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11 Session of 2025
22 SENATE BILL No. 56
33 By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
44 1-22
55 AN ACT concerning alcoholic beverages; authorizing the delivery of
66 alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage by licensed retailers, drinking
77 establishments and third-party delivery services to patrons; amending
88 K.S.A. 41-327, 41-2601, 41-2701 and 41-2728 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp.
99 41-102 and repealing the existing sections.
1010 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
1111 New Section 1. (a) A third-party delivery service permit shall allow
1212 the permit holder to deliver alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage on
1313 behalf of a licensee in accordance with the provisions of sections 2, 3 and
1414 4, and amendments thereto, except that such deliveries shall only occur
1515 within this state.
1616 (b) An application for a third-party delivery service permit shall be
1717 submitted in such form and manner as prescribed by the director and shall
1818 include payment of the third-party delivery service permit fee in the
1919 amount of $1,500. Each application shall contain an affirmation by the
2020 applicant that the applicant is registered to do business in this state and that
2121 all of the following is true for each individual conducting deliveries on
2222 behalf of the applicant:
2323 (1) The individual is at least 21 years of age and holds a valid driver's
2424 license;
2525 (2) the individual has not been adjudged guilty of a felony;
2626 (3) the individual will maintain or otherwise be covered by primary
2727 automobile insurance that meets the minimum coverage requirements in
2828 K.S.A. 40-284 and 40-3107, and amendments thereto; and
2929 (4) the individual will comply with the provisions of sections 2, 3 and
3030 4, and amendments thereto, in conducting deliveries of alcoholic liquor
3131 and cereal malt beverage.
3232 (c) A third-party delivery service permit shall commence on the date
3333 specified on the permit and expire one year after such date.
3434 (d) (1) A third-party delivery service shall be liable for violations of
3535 K.S.A. 41-715, and amendments thereto, and sections 2, 3 and 4, and
3636 amendments thereto, that are committed by any individual conducting
3737 deliveries on behalf of such third-party delivery service.
3838 (2) An individual conducting deliveries on behalf of a third-party
3939 delivery service shall be liable for violations of K.S.A. 41-715, and
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7777 (e) The director may enforce the requirements of this section against
7878 a third-party delivery service or any individual delivering alcoholic liquor
7979 or cereal malt beverage on behalf of such third-party delivery service for
8080 any violations committed by such third-party delivery service or such
8181 individual. The director may impose a civil fine on a third-party delivery
8282 service and an individual delivering alcoholic liquor or cereal malt
8383 beverage on behalf of such third-party delivery service for the same
8484 violation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
8585 jurisdictional authority of the director in pursuing violations of this section
8686 against a third-party delivery service or an individual delivery alcoholic
8787 liquor or cereal malt beverage on behalf of such third-party delivery
8888 service.
8989 (f) Personal data collected solely to comply with the requirements of
9090 this section shall be limited to what is adequate, relevant and reasonably
9191 necessary in relation to the purposes for which such data is processed, as
9292 disclosed to the consumer. Data shall not be sold or used for any purpose
9393 other than compliance with this section and sections 2, 3 and 4, and
9494 amendments thereto. A licensee or third-party delivery service shall
9595 implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices,
9696 including administrative, physical and technical safeguards appropriate to
9797 the nature of the data and the purposes for which the data will be used to
9898 protect the data collected from the unauthorized use, disclosure, access,
9999 destruction or modification to comply with the requirements of this
100100 section, and such security practices and procedures shall be made available
101101 to the director upon reasonable request.
102102 (g) Nothing in sections 2, 3 and 4, and amendments thereto, shall be
103103 construed to require a company that only provides technology services to a
104104 licensee to obtain a third-party delivery service permit if the company does
105105 not employ or contract with delivery drivers but only provides software or
106106 an application that connects consumers and such licensees.
107107 (h) At the time of application and for any changes at renewal, a third-
108108 party delivery service shall submit an outline of internal or external
109109 training for individuals engaged in delivery that addresses topics such as
110110 identifying underage persons, intoxicated persons and fake or altered
111111 identification.
112112 (i) Individuals engaged in a delivery service shall:
113113 (1) Use an identification scanning software technology or an
114114 alternative method approved by the director, to verify the age of the
115115 consumer upon delivery;
116116 (2) not have been adjudged guilty of a felony;
117117 (3) have completed the delivery service training course as provided in
118118 subsection (h) and received a certificate of completion issued by the third-
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163163 (4) have in the individual's possession a copy of such certificate of
164164 completion when making deliveries on behalf of a third-party delivery
165165 service. A copy of the certificate of completion may be either a paper or
166166 electronic copy.
167167 (j) A third-party delivery service shall require that each individual
168168 conducting deliveries on behalf of such third-party delivery service submit
169169 to a criminal history record check prior to conducting any such deliveries.
170170 (k) The responsibilities of any licensee, regarding delivery of
171171 alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage to a consumer, are considered
172172 satisfied at the time such licensee transfers possession of such alcoholic
173173 beverage to the third-party delivery service or the individual employed by,
174174 contracted with or acting on behalf of a third-party delivery service.
175175 (l) Except for enforcement actions by the director, a licensee shall not
176176 be held responsible for any reason under statutory or common law for the
177177 actions of a third-party delivery service or an individual engaged in
178178 delivery activity on behalf of a third-party delivery service, including, but
179179 not limited to:
180180 (1) Providing, selling or serving alcohol to a minor or to an
181181 intoxicated individual;
182182 (2) the delivery of alcoholic liquor in a dry or otherwise illegal area,
183183 unless the licensee has contractually agreed to retain responsibility for
184184 ensuring that deliveries are not directed to a dry or otherwise illegal area;
185185 or
186186 (3) any other provision of this section or sections 2, 3 or 4, and
187187 amendments thereto.
188188 (m) A licensee shall not be required to verify that the third-party
189189 delivery service or the individual engaged in delivery on behalf of a third-
190190 party delivery service has received the required training.
191191 (n) As used in this section, "licensee" means a retailer, a drinking
192192 establishment licensed under the club and drinking establishment act or a
193193 cereal malt beverage retailer licensed under the Kansas cereal malt
194194 beverage act.
195195 (o) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
196196 implement the provisions of this section.
197197 (p) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental
198198 to the Kansas liquor control act.
199199 New Sec. 2. (a) In addition to the rights of a retailer under the Kansas
200200 liquor control act, a retailer license shall allow the retailer to deliver
201201 alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage in the original unopened
202202 container that is sold by such retailer to a patron at an address designated
203203 by such patron for consumption off the licensed premises and not for
204204 resale. Such delivery shall only occur within this state.
