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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6854
6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
13	20		PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ALCOHOLIC
14		-	LIQUOR REGULATION.
	21	+	LIQUOR AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION.
15	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	23		Assembly convened:
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18		-	Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 30-14 of the general 1
19		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
20		-	(Effective October 1, 2025): 3
21		-	(a) Each permit shall be a purely personal privilege that is revocable 4
22		-	in the discretion of the Department of Consumer Protection, and subject 5
23		-	to appeal, as provided in section 30-55. Except as otherwise provided in 6
24		-	the general statutes, including, but not limited to, subdivision (2) of 7
25		-	subsection (a) of section 30-19f, as amended by this act, and sections 30-8
26		-	35, 30-37g and 30-37u, as amended by this act, each permit shall expire 9
27		-	annually. No permit shall constitute property, be subject to attachment 10
28		-	and execution or be alienable, except a permit shall descend to the estate 11
29		-	of a deceased permittee by the laws of testate or intestate succession. An 12
30		-	airline permit issued under section 30-28a or a cafe permit issued under 13
31		-	subsection (h) of section 30-22a shall be granted to the airline 14
32		-	corporation or railway corporation and not to any person, and the 15
33		-	corporation shall be the permittee. 16
34		-	(b) Any permit in this part, except a permit issued under subdivision 17 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	25	+	Section 1. Section 21a-425 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	26	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
	27	+	For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-425a and 21a-425b: 3
	28	+	(1) "Cannabis" means marijuana, as defined in section 21a-240; 4
	29	+	(2) "Cannabis establishment" has the same meaning as provided in 5
	30	+	section 21a-420; 6
	31	+	(3) "Cannabis product" has the same meaning as provided in section 7
	32	+	21a-420; 8
	33	+	(4) "Cannabis testing laboratory" has the same meaning as provided 9
	34	+	in section 21a-408; 10
	35	+	(5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 11
	36	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
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39		-	(2) of subsection (a) of section 30-19f, as amended by this act, and 18
40		-	sections 30-35, 30-37g and 30-37u, as amended by this act, may be issued 19
41		-	for a continuous period of not more than six consecutive calendar 20
42		-	months, at two-thirds of regular fees, but rebate of fees shall not be 21
43		-	permitted for any unexpired portion of the term of a permit revoked by 22
44		-	reason of a violation of any provision of this chapter. 23
45		-	Sec. 2. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 30-16 of the general statutes 24
46		-	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 25
47		-	October 1, 2025): 26
48		-	(c) (1) A manufacturer permit for a farm winery shall be in all respects 27
49		-	the same as a manufacturer permit, except that the scope of operations 28
50		-	of the holder shall be limited to wine and brandies distilled from grape 29
51		-	products or other fruit products, including grappa and eau-de-vie. As 30
52		-	used in this section, "farm winery" means any place or premises that is 31
53		-	located on a farm in the state in which wine is manufactured and sold. 32
54		-	(2) Such permit shall, at the single principal premises of the farm 33
55		-	winery, authorize: (A) The sale in bulk by the holder thereof from the 34
56		-	premises where the products are manufactured pursuant to such 35
57		-	permit; (B) as to a manufacturer who produces one hundred thousand 36
58		-	gallons of wine or less per year, the sale and shipment by the holder 37
59		-	thereof to a retailer of wine manufactured by the farm winery permittee 38
60		-	in the original sealed containers of not more than fifteen gallons per 39
61		-	container; (C) the sale and shipment by the holder thereof of wine 40
62		-	manufactured by the farm winery permittee to persons outside the state; 41
63		-	(D) the offering and tasting of free samples of such wine or brandy, 42
64		-	dispensed out of bottles or containers having capacities of not more than 43
65		-	two gallons per bottle or container, to visitors and prospective retail 44
66		-	customers for consumption on the premises of the farm winery 45
67		-	permittee; (E) the sale at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or 46
68		-	other sealed containers of such wine or brandy for consumption off the 47
69		-	premises; (F) the sale at retail from the premises of wine or brandy by 48
70		-	the glass and bottle to visitors on the premises of the farm winery 49
71		-	permittee for consumption on the premises; and (G) subject to the 50 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	42	+	Protection; 12
	43	+	(6) "Consumer" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 13
	44	+	(7) "Container" (A) means [an object] a child-resistant can or bottle 14
	45	+	that is offered, intended for sale or sold to a consumer and directly 15
	46	+	contains an infused beverage, and (B) does not include an object or 16
	47	+	packaging that indirectly contains, or contains in bulk for transportation 17
	48	+	purposes, an infused beverage; 18
	49	+	(8) "Cultivator" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 19
	50	+	(9) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 20
	51	+	(10) "Dispensary facility" has the same meaning as provided in 21
	52	+	section 21a-420; 22
	53	+	(11) "Food and beverage manufacturer" has the same meaning as 23
	54	+	provided in section 21a-420; 24
	55	+	(12) "Hemp" has the same meaning as provided in section 22-61l; 25
	56	+	(13) "Hemp producer" means producer, as defined in section 22-61l; 26
	57	+	(14) "Hemp products" has the same meaning as provided in section 27
	58	+	22-61l; 28
	59	+	(15) "Hybrid retailer" has the same meaning as provided in section 29
	60	+	21a-420; 30
	61	+	(16) "Infused beverage" means a beverage that (A) is not an alcoholic 31
	62	+	beverage, as defined in section 30-1, (B) is intended for human 32
	63	+	consumption, and (C) contains, or is advertised, labeled or offered for 33
	64	+	sale as containing, total THC that is not greater than three milligrams 34
	65	+	per container; 35
	66	+	(17) "Infused beverage manufacturer" means a person licensed by the 36
	67	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 21a-425a; 37
	68	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
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76		-	provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the sale and delivery or 51
77		-	shipment of wine manufactured by the permittee directly to a consumer 52
78		-	in this state. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (D), (E) 53
79		-	and (F) of this subdivision, a town may, by ordinance or zoning 54
80		-	regulation, prohibit any such offering, tasting or selling at retail at 55
81		-	premises within such town for which a manufacturer permit for a farm 56
82		-	winery has been issued. 57
83		-	(3) A permittee, when selling and shipping wine directly to a 58
84		-	consumer in this state, shall: (A) Ensure that the shipping labels on all 59
85		-	containers of wine shipped directly to a consumer in this state 60
86		-	conspicuously state the following: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL —61
87		-	SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR 62
88		-	DELIVERY"; (B) obtain the signature of a person age twenty-one or 63
89		-	older at the address prior to delivery, after requiring the signer to 64
90		-	demonstrate that such signer is age twenty-one or older by providing a 65
91		-	valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described 66
92		-	in section 1-1h; (C) not ship more than five gallons of wine in any two-67
93		-	month period to any person in this state; (D) pay, to the Department of 68
94		-	Revenue Services, all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes due under 69
95		-	chapters 219 and 220 on sales of wine to consumers in this state, and file, 70
96		-	with said department, all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax 71
97		-	returns relating to such sales; (E) report to the Department of Consumer 72
98		-	Protection a separate and complete record of all sales and shipments to 73
99		-	consumers in the state, on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily 74
100		-	presents a chronological account of such permittee's dealings with each 75
101		-	such consumer; (F) not ship to any address in the state where the sale of 76
102		-	alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9; 77
103		-	and (G) hold an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit pursuant to 78
104		-	section 30-19f, as amended by this act, or make any such shipment 79
105		-	through the use of a person who holds such an in-state [transporter's] 80
106		-	transporter permit. 81
107		-	(4) No licensed farm winery may sell any such wine or brandy not 82
108		-	manufactured by such winery, except a licensed farm winery may sell 83
109		-	from the premises: (A) Wine manufactured by another farm winery 84 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	74	+	(18) "Legacy infused beverage" means a beverage that (A) is not an 38
	75	+	alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 30-1, (B) is intended for human 39
	76	+	consumption, (C) contains, or is advertised, labeled or offered for sale 40
	77	+	as containing, THC, as defined in section 21a-240, and (D) as of June 30, 41
	78	+	2024, is in compliance with (i) the provisions of RERACA, as defined in 42
	79	+	section 21a-420, and (ii) the policies and procedures issued by the 43
	80	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection to implement, and any 44
	81	+	regulations adopted pursuant to, RERACA, as defined in section 21a-45
	82	+	420; 46
	83	+	(19) "Micro-cultivator" has the same meaning as provided in section 47
	84	+	21a-420; 48
	85	+	(20) "Manufacturer hemp product" has the same meaning as 49
	86	+	provided in section 22-61l; 50
	87	+	(21) "Producer" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 51
	88	+	(22) "Product manufacturer" has the same meaning as provided in 52
	89	+	section 21a-420; 53
	90	+	(23) "Retailer" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; 54
	91	+	and 55
	92	+	(24) "Total THC" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-56
	93	+	240. 57
	94	+	Sec. 2. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 30-14 of the general statutes 58
	95	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 59
	96	+	October 1, 2025): 60
	97	+	(a) Each permit shall be a purely personal privilege that is revocable 61
	98	+	in the discretion of the Department of Consumer Protection, and subject 62
	99	+	to appeal, as provided in section 30-55. Except as otherwise provided in 63
	100	+	the general statutes, including, but not limited to, subdivision (2) of 64
	101	+	subsection (a) of section 30-19f, as amended by this act, and sections 30-65
	102	+	35, 30-37g and 30-37u, each permit shall expire annually. No permit 66
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114		-	located in this state; and (B) brandy manufactured from fruit harvested 85
115		-	in this state and distilled off the premises in this state. 86
116		-	(5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 87
117		-	the farm winery permittee shall grow on the premises of the farm 88
118		-	winery or on property under the same ownership and control of said 89
119		-	permittee or leased by the backer of a farm winery permit or by said 90
120		-	permittee within the farm winery's principal state an average crop of 91
121		-	fruit equal to not less than twenty-five per cent of the fruit used in the 92
122		-	manufacture of the farm winery permittee's wine. An average crop shall 93
123		-	be defined each year as the average yield of the farm winery permittee's 94
124		-	two largest annual crops out of the preceding five years, except that 95
125		-	during the first seven years from the date of issuance of a farm winery 96
126		-	permit, an average crop shall be defined as three tons of grapes for each 97
127		-	acre of vineyard farmed by the farm winery permittee. Such seven-year 98
128		-	period shall not begin anew if the property for which the farm winery 99
129		-	permit is held is transferred or sold during such seven-year period. In 100
130		-	the event the farm winery consists of more than one property, the 101
131		-	aggregate acreage of the farm winery shall not be less than five acres. 102
132		-	(B) If a farm winery permittee sustains a significant loss of the farm 103
133		-	winery permittee's crop of fruit, such farm winery permittee shall, not 104
134		-	later than December thirty-first of the year in which such farm winery 105
135		-	permittee sustains such significant loss, certify to the Commissioner of 106
136		-	Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the 107
137		-	commissioner, that such farm winery permittee has sustained such 108
138		-	significant loss. If the commissioner determines, in the commissioner's 109
139		-	discretion, that such farm winery permittee sustained such significant 110
140		-	loss through no fault of such farm winery permittee, such farm winery 111
141		-	permittee's lost crop of fruit shall, for the year in which such farm 112
142		-	winery permittee sustained such significant loss, be deemed to satisfy 113
143		-	the average crop requirement established in subparagraph (A) of this 114
144		-	subdivision. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the commissioner 115
145		-	shall, in the commissioner's discretion, determine whether a qualitative 116
146		-	or quantitative reduction in crop yield suffered by a farm winery 117
147		-	permittee constitutes a significant loss. 118 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	109	+	shall constitute property, be subject to attachment and execution or be 67
	110	+	alienable, except a permit shall descend to the estate of a deceased 68
	111	+	permittee by the laws of testate or intestate succession. An airline permit 69
	112	+	issued under section 30-28a or a cafe permit issued under subsection (h) 70
	113	+	of section 30-22a shall be granted to the airline corporation or railway 71
	114	+	corporation and not to any person, and the corporation shall be the 72
	115	+	permittee. 73
	116	+	(b) Any permit in this part, except a permit issued under subdivision 74
	117	+	(2) of subsection (a) of section 30-19f, as amended by this act, and 75
	118	+	sections 30-35, 30-37g and 30-37u, may be issued for a continuous period 76
	119	+	of not more than six consecutive calendar months, at two-thirds of 77
	120	+	regular fees, but rebate of fees shall not be permitted for any unexpired 78
	121	+	portion of the term of a permit revoked by reason of a violation of any 79
	122	+	provision of this chapter. 80
	123	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 30-19f of the general statutes is 81
	124	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 82
	125	+	1, 2025): 83
	126	+	(a) (1) An annual in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic liquor 84
	127	+	shall allow the commercial transportation of any alcoholic liquor and, 85
	128	+	with the approval of the Department of Consumer Protection, the 86
	129	+	provision or sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption in a boat engaged 87
	130	+	in the transportation of passengers for hire or a motor vehicle in livery 88
	131	+	service, as permitted by law. One permit shall cover all such boats or 89
	132	+	vehicles that are under common control, direction, management or 90
	133	+	ownership. When applying for such approval, in a form and manner 91
	134	+	prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, the owner of 92
	135	+	any such boat or vehicle in which the sale or consumption of alcoholic 93
	136	+	liquor will be available shall specifically identify to the department each 94
	137	+	such boat or vehicle. The [annual] fee for an annual in-state transporter's 95
	138	+	liquor permit shall be one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the 96
	139	+	first boat or vehicle and an additional annual fee of two hundred dollars 97
	140	+	for each additional boat or vehicle. 98
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152		-	(6) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery, when 119
153		-	advertising or offering wine for direct shipment to a consumer in this 120
154		-	state via the Internet or any other on-line computer network, shall 121
155		-	clearly and conspicuously state such liquor permit number in its 122
156		-	advertising. 123
157		-	(7) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery may sell and 124
158		-	offer free tastings of wine manufactured from such winery at a farmers' 125
159		-	market, as defined in section 22-6r, that is operated as a nonprofit 126
160		-	enterprise or association, provided such farmers' market invites such 127
161		-	holder to sell wine at such farmers' market and such holder has a 128
162		-	farmers' market wine sales permit issued by the Commissioner of 129
163		-	Consumer Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 30-130
164		-	37o. 131
165		-	(8) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery may, with 132
166		-	the prior approval of the Department of Consumer Protection, sell wine, 133
167		-	brandies, grappa and eau-de-vie manufactured by such farm winery 134
168		-	permittee at not more than three retail outlets in addition to such farm 135
169		-	winery permittee's permit premises, provided (A) each such retail outlet 136
170		-	is located on land that is leased or owned by the backer of the farm 137
171		-	winery permit and such farm winery permittee utilizes such land to 138
172		-	grow fruit and produce alcoholic beverages manufactured exclusively 139
173		-	by the farm winery, and (B) no such retail outlet is located within a 140
174		-	grocery store, as defined in section 30-20, as amended by this act, or any 141
175		-	other retail outlet unless otherwise permitted under the general statutes. 142
176		-	(9) The annual fee for a manufacturer permit for a farm winery shall 143
177		-	be three hundred dollars. 144
178		-	(d) (1) A manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead shall allow 145
179		-	the manufacture of wine, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by 146
180		-	volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, 147
181		-	apple brandy, eau-de-vie and mead and the storage, bottling and 148
182		-	wholesale distribution and sale of wine, cider not exceeding six per cent 149
