of time when such permit is suspended, provided the sale, dispensing 678
or consumption of alcohol on such premises operating under such cafe 679
permit or cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall be prohibited 680
beyond the hours authorized for the sale, dispensing or consumption of 681
alcohol for such premises under this section. 682
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, in the case of any 683
premises operating under a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or 684
a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 2 of this act, 685
it shall be lawful for such premises to be open to, or be occupied by, the 686
public when such premises is being used as a site for film, television, 687
video or digital production eligible for a film production tax credit 688
pursuant to section 12-217jj, provided the sale, dispensing or 689
consumption of alcohol on such premises operating under such cafe 690
permit or cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall be prohibited 691
beyond the hours authorized for the sale, dispensing or consumption of 692
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 30-1
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 19a-342(b)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 19a-342a(b)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 30-16b(a) to (g)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 30-20(b)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 30-22c(a) to (d)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 30-37u(b) to (d)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 30-38
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 30-45
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 30-48(a)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 30-91(a) to (e)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 7(b), "at a permit premises" was changed to "at [a] permit
premises" for internal consistency; and in Section 7(c)(2), "not [less]
fewer than" was changed to "not less than" for consistency.
GL Joint Favorable Subst.