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248248 (b) No container of beer or cereal malt beverage that is subject to the
249249 beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act shall be delivered
250250 pursuant to this section.
251251 (c) A retailer may establish reasonable minimum and maximum order
252252 quantities or minimum or maximum dollar values for an order, or both, for
253253 alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage delivered pursuant to this
254254 section.
255255 (d) Prior to any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage being
256256 removed from a retailer's licensed premises for delivery under this section,
257257 such retailer shall finalize all payments for such alcoholic liquor or cereal
258258 malt beverage made by the purchasing patron or obtain a debit or credit
259259 card authorization for the total amount charged for such alcoholic liquor or
260260 cereal malt beverage, including any additional fees to be charged in
261261 connection with the delivery. All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage
262262 shall be assembled, packaged and fulfilled for delivery at such retailer's
263263 licensed premises and from the retailer's inventory located at such
264264 premises.
265265 (e) (1) A retailer may authorize deliveries on such retailer's behalf
266266 through a contractual agreement with a third-party delivery service. A
267267 third-party delivery service shall hold a valid third-party delivery service
268268 permit prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with a retailer.
269269 (2) A third-party delivery service may offer to conduct deliveries on
270270 behalf of a retailer pursuant to this section if the retailer expressly agrees
271271 in writing to allow the third-party delivery service to offer the delivery of
272272 orders on behalf of such retailer.
273273 (3) Any provision in an agreement between a third-party delivery
274274 service and a retailer that is in conflict with this subsection is void and
275275 unenforceable.
276276 (f) (1) A retailer may authorize a third-party delivery service to
277277 conduct other delivery-related services. A third-party delivery service that
278278 has contracted with a retailer for such services may use electronic means,
279279 including, but not limited to, websites and mobile device applications, to
280280 market, receive and process orders placed by patrons for alcoholic liquor
281281 and cereal malt beverage if:
282282 (A) The retailer retains sole discretion to determine whether to accept
283283 an order and to complete a sale transaction;
284284 (B) the sale transaction is between the patron placing the order and
285285 the retailer that accepts such order, and the retailer appears as the merchant
286286 of record at all times, including at the time of purchase and acceptance of
287287 the delivery; and
288288 (C) the retailer receives full payment from the patron placing the
289289 order for all alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage included in such
290290 order, and all moneys collected from such patron are automatically paid or
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334334 otherwise credited to such retailer.
335335 (2) A third-party delivery service conducting deliveries or other
336336 delivery-related services on behalf of a retailer shall not:
337337 (A) Use a retailer's likeness to falsely suggest sponsorship or
338338 endorsement of such third-party delivery service by such retailer;
339339 (B) inflate or alter a retailer's pricing, but may assess other charges to
340340 the patron if such charges are separately itemized on the receipt provided
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342342 (C) charge the retailer any fee or other expense unless such fee or
343343 other expense is clearly identified in a written agreement executed by both
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345345 (3) A third-party delivery service shall remove a retailer from such
346346 third-party delivery service's delivery and delivery-related services within
347347 10 days after receiving a request for such removal from such retailer.
348348 (g) (1) All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage that is removed
349349 from a retailer's licensed premises for delivery pursuant to this section
350350 shall remain in the possession of such retailer or the third-party delivery
351351 service. Such alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage shall not be
352352 transferred to any other person until delivered to the address designated by
353353 the patron or, if delivery cannot be completed, returned to the licensed
354354 premises of the retailer.
355355 (2) Alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage shall only be delivered
356356 by an individual who:
357357 (A) Is at least 21 years of age;
358358 (B) has not been adjudged guilty of a felony;
359359 (C) holds a valid driver's license;
360360 (D) is covered as the driver of a vehicle by primary automobile
361361 insurance that meets the minimum coverage requirements in K.S.A. 40-
362362 284 and 40-3107, and amendments thereto; and
363363 (E) completes a training and certification program for individuals
364364 delivering alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage in accordance with
365365 subsection (i).
366366 (h) (1) All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage delivered
367367 pursuant to this section shall only be delivered to a location where sales at
368368 retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package are permitted and to an
369369 individual who is at least 21 years of age and who presents valid
370370 government-issued photographic identification verifying the age of such
371371 individual. The identity and age of the individual accepting delivery of any
372372 alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage shall be verified, and such
373373 individual shall execute a written or electronic acknowledgment of receipt
374374 of such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage and certification of such
375375 individual's age. A delivery shall be deemed completed upon proper
376376 acceptance of the alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage. All completed
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420420 deliveries shall be final.
421421 (2) No delivery of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage shall be
422422 completed if:
423423 (A) There is no individual present at the address designated by the
424424 patron placing the order who is available to physically accept delivery in
425425 the presence of the person making the delivery;
426426 (B) the individual attempting to accept delivery is:
427427 (i) Less than 21 years of age;
428428 (ii) unable to provide valid government-issued photographic
429429 identification; or
430430 (iii) noticeably intoxicated; or
431431 (C) the address designated by the patron placing the order is:
432432 (i) Part of any locker, mailbox, package shipping location or similar
433433 service or storage facility business;
434434 (ii) any place of worship;
435435 (iii) any daycare;
436436 (iv) any elementary or secondary school;
437437 (v) any public or private postsecondary educational institution; or
438438 (vi) any place of business that is licensed under the Kansas liquor
439439 control act, Kansas cereal malt beverages act or the club and drinking
440440 establishment act to manufacture, distribute or sell alcoholic liquor, except
441441 that such deliveries may be made to a guest of a hotel for personal
442442 consumption and not for resale.
443443 (3) Deliveries of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage shall only
444444 be made:
445445 (A) On the same calendar day that such alcoholic liquor or cereal
446446 malt beverage is removed from the retailer's license premises for delivery;
447447 (B) during those times when it is lawful for the retailer to sell
448448 alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage for consumption off the licensed
449449 premises; and
450450 (C) to a Kansas address that is located within a 25-mile radius from
451451 the licensed premises of the retailer that sold such alcoholic liquor or
452452 cereal malt beverage.