183		-	alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by 150 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	147	+	(2) A daily in-state transporter's permit for alcoholic liquor shall 99
	148	+	allow the commercial transportation of any alcoholic liquor and, with 100
	149	+	the approval of the department, the provision or sale of alcoholic liquor 101
	150	+	for consumption in a boat engaged in the transportation of passengers 102
	151	+	for hire or a motor vehicle in livery service, as permitted by law. One 103
	152	+	permit shall cover all such boats or vehicles that are under common 104
	153	+	control, direction, management or ownership. When applying for such 105
	154	+	approval, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, the 106
	155	+	owner of any such boat or vehicle in which the sale or consumption of 107
	156	+	alcoholic liquor will be available shall specifically identify to the 108
	157	+	department each such boat or vehicle. The fee for a daily in-state 109
	158	+	transporter's liquor permit shall be one hundred fifty dollars per boat or 110
	159	+	vehicle. Not more than eight daily in-state transporter's liquor permits 111
	160	+	shall be issued to any one backer pursuant to this section per calendar 112
	161	+	year. During the calendar year in which a daily in-state transporter's 113
	162	+	liquor permit is issued to a permittee pursuant to this subdivision, the 114
	163	+	permittee may apply to the department, in a form and manner 115
	164	+	prescribed by the commissioner, to convert such daily in-state 116
	165	+	transporter's liquor permit to an annual in-state transporter's liquor 117
	166	+	permit. The effective date of such annual in-state transporter's liquor 118
	167	+	permit shall be the effective date of the first daily in-state transporter's 119
	168	+	liquor permit that was issued to such applicant during such calendar 120
	169	+	year. The fee for such annual in-state transporter's liquor permit shall be 121
	170	+	the fee established in subdivision (1) of this subsection less the total fees 122
	171	+	such applicant paid for daily in-state transporter's liquor permits during 123
	172	+	such calendar year, except no rebate shall be issued to such applicant if 124
	173	+	the total fees such applicant paid for daily in-state transporter's liquor 125
	174	+	permits during such calendar year exceeds the fee established in 126
	175	+	subdivision (1) of this subsection. 127
	176	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 30-20 of the general statutes is 128
	177	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 129
	178	+	1, 2025): 130
	179	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, "grocery store" (1) means any 131
	180	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
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188		-	~~volume, apple brandy,~~ ~~eau-de-vie and mead manufactured or bottled 151~~
189		-	~~by the permit holder to permittees in this state and without the state as 152~~
190		-	~~may be permitted by law;~~ ~~but no such permit shall be granted unless the 153~~
191		-	~~place~~ or ~~the plan of~~ the ~~place~~ of ~~manufacture has received the approval 154~~
192		-	~~of the Department~~ of ~~Consumer Protection.~~ ~~155~~
193		-	~~(2) Such permit shall~~, ~~at a single principal premises~~, ~~authorize: (A) 156~~
194		-	~~The sale in bulk by the holder thereof from the premises where the 157~~
195		-	~~products are manufactured pursuant to~~ such ~~permit; (B)~~ as ~~to a 158~~
196		-	~~manufacturer who produces one hundred thousand gallons~~ or ~~less per 159~~
197		-	~~year of products manufactured pursuant~~ to ~~such permit,~~ ~~the sale~~ and ~~160~~
198		-	~~shipment by the holder thereof to a retailer of such products 161~~
199		-	~~manufactured by the permittee~~ in the ~~original sealed containers~~ of ~~not 162~~
200		-	~~more than fifteen gallons per container;~~ ~~(C) the sale~~ and ~~shipment by the 163~~
201		-	~~holder thereof of such~~ products ~~manufactured by the permittee to 164~~
202		-	~~persons outside the state;~~ ~~(D) the offering and tasting of free samples of 165~~
203		-	~~such products,~~ ~~dispensed out~~ of ~~bottles or containers having capacities 166~~
204		-	~~of not more than two gallons per bottle or container~~, ~~to visitors and 167~~
205		-	~~prospective retail customers~~ for ~~consumption on~~ the ~~premises~~ of ~~the 168~~
206		-	~~permittee;~~ (E) ~~subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91, 169~~
207		-	~~the sale at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or other sealed 170~~
208		-	~~containers of such products~~ for ~~consumption off~~ the ~~premises; (F) the 171~~
209		-	~~sale at retail from the premises of such products~~ by ~~the glass and bottle 172~~
210		-	~~to visitors~~ on ~~the~~ premises ~~of the permittee for consumption on the 173~~
211		-	~~premises; and (G) subject to the provisions~~ of ~~subdivision (3) of this 174~~
212		-	~~subsection~~, ~~the sale and delivery~~ or ~~shipment of such products 175~~
213		-	~~manufactured by the permittee directly to a consumer in this state.~~ ~~176~~
214		-	~~Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs~~ (D), (~~E) and (F~~) of this ~~177~~
215		-	~~subdivision, a town may,~~ ~~by ordinance or zoning regulation,~~ ~~prohibit 178~~
216		-	any ~~such offering~~, ~~tasting~~ or ~~selling at retail at premises within such 179~~
217		-	~~town for which a manufacturer permit has been issued. 180~~
218		-	(3) A ~~permittee, when selling and shipping a product produced 181~~
219		-	~~pursuant to this permit~~, ~~directly to a consumer~~ in ~~this state~~, ~~shall:~~ (A) ~~182~~
220		-	~~Ensure that the shipping labels on all containers of such products 183~~
221		-	~~shipped directly to a consumer in this state conspicuously state the 184 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
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	186	+	store that (A) is commonly known as a delicatessen, food store, grocery 132
	187	+	store or supermarket, and (B) [is primarily engaged in the retail sale of] 133
	188	+	derives more than fifty per cent of such store's retail sales from any 134
	189	+	combination of dairy products, eggs and poultry, fruits and vegetables, 135
	190	+	meat, seafood, bakery products and various canned or dry goods [and 136
	191	+	dry goods] such as coffee, flour, spices, sugar and tea, whether packaged 137
	192	+	or in bulk, [regardless of whether] except no such store [sells] shall be 138
	193	+	required to sell fresh fruits and vegetables or [fresh, prepared or smoked 139
	194	+	fish,] poultry, meat [and poultry] or seafood, and (2) does not include 140
	195	+	any store that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of one category of 141
	196	+	food items such as bakery products, [candy, nuts and] candies, 142
	197	+	confectionaries, dairy products, [eggs and poultry,] fruits and 143
	198	+	vegetables, meat, poultry or seafood. 144
	199	+	Sec. 5. Section 30-22b of the general statutes is repealed and the 145
	200	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 146
	201	+	(a) For the purposes of this section: 147
	202	+	(1) "Catering establishment" means any premises that (A) has an 148
	203	+	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 149
	204	+	provide hot meals, (B) has no sleeping accommodations for the public, 150
	205	+	(C) is owned or operated by any person who, or business entity that, (i) 151
	206	+	regularly furnishes for hire on such premises one or more ballrooms, 152
	207	+	reception rooms, dining rooms, banquet halls or similar places of 153
	208	+	assemblage for a particular function, occasion or event, or (ii) furnishes, 154
	209	+	provisions and services for consumption or use at any function, occasion 155
	210	+	or event described in subparagraph (C)(i) of this subdivision, and (D) 156
	211	+	employs an adequate number of employees on such premises at the time 157
	212	+	of any function, occasion or event described in subparagraph (C)(i) of 158
	213	+	this subdivision; and 159
	214	+	(2) "Qualified managed residential community" means a managed 160
	215	+	residential community, as defined in section 19a-693, that (A) has an 161
	216	+	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 162
	217	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
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226		-	~~following: "CONTAINS~~ ~~ALCOHOL —SIGNATURE~~ OF ~~A PERSON 185~~
227		-	~~AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY"; (B) obtain the 186~~
228		-	~~signature of a person age twenty-one~~ ~~or older at~~ the ~~address prior to 187~~
229		-	~~delivery~~, ~~after requiring the signer to demonstrate that such signer is 188~~
230		-	~~age twenty-one~~ ~~or older by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's 189~~
231		-	~~license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h;~~ (C) ~~not ship 190~~
232		-	~~more than five gallons of product produced pursuant to this~~ permit ~~in 191~~
233		-	~~any two-month~~ ~~period to any person in this state;~~ ~~(D) pay, to the 192~~
234		-	~~Department of Revenue Services,~~ ~~all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage 193~~
235		-	~~taxes due under chapters 219 and 220~~ on ~~sales~~ of ~~products produced 194~~
236		-	~~pursuant to this permit to consumers in this state~~, ~~and file,~~ ~~with said 195~~
237		-	~~department~~, ~~all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax returns 196~~
238		-	~~relating~~ to ~~such sales; (E) report~~ to ~~the Department of Consumer 197~~
239		-	~~Protection~~ a ~~separate~~ and ~~complete record of all sales and shipments to 198~~
240		-	~~consumers in~~ the ~~state, on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily 199~~
241		-	~~presents a chronological account of~~ such ~~permittee's dealings with each 200~~
242		-	~~such consumer; (F) not ship to any address in~~ the ~~state where~~ the ~~sale~~ of ~~201~~
243		-	~~alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9; 202~~
244		-	~~and~~ (G) ~~hold an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit pursuant to 203~~
245		-	~~section 30-19f, as amended by~~ this ~~act, or make any such shipment 204~~
246		-	~~through the use~~ of a ~~person who holds such an in-state [transporter's] 205~~
247		-	~~transporter permit.~~ ~~206~~
248		-	~~(4) No holder of a manufacturer permit for wine,~~ ~~cider and mead may 207~~
249		-	~~sell any product not manufactured by such permit holder~~, ~~except such 208~~
250		-	~~permittee may sell from the premises:~~ (A) ~~Wine~~, ~~cider not exceeding six 209~~
251		-	~~per cent alcohol by volume,~~ ~~apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent 210~~
252		-	~~alcohol by volume,~~ ~~apple brandy and eau -de-vie and mead 211~~
253		-	~~manufactured by another such~~ permit ~~holder located in this state;~~ ~~and 212~~
254		-	~~(B) brandy manufactured from fruit harvested in this state and distilled 213~~
255		-	~~off the premises in this state~~. ~~214~~
256		-	(5) ~~A holder of a manufacturer permit for wine,~~ ~~cider and mead,~~ ~~215~~
257		-	~~when advertising or offering products~~ for ~~direct shipment to~~ a ~~consumer 216~~
258		-	~~in this state via the Internet~~ or ~~any other on-line~~ ~~computer network,~~ ~~shall 217~~
259		-	~~clearly and conspicuously state such liquor permit number in its 218 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
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	223	+	provide hot meals, (B) provides daily meals in the dining room 163
	224	+	described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) exclusively 164
	225	+	serves meals to (i) residents of the managed residential community and 165
	226	+	their guests, and (ii) employees of the managed residential community. 166
	227	+	[(a)] (b) (1) A restaurant permit for a catering establishment or 167
	228	+	qualified managed residential community shall allow a catering 168
	229	+	establishment or a qualified managed residential community to serve 169
	230	+	alcoholic liquor at a function, occasion or event on the premises of [a] 170
	231	+	the catering establishment, or at the daily scheduled meals on the 171
	232	+	premises of the qualified managed residential community, provided 172
	233	+	[(1)] (A) alcoholic liquor shall be sold only to persons invited to and 173
	234	+	attending such [a] function, occasion, [or] event or meals, and [(2)] (B) 174
	235	+	alcoholic liquor shall be sold only during the specific hours such 175
	236	+	function, occasion or event is, or meals are, scheduled on [the] such 176
	237	+	premises. The permittee shall comply with the regulations of the local 177
	238	+	department of health. 178
	239	+	(2) The department may waive the requirements of [subdivisions (1) 179
	240	+	and (2)] subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 180
	241	+	(A) for not more than sixteen functions, occasions or events of a catering 181
	242	+	establishment annually, provided such establishment makes written 182
	243	+	application to the department at least ten days prior to the scheduled 183
	244	+	date of the function, occasion or event for which a waiver is sought, and 184
	245	+	(B) permanently for a qualified managed residential community, 185
	246	+	provided such community offers alcoholic beverages exclusively with 186
	247	+	daily scheduled meals on the premises of such community. 187
	248	+	(3) The annual fee for a restaurant permit for a catering establishment 188
	249	+	or qualified managed residential community shall be one thousand four 189
	250	+	hundred fifty dollars. 190
	251	+	[(b)] (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that any 191
	252	+	catering establishment operated under a restaurant permit for a catering 192
	253	+	establishment or qualified managed residential community be open for 193
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264		-	advertising. 219
265		-	(6) A holder of a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead may 220
266		-	sell and offer free tastings of products produced pursuant to such permit 221
267		-	that are manufactured by such permit holder at a farmers' market, as 222
268		-	defined in section 22-6r, that is operated as a nonprofit enterprise or 223
269		-	association, provided such farmers' market invites such holder to sell 224
270		-	such products at such farmers' market and such holder has a farmers' 225
271		-	market sales permit issued by the Commissioner of Consumer 226
272		-	Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 30-37o. 227
273		-	(7) The annual fee for a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and 228
274		-	mead shall be two hundred dollars. 229
275		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 30-16b of the general statutes is 230
276		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 231
277		-	1, 2025): 232
278		-	(d) If a permittee is delivering alcoholic liquor and food, such 233
279		-	delivery shall be made only by a direct employee of the permittee and 234
280		-	not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such third-party vendor or 235
281		-	entity holds an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit issued under 236
282		-	section 30-19f, as amended by this act. 237
283		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 30-16c of the general statutes is 238
284		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 239
285		-	1, 2025): 240
286		-	(a) From June 4, 2021, until three years after June 4, 2021, the holder 241
287		-	of any manufacturer permit issued [pursuant to] under section 30-16, as 242
288		-	amended by this act, may deliver alcoholic liquor manufactured by such 243
289		-	permittee, provided such delivery is made only by a direct employee of 244
290		-	the permittee and not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such 245
291		-	third-party vendor or entity holds an in-state [transporter's] transporter 246
292		-	permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act. Any 247
293		-	alcoholic liquor delivered by a permittee under this section shall comply 248
294		-	with all applicable limits of section 30-16, as amended by this act, 249 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	260	+	business to the public at any time other than when a particular function, 194
	261	+	occasion or event is scheduled on such premises. 195
	262	+	[(c)] (d) No organization eligible for a club or nonprofit club permit, 196
	263	+	or other entity established primarily to serve its members, shall be 197
	264	+	eligible for a restaurant permit for a catering establishment or qualified 198
	265	+	managed residential community. 199
	266	+	[(d) "Catering establishment" means any premises that (1) has an 200
	267	+	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 201
	268	+	provide hot meals, (2) has no sleeping accommodations for the public, 202
	269	+	(3) is owned or operated by any person who, or business entity that, (A) 203
	270	+	regularly furnishes for hire on such premises one or more ballrooms, 204
	271	+	reception rooms, dining rooms, banquet halls or similar places of 205
	272	+	assemblage for a particular function, occasion or event, or (B) furnishes 206
	273	+	provisions and services for consumption or use at any function, occasion 207
	274	+	or event described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (4) 208
	275	+	employs an adequate number of employees on such premises at the time 209
	276	+	of any function, occasion or event described in subparagraph (A) of 210
	277	+	subdivision (3) of this subsection.] 211
	278	+	Sec. 6. Section 30-37j of the general statutes is repealed and the 212
	279	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 213
	280	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, "meal" means any combination of 214
	281	+	appetizers, entrees or desserts that is reasonably capable of satisfying 215
	282	+	hunger. 216
	283	+	[(a)] (b) A caterer liquor permit shall allow a person [regularly] 217
	284	+	primarily engaged in the business of providing [food and beverages] 218
	285	+	meals to others for service at private gatherings or at special events to 219
	286	+	sell and serve alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption with or 220
	287	+	without the provision of [food] meals at any activity, event or function 221
	288	+	for which such person has been hired, pursuant to a contract between 222
	289	+	the holder of the caterer liquor permit and the hiring party. The holder 223
	290	+	of a caterer liquor permit shall not engage in self-dealing or self-hiring 224
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298	294
299		-	~~allowing the permittee to sell at retail,~~ ~~from the permittee's premises, 250~~
300		-	~~sealed bottles or other sealed containers of alcoholic liquor 251~~
301		-	~~manufactured by~~ the ~~permittee on the premises~~ for ~~off-premises 252~~
302		-	~~consumption~~. ~~253~~
303		-	~~Sec. 5. Subsection~~ (b) ~~of section 30-18~~ ~~of the general statutes is 254~~