453453 (i) Each retailer delivering alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage
454454 pursuant to this section and each third-party delivery service shall submit
455455 to the director an outline of a training and certification program for
456456 individuals delivering alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage pursuant
457457 to this section that includes, but is not limited to, identifying individuals
458458 who are less than 21 years of age or intoxicated and recognizing false or
459459 altered forms of identification. The director shall review and approve or
460460 deny all submitted program outlines. The director shall provide the
461461 specific reason for the denial of any program outline along with notice to
462462 the retailer or third-party delivery service that such program outline is
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507507 (j) In addition to the powers and duties of the director provided in
508508 K.S.A. 41-201, and amendments thereto, the director and any employees
509509 or agents thereof shall have the authority to conduct an audit of any
510510 retailer's or third-party delivery service's records to determine if any
511511 provision of this section or any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary
512512 has been violated or to secure evidence of any such violation. Retailers or
513513 third-party delivery services shall maintain records of alcoholic liquor and
514514 cereal malt beverage sales delivered for a period of three years.
515515 (k) The director may enforce the requirements of this section against
516516 a retailer or a third-party delivery service for any violations committed by
517517 a retailer or third-party delivery service contracting with such retailer. The
518518 director may impose a civil fine on a retailer and a third-party delivery
519519 service for the same violation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
520520 limit the jurisdictional authority of the director in pursuing violations of
521521 this section against a retailer or third-party delivery service.
522522 (l) A retailer aggrieved by a third-party delivery service that violates
523523 the provisions of this section may bring an action to enjoin such violation
524524 and may seek damages resulting from such violation, including all profits
525525 derived from such violation. A retailer may seek punitive damages in an
526526 amount not to exceed three times the amount of profits and damages if the
527527 defendant knowingly committed the violation or the violation was
528528 committed in bad faith. The prevailing party in any such action may
529529 recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
530530 (m) A retailer may contract with another retailer as a third-party
531531 delivery service to conduct deliveries and other delivery-related services
532532 on behalf of such other retailer in accordance with the provisions of this
533533 section. Such retailer shall hold a valid third-party delivery service permit
534534 prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with such other
535535 retailer.
536536 (n) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
537537 implement and enforce the provisions of this section.
538538 (o) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental
539539 to the Kansas liquor control act.
540540 New Sec. 3. (a) In addition to the rights of a licensee under the club
541541 and drinking establishment act, such license shall allow the licensee to
542542 deliver alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage in accordance with the
543543 container limitation provisions of K.S.A. 41-2653, and amendments
544544 thereto, that is sold by such licensee to a patron at an address designated
545545 by such patron for consumption off the licensed premises and not for
546546 resale. Such delivery shall only occur within this state.
547547 (b) A licensee may establish reasonable minimum and maximum
548548 order quantities or minimum and maximum dollar values for an order, or
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592592 both, for alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage delivered pursuant to
593593 this section.
594594 (c) Prior to any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage being
595595 removed from a licensee's premises for delivery under this section, such
596596 licensee shall finalize all payments for such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt
597597 beverage made by the purchasing patron or obtain a debit or credit card
598598 authorization for the total amount charged for such alcoholic liquor or
599599 cereal malt beverage, including any additional fees to be charged in
600600 connection with the delivery. All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage
601601 shall be assembled, packaged and fulfilled for delivery at such licensee's
602602 premises and from such inventory located at such premises.
603603 (d) (1) A licensee may authorize deliveries on such licensee's behalf
604604 through a contractual agreement with a third-party delivery service. A
605605 third-party delivery service shall hold a valid third-party delivery service
606606 permit prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with a
607607 licensee.
608608 (2) A third-party delivery service may offer to conduct deliveries on
609609 behalf of a licensee pursuant to this section if the licensee expressly agrees
610610 in writing to allow the third-party delivery service to offer the delivery of
611611 orders on behalf of such licensee.
612612 (3) Any provision in an agreement between a third-party delivery
613613 service and a licensee that is in conflict with this subsection is void and
614614 unenforceable.
615615 (e) (1) A licensee may authorize a third-party delivery service to
616616 conduct other delivery-related services. A third-party delivery service that
617617 has contracted with a licensee for such services may use electronic means,
618618 including, but not limited to, websites and mobile device applications, to
619619 market, receive and process orders placed by patrons for alcoholic liquor
620620 and cereal malt beverage if:
621621 (A) The licensee retains sole discretion to determine whether to
622622 accept an order and to complete a sale transaction;
623623 (B) the sale transaction is between the patron placing the order and
624624 the licensee that accepts such order, and the licensee appears as the
625625 merchant of record at all times, including at the time of purchase and
626626 acceptance of the delivery; and
627627 (C) the licensee receives full payment from the patron placing the
628628 order for all alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage included in such
629629 order, and all moneys collected from such patron are automatically paid or
630630 otherwise credited to such licensee.
631631 (2) A third-party delivery service conducting deliveries or other
632632 delivery-related services on behalf of a licensee shall not:
633633 (A) Use a licensee's likeness to falsely suggest sponsorship or
634634 endorsement of such third-party delivery service by such licensee;
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678678 (B) inflate or alter a licensee's pricing, but may assess other charges
679679 to the patron if such charges are separately itemized on the receipt
680680 provided to the patron; or
681681 (C) charge the licensee any fee or other expense unless such fee or
682682 other expense is clearly identified in a written agreement executed by both
683683 parties.
684684 (3) A third-party delivery service shall remove a licensee from such
685685 third-party delivery service's delivery and delivery-related services within
686686 10 days after receiving a request for such removal from such licensee.
687687 (f) (1) All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage that is removed
688688 from a licensee's premises for delivery pursuant to this section shall remain
689689 in the possession of such licensee or the third-party delivery service. Such
690690 alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage shall not be transferred to any
691691 other person until delivered to the address designated by the patron or, if
692692 delivery cannot be completed, returned to the premises of the licensee.
693693 (2) Alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage shall only be delivered
694694 by an individual who:
695695 (A) Is at least 21 years of age;
696696 (B) has not been adjudged guilty of a felony;
697697 (C) holds a valid driver's license;
698698 (D) is covered as the driver of a vehicle by primary automobile
699699 insurance that meets the minimum coverage requirements in K.S.A. 40-
700700 284 and 40-3107, and amendments thereto; and
701701 (E) completes a training and certification program for individuals
702702 delivering alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage in accordance with
703703 subsection (h).
704704 (g) (1) All alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage delivered
705705 pursuant to this section shall only be delivered to a location in a county
706706 where the qualified electors of the county approved, by a majority vote of
707707 those voting therein, the proposition to amend section 10 of article 15 of
708708 the constitution of the state of Kansas at the general election in November
709709 1986, or have approved a proposition to allow sales of alcoholic liquor by
710710 the individual drink in public places within the county at an election
711711 pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2646, and amendments thereto, and to an individual
712712 who is at least 21 years of age and who presents valid government-issued
713713 photographic identification verifying the age of such individual. The
714714 identity and age of the individual accepting delivery of any alcoholic
715715 liquor or cereal malt beverage shall be verified, and such individual shall
716716 execute a written or electronic acknowledgment of receipt of such
717717 alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage and certification of such
718718 individual's age. A delivery shall be deemed completed upon proper
719719 acceptance of the alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage. All completed
720720 deliveries shall be final.
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764764 (2) No delivery of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage shall be
765765 completed if:
766766 (A) There is no individual present at the address designated by the
767767 patron placing the order who is available to physically accept delivery in
768768 the presence of the person making the delivery;
769769 (B) the individual attempting to accept delivery is:
770770 (i) Less than 21 years of age;
771771 (ii) unable to provide valid government-issued photographic
772772 identification; or
773773 (iii) noticeably intoxicated; or
774774 (C) the address designated by the patron placing the order is:
775775 (i) Part of any locker, mailbox, package shipping location or similar
776776 service or storage facility business;
777777 (ii) any place of worship;
778778 (iii) any daycare;
779779 (iv) any elementary or secondary school;
780780 (v) any public or private postsecondary educational institution; or
781781 (vi) any place of business that is licensed under the Kansas liquor
782782 control act, Kansas cereal malt beverages act or the club and drinking
783783 establishment act to manufacture, distribute or sell alcoholic liquor, except
784784 that such deliveries may be made to a guest of a hotel for personal
785785 consumption and not for resale.
786786 (3) Deliveries of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage shall only
787787 be made:
788788 (A) On the same calendar day that such alcoholic liquor or cereal
789789 malt beverage is removed from the licensee's premises for delivery;
790790 (B) during those times when it is lawful for the licensee to sell
791791 alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage for consumption on the licensed
792792 premises; and
793793 (C) to a Kansas address that is located within a 25-mile radius from
794794 the licensed premises of the licensee that sold such alcoholic liquor or
795795 cereal malt beverage.
796796 (h) Each licensee delivering alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage
797797 pursuant to this section and each third-party delivery service shall submit
798798 to the director an outline of a training and certification program for
799799 individuals delivering alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage pursuant
800800 to this section that includes, but is not limited to, identifying individuals
801801 who are less than 21 years of age or intoxicated and recognizing false or
802802 altered forms of identification. The director shall review and approve or
803803 deny all submitted program outlines. The director shall provide the
804804 specific reason for the denial of any program outline along with notice to
805805 the licensee or third-party delivery service that such program outline is
806806 denied.
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850850 (i) In addition to the powers and duties of the director provided in
851851 K.S.A. 41-201, and amendments thereto, the director and any employees
852852 or agents thereof shall have the authority to conduct an audit of any
853853 licensee's or third-party delivery service's records to determine if any
854854 provision of this section or any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary
855855 has been violated or to secure evidence of any such violation. Licensees or
856856 third-party delivery services shall maintain records of alcoholic liquor and
857857 cereal malt beverage sales delivered for a period of three years.
858858 (j) The director may enforce the requirements of this section against a
859859 licensee or a third-party delivery service for any violations committed by a
860860 licensee or third-party delivery service contracting with such licensee. The
861861 director may impose a civil fine on a licensee and a third-party delivery
862862 service for the same violation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
863863 limit the jurisdictional authority of the director in pursuing violations of
864864 this section against a licensee or third-party delivery service.
865865 (k) A licensee aggrieved by a third-party delivery service that violates
866866 the provisions of this section may bring an action to enjoin such violation
867867 and may seek damages resulting from such violation, including all profits
868868 derived from such violation. A licensee may seek punitive damages in an
869869 amount not to exceed three times the amount of profits and damages if the
870870 defendant knowingly committed the violation or the violation was
871871 committed in bad faith. The prevailing party in any such action may
872872 recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
873873 (l) A licensee may contract with another licensee as a third-party
874874 delivery service to conduct deliveries and other delivery-related services
875875 on behalf of such other licensee in accordance with the provisions of this
876876 section. Such licensee shall hold a valid third-party delivery service permit
877877 prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with such other
878878 licensee.
879879 (m) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
880880 implement and enforce the provisions of this section.
881881 (n) As used in this section, "licensee" means a licensed drinking
882882 establishment.
883883 (o) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental
884884 to the club and drinking establishment act.
885885 New Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the rights of a retailer under the Kansas
886886 cereal malt beverage act, a retailer license shall allow the retailer to deliver
887887 cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by
888888 volume in the original unopened container that is sold by such retailer to a
889889 patron at an address designated by such patron for consumption off the
890890 licensed premises and not for resale. Such delivery shall only occur within
891891 this state.
892892 (b) No container of cereal malt beverage or beer containing not more
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936936 than 6% alcohol by volume that is subject to the beer and cereal malt
937937 beverage keg registration act shall be delivered pursuant to this section.
938938 (c) A retailer may establish reasonable minimum and maximum order
939939 quantities or minimum and maximum dollar values for an order, or both,
940940 for cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by
941941 volume delivered pursuant to this section.
942942 (d) Prior to any cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more
943943 than 6% alcohol by volume being removed from a retailer's licensed
944944 premises for delivery under this section, such retailer shall finalize all
945945 payments for such cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than
946946 6% alcohol by volume made by the purchasing patron or obtain a debit or
947947 credit card authorization for the total amount charged for such cereal malt
948948 beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume,
949949 including any additional fees to be charged in connection with the delivery.
950950 All cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by
951951 volume shall be assembled, packaged and fulfilled for delivery at such
952952 retailer's licensed premises and from the retailer's inventory located at such
953953 premises.
954954 (e) (1) A retailer may authorize deliveries on such retailer's behalf
955955 through a contractual agreement with a third-party delivery service. A
956956 third-party delivery service shall hold a valid third-party delivery service
957957 permit prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with a retailer.
958958 (2) A third-party delivery service may offer to conduct deliveries on
959959 behalf of a retailer pursuant to this section if the retailer expressly agrees
960960 in writing to allow the third-party delivery service to offer the delivery of
961961 orders on behalf of such retailer.
962962 (3) Any provision in an agreement between a third-party delivery
963963 service and a retailer that is in conflict with this subsection is void and
964964 unenforceable.