304		-	~~repealed and~~ the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 255~~
305		-	1, ~~2025): 256~~
306		-	~~(b) Subject~~ to the ~~provisions~~ of ~~this subsection,~~ ~~an out-of-state 257~~
307		-	~~shipper's~~ permit ~~for alcoholic liquor other than beer~~ shall ~~allow the sale 258~~
308		-	~~and delivery~~ or ~~shipment of wine manufactured by~~ the ~~permittee on the 259~~
309		-	~~permitted premises directly to~~ a ~~consumer in this state~~. ~~Such permittee, 260~~
310		-	~~when selling and shipping wine directly to~~ a ~~consumer in this state,~~ ~~261~~
311		-	shall~~: (1) Ensure that~~ the ~~shipping labels on all containers~~ of ~~wine 262~~
312		-	~~shipped directly to a consumer~~ in ~~this state conspicuously state~~ the ~~263~~
313		-	~~following: "CONTAINS~~ ALCOHOL ~~—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON 264~~
314		-	~~AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY"; (2) obtain~~ the ~~265~~
315		-	~~signature of~~ a ~~person age twenty-one~~ ~~or older at~~ the ~~address prior to 266~~
316		-	~~delivery, after requiring the signer~~ to ~~demonstrate that he or she is age 267~~
317		-	~~twenty-one or older~~ by ~~providing a valid motor vehicle operator's 268~~
318		-	~~license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h; (3) not ship 269~~
319		-	~~more than five gallons of wine in any two-month period to any person 270~~
320		-	~~in this state and not ship any wine until such permittee is registered, 271~~
321		-	~~with respect to the permittee's sales~~ of ~~wine to consumers in this state,~~ ~~272~~
322		-	~~for purposes~~ of ~~the taxes imposed~~ under ~~chapters 219 and 220~~, ~~with the 273~~
323		-	~~Department~~ of ~~Revenue Services;~~ ~~(4) pay,~~ ~~to the Department of Revenue 274~~
324		-	~~Services, all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes due~~ under ~~chapters 275~~
325		-	~~219 and 220 on sales of wine to consumers in this state, and file, with 276~~
326		-	~~said department~~, ~~all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax returns 277~~
327		-	~~relating to such sales,~~ ~~with~~ the ~~amount~~ of ~~such taxes to be calculated as 278~~
328		-	if the ~~sale were in this state at the location where delivery is made; (5) 279~~
329		-	~~report to~~ the ~~Department~~ of ~~Consumer Protection a separate and 280~~
330		-	~~complete record of all sales and shipments to consumers in the state, on 281~~
331		-	a ~~ledger sheet~~ or ~~similar form which readily presents~~ a ~~chronological 282~~
332		-	~~account of such permittee's dealings with each such consumer; (6) 283 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
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	297	+	in order to generate catering events. The annual fee for a caterer liquor 225
	298	+	permit shall be four hundred forty dollars. 226
	299	+	(c) A mobile bar permit shall allow a person to sell and serve alcoholic 227
	300	+	liquor for on-premises consumption without the provision of meals at 228
	301	+	any activity, event or function for which such person has been hired, 229
	302	+	pursuant to a contract between the holder of the mobile bar permit and 230
	303	+	the hiring party. The holder of a mobile bar permit shall not engage in 231
	304	+	self-dealing or self-hiring in order to generate hired events. The annual 232
	305	+	fee for a mobile bar permit shall be seven hundred fifty dollars. 233
	306	+	[(b)] (d) The holder of a caterer liquor permit or a mobile bar permit 234
	307	+	shall, on a form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection 235
	308	+	or electronically, notify the department, in writing, of the date, location 236
	309	+	and hours of each event at which alcohol is served under such permit at 237
	310	+	least one business day in advance of such event. If the holder of a caterer 238
	311	+	liquor permit or a mobile bar permit is unable to provide the written 239
	312	+	notice required under this [section] subsection due to exigent 240
	313	+	circumstances, such holder may provide notice to the department by 241
	314	+	telephone of the date, location and hours of each event at which alcohol 242
	315	+	is served under such permit. 243
	316	+	[(c)] (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 244
	317	+	30-48, a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit may be a backer or 245
	318	+	holder of any other permit issued under the provisions of this chapter, 246
	319	+	except that a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit may not be a 247
	320	+	backer or holder of any other manufacturer permit issued under section 248
	321	+	30-16 or a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17. 249
	322	+	[(d)] (f) The holder of a caterer liquor permit, or a mobile bar permit, 250
	323	+	and any other permit issued under the provisions of this chapter that 251
	324	+	prohibits the off-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor shall be 252
	325	+	exempt from such prohibition for the purposes of conducting such 253
	326	+	holder's catering or mobile bar business only. 254
	327	+	[(e)] (g) The holder of a caterer liquor permit or a mobile bar permit 255
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337		-	~~permit the Department~~ of ~~Consumer Protection and Department of 284~~
338		-	~~Revenue Services, separately or jointly, to perform an audit of the 285~~
339		-	~~permittee's records upon request; (7) not ship to any address in~~ the ~~state 286~~
340		-	~~where~~ the ~~sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant 287~~
341		-	to section 30-~~9; (8) hold an in-state~~ ~~[transporter's] transporter permit 288~~
342		-	~~[pursuant to]~~ ~~under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, or make any 289~~
343		-	~~such shipment through~~ the ~~use~~ of a ~~person who holds such an in-state~~ ~~290~~
344		-	~~[transporter's] transporter permit; and (9) execute~~ a ~~written consent~~ to ~~291~~
345		-	~~the jurisdiction of this state~~, ~~its agencies and instrumentalities and the 292~~
346		-	~~courts~~ of ~~this state concerning~~ the ~~enforcement of this section and any 293~~
347		-	~~related laws,~~ ~~rules, or regulations,~~ ~~including, but not limited to,~~ ~~tax laws,~~ ~~294~~
348		-	~~rules~~ or ~~regulations. 295~~
349		-	~~Sec. 6.~~ ~~Subsection (b) of section 30-18a of~~ the ~~general statutes is 296~~
350		-	~~repealed and~~ the ~~following~~ is ~~substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~ ~~October 297~~
351		-	~~1, 2025): 298~~
352		-	~~(b) Subject to~~ the ~~provisions of this subsection,~~ the ~~permits under 299~~
353		-	~~subsection~~ (a) ~~of this section shall allow the sale and delivery or 300~~
354		-	~~shipment~~ of ~~wine manufactured or sold by~~ the ~~permittee directly to a 301~~
355		-	~~consumer in this state.~~ ~~Such permittee~~, ~~when selling and shipping wine 302~~
356		-	~~directly~~ to ~~a consumer in this state, shall: (1) Ensure that~~ the ~~shipping 303~~
357		-	~~labels on all containers of wine shipped directly to~~ a ~~consumer in this 304~~
358		-	~~state conspicuously state the following:~~ ~~"CONTAINS ALCOHOL—305~~
359		-	~~SIGNATURE~~ OF ~~A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR 306~~
360		-	~~DELIVERY"; (2) obtain~~ the ~~signature of a person age twenty-one or older 307~~
361		-	at the address ~~prior to delivery, after requiring~~ the ~~signer to demonstrate 308~~
362		-	~~that he~~ or ~~she~~ is ~~age twenty-one~~ ~~or older by providing a valid motor 309~~
363		-	~~vehicle operator's license or~~ a ~~valid identity card described in section 1-310~~
364		-	~~1h; (3) not ship more than five gallons~~ of ~~wine in~~ any ~~two-month period 311~~
365		-	~~to any person in this state and not ship any wine until~~ such ~~permittee is 312~~
366		-	~~registered, with respect~~ to ~~the permittee's sales~~ of ~~wine to consumers in 313~~
367		-	~~this state,~~ ~~for purposes of~~ the ~~taxes imposed under chapters 219 and 220, 314~~
368		-	~~with the Department~~ of ~~Revenue Services;~~ (4) ~~pay,~~ to ~~the Department of 315~~
369		-	~~Revenue Services~~, ~~all sales taxes~~ and ~~alcoholic beverage taxes due under 316~~
370		-	~~chapters 219 and 220 on sales of wine to consumers in this state, and file, 317 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
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	334	+	shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 30-38, 30-52 and 30-54 256
	335	+	and from the requirements to affix and maintain a placard, as provided 257
	336	+	in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 30-39, as amended by this 258
	337	+	act. 259
	338	+	[(f)] (h) The holder of a caterer liquor permit or a mobile bar permit 260
	339	+	may enter into a contract with another business entity to provide 261
	340	+	exclusive catering or mobile bar services at a specific venue, provided 262
	341	+	the holder of the caterer liquor permit or the mobile bar permit is 263
	342	+	available for hire at other venues and is using the permit at other venues. 264
	343	+	No holder or member of the backer of the caterer liquor permit or the 265
	344	+	mobile bar permit, nor the holder's or member's spouse or child, shall 266
	345	+	have an ownership interest in the venue that is subject to the exclusivity 267
	346	+	agreement. 268
	347	+	Sec. 7. Section 30-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 269
	348	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 270
	349	+	(a) For the purposes of this section, the "filing date" of an application 271
	350	+	means the date upon which the department, after approving the 272
	351	+	application for processing, mails or otherwise delivers to the applicant 273
	352	+	a placard containing such date. 274
	353	+	(b) (1) Any person desiring a liquor permit or a renewal of such a 275
	354	+	permit shall make an affirmed application therefor to the Department of 276
	355	+	Consumer Protection, upon forms to be furnished by the department, 277
	356	+	showing the name and address of the applicant and of the applicant's 278
	357	+	backer, if any, the location of the club or place of business which is to be 279
	358	+	operated under such permit and a financial statement setting forth all 280
	359	+	elements and details of any business transactions connected with the 281
	360	+	application. Such application shall include a detailed description of the 282
	361	+	type of live entertainment that is to be provided. A club or place of 283
	362	+	business shall be exempt from providing such detailed description if the 284
	363	+	club or place of business (A) was issued a liquor permit prior to October 285
	364	+	1, 1993, and (B) has not altered the type of entertainment provided. The 286
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375		-	with said department, all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax 318
376		-	returns relating to such sales, with the amount of such taxes to be 319
377		-	calculated as if the sale were in this state at the location where delivery 320
378		-	is made; (5) report to the Department of Consumer Protection a separate 321
379		-	and complete record of all sales and shipments to consumers in the state, 322
380		-	on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily presents a chronological 323
381		-	account of such permittee's dealings with each such consumer; (6) 324
382		-	permit the Department of Consumer Protection and Department of 325
383		-	Revenue Services, separately or jointly, to perform an audit of the 326
384		-	permittee's records upon request; (7) not ship to any address in the state 327
385		-	where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant 328
386		-	to section 30-9; (8) hold an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit 329
387		-	[pursuant to] under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, or make any 330
388		-	such shipment through the use of a person who holds such an in-state 331
389		-	[transporter's] transporter permit; (9) execute a written consent to the 332
390		-	jurisdiction of this state, its agencies and instrumentalities and the 333
391		-	courts of this state concerning the enforcement of this section and any 334
392		-	related laws, rules, or regulations, including tax laws, rules or 335
393		-	regulations; and (10) comply with the provisions of section 30-68m 336
394		-	regarding the prohibition of selling wine below cost. 337
395		-	Sec. 7. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 30-19f of the general statutes 338
396		-	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 339
397		-	October 1, 2025): 340
398		-	(a) (1) An annual in-state [transporter's] transporter permit for 341
399		-	alcoholic liquor shall allow the commercial transportation of any 342
400		-	alcoholic liquor and, with the approval of the Department of Consumer 343
401		-	Protection, the provision or sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption in 344
402		-	a boat engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire or a motor 345
403		-	vehicle in livery service, as permitted by law. One permit shall cover all 346
404		-	such boats or vehicles that are under common control, direction, 347
405		-	management or ownership. When applying for such approval, in a form 348
406		-	and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, 349
407		-	the owner of any such boat or vehicle in which the sale or consumption 350
408		-	of alcoholic liquor will be available shall specifically identify to the 351 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	371	+	application shall also indicate any crimes of which the applicant or the 287
	372	+	applicant's backer may have been convicted. [Applicants shall submit] 288
	373	+	The department shall not review an initial application until the 289
	374	+	applicant has submitted all documents [, only upon initial application, 290
	375	+	sufficient] necessary to establish that state and local building, fire and 291
	376	+	zoning requirements and local ordinances concerning hours and days 292
	377	+	of sale will be met, except that local building and zoning requirements 293
	378	+	and local ordinances concerning hours and days of sale shall not apply 294
	379	+	to a cafe permit issued under subsection (d) or (h) of section 30-22a. If 295
	380	+	the applicant does not submit all such documents within the thirty-day 296
	381	+	period beginning on the date on which the department receives the 297
	382	+	initial application, or if such documents are not fully executed by the 298
	383	+	appropriate authorities, such initial application shall be deemed 299
	384	+	withdrawn and invalid. The State Fire Marshal or the marshal's certified 300
	385	+	designee shall be responsible for approving compliance with the State 301
	386	+	Fire Code at Bradley International Airport. Any person desiring a 302
	387	+	permit provided for in section 30-33b shall file a copy of such person's 303
	388	+	license with such application if such license was issued by the 304
	389	+	Department of Consumer Protection. The department may, at its 305
	390	+	discretion, conduct an investigation to determine (i) whether a permit 306
	391	+	shall be issued to an applicant or the applicant's backer, or (ii) the 307
	392	+	suitability of the proposed permit premises. Completion of an 308
	393	+	inspection pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-305 shall not be 309
	394	+	deemed to constitute a precondition to renewal of a permit that is 310
	395	+	subject to subsection (f) of section 29-305. 311
	396	+	(2) The applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable 312
	397	+	application fee, which fee shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in 313
	398	+	this chapter for the permit sought. An application fee shall not be 314
	399	+	charged for an application to renew a permit. The application fee shall 315
	400	+	be in the amount of ten dollars for the filing of each application for a 316
	401	+	permit by a nonprofit golf tournament permit under section 30-37g or a 317
	402	+	temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity under section 30-318
	403	+	35; and in the amount of one hundred dollars for the filing of an initial 319
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413		-	department each such boat or vehicle. The [annual] fee for an annual in-352
414		-	state [transporter's] transporter liquor permit shall be one thousand two 353
415		-	hundred fifty dollars for the first boat or vehicle and an additional 354
416		-	annual fee of two hundred dollars for each additional boat or vehicle. 355
417		-	(2) A daily in-state transporter permit for alcoholic liquor shall allow 356
418		-	the permittee to engage in the commercial transportation of any 357
419		-	alcoholic liquor and, with the approval of the department, the provision 358
420		-	or sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption in a boat engaged in the 359
421		-	transportation of passengers for hire or a motor vehicle in livery service, 360
422		-	as permitted by law. One permit shall cover all such boats or vehicles 361
423		-	that are under common control, direction, management or ownership. 362
424		-	When applying for such approval, in a form and manner prescribed by 363
425		-	the commissioner, the owner of any such boat or vehicle in which the 364
426		-	sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor will be available shall 365
427		-	specifically identify to the department each such boat or vehicle. The fee 366
428		-	for a daily in-state transporter liquor permit shall be one hundred fifty 367
429		-	dollars for each boat or vehicle to be used in the state during the 368
430		-	calendar year as requested on such application. Not more than eight 369
431		-	daily in-state transporter liquor permits shall be issued to any one 370
432		-	backer pursuant to this section per calendar year. During the calendar 371
433		-	year in which a daily in-state transporter liquor permit is issued to a 372
434		-	permittee pursuant to this subdivision, the permittee may apply to the 373
435		-	department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, to 374
436		-	convert such daily in-state transporter liquor permit to an annual in-375
437		-	state transporter liquor permit. The effective date of such annual in-state 376
438		-	transporter liquor permit shall be the effective date of the first daily in-377
439		-	state transporter liquor permit that was issued to such applicant during 378
440		-	such calendar year. The fee for such annual in-state transporter liquor 379
441		-	permit shall be the fee established in subdivision (1) of this subsection 380
442		-	less the total fees such applicant paid for daily in-state transporter liquor 381
443		-	permits during such calendar year, except no rebate shall be issued to 382
444		-	such applicant if the total fees such applicant paid for daily in-state 383
445		-	transporter liquor permits during such calendar year exceeds the fee 384