965965 (f) (1) A retailer may authorize a third-party delivery service to
966966 conduct other delivery-related services. A third-party delivery service that
967967 has contracted with a retailer for such services may use electronic means,
968968 including, but not limited to, websites and mobile device applications, to
969969 market, receive and process orders placed by patrons for cereal malt
970970 beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume if:
971971 (A) The retailer retains sole discretion to determine whether to accept
972972 an order and to complete a sale transaction;
973973 (B) the sale transaction is between the patron placing the order and
974974 the retailer that accepts such order, and the retailer appears as the merchant
975975 of record at all times, including at the time of purchase and acceptance of
976976 the delivery; and
977977 (C) the retailer receives full payment from the patron placing the
978978 order for all cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6%
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10221022 alcohol by volume included in such order, and all moneys collected from
10231023 such patron are automatically paid or otherwise credited to such retailer.
10241024 (2) A third-party delivery service conducting deliveries or other
10251025 delivery-related services on behalf of a retailer shall not:
10261026 (A) Use a retailer's likeness to falsely suggest sponsorship or
10271027 endorsement of such third-party delivery service by such retailer;
10281028 (B) inflate or alter a retailer's pricing, but may assess other charges to
10291029 the patron if such charges are separately itemized on the receipt provided
10301030 to the patron; or
10311031 (C) charge the retailer any fee or other expense unless such fee or
10321032 other expense is clearly identified in a written agreement executed by both
10331033 parties.
10341034 (3) A third-party delivery service shall remove a retailer from such
10351035 third-party delivery service's delivery and delivery-related services within
10361036 10 days after receiving a request for such removal from such retailer.
10371037 (g) (1) All cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than
10381038 6% alcohol by volume that is removed from a retailer's licensed premises
10391039 for delivery pursuant to this section shall remain in the possession of such
10401040 retailer or the third-party delivery service conducting the delivery on
10411041 behalf of such retailer. Such cereal malt beverage and beer containing not
10421042 more than 6% alcohol by volume shall not be transferred to any other
10431043 person until delivered to the address designated by the patron, or if
10441044 delivery cannot be completed, returned to the licensed premises of the
10451045 retailer.
10461046 (2) Cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6%
10471047 alcohol by volume shall only be delivered by an individual who:
10481048 (A) Is at least 21 years of age;
10491049 (B) has not been adjudged guilty of a felony;
10501050 (C) holds a valid driver's license;
10511051 (D) is covered as the driver of a vehicle by primary automobile
10521052 insurance that meets the minimum coverage requirements in K.S.A. 40-
10531053 284 and 40-3107, and amendments thereto; and
10541054 (E) completes a training and certification program for individuals
10551055 delivering cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6%
10561056 alcohol by volume in accordance with subsection (i).
10571057 (h) (1) All cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than
10581058 6% alcohol by volume delivered pursuant to this section shall only be
10591059 delivered to an individual who is at least 21 years of age and who presents
10601060 valid government-issued photographic identification verifying the age of
10611061 such individual. The identity and age of the individual accepting delivery
10621062 of any cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol
10631063 by volume shall be verified, and such individual shall execute a written or
10641064 electronic acknowledgment of receipt of such cereal malt beverage and
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11081108 beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume and certification of
11091109 such individual's age. A delivery shall be deemed completed upon proper
11101110 acceptance of the cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more than
11111111 6% alcohol by volume. All completed deliveries shall be final.
11121112 (2) No delivery of cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more
11131113 than 6% alcohol by volume shall be completed if:
11141114 (A) There is no individual present at the address designated by the
11151115 patron placing the order who is available to physically accept delivery in
11161116 the presence of the person making the delivery;
11171117 (B) the individual attempting to accept delivery is:
11181118 (i) Less than 21 years of age;
11191119 (ii) unable to provide valid government-issued photographic
11201120 identification; or
11211121 (iii) noticeably intoxicated; or
11221122 (C) the address designated by the patron placing the order is:
11231123 (i) Part of any locker, mailbox, package shipping location or similar
11241124 service or storage facility business;
11251125 (ii) any place of worship;
11261126 (iii) any daycare;
11271127 (iv) any elementary or secondary school;
11281128 (v) any public or private postsecondary educational institution; or
11291129 (vi) any place of business that is licensed under the Kansas liquor
11301130 control act, Kansas cereal malt beverages act or the club and drinking
11311131 establishment act to manufacture, distribute or sell alcoholic liquor, except
11321132 that such deliveries may be made to a guest of a hotel for personal
11331133 consumption and not for resale.
11341134 (3) Deliveries of cereal malt beverage and beer containing not more
11351135 than 6% alcohol by volume shall only be made:
11361136 (A) On the same calendar day that such cereal malt beverage and beer
11371137 containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume is removed from the
11381138 retailer's license premises for delivery;
11391139 (B) during those times when it is lawful for the retailer to sell cereal
11401140 malt beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume
11411141 for consumption off the licensed premises; and
11421142 (C) to a Kansas address that is located within a 25-mile radius from
11431143 the licensed premises of the retailer that sold such cereal malt beverage
11441144 and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume.
11451145 (i) Each retailer delivering cereal malt beverage and beer containing
11461146 not more than 6% alcohol by volume pursuant to this section and each
11471147 third-party delivery service shall submit to the director an outline of a
11481148 training and certification program for individuals delivering cereal malt
11491149 beverage and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume
11501150 pursuant to this section that includes, but is not limited to, identifying
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11941194 individuals who are less than 21 years of age or intoxicated and
11951195 recognizing false or altered forms of identification. The director shall
11961196 review and approve or deny all submitted program outlines. The director
11971197 shall provide the specific reason for the denial of any program outline
11981198 along with notice to the retailer or third-party delivery service that such
11991199 program outline is denied.
12001200 (j) In addition to the powers and duties of the director provided in
12011201 K.S.A. 41-201, and amendments thereto, the director and any employees
12021202 or agents thereof shall have the authority to conduct an audit of any
12031203 retailer's or third-party delivery service's records to determine if any
12041204 provision of this section or any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary
12051205 has been violated or to secure evidence of any such violation. A retailer or
12061206 third-party delivery service shall maintain records of cereal malt beverage
12071207 and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume sales delivered
12081208 for a period of three years.
12091209 (k) The director may enforce the requirements of this section against
12101210 a retailer or a third-party delivery service for any violations committed by
12111211 such retailer or third-party delivery service contracting with such retailer
12121212 or third-party delivery service. The director may impose a civil fine on a
12131213 retailer and a third-party delivery service for the same violation. Nothing
12141214 in this section shall be construed to limit the jurisdictional authority of the
12151215 director in pursuing violations of this section against any retailer or third-
12161216 party delivery service.
12171217 (l) A retailer aggrieved by a third-party delivery service that violates
12181218 the provisions of this section may bring an action to enjoin such violation
12191219 and may seek damages resulting from such violation, including all profits
12201220 derived from such violation. A retailer may seek punitive damages in an
12211221 amount not to exceed three times the amount of profits and damages if the
12221222 defendant knowingly committed the violation or the violation was
12231223 committed in bad faith. The prevailing party in any such action may
12241224 recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
12251225 (m) A retailer may contract with another retailer as a third-party
12261226 delivery service to conduct deliveries and other delivery-related services
12271227 on behalf of such other retailer in accordance with the provisions of this
12281228 section. Such retailer shall hold a valid third-party delivery service permit
12291229 prior to entering into any such contractual agreement with such other
12301230 retailer.
12311231 (n) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
12321232 implement and enforce the provisions of this section.
12331233 (o) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental
12341234 to the Kansas cereal malt beverage act.
12351235 Sec. 5. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 41-102 is hereby amended to read as
12361236 follows: 41-102. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires
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12801280 otherwise:
12811281 (a) "Alcohol" means the product of distillation of any fermented
12821282 liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever its origin, and includes
12831283 synthetic ethyl alcohol but does not include denatured alcohol or wood
12841284 alcohol.
12851285 (b) "Alcoholic candy" means:
12861286 (1) For purposes of manufacturing, any candy or other confectionery
12871287 product with an alcohol content greater than 0.5% alcohol by volume; and
12881288 (2) for purposes of sale at retail, any candy or other confectionery
12891289 product with an alcohol content greater than 1% alcohol by volume.
12901290 (c) "Alcoholic liquor" means alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, alcoholic
12911291 candy and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits,
12921292 wine or beer and capable of being consumed by a human being, but shall
12931293 not include any cereal malt beverage.
12941294 (d) "Applicant" means a person who has submitted an application for
12951295 licensure under this act.
12961296 (e) "Beer" means a beverage, containing more than 3.2% alcohol by
12971297 weight, obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of
12981298 barley, or other grain, malt and hops in water and includes beer, ale, stout,
12991299 lager beer, porter and similar beverages having such alcoholic content.
13001300 (f) "Caterer" means the same as defined by K.S.A. 41-2601, and
13011301 amendments thereto.
13021302 (g) "Cereal malt beverage" means the same as defined by K.S.A. 41-
13031303 2701, and amendments thereto.
13041304 (h) "Club" means the same as defined by K.S.A. 41-2601, and
13051305 amendments thereto.
13061306 (i) "Director" means the director of alcoholic beverage control of the
13071307 department of revenue.
13081308 (j) "Distributor" means the person importing or causing to be
13091309 imported into the state, or purchasing or causing to be purchased within
13101310 the state, alcoholic liquor for sale or resale to retailers licensed under this
13111311 act or cereal malt beverage for sale or resale to retailers licensed under
13121312 K.S.A. 41-2702, and amendments thereto.
13131313 (k) "Domestic beer" means beer which contains not more than 15%
13141314 alcohol by weight and which is manufactured in this state.
13151315 (l) "Domestic fortified wine" means wine which contains more than
13161316 16%, but not more than 20% alcohol by volume and which is
13171317 manufactured in this state.
13181318 (m) "Domestic table wine" means wine which contains not more than
13191319 16% alcohol by volume and which is manufactured without rectification or
13201320 fortification in this state.
13211321 (n) "Drinking establishment" means the same as defined by K.S.A.
13221322 41-2601, and amendments thereto.
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13661366 (o) "Farm winery" means a winery licensed by the director to
13671367 manufacture, store and sell domestic table wine and domestic fortified
13681368 wine.
13691369 (p) "Fulfillment house" means any location or facility for any in-state
13701370 or out-of-state entity that handles logistics, including warehousing,
13711371 packaging, order fulfillment or shipping services on behalf of the holder of
13721372 a special order shipping license issued pursuant to K.S.A. 41-350, and
13731373 amendments thereto.
13741374 (q) "Hard cider" means any alcoholic beverage that:
13751375 (1) Contains less than 8.5% alcohol by volume;
13761376 (2) has a carbonation level that does not exceed 6.4 grams per liter;
13771377 and
13781378 (3) is obtained by the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of
13791379 sound, ripe apples or pears, including such beverages containing sugar
13801380 added for the purpose of correcting natural deficiencies.
13811381 (r) "Manufacture" means to distill, rectify, ferment, brew, make, mix,
13821382 concoct, process, blend, bottle or fill an original package with any
13831383 alcoholic liquor, beer or cereal malt beverage.
13841384 (s) (1) "Manufacturer" means every brewer, fermenter, distiller,
13851385 rectifier, wine maker, blender, processor, bottler or person who fills or
13861386 refills an original package and others engaged in brewing, fermenting,
13871387 distilling, rectifying or bottling alcoholic liquor, beer or cereal malt
13881388 beverage.
13891389 (2) "Manufacturer" does not include a microbrewery, microdistillery
13901390 or a farm winery.
13911391 (t) "Microbrewery" means a brewery licensed by the director to
13921392 manufacture, store and sell domestic beer and hard cider.
13931393 (u) "Microdistillery" means a facility which produces spirits from any
13941394 source or substance that is licensed by the director to manufacture, store
13951395 and sell spirits.
13961396 (v) "Minor" means any person under 21 years of age.
13971397 (w) "Nonbeverage user" means any manufacturer of any of the
13981398 products set forth and described in K.S.A. 41-501, and amendments
13991399 thereto, when the products contain alcohol or wine, and all laboratories
14001400 using alcohol for nonbeverage purposes.
14011401 (x) "Original package" means any bottle, flask, jug, can, cask, barrel,
14021402 keg, hogshead or other receptacle or container whatsoever, used, corked or
14031403 capped, sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to
14041404 contain and to convey any alcoholic liquor. Original container does not
14051405 include a sleeve.
14061406 (y) "Person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust
14071407 or association.
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14541454 (aa) "Powdered alcohol" means alcohol that is prepared in a
14551455 powdered or crystal form for either direct use or for reconstitution in a
14561456 nonalcoholic liquid.
14571457 (aa)(bb) "Primary American source of supply" means the
14581458 manufacturer, the owner of alcoholic liquor at the time it becomes a
14591459 marketable product or the manufacturer's or owner's exclusive agent who,
14601460 if the alcoholic liquor cannot be secured directly from such manufacturer
14611461 or owner by American wholesalers, is the source closest to such
14621462 manufacturer or owner in the channel of commerce from which the
14631463 product can be secured by American wholesalers.