446		-	established in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 385 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	410	+	application for all other permits. Any permit issued shall be valid only 320
	411	+	for the purposes and activities described in the application. 321
	412	+	(3) [The applicant, immediately after filing an application, shall give 322
	413	+	notice thereof, with the name and residence of the permittee, the type of 323
	414	+	permit applied for and the location of the place of business for which 324
	415	+	such permit is to be issued and the type of live entertainment to be 325
	416	+	provided, all in a form prescribed by the department, by publishing the 326
	417	+	same in a newspaper having a circulation in the town in which the place 327
	418	+	of business to be operated under such permit is to be located, at least 328
	419	+	once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be not 329
	420	+	more than seven days after the filing date of the application and the last 330
	421	+	publication not more than fourteen days after the filing date of the 331
	422	+	application.] The applicant shall affix, and maintain in a legible 332
	423	+	condition upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of 333
	424	+	business is to be located and clearly visible from the public highway, the 334
	425	+	placard provided by the department, not later than the day following 335
	426	+	the receipt of the placard by the applicant. If such outer door of such 336
	427	+	premises is so far from the public highway that such placard is not 337
	428	+	clearly visible as provided, the department shall direct a suitable 338
	429	+	method to notify the public of such application. When an application is 339
	430	+	filed for any type of permit for a building that has not been constructed, 340
	431	+	such applicant shall erect and maintain in a legible condition a sign not 341
	432	+	less than six feet by four feet upon the site where such place of business 342
	433	+	is to be located, instead of such placard upon the outer door of the 343
	434	+	building. The sign shall set forth the type of permit applied for and the 344
	435	+	name of the proposed permittee, shall be clearly visible from the public 345
	436	+	highway and shall be so erected not later than the day following the 346
	437	+	receipt of the placard. Such applicant shall make a return to the 347
	438	+	department, under oath, of compliance with the foregoing 348
	439	+	requirements, in such form as the department may determine, but the 349
	440	+	department may require any additional proof of such compliance. Upon 350
	441	+	receipt of evidence of such compliance, the department may hold a 351
	442	+	hearing as to the suitability of the proposed location. The provisions of 352
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451		-	(b) No person or business entity, except the holder of an out-of-state 386
452		-	shipper's permit issued under section 30-18, as amended by this act, or 387
453		-	30-19, a manufacturer's permit issued under section 30-16, as amended 388
454		-	by this act, other than a manufacturer permit for a farm winery or a 389
455		-	manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead, or a wholesaler's permit 390
456		-	issued under section 30-17, shall transport any alcoholic beverages 391
457		-	imported into this state unless: (1) Such person or business entity holds 392
458		-	an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit issued under this section; 393
459		-	(2) the tax imposed on such alcoholic liquor under section 12-435 has 394
460		-	been paid; and (3) if applicable, the tax imposed on the sale of such 395
461		-	alcoholic liquor under chapter 219 has been paid. 396
462		-	Sec. 8. Section 30-20 of the general statutes is repealed and the 397
463		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 398
464		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, "grocery store" (1) means any 399
465		-	store that (A) is commonly known as a delicatessen, food store, grocery 400
466		-	store or supermarket, and (B) [is primarily engaged in the retail sale of] 401
467		-	derives more than fifty per cent of such store's retail sales from any 402
468		-	combination of dairy products, eggs and poultry, fruits and vegetables, 403
469		-	meat, seafood, bakery products, various canned goods and dry goods 404
470		-	such as coffee, flour, spices, sugar and tea, whether packaged or in bulk, 405
471		-	[regardless of whether] except no such store [sells] shall be required to 406
472		-	sell fresh fruits and vegetables or [fresh, prepared or smoked fish] 407
473		-	poultry, meat [and poultry] or seafood, and (2) does not include any 408
474		-	store that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of one category of food 409
475		-	items such as bakery products, [candy, nuts and] candies, 410
476		-	confectioneries, dairy products, eggs, [and poultry,] fruits and 411
477		-	vegetables, meat, poultry or seafood. 412
478		-	(b) (1) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic 413
479		-	liquor in sealed bottles or containers not to be consumed on the permit 414
480		-	premises. The holder of a package store permit may, in accordance with 415
481		-	regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 416
482		-	pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, (A) offer free samples of 417
483		-	alcoholic liquor for tasting on the permit premises, (B) conduct fee-418 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	449	+	this subdivision shall not apply to applications for (A) airline permits 353
	450	+	issued under section 30-28a, (B) temporary liquor permits for 354
	451	+	noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35, (C) concession 355
	452	+	permits issued under section 30-33, (D) military permits issued under 356
	453	+	section 30-34, (E) cafe permits issued under subsection (h) of section 30-357
	454	+	22a, (F) warehouse permits issued under section 30-32, (G) broker's 358
	455	+	permits issued under section 30-30, (H) out-of-state shipper's permits 359
	456	+	for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18, (I) out-of-state shipper's 360
	457	+	permits for beer issued under section 30-19, (J) coliseum permits issued 361
	458	+	under section 30-33a, (K) nonprofit golf tournament permits issued 362
	459	+	under section 30-37g, (L) Connecticut craft cafe permits issued under 363
	460	+	section 30-22d to permittees who held a manufacturer permit for a brew 364
	461	+	pub or a manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of 365
	462	+	section 30-16 and a brew pub before July 1, 2020, (M) off-site farm 366
	463	+	winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permits issued under 367
	464	+	section 30-16a, (N) out-of-state retailer shipper's permits for wine issued 368
	465	+	under section 30-18a, (O) out-of-state winery shipper's permits for wine 369
	466	+	issued under section 30-18a, (P) in-state transporter's permits for 370
	467	+	alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 371
	468	+	including, but not limited to, boats operating under such permits, (Q) 372
	469	+	seasonal outdoor open-air permits issued under section 30-22e, (R) 373
	470	+	festival permits issued under section 30-37t, (S) temporary auction 374
	471	+	permits issued under section 30-37u, (T) outdoor open-air permits 375
	472	+	issued under section 30-22f, and (U) renewals of any permit described 376
	473	+	in subparagraphs (A) to (T), inclusive, of this subdivision, if applicable. 377
	474	+	The provisions of this subdivision regarding [publication and] placard 378
	475	+	display shall also be required of any applicant who seeks to amend the 379
	476	+	type of entertainment either upon filing of a renewal application or 380
	477	+	upon requesting permission of the department in a form that requires 381
	478	+	the approval of the municipal zoning official. 382
	479	+	(4) In any case in which a permit has been issued to a partnership, if 383
	480	+	one or more of the partners dies or retires, the remaining partner or 384
	481	+	partners need not file a new application for the unexpired portion of the 385
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488		-	based wine or spirits education and tasting classes and demonstrations, 419
489		-	and (C) conduct tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or 420
490		-	backer of the package store for a nominal charge to charitable nonprofit 421
491		-	organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine or spirits education and 422
492		-	tasting class or demonstration held on permit premises shall be 423
493		-	conducted only during the hours the package store may sell alcoholic 424
494		-	liquor under section 30-91, as amended by this act. No tasting of wine 425
495		-	on the permit premises shall be offered from more than ten uncorked 426
496		-	bottles at any one time. No holder, backer or permittee shall offer or 427
497		-	provide to any customer (i) more than one-half ounce of any single spirit 428
498		-	for sampling or tasting per day, or (ii) a total of more than two ounces 429
499		-	of spirits for sampling or tasting per day. No tasting shall be provided 430
500		-	below cost. 431
501		-	(2) No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any 432
502		-	commodity other than alcoholic liquor except, notwithstanding any 433
503		-	other provision of law, such store may sell (A) cigarettes and cigars, (B) 434
504		-	publications, (C) bar utensils, including, but not limited to, corkscrews, 435
505		-	beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume, or 436
506		-	related to the consumption of, alcoholic liquor, (D) gift packages of 437
507		-	alcoholic liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state 438
508		-	shipper, which gift packages may include nonalcoholic items, other than 439
509		-	food or tobacco products, if the dollar value of the nonalcoholic items in 440
510		-	such gift package does not exceed the dollar value of the alcoholic items 441
511		-	in such gift package, (E) complementary fresh fruits used in the 442
512		-	preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (F) cheese, crackers or both, 443
513		-	(G) olives, (H) nonalcoholic beverages, (I) concentrates used in the 444
514		-	preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (J) beer and wine-making kits 445
515		-	and products related to such kits, (K) ice in any form, (L) articles of 446
516		-	clothing imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic liquor 447
517		-	industry, (M) gift baskets or other containers of alcoholic liquor, (N) 448
518		-	multiple packages of alcoholic liquors, provided in all such cases the 449
519		-	minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor shall apply, (O) 450
520		-	lottery tickets authorized by the Department of Consumer Protection, if 451
521		-	licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by the department, (P) devices 452 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	488	+	current permit, and no additional fee for such unexpired portion shall 386
	489	+	be required. Notice of any such change shall be given to the department 387
	490	+	and the permit shall be endorsed to show correct ownership. When any 388
	491	+	partnership changes by reason of the addition of one or more persons, a 389
	492	+	new application with new fees shall be required. 390
	493	+	(c) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age, and are 391
	494	+	residents of the town within which the business for which the permit or 392
	495	+	renewal thereof has been applied for, is intended to be operated, or, in 393
	496	+	the case of a manufacturer's or a wholesaler's permit, any ten persons 394
	497	+	who are at least eighteen years of age and are residents of the state, may 395
	498	+	file with the department [, within three weeks from the last date of 396
	499	+	publication of notice made pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) 397
	500	+	of this section] for an initial permit, and in the case of renewal of an 398
	501	+	existing permit, at least twenty-one days before the renewal date of such 399
	502	+	permit, a remonstrance containing any objection to the suitability of 400
	503	+	such applicant or proposed place of business, provided any such issue 401
	504	+	is not controlled by local zoning. Upon the filing of such remonstrance, 402
	505	+	the department, upon written application, shall hold a hearing and shall 403
	506	+	give such notice as it deems reasonable of the time and place at least five 404
	507	+	days before such hearing is had. The remonstrants shall designate one 405
	508	+	or more agents for service, who shall serve as the recipient or recipients 406
	509	+	of all notices issued by the department. At any time prior to the issuance 407
	510	+	of a decision by the department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by 408
	511	+	the remonstrants or by such agent or agents acting on behalf of such 409
	512	+	remonstrants and the department may cancel the hearing or withdraw 410
	513	+	the case. The decision of the department on such application shall be 411
	514	+	final with respect to the remonstrance. The provisions of this subsection 412
	515	+	shall not apply to festival permits issued under section 30-37t. 413
	516	+	(d) No new permit shall be issued until the foregoing provisions of 414
	517	+	subsections (a) and (b) of this section have been complied with. If no 415
	518	+	new permit is issued within twelve months of the filing date, as defined 416
	519	+	in subsection (a) of this section, the application may, in the discretion of 417
	520	+	the department, be deemed withdrawn and shall then be returned to the 418
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526		-	and related accessories designed primarily for accessing and extracting 453
527		-	a beverage containing alcohol from prepackaged containers, including, 454
528		-	but not limited to, pods, pouches or similar containers, but excluding 455
529		-	devices, including, but not limited to, household blenders, that are not 456
530		-	designed primarily for such purposes, (Q) alcohol-infused confections 457
531		-	containing not more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by weight 458
532		-	and which the commissioner has approved for sale under section 21a-459
533		-	101, (R) gift baskets containing only containers of alcoholic liquor and 460
534		-	commodities authorized for sale under subparagraphs (A) to (Q), 461
535		-	inclusive, of this subdivision, (S) infused beverages, as defined in section 462
536		-	21a-425, provided (i) the package store permittee (I) paid to the 463
537		-	department the annual fee for an infused beverage endorsement 464
538		-	pursuant to this subdivision, and (II) purchased such infused beverages 465
539		-	from the holder of a wholesaler permit or a wholesaler permit for beer 466
540		-	issued under section 30-17, and (ii) such sales are made in accordance 467
541		-	with the provisions of section 21a-425b, and (T) legacy infused 468
542		-	beverages, as defined in section 21a-425d, provided all such sales shall 469
543		-	be made (i) during the period beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending 470
544		-	September 30, 2024, and (ii) in accordance with (I) a waiver issued 471
545		-	pursuant to section 21a-425d, and (II) the requirements set forth in 472
546		-	section 21a-425d. A package store permit shall also allow the taking and 473
547		-	transmitting of orders for delivery of such merchandise in other states. 474
548		-	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package store permit 475
549		-	shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway 476
550		-	sponsored by the department. The annual fee for a package store permit 477
551		-	shall be five hundred thirty-five dollars. The annual fee for an infused 478
552		-	beverage endorsement to a package store permit shall be five hundred 479
553		-	dollars, and shall be deposited by the department in the consumer 480
554		-	protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a. 481
555		-	(c) A grocery store beer permit may be granted to any grocery store 482
556		-	and shall allow the retail sale of beer in standard size containers not to 483
557		-	be consumed on the permit premises. The holder of a grocery store beer 484
558		-	permit shall post, in a prominent location adjacent to the beer display, 485
559		-	the retail price for each brand of beer and such retail price shall include 486 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	527	+	applicant. Six months' or seasonal permits may be renewed, provided 419
	528	+	the renewal application and fee shall be filed at least twenty-one days 420
	529	+	before the reopening of the business, there is no change in the permittee, 421
	530	+	ownership or type of permit, and the permittee or backer did not receive 422
	531	+	a rebate of the permit fee with respect to the permit issued for the 423
	532	+	previous year. 424
	533	+	(e) The department may renew a permit that has expired if the 425
	534	+	applicant pays to the department a nonrefundable late fee pursuant to 426
	535	+	subsection (c) of section 21a-4, which fee shall be in addition to the fees 427
	536	+	prescribed in this chapter for the permit applied for. The provisions of 428
	537	+	this subsection shall not apply to one-day permits, to any permit which 429
	538	+	is the subject of administrative or court proceedings, or where otherwise 430
	539	+	provided by law. 431
	540	+	(f) (1) On and after July 1, 2026, no initial final permit shall be issued, 432
	541	+	and no transfer of interest application or application to permanently 433
	542	+	substitute the identity of the permittee shall be approved, unless the 434
	543	+	applicant, the applicant's backer, all members of the applicant's backer 435
	544	+	and the permittee have completed a liquor education program. Such 436
	545	+	liquor education program shall be conducted in a form and manner 437
	546	+	prescribed by the department, and shall address (A) the prevention of 438
	547	+	(i) sales of alcoholic liquor to minors, and (ii) overservice of alcoholic 439
	548	+	liquor, (B) restrictions on alcoholic beverage promotions, and (C) any 440
	549	+	other topics prescribed by the department. 441
	550	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 442
	551	+	subsection, (A) the department may, in the department's discretion, 443
	552	+	waive the liquor education program requirement established in said 444
	553	+	subdivision (1) of this subsection, provided the department waives such 445
	554	+	requirement in writing, (B) no person who holds a provisional permit 446
	555	+	on July 1, 2026, shall be required to complete the liquor education 447
	556	+	program required under said subdivision (1) of this subsection in order 448
	557	+	to obtain a final permit, and (C) no person who holds a final permit on 449
	558	+	July 1, 2026, shall be required to complete such liquor education 450