14641464 (bb)(cc) (1) "Retailer" means a person who is licensed under the
14651465 Kansas liquor control act and sells at retail, or offers for sale at retail,
14661466 alcoholic liquors or cereal malt beverages.
14671467 (2) "Retailer" does not include a microbrewery, microdistillery or a
14681468 farm winery.
14691469 (cc)(dd) "Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner
14701470 or by any means whatsoever for a consideration and includes all sales
14711471 made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant or
14721472 employee.
14731473 (dd)(ee) "Salesperson" means any natural person who:
14741474 (1) Procures or seeks to procure an order, bargain, contract or
14751475 agreement for the sale of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage; or
14761476 (2) is engaged in promoting the sale of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt
14771477 beverage, or in promoting the business of any person, firm or corporation
14781478 engaged in the manufacturing and selling of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt
14791479 beverage, whether the seller resides within the state of Kansas and sells to
14801480 licensed buyers within the state of Kansas, or whether the seller resides
14811481 without the state of Kansas and sells to licensed buyers within the state of
14821482 Kansas.
14831483 (ee)(ff) "Sample" means a serving of alcoholic liquor that contains not
14841484 more than: (1) One-half ounce of distilled spirits; (2) one ounce of wine; or
14851485 (3) two ounces of beer or cereal malt beverage. A "sample" of a mixed
14861486 alcoholic beverage shall contain not more than ½ ounce of distilled spirits.
14871487 (ff)(gg) "Secretary" means the secretary of revenue.
14881488 (gg)(hh) (1) "Sell at retail" and "sale at retail" refer to and mean sales
14891489 for use or consumption and not for resale in any form and sales to clubs,
14901490 licensed drinking establishments, licensed caterers or holders of temporary
14911491 permits.
14921492 (2) "Sell at retail" and "sale at retail" do not refer to or mean sales by
14931493 a distributor, a microbrewery, a farm winery, a licensed club, a licensed
14941494 drinking establishment, a licensed caterer or a holder of a temporary
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15391539 (hh)(ii) "To sell" includes to solicit or receive an order for, to keep or
15401540 expose for sale and to keep with intent to sell.
15411541 (ii)(jj) "Sleeve" means a package of two or more 50-milliliter or 3.2-
15421542 fluid-ounce containers of spirits.
15431543 (jj)(kk) "Spirits" means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained
15441544 by distillation, mixed with water or other substance in solution, and
15451545 includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin or other spirituous liquors, and such
15461546 liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other
15471547 substances.
15481548 (kk)(ll) "Supplier" means a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor or cereal
15491549 malt beverage or an agent of such manufacturer, other than a salesperson.
15501550 (ll)(mm) "Temporary permit" means the same as defined by K.S.A.
15511551 41-2601, and amendments thereto.
15521552 (mm)(nn) "Third-party delivery service" means any person, including
15531553 any limited liability company or other legally recognized entity, that:
15541554 (1) Is registered to do business in this state;
15551555 (2) does not hold any license issued under the Kansas liquor control
15561556 act, the club and drinking establishment act or the Kansas cereal malt
15571557 beverage act, except:
15581558 (A) A retailers license issued under the Kansas liquor control act;
15591559 (B) a drinking establishment license issued under the club and
15601560 drinking establishment act; or
15611561 (C) a cereal malt beverage retailers license issued under the Kansas
15621562 cereal malt beverage act;
15631563 (3) is not affiliated with any licensed manufacturer;
15641564 (4) holds a third-party delivery service permit issued pursuant to
15651565 section 1, and amendments thereto; and
15661566 (5) uses employees or independent contractors to deliver.
15671567 (oo) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the normal
15681568 alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe grapes, fruits, berries or
15691569 other agricultural products, including such beverages containing added
15701570 alcohol or spirits or containing sugar added for the purpose of correcting
15711571 natural deficiencies. "Wine" includes hard cider and any other product that
15721572 is commonly known as a subset of wine.
15731573 Sec. 6. K.S.A. 41-327 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41-327.
15741574 Any licensee or permittee may renew his such license at the expiration
15751575 thereof if he such licensee or permittee is then qualified to receive a
15761576 license or permit and the premises for which such renewal license or
15771577 permit is sought are suitable for such purpose.
15781578 Sec. 7. K.S.A. 41-2601 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41-
15791579 2601. As used in the club and drinking establishment act:
15801580 (a) The following terms mean the same as provided by defined in
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16251625 (1) "Alcoholic liquor";
16261626 (2) "director";
16271627 (3) "original package";
16281628 (4) "person";
16291629 (5) "sale"; and
16301630 (6) "to sell"; and
16311631 (7) "third-party delivery service."
16321632 (b) "Beneficial interest" shall not include any interest a person may
16331633 have as owner, operator, lessee or franchise holder of a licensed hotel or
16341634 motel on the premises of which a club or drinking establishment is located.
16351635 (c) "Caterer" means an individual, partnership or corporation that
16361636 sells alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage by the individual drink, and
16371637 provides services related to the serving thereof, on unlicensed premises
16381638 that may be open to the public, but does not include a holder of a
16391639 temporary permit, selling alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage in
16401640 accordance with the terms of such permit.
16411641 (d) "Cereal malt beverage" means the same as provided by K.S.A. 41-
16421642 2701, and amendments thereto.
16431643 (e) "Class A club" means a premises that is owned or leased by a
16441644 corporation, partnership, business trust or association and that is operated
16451645 thereby as a bona fide nonprofit social, fraternal or war veterans' club, as
16461646 determined by the director, for the exclusive use of the corporate
16471647 stockholders, partners, trust beneficiaries or associates, hereinafter referred
16481648 to as members, and their families and guests accompanying them, as
16491649 provided in K.S.A. 41-2637, and amendments thereto.
16501650 (f) "Class B club" means a premises operated for profit by a
16511651 corporation, partnership or individual, to which members of such club may
16521652 resort for the consumption of food or alcoholic beverages and for
16531653 entertainment.
16541654 (g) "Club" means a class A or class B club.
16551655 (h) "Drinking establishment" means premises that may be open to the
16561656 general public, where alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage by the
16571657 individual drink is sold. The term "Drinking establishment" includes a
16581658 railway car.
16591659 (i) "Food" means any raw, cooked or processed edible substance or
16601660 ingredient, other than alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage, used or
16611661 intended for use or for sale, in whole or in part, for human consumption.