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564		-	all applicable federal and state taxes, including, but not limited to, the 487
565		-	applicable state sales taxes. The annual fee for a grocery store beer 488
566		-	permit shall be one hundred seventy dollars, or, for a grocery store that 489
567		-	has annual sales of food and grocery items of at least two million dollars, 490
568		-	one thousand five hundred dollars. 491
569		-	(d) The holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer 492
570		-	permit issued under this section may allow curbside pick-up of 493
571		-	previously purchased alcoholic liquor by (1) the consumer who 494
572		-	purchased such alcoholic liquor, or (2) the holder of an in-state 495
573		-	[transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as 496
574		-	amended by this act, or such holder's agent. Such curbside pick-up shall 497
575		-	be limited to the space immediately adjacent to, or in a parking lot 498
576		-	abutting, the permit premises. The holder of such package store permit 499
577		-	or grocery store beer permit may allow such curbside pick-up only 500
578		-	during the hours the package store or grocery store is allowed to sell 501
579		-	alcoholic liquor under subsection (d) of section 30-91 unless a more 502
580		-	restrictive municipal ordinance limits such curbside pick-up hours. 503
581		-	Sec. 9. Section 30-22b of the general statutes is repealed and the 504
582		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 505
583		-	(a) For the purposes of this section: 506
584		-	(1) "Catering establishment" means any premises that (A) has an 507
585		-	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 508
586		-	provide hot meals in compliance with the regulations of the local 509
587		-	department of health, (B) has no sleeping accommodations for the 510
588		-	public, (C) is owned or operated by any person who, or business entity 511
589		-	that, (i) regularly furnishes for hire on such premises one or more 512
590		-	ballrooms, reception rooms, dining rooms, banquet halls or similar 513
591		-	places of assemblage for a particular function, occasion or event, or (ii) 514
592		-	furnishes provisions and services for consumption or use at any 515
593		-	function, occasion or event described in subparagraph (C)(i) of this 516
594		-	subdivision, and (D) employs an adequate number of employees on 517
595		-	such premises at the time of any function, occasion or event described 518 Substitute Bill No. 6854
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	565	+	program in order to renew such permit. 451
	566	+	[(f)] (g) No person who assists an applicant, backer or permittee in 452
	567	+	submitting an application for a liquor permit shall submit, or cause to 453
	568	+	be submitted, any false statement in connection with such application, 454
	569	+	or engage in any conduct which delays or impedes the department in 455
	570	+	processing such application. A violation of this subsection shall be 456
	571	+	deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of 457
	572	+	section 42-110b. The commissioner, after providing an opportunity for 458
	573	+	a hearing in accordance with chapter 54, may impose on any person who 459
	574	+	violates the provisions of this subsection a civil penalty in an amount 460
	575	+	not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation, and may order such 461
	576	+	person to pay restitution to the applicant, backer or permittee. All civil 462
	577	+	penalties paid, collected or recovered under this subsection shall be 463
	578	+	deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established 464
	579	+	in section 21a-8a. 465
	580	+	Sec. 8. Section 30-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 466
	581	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 467
	582	+	(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in [its] the 468
	583	+	department's discretion, suspend, revoke or refuse to grant or renew a 469
	584	+	permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor, or impose a fine of not greater 470
	585	+	than one thousand dollars per violation, if the department has 471
	586	+	reasonable cause to believe: (1) That the applicant or permittee appears 472
	587	+	to be financially irresponsible or neglects to provide for the applicant's 473
	588	+	or permittee's family, or neglects or is unable to pay the applicant's or 474
	589	+	permittee's just debts; (2) that the applicant or permittee has been 475
	590	+	provided with funds by any wholesaler or manufacturer or has any 476
	591	+	forbidden connection with any other class of permittee as provided in 477
	592	+	this chapter; (3) that the applicant or permittee is in the habit of using 478
	593	+	alcoholic beverages to excess; (4) that the applicant or permittee has 479
	594	+	wilfully made any false statement to the department in a material 480
	595	+	matter; (5) that the applicant or permittee has been convicted of 481
	596	+	violating any of the liquor laws of this or any other state or the liquor 482
	597	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
596	598
597	599
598		-	LCO 17 of 33
599	600
600		-	in subparagraph (C)(i) of this subdivision; and 519
601		-	(2) "Qualified managed residential community" means a managed 520
602		-	residential community, as defined in section 19a-693, that (A) has an 521
603		-	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 522
604		-	provide hot meals in compliance with the regulations of the local 523
605		-	department of health, (B) provides daily meals in the dining room 524
606		-	described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) exclusively 525
607		-	serves meals to (i) residents of the managed residential community and 526
608		-	their guests, and (ii) employees of the managed residential community. 527
609		-	[(a)] (b) (1) A restaurant permit for a catering establishment or 528
610		-	qualified managed residential community shall allow a catering 529
611		-	establishment or a qualified managed residential community to serve 530
612		-	alcoholic liquor at a function, occasion or event on the premises of [a] 531
613		-	the catering establishment [,] or qualified managed residential 532
614		-	community, and shall allow a qualified managed residential community 533
615		-	to serve alcoholic liquor at the daily scheduled meals on the premises of 534
616		-	the qualified managed residential community, provided [(1)] (A) 535
617		-	alcoholic liquor shall be sold only to persons invited to and attending 536
618		-	such [a] function, occasion, [or] event or meals, and [(2)] (B) alcoholic 537
619		-	liquor shall be sold only during the specific hours such function, 538
620		-	occasion or event is, or meals are, scheduled on [the] such premises. The 539
621		-	permittee shall comply with the regulations of the local department of 540
622		-	health. 541
623		-	(2) The department may waive the requirements of [subdivisions (1) 542
624		-	and (2)] subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 543
625		-	(A) for not more than sixteen functions, occasions or events of a catering 544
626		-	establishment annually, provided such establishment makes written 545
627		-	application to the department at least ten days prior to the scheduled 546
628		-	date of the function, occasion or event for which a waiver is sought, and 547
629		-	(B) permanently for a qualified managed residential community, 548
630		-	provided such community offers alcoholic beverages exclusively with 549
631		-	daily scheduled meals on the premises of such community. 550 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	601	+	LCO No. 4313 17 of 27
	602	+
	603	+	laws of the United States or has been convicted of a felony as such term 483
	604	+	is defined in section 53a-25, provided any action taken is based upon (A) 484
	605	+	the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the applicant or 485
	606	+	permittee's ability to safely or competently perform the duties 486
	607	+	associated with such permit, (B) information pertaining to the degree of 487
	608	+	rehabilitation of the applicant or permittee, and (C) the time elapsed 488
	609	+	since the conviction or release, or has such a criminal record that the 489
	610	+	department reasonably believes the applicant or permittee is not a 490
	611	+	suitable person to hold a permit, provided no refusal shall be rendered 491
	612	+	under this subdivision except in accordance with the provisions of 492
	613	+	sections 46a-80 and 46a-81; (6) that the applicant or permittee has not 493
	614	+	been delegated full authority and control of the permit premises and of 494
	615	+	the conduct of all business on such premises; or (7) that the applicant, 495
	616	+	applicant's backer, backer or permittee has violated any provision of this 496
	617	+	chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter. Any applicant, 497
	618	+	applicant's backer or backer shall be subject to the same disqualifications 498
	619	+	as provided in this chapter, or any regulation adopted under this 499
	620	+	chapter, for permittees. 500
	621	+	(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in [his or her] 501
	622	+	the commissioner's discretion, require a permittee who has had [his or 502
	623	+	her] the permittee's permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor suspended or 503
	624	+	revoked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to have such 504
	625	+	permittee's employees participate in an alcohol seller and server 505
	626	+	training program approved by the commissioner. The commissioner 506
	627	+	may require proof of completion of the program from the permittee 507
	628	+	prior to reactivation or reissuance of such permit. 508
	629	+	[(c) In lieu of suspending or revoking a permit for the sale of alcoholic 509
	630	+	liquor pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may 510
	631	+	require a permittee to have such permittee's employees participate in an 511
	632	+	alcohol seller and server training program.] 512
	633	+	(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in the 513
	634	+	commissioner's discretion, enter into a settlement agreement, or a 514
	635	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
632	636
633	637
634		-	LCO 18 of 33
635	638
636		-	(3) The annual fee for a restaurant permit for a catering establishment 551
637		-	or qualified managed residential community shall be one thousand four 552
638		-	hundred fifty dollars. 553
639		-	[(b)] (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that any 554
640		-	catering establishment operated under a restaurant permit for a catering 555
641		-	establishment be open for business to the public at any time other than 556
642		-	when a particular function, occasion or event is scheduled on such 557
643		-	premises. 558
644		-	[(c)] (d) No organization eligible for a club or nonprofit club permit, 559
645		-	or other entity established primarily to serve its members, shall be 560
646		-	eligible for a restaurant permit for a catering establishment. 561
647		-	[(d) "Catering establishment" means any premises that (1) has an 562
648		-	adequate, suitable and sanitary kitchen, dining room and facilities to 563
649		-	provide hot meals, (2) has no sleeping accommodations for the public, 564
650		-	(3) is owned or operated by any person who, or business entity that, (A) 565
651		-	regularly furnishes for hire on such premises one or more ballrooms, 566
652		-	reception rooms, dining rooms, banquet halls or similar places of 567
653		-	assemblage for a particular function, occasion or event, or (B) furnishes 568
654		-	provisions and services for consumption or use at any function, occasion 569
655		-	or event described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (4) 570
656		-	employs an adequate number of employees on such premises at the time 571
657		-	of any function, occasion or event described in subparagraph (A) of 572
658		-	subdivision (3) of this subsection.] 573
659		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (g) of section 30-37u of the general statutes is 574
660		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 575
661		-	1, 2025): 576
662		-	(g) A temporary auction permit issued under this section shall allow 577
663		-	for the delivery and shipment of any beer, spirits or wine sold at an 578
664		-	auction conducted pursuant to such permit directly to the consumer 579
665		-	who purchased such beer, spirits or wine. Any shipment to a consumer 580
666		-	outside of this state is subject to all applicable laws of the jurisdiction in 581
667		-	which such consumer is located. When shipping such beer, spirits or 582 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	639	+	LCO No. 4313 18 of 27
	640	+
	641	+	comparable negotiated settlement instrument, in lieu of proceeding to 515
	642	+	an administrative hearing. Such agreement or instrument may contain, 516
	643	+	but need not be limited to, provisions concerning settlement fees, 517
	644	+	probation, the suspension or placement of conditions on a permit issued 518
	645	+	or conferred by the department pursuant to this chapter, training 519
	646	+	requirements or additional security measures. 520
	647	+	(d) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense 521
	648	+	may request, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether 522
	649	+	such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from 523
	650	+	obtaining a permit issued or conferred by the department pursuant to 524
	651	+	this chapter based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its 525
	652	+	relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform 526
	653	+	the duties or responsibilities associated with such permit, (B) 527
	654	+	information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, 528
	655	+	and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual. 529
	656	+	(2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the 530
	657	+	individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the 531
	658	+	commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than 532
	659	+	fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The 533
	660	+	department may waive such fee. 534
	661	+	(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this 535
	662	+	subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such 536
	663	+	request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, 537
	664	+	such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a permit 538
	665	+	issued pursuant to this chapter. 539
	666	+	(4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under 540
	667	+	this section, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines 541
	668	+	that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information 542
	669	+	presented in the determination request. 543
	670	+	Sec. 9. Section 30-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the 544
	671	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 545
	672	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
668	673
669	674
670		-	LCO 19 of 33
671	675
672		-	wine directly to a consumer in this state, the holder of such permit shall: 583
673		-	(1) Ensure that the shipping label on each container containing such 584
674		-	beer, spirits or wine states the following: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL—585
675		-	SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR 586
676		-	DELIVERY"; (2) obtain the signature of a person who is at least twenty-587
677		-	one years of age at the delivery address prior to delivery, after requiring 588
678		-	such person to demonstrate that such person is at least twenty-one years 589
679		-	of age by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid 590
680		-	identity card described in section 1-1h; (3) not ship such beer, spirits or 591
681		-	wine to any address in this state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is 592
682		-	prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9; and (4) make any 593
683		-	such shipment through the use of a person who holds an in-state 594
684		-	[transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as 595
685		-	amended by this act. 596
686		-	Sec. 11. Section 30-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 597
687		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 598
688		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, the "filing date" of an application 599
689		-	means the date upon which the department, after approving the 600
690		-	application for processing, mails or otherwise delivers to the applicant 601
691		-	a placard containing such date. 602
692		-	(b) (1) Any person desiring a liquor permit or a renewal of such a 603
693		-	permit shall make an affirmed application therefor to the Department of 604
694		-	Consumer Protection, upon forms to be furnished by the department, 605
695		-	showing the name and address of the applicant and of the applicant's 606
696		-	backer, if any, the location of the club or place of business which is to be 607
697		-	operated under such permit and a financial statement setting forth all 608
698		-	elements and details of any business transactions connected with the 609
699		-	application. Such application shall include a detailed description of the 610
700		-	type of live entertainment that is to be provided. A club or place of 611
701		-	business shall be exempt from providing such detailed description if the 612
702		-	club or place of business (A) was issued a liquor permit prior to October 613
703		-	1, 1993, and (B) has not altered the type of entertainment provided. The 614
704		-	application shall also indicate any crimes of which the applicant or the 615 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	676	+	LCO No. 4313 19 of 27
	677	+
	678	+	No permit may be issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor in any 546
	679	+	building, a portion of which will not be used as the permit premises, 547
	680	+	unless the application therefor is accompanied by an affidavit signed 548
	681	+	and affirmed by the applicant, stating that access from the portion of the 549
	682	+	building that will not be used as the permit premises to the portion of 550
	683	+	the building that will be used as the permit premises is effectually 551
	684	+	separate, unless the Department of Consumer Protection endorses upon 552
	685	+	such application that it has dispensed with such affidavit for reasons 553
	686	+	considered by it good and satisfactory and also endorses thereon such 554
	687	+	reasons. No new means of access into the permit premises shall be 555
	688	+	opened, after such permit is issued, without the written consent of the 556
	689	+	Department of Consumer Protection endorsed on such permit. If any 557
	690	+	permittee or any backer thereof opens, causes to be opened, allows to be 558
	691	+	opened or allows to remain open, at any time during the term for which 559
	692	+	such permit is issued, any new means of access from any portion of a 560
	693	+	building not part of the permit premises into the permit premises, 561
	694	+	without the written consent of the Department of Consumer Protection 562
	695	+	endorsed on such permit, such permittee or backer shall be subject to 563
	696	+	the [penalties] penalty provided in section 30-113, as amended by this 564
	697	+	act. The Department of Consumer Protection shall require every 565
	698	+	applicant for a permit to sell alcoholic liquor to state under oath whether 566
	699	+	any portion of the building in which it is proposed to carry on such 567
	700	+	business will not be used as the permit premises; and, if so, the 568
	701	+	Department of Consumer Protection shall appoint a suitable person to 569
	702	+	examine the premises and to see that any and all access between the 570
	703	+	portion so to be used for the sale of alcoholic liquor and the portion not 571
	704	+	so used is effectually separate, and may designate the manner of such 572
	705	+	separation, and, if necessary, order seals to be placed so that such way 573
	706	+	of access cannot be opened without breaking the seals, and the breaking 574
	707	+	or removal of such seals or other methods of preventing access, so 575
	708	+	ordered and provided, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this 576
	709	+	section. The above provisions shall not apply to any premises operating 577
	710	+	under a hotel permit. 578
	711	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
705	712
706	713
707		-	LCO 20 of 33
708	714
709		-	~~applicant's backer may have been convicted~~. ~~[Applicants shall submit]~~ ~~616~~
710		-	~~The department shall not review an initial application until the 617~~
711		-	~~applicant has submitted all documents [,~~ ~~only upon initial application,~~ ~~618~~
712		-	~~sufficient] necessary to establish that state~~ and ~~local building,~~ ~~fire and 619~~
713		-	~~zoning requirements and local ordinances concerning hours and days 620~~
714		-	of sale ~~will be met~~, except ~~that local building and zoning requirements 621~~
715		-	~~and local ordinances concerning hours~~ and ~~days of sale shall not apply 622~~
716		-	to a ~~cafe permit issued under subsection (d) or (h) of section 30-22a. If 623~~
717		-	~~the applicant does not submit all such documents within~~ the ~~thirty-day 624~~
718		-	~~period beginning on the date on which the department receives the 625~~
719		-	~~initial application~~, or ~~if such documents are not fully executed by the 626~~
720		-	~~appropriate authorities~~, ~~such initial application shall be deemed 627~~
721		-	~~withdrawn and invalid. The State Fire Marshal~~ or ~~the marshal's certified 628~~
722		-	~~designee shall be responsible for approving compliance with~~ the ~~State 629~~
723		-	~~Fire Code at Bradley International Airport~~. Any ~~person desiring a 630~~
724		-	~~permit provided for in section 30-33b~~ ~~shall file a copy of such person's 631~~
725		-	~~license with~~ such ~~application if such license was issued~~ by ~~the 632~~
726		-	~~Department of Consumer Protection. The department may~~, ~~at its 633~~
727		-	~~discretion~~, ~~conduct an investigation to determine (i) whether a permit 634~~
728		-	~~shall be issued to an applicant or the applicant's backer, or (ii) the 635~~
729		-	~~suitability~~ of the ~~proposed permit premises.~~ ~~Completion of an 636~~
730		-	~~inspection pursuant to subsection~~ (f) ~~of section 29-305 shall not be 637~~
731		-	~~deemed to constitute a precondition to renewal of~~ a permit ~~that is 638~~
732		-	~~subject to subsection (f) of section 29-305. 639~~
733		-	~~(2)~~ The ~~applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable 640~~
734		-	~~application fee~~, ~~which fee shall be in addition~~ to ~~the fees prescribed in 641~~
735		-	~~this chapter for~~ the ~~permit sought.~~ ~~An application fee shall not be 642~~
736		-	~~charged for an application~~ to ~~renew a permit.~~ ~~The application fee shall 643~~
737		-	~~be in~~ the ~~amount~~ of ~~ten dollars for the filing of each application for~~ a ~~644~~
738		-	~~permit by a nonprofit golf tournament~~ permit ~~under section 30-37g~~ ~~or a 645~~
739		-	~~temporary liquor~~ permit ~~for a noncommercial entity under section 30-646~~
740		-	~~35; and in the amount~~ of ~~one hundred dollars for the filing~~ of ~~an initial 647~~
741		-	~~application for all other permits. Any permit issued~~ shall be ~~valid only 648~~
742		-	~~for the purposes and activities described in the application. 649 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
	715	+	LCO No. 4313 20 of 27
	716	+
	717	+	Sec. 10. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 30-74 of the general statutes 579
	718	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 580
	719	+	October 1, 2025): 581
	720	+	(a) The sale of alcoholic liquor, except as permitted by this chapter, is 582
	721	+	prohibited, and any person or permittee who keeps or operates any bar 583
	722	+	or establishment which is a place where alcoholic liquor is kept for sale 584
	723	+	or exchange contrary to law shall be liable to the [penalties] penalty 585
	724	+	provided in section 30-113, as amended by this act. 586
	725	+	(b) The sale, distribution or dispensing of alcoholic liquor without a 587
	726	+	permit issued under the provisions of this chapter in any premises, 588
	727	+	building, apartment or other place used by any club, association, social 589
	728	+	or fraternal society or organization to the members thereof, their guests 590
	729	+	or other persons shall be unlawful. Any officer, agent or employee of 591
	730	+	any club, association, social or fraternal society or organization without 592
	731	+	such a permit, who dispenses or permits to be dispensed, to or by its 593
	732	+	members, guests or other persons, any alcoholic liquor shall be subject 594
	733	+	to the [penalties] penalty provided in section 30-113, as amended by this 595
	734	+	act. 596
	735	+	Sec. 11. Section 30-76 of the general statutes is repealed and the 597
	736	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 598
	737	+	No person holding a permit for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor shall 599
	738	+	purchase for resale alcoholic liquor except from a person holding a 600
	739	+	permit under the provisions of sections 30-16 and 30-17, provided any 601
	740	+	permittee going out of business may, upon application to and approval 602
	741	+	by the Department of Consumer Protection, sell all or part of [his] such 603
	742	+	permittee's stock in trade to any permittee authorized by law to retail 604
	743	+	the kind of liquors so sold. No person holding a manufacturer or 605
	744	+	wholesaler permit shall purchase for resale alcoholic liquor except from 606
	745	+	a person holding a manufacturer permit, wholesaler permit or out-of-607
	746	+	state shipper's permit. Any person convicted of a violation of this section 608
	747	+	shall be subject to the [penalties] penalty provided in section 30-113, as 609
	748	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
743	749
744	750
745		-	LCO 21 of 33
746	751
747		-	(3) [The applicant, immediately after filing an application, shall give 650
748		-	notice thereof, with the name and residence of the permittee, the type of 651
749		-	permit applied for and the location of the place of business for which 652
750		-	such permit is to be issued and the type of live entertainment to be 653
751		-	provided, all in a form prescribed by the department, by publishing the 654
752		-	same in a newspaper having a circulation in the town in which the place 655
753		-	of business to be operated under such permit is to be located, at least 656
754		-	once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be not 657
755		-	more than seven days after the filing date of the application and the last 658
756		-	publication not more than fourteen days after the filing date of the 659
757		-	application.] The applicant shall affix, and maintain in a legible 660
758		-	condition upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of 661
759		-	business is to be located and clearly visible from the public highway, the 662
760		-	placard provided by the department, not later than the day following 663
761		-	the receipt of the placard by the applicant. If such outer door of such 664
762		-	premises is so far from the public highway that such placard is not 665
763		-	clearly visible as provided, the department shall direct a suitable 666
764		-	method to notify the public of such application. When an application is 667
765		-	filed for any type of permit for a building that has not been constructed, 668
766		-	such applicant shall erect and maintain in a legible condition a sign not 669
767		-	less than six feet by four feet upon the site where such place of business 670
768		-	is to be located, instead of such placard upon the outer door of the 671
769		-	building. The sign shall set forth the type of permit applied for and the 672
770		-	name of the proposed permittee, shall be clearly visible from the public 673
771		-	highway and shall be so erected not later than the day following the 674
772		-	receipt of the placard. Such applicant shall make a return to the 675
773		-	department, under oath, of compliance with the foregoing 676
774		-	requirements, in such form as the department may determine, but the 677
775		-	department may require any additional proof of such compliance. Upon 678
776		-	receipt of evidence of such compliance, the department may hold a 679
777		-	hearing as to the suitability of the proposed location. The provisions of 680
778		-	this subdivision shall not apply to applications for (A) airline permits 681
779		-	issued under section 30-28a, (B) temporary liquor permits for 682
780		-	noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35, (C) concession 683
781		-	permits issued under section 30-33, (D) military permits issued under 684 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	752	+	LCO No. 4313 21 of 27
	753	+
	754	+	amended by this act. 610
	755	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 30-77 of the general statutes is 611
	756	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 612
	757	+	1, 2025): 613
	758	+	(a) Any person who, without a permit therefor, except as provided in 614
	759	+	section 30-37 or subsection (b) of section 12-436, the provisions of which 615
	760	+	shall not be construed as requiring an individual to be physically 616
	761	+	present at the point of purchase of alcoholic beverages to import such 617
	762	+	alcoholic beverages, or contrary to the provisions of this chapter and the 618
	763	+	regulations of the Department of Consumer Protection with respect to 619
	764	+	the class of permit held by such person, manufactures or, by sample, by 620
	765	+	soliciting or procuring orders, or otherwise, sells or delivers, or offers or 621
	766	+	exposes for sale or delivery, or owns or keeps with intent to sell or 622
	767	+	deliver, or who ships, transports or imports into this state, any alcoholic 623
	768	+	liquor, shall be subject to the [penalties] penalty prescribed in section 624
	769	+	30-113, as amended by this act; provided nothing in this section shall 625
	770	+	prohibit any common carrier, warehouseman or other lien holder, or 626
	771	+	any officer acting under legal process, or any insurance company that 627
	772	+	acquires the same as the result of fire, flood or water damage, from 628
	773	+	exercising the right of such person or such entity to sell alcoholic liquor 629
	774	+	under a lien or such process or such acquisition, with the permission of 630
	775	+	the department. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the 631
	776	+	delivery to a permittee under this chapter of alcoholic liquor which is 632
	777	+	legally authorized. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the 633
	778	+	shipment into this state of ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for 634
	779	+	scientific, mechanical and industrial uses, for use in hospitals and public 635
	780	+	institutions, for medicinal purposes in the manufacture of patented, 636
	781	+	proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, 637
	782	+	chemical, mechanical and industrial preparations or products not sold 638
	783	+	as a beverage for human consumption, nor to the shipment of wine to 639
	784	+	be used in the manufacture of patented, proprietary or pharmaceutical 640
	785	+	preparations or products or in the manufacture of fruit preserves. No 641
	786	+	such shipment shall be made except with the approval of the 642
	787	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
782	788
783	789
784		-	LCO 22 of 33
785	790
786		-	~~section 30-34, (E) cafe permits issued under subsection (h)~~ of ~~section 30-685~~
787		-	~~22a, (F) warehouse permits issued under section 30-32, (G) broker's 686~~
788		-	~~permits issued under section 30-30, (H) out-of-state shipper's permits 687~~
789		-	~~for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18, as amended by this act, 688~~
790		-	~~(I) out-~~of~~-state shipper's permits for beer issued under section 30-19, (J) 689~~
791		-	~~coliseum permits issued under~~ section 30-~~33a, (K) nonprofit golf 690~~
792		-	~~tournament permits issued under section 30-37g,~~ (~~L) Connecticut craft 691~~
793		-	~~cafe permits issued under section 30-22d to permittees who held a 692~~
794		-	~~manufacturer permit for~~ a ~~brew pub or a manufacturer permit for beer 693~~
795		-	~~issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16~~ ~~and a brew pub before July 694~~
796		-	1, ~~2020, (M) off-site~~ ~~farm winery sales and wine,~~ ~~cider and mead tasting 695~~
797		-	~~permits issued under section 30-16a~~, ~~(N) out-~~of~~-state retailer shipper's 696~~
798		-	~~permits for wine issued under~~ section 30-~~18a~~, as amended by this act~~, 697~~
799		-	(O) ~~out-of-state winery shipper's permits for wine issued under section 698~~
800		-	~~30-18a~~, ~~as amended~~ by ~~this act~~, ~~(P) in-state~~ ~~[transporter's] transporter 699~~
801		-	~~permits for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-19f~~, ~~as amended by 700~~
802		-	~~this act~~, ~~including, but~~ not ~~limited to,~~ ~~boats operating under such 701~~
803		-	~~permits~~, ~~(Q) seasonal outdoor open-air permits issued under section 30-702~~
804		-	~~22e~~, ~~(R) festival permits issued under section 30-37t, (S) temporary 703~~
805		-	~~auction permits issued under section 30-37u, as amended by this act,~~ ~~(T) 704~~
806		-	~~outdoor open-air~~ ~~permits issued~~ under section 30-~~22f,~~ and ~~(U) renewals 705~~
807		-	~~of any permit described~~ in ~~subparagraphs (A) to (T), inclusive,~~ of ~~this 706~~
808		-	~~subdivision~~, ~~if applicable.~~ ~~The provisions of this subdivision regarding 707~~
809		-	~~[publication and]~~ ~~placard display shall also be required~~ of ~~any applicant 708~~
810		-	~~who seeks to amend~~ the ~~type~~ of ~~entertainment either upon filing of a 709~~
811		-	~~renewal application~~ or ~~upon requesting permission of the department 710~~
812		-	~~in a form~~ that ~~requires the approval of the municipal zoning official. 711~~
813		-	~~(4)~~ In any ~~case in which a permit has been issued~~ to a ~~partnership, if 712~~
814		-	~~one~~ or ~~more~~ of the ~~partners dies or retires~~, ~~the remaining partner or 713~~
815		-	~~partners need not file a new application for~~ the ~~unexpired portion~~ of ~~the 714~~
816		-	~~current permit,~~ ~~and no additional fee for~~ such ~~unexpired portion shall 715~~
817		-	~~be required~~. ~~Notice of any such change shall be given to the department 716~~
818		-	~~and the permit~~ shall be ~~endorsed~~ to ~~show correct ownership.~~ ~~When any 717~~
819		-	~~partnership changes by reason of the addition of one or more persons, a 718 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
	791	+	LCO No. 4313 22 of 27
	792	+
	793	+	department and only in such manner as the department prescribes. The 643
	794	+	department shall notify the Commissioner of Revenue Services of the 644
	795	+	approval of any such shipment. 645
	796	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (b) of section 30-86 of the general statutes is 646
	797	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 647
	798	+	1, 2025): 648
	799	+	(b) (1) Any permittee or any servant or agent of a permittee who sells 649
	800	+	or delivers alcoholic liquor to any minor or any intoxicated person, or to 650
	801	+	any habitual drunkard, knowing the person to be such a habitual 651
	802	+	drunkard, shall be subject to the [penalties of] penalty prescribed in 652
	803	+	section 30-113, as amended by this act. 653
	804	+	(2) Any person who sells, ships, delivers or gives alcoholic liquor to 654
	805	+	a minor, by any means, including, but not limited to, the Internet or any 655
	806	+	other on-line computer network, except on the order of a practicing 656
	807	+	physician, shall be fined not more than three thousand five hundred 657
	808	+	dollars or imprisoned not more than eighteen months, or both. 658
	809	+	(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply (A) to a sale, 659
	810	+	shipment or delivery made to a person over age eighteen who is an 660
	811	+	employee or permit holder under section 30-90a and where such sale, 661
	812	+	shipment or delivery is made in the course of such person's employment 662
	813	+	or business, (B) to a sale, shipment or delivery made in good faith to a 663
	814	+	minor who practices any deceit in the procurement of an identity card 664
	815	+	issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h, who uses or 665
	816	+	exhibits any such identity card belonging to any other person or who 666
	817	+	uses or exhibits any such identity card that has been altered or tampered 667
	818	+	with in any way, or (C) to a shipment or delivery made to a minor by a 668
	819	+	parent, guardian or spouse of the minor, provided such parent, 669
	820	+	guardian or spouse has attained the age of twenty-one and provided 670
	821	+	such minor possesses such alcoholic liquor while accompanied by such 671
	822	+	parent, guardian or spouse. 672
	823	+	(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to burden a person's 673
	824	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
820	825
821	826
822		-	LCO 23 of 33
823	827
824		-	~~new application with new fees shall be required~~. ~~719~~
825		-	~~(c) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age, and are 720~~
826		-	~~residents~~ of the ~~town within which the business for which the permit or 721~~
827		-	~~renewal thereof has been applied for, is intended to be operated, or,~~ in ~~722~~
828		-	~~the case~~ of ~~a manufacturer's or a wholesaler's permit,~~ ~~any ten persons 723~~
829		-	~~who are at least eighteen years of age and are residents of the state, may 724~~
830		-	~~file with the department,~~ ~~within three weeks [~~from~~] after the last date 725~~
831		-	~~[of publication of notice made]~~ ~~on which~~ the ~~applicant posts the placard 726~~
832		-	~~pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of~~ this ~~section for an initial 727~~