16621662 (j) "Food service establishment" means the same as provided by
16631663 K.S.A. 36-501, and amendments thereto.
16641664 (k) "Hotel" means the same as provided by K.S.A. 36-501, and
16651665 amendments thereto.
16661666 (l) "Individual drink" means a beverage containing alcoholic liquor or
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17111711 individual or another individual, but which is not intended to be consumed
17121712 by two or more individuals. The term "individual drink" includes
17131713 beverages containing not more than:
17141714 (1) Eight ounces of wine;
17151715 (2) thirty-two32 ounces of beer or cereal malt beverage; or
17161716 (3) four ounces of a single spirit or a combination of spirits.
17171717 (m) "Minibar" means a closed cabinet, whether nonrefrigerated or
17181718 wholly or partially refrigerated, access to the interior of which is restricted
17191719 by means of a locking device that requires the use of a key, magnetic card
17201720 or similar device.
17211721 (n) "Minor" means a person under 21 years of age.
17221722 (o) "Morals charge" means a charge involving the sale of sexual
17231723 relations; procuring any person; soliciting of a child under 18 years of age
17241724 for any immoral act involving sex; possession or sale of narcotics,
17251725 marijuana, amphetamines or barbiturates; rape; incest; gambling; illegal
17261726 cohabitation; adultery; bigamy; or a crime against nature.
17271727 (p) "Municipal corporation" means the governing body of any county
17281728 or city.
17291729 (q) "Public venue" means an arena, stadium, hall or theater, used
17301730 primarily for athletic or sporting events, live concerts, live theatrical
17311731 productions or similar seasonal entertainment events, not operated on a
17321732 daily basis, and containing:
17331733 (1) Not fewer than 4,000 permanent seats; and
17341734 (2) not fewer than two private suites that are enclosed or semi-
17351735 enclosed seating areas, having controlled access and separated from the
17361736 general admission areas by a permanent barrier.
17371737 (r) "Railway car" means a locomotive drawn conveyance used for the
17381738 transportation and accommodation of human passengers that is confined to
17391739 a fixed rail route and which derives from sales of food for consumption on
17401740 the railway car not less than 30% of its gross receipts from all sales of food
17411741 and beverages in a 12-month period.
17421742 (s) "Restaurant" means:
17431743 (1) In the case of a club, a licensed food service establishment that, as
17441744 determined by the director, derives from sales of food for consumption on
17451745 the licensed club premises not less than 50% of its gross receipts from all
17461746 sales of food and beverages on such premises in a 12-month period;
17471747 (2) in the case of a drinking establishment subject to a food sales
17481748 requirement under K.S.A. 41-2642, and amendments thereto, a licensed
17491749 food service establishment that, as determined by the director, derives
17501750 from sales of food for consumption on the licensed drinking establishment
17511751 premises not less than 30% of its gross receipts from all sales of food and
17521752 beverages on such premises in a 12-month period; and
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17961796 (3) in the case of a drinking establishment subject to no food sales
17971797 requirement under K.S.A. 41-2642, and amendments thereto, a licensed
17981798 food service establishment.
17991799 (t) "RV resort" means premises where a place to park recreational
18001800 vehicles, as defined in K.S.A. 75-1212, and amendments thereto, is offered
18011801 for pay, primarily to transient guests, for overnight or longer use while
18021802 such recreational vehicles are used as sleeping or living accommodations.
18031803 (u) "Sample" means a serving of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt
18041804 beverage that contains not more than:
18051805 (1) One-half
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18081808 (2) one ounce of wine; or
18091809 (3) two ounces of beer or cereal malt beverage.
18101810 A sample of a mixed alcoholic beverage shall contain not more than ½
18111811 ounce of distilled spirits.
18121812 (v) "Secretary" means the secretary of revenue.
18131813 (w) "Temporary permit" means a temporary permit issued pursuant to
18141814 K.S.A. 41-1201, and amendments thereto.
18151815 Sec. 8. K.S.A. 41-2701 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41-
18161816 2701. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires:
18171817 (a) "Cereal malt beverage" means any fermented but undistilled
18181818 liquor brewed or made from malt or from a mixture of malt or malt
18191819 substitute or any flavored malt beverage, as defined in K.S.A. 41-2729,
18201820 and amendments thereto, but does not include any such liquor which is
18211821 more than 3.2% alcohol by weight.
18221822 (b) "Director" means the director of alcoholic beverage control of the
18231823 department of revenue.
18241824 (c) "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer as defined by K.S.A. 41-
18251825 102, and amendments thereto.
18261826 (d) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or
18271827 association.
18281828 (e) "Retailer" means any person who is licensed under the Kansas
18291829 cereal malt beverage act and who sells or offers for sale any cereal malt
18301830 beverage or beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume for use
18311831 or consumption and not for resale in any form.
18321832 (f) "Place of business" means any place at which cereal malt
18331833 beverages or beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume are
18341834 sold.
18351835 (g) "Distributor" means a beer distributor licensed pursuant to the
18361836 Kansas liquor control act.
18371837 (h) "Legal age for consumption of cereal malt beverage" means 21
18381838 years of age, except that "legal age for consumption of cereal malt
18391839 beverage" shall mean 18 years of age if at any time the provisions of P.L.
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18851885 nullified.
18861886 (i) "Third-party delivery service" means the same as defined in K.S.A.
18871887 41-102, and amendments thereto.
18881888 Sec. 9. K.S.A. 41-2728 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41-
18891889 2728. From and after November 15, 2005:
18901890 (a) K.S.A. 41-2701 through 41-2727, and amendments thereto, and
18911891 section 14 4, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as
18921892 the Kansas cereal malt beverage act.
18931893 (b) Except as specifically provided in the Kansas cereal malt
18941894 beverage act, the power to regulate all phases of the manufacture,
18951895 distribution, sale, possession, transportation and traffic in cereal malt
18961896 beverages is vested exclusively in the state and shall be exercised as
18971897 provided in the Kansas cereal malt beverage act. No city or county shall
18981898 enact any ordinance or resolution which that is in conflict with the
18991899 provisions of the Kansas cereal malt beverage act and any such ordinance
19001900 or resolution shall be null and void.
19011901 (c) The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this
19021902 act is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be presumed
19031903 conclusively that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this
19041904 act without such invalid or unconstitutional provision.
19051905 Sec. 10. K.S.A. 41-327, 41-2601, 41-2701 and 41-2728 and K.S.A.
19061906 2024 Supp. 41-102 are hereby repealed.
19071907 Sec. 11. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
19081908 publication in the statute book.
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