833		-	~~permit, and in~~ the ~~case~~ of ~~renewal of an existing permit, at least twenty-728~~
834		-	~~one days before the renewal date of such permit,~~ a ~~remonstrance 729~~
835		-	~~containing any objection to~~ the ~~suitability of such applicant or proposed 730~~
836		-	~~place~~ of business, ~~provided~~ any such ~~issue is not controlled by local 731~~
837		-	~~zoning. Upon the filing~~ of ~~such remonstrance,~~ ~~the department,~~ ~~upon 732~~
838		-	~~written application,~~ ~~shall hold~~ a ~~hearing and shall give such notice as it 733~~
839		-	~~deems reasonable~~ of ~~the time and place at least five days before such 734~~
840		-	~~hearing is had.~~ ~~The remonstrants shall designate one~~ or ~~more agents for 735~~
841		-	~~service~~, ~~who shall serve~~ as ~~the recipient~~ or ~~recipients of all notices issued 736~~
842		-	~~by the department. At any time prior~~ to ~~the issuance of~~ a ~~decision by the 737~~
843		-	~~department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by the remonstrants~~ or ~~738~~
844		-	~~by such agent~~ or ~~agents acting on behalf of such remonstrants and the 739~~
845		-	~~department may cancel~~ the ~~hearing or withdraw the case~~. ~~The decision 740~~
846		-	of the ~~department on such application shall be final with respect to~~ the ~~741~~
847		-	~~remonstrance. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to 742~~
848		-	~~festival permits issued under section 30-37t. 743~~
849		-	~~(d) No new permit shall be issued until the foregoing provisions of 744~~
850		-	~~subsections (a) and (b)~~ of ~~this section have~~ been ~~complied with.~~ ~~If no 745~~
851		-	~~new~~ permit is ~~issued within twelve months of the filing date~~, ~~as defined 746~~
852		-	~~in subsection (a) of this section~~, ~~the application may,~~ ~~in the discretion of 747~~
853		-	~~the department, be deemed withdrawn~~ and ~~shall then be returned to the 748~~
854		-	~~applicant. Six months~~' or ~~seasonal permits may be renewed~~, ~~provided 749~~
855		-	~~the renewal application and fee~~ shall be ~~filed at least twenty-one days 750~~
856		-	~~before~~ the ~~reopening of the business, there is no change~~ in ~~the permittee~~, ~~751~~
857		-	~~ownership or type of permit, and the permittee or backer did not receive 752 Substitute~~ Bill No. 6854
	828	+	LCO No. 4313 23 of 27
	829	+
	830	+	exercise of religion under section 3 of article first of the Constitution of 674
	831	+	the state in violation of subsection (a) of section 52-571b. 675
	832	+	Sec. 14. Section 30-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 676
	833	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 677
	834	+	Any person who induces any minor to procure alcoholic liquor from 678
	835	+	any person permitted to sell such alcoholic liquor shall be subject to the 679
	836	+	[penalties] penalty prescribed in section 30-113, as amended by this act. 680
	837	+	The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) the procurement of 681
	838	+	liquor by a person over age eighteen who is an employee or permit 682
	839	+	holder under section 30-90a where such procurement is made in the 683
	840	+	course of such person's employment or business, or (2) any such 684
	841	+	inducement in furtherance of an official investigation or enforcement 685
	842	+	activity authorized or conducted by a law enforcement agency or the 686
	843	+	Department of Consumer Protection. Nothing in this section shall be 687
	844	+	construed to prevent any action from being taken under section 30-55 or 688
	845	+	section 30-86, as amended by this act, or both, against any person 689
	846	+	permitted to sell alcoholic liquor who has sold alcoholic liquor to a 690
	847	+	minor where such minor is participating in an official investigation or 691
	848	+	enforcement activity authorized or conducted by a law enforcement 692
	849	+	agency or the department. 693
	850	+	Sec. 15. Section 30-90 of the general statutes is repealed and the 694
	851	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 695
	852	+	Any permittee who, either personally or through such permittee's 696
	853	+	servant or agent, allows any minor, intoxicated person or person to 697
	854	+	whom the sale or gift of alcoholic liquor has been prohibited by law to 698
	855	+	loiter on the permit premises where alcoholic liquor is kept for sale, or 699
	856	+	who allows any minor, other than a person who is at least eighteen years 700
	857	+	of age and an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a or a minor 701
	858	+	accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian, or intoxicated person 702
	859	+	to be in any room where alcoholic liquor is served at any bar, shall be 703
	860	+	subject to the [penalties described] penalty prescribed in section 30-113, 704
	861	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
858	862
859	863
860		-	LCO 24 of 33
861	864
862		-	a rebate of the permit fee with respect to the permit issued for the 753
863		-	previous year. 754
864		-	(e) The department may renew a permit that has expired if the 755
865		-	applicant pays to the department a nonrefundable late fee pursuant to 756
866		-	subsection (c) of section 21a-4, which fee shall be in addition to the fees 757
867		-	prescribed in this chapter for the permit applied for. The provisions of 758
868		-	this subsection shall not apply to one-day permits, to any permit which 759
869		-	is the subject of administrative or court proceedings, or where otherwise 760
870		-	provided by law. 761
871		-	(f) (1) On and after July 1, 2026, no initial final permit shall be issued, 762
872		-	and no transfer of interest application or application to permanently 763
873		-	substitute the identity of the permittee shall be approved, to an 764
874		-	applicant that offers or provides, or seeks to offer or provide, the direct 765
875		-	sale of alcoholic beverages to consumers for on-premises or off-premises 766
876		-	consumption unless the applicant, the applicant's backer, all members 767
877		-	of the applicant's backer and the permittee have completed a liquor 768
878		-	education program. Such liquor education program shall be created, 769
879		-	offered and conducted in a form and manner prescribed by the 770
880		-	department, and shall address (A) the prevention of (i) sales of alcoholic 771
881		-	liquor to minors, and (ii) overservice of alcoholic liquor, (B) restrictions 772
882		-	on alcoholic beverage promotions, and (C) any other topics prescribed 773
883		-	by the department. 774
884		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 775
885		-	subsection, (A) the department may, in the department's discretion, 776
886		-	waive the liquor education program requirement established in said 777
887		-	subdivision, provided the department waives such requirement in 778
888		-	writing, (B) no person who holds an active provisional permit on July 1, 779
889		-	2026, shall be required to complete the liquor education program 780
890		-	required under said subdivision in order to obtain a final permit, and 781
891		-	(C) no person who holds an active final permit on July 1, 2026, shall be 782
892		-	required to complete such liquor education program in order to renew 783
893		-	such permit. 784 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	865	+	LCO No. 4313 24 of 27
	866	+
	867	+	as amended by this act. For barrooms consisting of only one room and 705
	868	+	for permit premises without effective separation between a barroom 706
	869	+	and a dining room, an unaccompanied minor or intoxicated person may 707
	870	+	remain on the permit premises while waiting for and consuming food 708
	871	+	prepared on such permit premises. No minor may sit or stand at a 709
	872	+	consumer bar without being accompanied by a parent, guardian or 710
	873	+	spouse. 711
	874	+	Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 712
	875	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 713
	876	+	1, 2025): 714
	877	+	(a) The sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses or other 715
	878	+	receptacles suitable to allow for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by 716
	879	+	an individual in places operating under hotel permits issued under 717
	880	+	section 30-21, restaurant permits issued under section 30-22, cafe 718
	881	+	permits issued under section 30-22a, cafe permits for wine, beer and 719
	882	+	cider issued under section 30-22g, Connecticut craft cafe permits issued 720
	883	+	under section 30-22d, club permits issued under section 30-22aa, 721
	884	+	restaurant permits for catering establishments or qualified managed 722
	885	+	residential communities issued under section 30-22b, as amended by 723
	886	+	this act, coliseum permits issued under section 30-33a, temporary liquor 724
	887	+	permits for noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35, 725
	888	+	nonprofit public museum permits issued under section 30-37a, 726
	889	+	manufacturer permits for beer, a farm winery or wine, cider and mead 727
	890	+	issued under subsection (b), (c) or (d), respectively, of section 30-16, 728
	891	+	casino permits issued under section 30-37k and caterer liquor and 729
	892	+	mobile bar permits issued under section 30-37j, as amended by this act, 730
	893	+	shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and 731
	894	+	Friday between the hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) 732
	895	+	Saturday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; 733
	896	+	(3) Sunday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; 734
	897	+	(4) Christmas, except (A) for alcoholic liquor that is served where food 735
	898	+	is also available during the hours otherwise permitted by this section for 736
	899	+	the day on which Christmas falls, and (B) by casino permittees at 737
	900	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
894	901
895	902
896		-	LCO 25 of 33
897	903
898		-	[(f)] (g) No person who assists an applicant, backer or permittee in 785
899		-	submitting an application for a liquor permit shall submit, or cause to 786
900		-	be submitted, any false statement in connection with such application, 787
901		-	or engage in any conduct which delays or impedes the department in 788
902		-	processing such application. A violation of this subsection shall be 789
903		-	deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of 790
904		-	section 42-110b. The commissioner, after providing an opportunity for 791
905		-	a hearing in accordance with chapter 54, may impose on any person who 792
906		-	violates the provisions of this subsection a civil penalty in an amount 793
907		-	not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation, and may order such 794
908		-	person to pay restitution to the applicant, backer or permittee. All civil 795
909		-	penalties paid, collected or recovered under this subsection shall be 796
910		-	deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established 797
911		-	in section 21a-8a. 798
912		-	Sec. 12. Section 30-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 799
913		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 800
914		-	The Department of Consumer Protection shall refuse permits for the 801
915		-	sale of alcoholic liquor to the following persons: (1) Any state marshal, 802
916		-	judicial marshal, judge of any court, prosecuting officer or member of 803
917		-	any police force; (2) any minor; (3) any constable who (A) performs 804
918		-	criminal law enforcement duties and is considered a peace officer by 805
919		-	town ordinance pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 806
920		-	54-1f, or (B) is certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, 807
921		-	inclusive, and performs criminal law enforcement duties pursuant to 808
922		-	the provisions of subsection (c) of section 54-1f; and (4) any special 809
923		-	constable appointed pursuant to section 7-92. This section shall not 810
924		-	apply to any out-of-state shipper's permit issued under section 30-18, as 811
925		-	amended by this act, 30-18a, as amended by this act, or 30-19, any cafe 812
926		-	permit issued under section 30-22a, any cafe permit for wine, beer and 813
927		-	cider issued under section 30-22g, any boat operating under any in-state 814
928		-	[transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as 815
929		-	amended by this act, or any airline permit issued under section 30-28a. 816
930		-	As used in this section, "minor" means a minor, as defined in section 1-817
931		-	1d or as defined in section 30-1, whichever age is older. 818 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	904	+	LCO No. 4313 25 of 27
	905	+
	906	+	casinos, as defined in section 30-37k; and (5) January first between the 738
	907	+	hours of three o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any 739
	908	+	Sunday that is January first the prohibitions of this section shall be 740
	909	+	between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 741
	910	+	Sec. 17. Section 30-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the 742
	911	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 743
	912	+	[Every] Any jailer, prisonkeeper or other officer who furnishes, or 744
	913	+	suffers to be furnished, to any prisoner under [his] such jailer's, 745
	914	+	prisonkeeper's or officer's charge any alcoholic liquor, except as 746
	915	+	medicine, and any person who delivers to any such prisoner any 747
	916	+	alcoholic liquor without authority from such [keeper] jailer, 748
	917	+	prisonkeeper or officer, shall be subject to the [penalties of] penalty 749
	918	+	prescribed in section 30-113, as amended by this act. 750
	919	+	Sec. 18. Section 30-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the 751
	920	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 752
	921	+	[Every] Any pharmacist who, [by himself, his] either personally or 753
	922	+	through such pharmacist's agent or employee, sells alcoholic liquor to 754
	923	+	be drunk on the premises shall, upon conviction, forfeit both [his] such 755
	924	+	pharmacist's druggist's permit for the sale of such liquor and [his] such 756
	925	+	pharmacist's license to practice pharmacy, and be subject to the 757
	926	+	[penalties of] penalty prescribed in section 30-113, as amended by this 758
	927	+	act. 759
	928	+	Sec. 19. Section 30-113 of the general statutes is repealed and the 760
	929	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 761
	930	+	Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter 762
	931	+	for which a specified penalty is not imposed [,] shall, for each [offense] 763
	932	+	violation, be [subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55] guilty of a 764
	933	+	class A misdemeanor. 765
	934	+	Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 52-572w of the general statutes is 766
	935	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
932	936
933	937
934		-	LCO 26 of 33
935	938
936		-	Sec. 13. Section 30-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 819
937		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 820
938		-	(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in [its] the 821
939		-	department's discretion, suspend, revoke or refuse to grant or renew a 822
940		-	permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor, or impose a fine of not greater 823
941		-	than one thousand dollars per violation, if the department has 824
942		-	reasonable cause to believe: (1) That the applicant or permittee appears 825
943		-	to be financially irresponsible or neglects to provide for the applicant's 826
944		-	or permittee's family, or neglects or is unable to pay the applicant's or 827
945		-	permittee's just debts; (2) that the applicant or permittee has been 828
946		-	provided with funds by any wholesaler or manufacturer or has any 829
947		-	forbidden connection with any other class of permittee as provided in 830
948		-	this chapter; (3) that the applicant or permittee is in the habit of using 831
949		-	alcoholic beverages to excess; (4) that the applicant or permittee has 832
950		-	wilfully made any false statement to the department in a material 833
951		-	matter; (5) that the applicant or permittee has been convicted of 834
952		-	violating any of the liquor laws of this or any other state or the liquor 835
953		-	laws of the United States or has been convicted of a felony as such term 836
954		-	is defined in section 53a-25, provided any action taken is based upon (A) 837
955		-	the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the applicant or 838
956		-	permittee's ability to safely or competently perform the duties 839
957		-	associated with such permit, (B) information pertaining to the degree of 840
958		-	rehabilitation of the applicant or permittee, and (C) the time elapsed 841
959		-	since the conviction or release, or has such a criminal record that the 842
960		-	department reasonably believes the applicant or permittee is not a 843
961		-	suitable person to hold a permit, provided no refusal shall be rendered 844
962		-	under this subdivision except in accordance with the provisions of 845
963		-	sections 46a-80 and 46a-81; (6) that the applicant or permittee has not 846
964		-	been delegated full authority and control of the permit premises and of 847
965		-	the conduct of all business on such premises; or (7) that the applicant, 848
966		-	applicant's backer, backer or permittee has violated (A) any provision of 849
967		-	this chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter, or (B) any 850
968		-	provision of sections 21a-425 to 21a-425d, inclusive, or any regulation 851
969		-	adopted under subsection (k) of section 21a-425a. Any applicant, 852 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	939	+	LCO No. 4313 26 of 27
970	940
971		-
972		-	LCO 27 of 33
973		-
974		-	applicant's backer or backer shall be subject to the same disqualifications 853
975		-	as provided in this chapter, or any regulation adopted under this 854
976		-	chapter, for permittees. 855
977		-	(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in [his or her] 856
978		-	the commissioner's discretion, require a permittee who has had [his or 857
979		-	her] the permittee's permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor suspended or 858
980		-	revoked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to have such 859
981		-	permittee's employees participate in an alcohol seller and server 860
982		-	training program approved by the commissioner. The commissioner 861
983		-	may require proof of completion of the program from the permittee 862
984		-	prior to reactivation or reissuance of such permit. 863
985		-	[(c) In lieu of suspending or revoking a permit for the sale of alcoholic 864
986		-	liquor pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may 865
987		-	require a permittee to have such permittee's employees participate in an 866
988		-	alcohol seller and server training program.] 867
989		-	(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in the 868
990		-	commissioner's discretion, enter into a settlement agreement, or a 869
991		-	comparable negotiated settlement instrument, in lieu of proceeding to 870
992		-	an administrative hearing. Such agreement or instrument may contain, 871
993		-	but need not be limited to, provisions concerning settlement fees, 872
994		-	probation, the suspension or placement of conditions on a permit issued 873
995		-	by the department pursuant to this chapter, training requirements and 874
996		-	additional security measures. 875
997		-	(d) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense 876
998		-	may request, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether 877
999		-	such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from 878
1000		-	obtaining a permit issued or conferred by the department pursuant to 879
1001		-	this chapter based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its 880
1002		-	relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform 881
1003		-	the duties or responsibilities associated with such permit, (B) 882
1004		-	information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, 883
1005		-	and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual. 884 Substitute Bill No. 6854
1006		-
1007		-
1008		-	LCO 28 of 33
1009		-
1010		-	(2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the 885
1011		-	individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the 886
1012		-	commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than 887
1013		-	fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The 888
1014		-	department may waive such fee. 889
1015		-	(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this 890
1016		-	subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such 891
1017		-	request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, 892
1018		-	such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a permit 893
1019		-	issued [pursuant to] under this chapter. 894
1020		-	(4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under 895
1021		-	this section, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines 896
1022		-	that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information 897
1023		-	presented in the determination request. 898
1024		-	Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 30-48 of the general statutes is 899
1025		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 900
1026		-	1, 2025): 901
1027		-	(a) No backer or permittee of one permit class shall be a backer or 902
1028		-	permittee of any other permit class except in the case of airline permits 903
1029		-	issued under section 30-28a, boats operating under in-state 904
1030		-	[transporter's] transporter permits issued under section 30-19f, as 905
1031		-	amended by this act, and cafe permits issued under subsections (d) and 906
1032		-	(h) of section 30-22a, except that: (1) A backer of a hotel permit issued 907
1033		-	under section 30-21 or a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 908
1034		-	may be a backer of both such classes; (2) a holder or backer of a 909
1035		-	restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, a cafe permit issued under 910
1036		-	subsection (a) of section 30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider 911
1037		-	issued under section 30-22g may be a holder or backer of any other or 912
1038		-	all of such classes; (3) a holder or backer of a restaurant permit issued 913
1039		-	under section 30-22 may be a holder or backer of a cafe permit issued 914
1040		-	under subsection (f) of section 30-22a; (4) a backer of a restaurant permit 915
1041		-	issued under section 30-22 may be a backer of a coliseum permit issued 916 Substitute Bill No. 6854
1042		-
1043		-
1044		-	LCO 29 of 33
1045		-
1046		-	under section 30-33a when such restaurant is within a coliseum; (5) a 917
1047		-	backer of a hotel permit issued under section 30-21 may be a backer of a 918
1048		-	coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; (6) a backer of a grocery 919
1049		-	store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20, as 920
1050		-	amended by this act, may be (A) a backer of a package store permit 921
1051		-	issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, as amended by this act, if 922
1052		-	such was the case on or before May 1, 1996, and (B) a backer of a 923
1053		-	restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, provided the restaurant 924
1054		-	permit premises do not abut or share the same space as the grocery store 925
1055		-	beer permit premises; (7) a backer of a cafe permit issued under 926
1056		-	subsection (j) of section 30-22a, may be a backer of a nonprofit theater 927
1057		-	permit issued under section 30-35a; (8) a backer of a nonprofit theater 928
1058		-	permit issued under section 30-35a may be a holder or backer of a hotel 929
1059		-	permit issued under section 30-21 or a coliseum permit issued under 930
1060		-	section 30-33a; (9) a backer of a concession permit issued under section 931
1061		-	30-33 may be a backer of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a; 932
1062		-	(10) a holder of an out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine issued 933
1063		-	under section 30-18a, as amended by this act, may be a holder of an in-934
1064		-	state [transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as 935
1065		-	amended by this act; (11) a holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit for 936
1066		-	alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18, as amended by this act, or 937
1067		-	an out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 938
1068		-	30-18a, as amended by this act, may be a holder of an in-state 939
1069		-	[transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as 940
1070		-	amended by this act; (12) a holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm 941
1071		-	winery issued under subsection (c) of section 30-16, as amended by this 942
1072		-	act, or a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead issued under 943
1073		-	subsection (d) of section 30-16, as amended by this act, may be a holder 944
1074		-	of an in-state [transporter's] transporter permit issued under section 30-945
1075		-	19f, as amended by this act, an off-site farm winery sales and tasting 946
1076		-	permit issued under section 30-16a or any combination of such permits; 947
1077		-	(13) the holder of a manufacturer permit for spirits, beer, a farm winery 948
1078		-	or wine, cider and mead, issued under subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d), 949
1079		-	respectively, of section 30-16, as amended by this act, may be a holder 950
1080		-	of a Connecticut craft cafe permit issued under section 30-22d, a 951 Substitute Bill No. 6854
1081		-
1082		-
1083		-	LCO 30 of 33
1084		-
1085		-	restaurant permit or a restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under 952
1086		-	section 30-22 or a farmers' market sales permit issued under section 30-953
1087		-	37o; (14) the holder of a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22, a 954
1088		-	cafe permit issued under section 30-22a, a cafe permit for wine, beer and 955
1089		-	cider issued under section 30-22g or an in-state [transporter's] 956
1090		-	transporter permit issued under section 30-19f, as amended by this act, 957
1091		-	may be the holder of a seasonal outdoor open-air permit issued under 958
1092		-	section 30-22e or an outdoor open-air permit issued under section 30-959
1093		-	22f; (15) the holder of a festival permit issued under section 30-37t may 960
1094		-	be the holder or backer of one or more of such other classes; (16) the 961
1095		-	holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor other than 962
1096		-	beer issued under section 30-18, as amended by this act, an out-of-state 963
1097		-	winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a, as 964
1098		-	amended by this act, or an out-of-state shipper's permit for beer issued 965
1099		-	under section 30-19 may be the holder of an out-of-state retailer 966
1100		-	shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a, as amended by 967
1101		-	this act; and (17) the holder of a restaurant permit issued under section 968
1102		-	30-22 may be a holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit issued under 969
1103		-	section 30-22d, provided the permit premises are located at two 970
1104		-	different addresses. Any person may be a permittee of more than one 971
1105		-	permit. No holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued under 972
1106		-	subsection (b) of section 30-16 and no spouse or child of such holder 973
1107		-	may be a holder or backer of more than three restaurant permits issued 974
1108		-	under section 30-22, cafe permits issued under section 30-22a or cafe 975
1109		-	permits for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g. 976
1110		-	Sec. 15. Section 30-87 of the general statutes is repealed and the 977
1111		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 978
1112		-	Any person who induces any minor to procure alcoholic liquor from 979
1113		-	any person permitted to sell such alcoholic liquor shall be subject to the 980
1114		-	penalties prescribed in section 30-113. The provisions of this section 981
1115		-	shall not apply to (1) the procurement of liquor by a person over age 982
1116		-	eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a 983
1117		-	where such procurement is made in the course of such person's 984
1118		-	employment or business, or (2) any such inducement in furtherance of 985 Substitute Bill No. 6854
1119		-
1120		-
1121		-	LCO 31 of 33
1122		-
1123		-	an official investigation or enforcement activity authorized or 986
1124		-	conducted by a law enforcement agency or the Department of 987
1125		-	Consumer Protection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 988
1126		-	prevent any action from being taken under section 30-55 or section 30-989
1127		-	86, or both, against any person permitted to sell alcoholic liquor who 990
1128		-	has sold alcoholic liquor to a minor where such minor is participating in 991
1129		-	an official investigation or enforcement activity authorized or 992
1130		-	conducted by a law enforcement agency or the department. 993
1131		-	Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 994
1132		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 995
1133		-	1, 2025): 996
1134		-	(a) The sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses or other 997
1135		-	receptacles suitable to allow for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by 998
1136		-	an individual in places operating under hotel permits issued under 999
1137		-	section 30-21, restaurant permits issued under section 30-22, cafe 1000
1138		-	permits issued under section 30-22a, cafe permits for wine, beer and 1001
1139		-	cider issued under section 30-22g, Connecticut craft cafe permits issued 1002
1140		-	under section 30-22d, club permits issued under section 30-22aa, 1003
1141		-	restaurant permits for catering establishments or qualified managed 1004
1142		-	residential communities issued under section 30-22b, as amended by 1005
1143		-	this act, coliseum permits issued under section 30-33a, temporary liquor 1006
1144		-	permits for noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35, 1007
1145		-	nonprofit public museum permits issued under section 30-37a, 1008
1146		-	manufacturer permits for beer, a farm winery or wine, cider and mead 1009
1147		-	issued under subsection (b), (c) or (d), respectively, of section 30-16, as 1010
1148		-	amended by this act, casino permits issued under section 30-37k and 1011
1149		-	caterer liquor permits issued under section 30-37j shall be unlawful on: 1012
1150		-	(1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the 1013
1151		-	hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the 1014
1152		-	hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the 1015
1153		-	hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except (A) 1016
1154		-	for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 1017
1155		-	hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 1018
1156		-	Christmas falls, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in 1019 Substitute Bill No. 6854
1157		-
1158		-
1159		-	LCO 32 of 33
1160		-
1161		-	section 30-37k; and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock 1020
1162		-	a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January 1021
1163		-	first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three 1022
1164		-	o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 1023
1165		-	Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 52-572w of the general statutes is 1024
1166		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1025
1167		-	1, 2025): 1026
1168		-	(a) Any covenant, agreement or understanding in, in connection with 1027
1169		-	or collateral to any contract or agreement made or entered into with any 1028
1170		-	caterer or catering establishment, as defined in subsection [(d)] (a) of 1029
1171		-	section 30-22b, as amended by this act, that exempts such caterer or 1030
1172		-	catering establishment from liability for damages for bodily injury to 1031
1173		-	persons or damage to property caused by or resulting from the 1032
1174		-	negligence of the caterer or catering establishment, the agents, servants 1033
1175		-	or employees of such caterer or catering establishment or the patrons at 1034
1176		-	the event to which such contract or agreement pertains is against public 1035
1177		-	policy and void. 1036
1178		-	Sec. 18. Section 30-53 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1037
1179		-	October 1, 2025) 1038
	941	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 767
	942	+	1, 2025): 768
	943	+	(a) Any covenant, agreement or understanding in, in connection with 769
	944	+	or collateral to any contract or agreement made or entered into with any 770
	945	+	caterer or catering establishment, as defined in subsection [(d)] (a) of 771
	946	+	section 30-22b, as amended by this act, that exempts such caterer or 772
	947	+	catering establishment from liability for damages for bodily injury to 773
	948	+	persons or damage to property caused by or resulting from the 774
	949	+	negligence of the caterer or catering establishment, the agents, servants 775
	950	+	or employees of such caterer or catering establishment or the patrons at 776
	951	+	the event to which such contract or agreement pertains is against public 777
	952	+	policy and void. 778
	953	+	Sec. 21. Section 30-53 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 779
	954	+	October 1, 2025) 780
1180	955		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1181	956		sections:
1182	957
1183		-	Section 1 October 1, 2025 30-14(a) and (b)
1184		-	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 30-16(c) and (d)
1185		-	Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 30-16b(d)
1186		-	Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 30-16c(a)
1187		-	Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 30-18(b)
1188		-	Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 30-18a(b)
1189		-	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 30-19f(a) and (b)
1190		-	Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 30-20
1191		-	Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 30-22b
1192		-	Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 30-37u(g)
1193		-	Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 30-39
1194		-	Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 30-45 Substitute Bill No. 6854
	958	+	Section 1 October 1, 2025 21a-425
	959	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 30-14(a) and (b)
	960	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 30-19f(a)
	961	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 30-20(a)
	962	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 30-22b
	963	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 30-37j
	964	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 30-39
	965	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 30-47
	966	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 30-51
	967	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 30-74(a) and (b)
	968	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 30-76
	969	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 30-77(a)
	970	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 30-86(b)
	971	+	Sec. 14 from passage 30-87
	972	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2025 30-90
	973	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2025 30-91(a)
	974	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2025 30-98
	975	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2025 30-101
	976	+	Raised Bill No. 6854
1195	977
1196	978
1197		-	LCO 33 of 33
1198	979
1199		-	Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 30-47
1200		-	Sec. 14 October 1, 2025 30-48(a)
1201		-	Sec. 15 from passage 30-87
1202		-	Sec. 16 October 1, 2025 30-91(a)
1203		-	Sec. 17 October 1, 2025 52-572w(a)
1204		-	Sec. 18 October 1, 2025 Repealer section
	980	+	LCO No. 4313 27 of 27
1205	981
1206		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1207		-	In Section 9(b)(1), "and a qualified managed residential community may
1208		-	serve" was changed to "and shall allow a qualified managed residential
1209		-	community to serve" for internal consistency.
	982	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2025 30-113
	983	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2025 52-572w(a)
	984	+	Sec. 21 October 1, 2025 Repealer section
1210	985
1211		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst.
	986	+	Statement of Purpose:
	987	+	To (1) redefine "container" for purposes of infused beverages, (2)
	988	+	establish a daily in-state transporter's liquor permit, a restaurant permit
	989	+	for a catering establishment or a qualified managed residential
	990	+	community and a mobile bar permit, (3) redefine "grocery store" for
	991	+	purposes of the grocery store beer permit and related provisions, (4)
	992	+	redefine "meal" for purposes of the caterer liquor permit, (5) specify that
	993	+	the Department of Consumer Protection shall not review an initial
	994	+	application for a liquor permit in the absence of certain required
	995	+	documents, (6) eliminate the newspaper publication requirement for
	996	+	liquor permit applications, (7) provide for a liquor education program,
	997	+	(8) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to enter into
	998	+	certain settlement agreements, (9) clarify the investigation and
	999	+	enforcement exception regarding purchases by minors, (10) specify that
	1000	+	the default penalty for violation of the Liquor Control Act is a class A
	1001	+	misdemeanor, and (11) eliminate the municipal recording requirement
	1002	+	for liquor permits.
	1003	+
	1004	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1005	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1006	+	underlined.]
1212	1007