Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37u — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37u
Sec. 30-37u. Temporary auction permit. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Auctioneer” means any person who (A) regularly provides professional services by auctioning items for sale, and (B) does not hold any other permit issued under this chapter; and

(2) “Individual collector” means any person who is not (A) a backer or permittee, (B) an employee of a backer, or (C) a director or officer of a backer.

(b) A temporary auction permit issued under this section shall allow the sale of beer, spirits and wine obtained from one or more individual collectors, holders of package store permits issued under section 30-20 , holders of cancelled restaurant permits issued under section 30-22 , holders of cancelled cafe permits issued under section 30-22a or holders of cancelled cafe permits for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g through an auction conducted by an auctioneer. Such auction may be conducted, in person or online, only during the hours specified in subsection (d) of section 30-91 .

(c) To obtain a temporary auction permit under this section, an auctioneer shall submit an application to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, at least sixty days before the first day of the auction to be conducted under such permit. The auctioneer applicant shall serve as the backer of such permit. Each such permit shall be valid for one auction and shall be effective for a period not to exceed three consecutive days in duration. The department may issue not more than four temporary auction permits to an auctioneer in any calendar year. The provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) and subsection (c) of section 30-39 shall not apply to temporary auction permits issued under this section. The fee for a temporary auction permit shall be one hundred seventy-five dollars per day.

(d) The auctioneer shall obtain all beer, spirits and wine that are the subject of an auction conducted under a temporary auction permit issued under this section from one or more individual collectors, holders of package store permits issued under section 30-20 , or holders of cancelled restaurant permits issued under section 30-22 , cancelled cafe permits issued under section 30-22a or cancelled cafe permits for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g . The auctioneer shall only accept beer, spirits or wine that (1) was lawfully acquired by (A) an individual collector, or (B) the holder of a package store permit issued under section 30-20 , cancelled restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 , cancelled cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or cancelled cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g who purchased such beer, spirits or wine from the holder of a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17 , and (2) bears an intact seal from the manufacturer of such beer, spirits or wine. An individual collector may sell or consign such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer. The holder of a package store permit issued under section 30-20 may sell or consign such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer, provided the starting bid for such beer, spirits or wine is in an amount that is not less than the amount required under section 30-68m . The holder of a cancelled restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 , cancelled cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or cancelled cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g may sell or consign such beer, spirits or wine to the auctioneer. All unsold consigned beer, spirits or wine shall be returned to the individual collector, holder of the package store permit issued under section 30-20 , holder of the cancelled restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 , holder of the cancelled cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or holder of the cancelled cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g not later than ten days after the final day of such auction.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, all beer, spirits and wine sold at an auction conducted pursuant to a temporary auction permit issued under this section is exempt from the requirements of sections 30-63 and 30-68m . Except for unsold consigned beer, spirits or wine that an auctioneer returns to the holder of a package store permit issued under section 30-20 , no such beer, spirits or wine may be resold, offered for sale or otherwise used on the permit premises of any other permittee operating, or the backer of any other permit issued, under this chapter.

(f) A holder of a temporary auction permit issued under this section may offer free samples of any beer, spirits or wine to be sold at auction for tasting, provided the holder sends a notice to the department, at least thirty days before the first day of such auction and in a form and manner prescribed by the department, disclosing that the holder intends to offer such free samples for tasting. Any tasting shall be conducted only during the hours in which the holder of a temporary auction permit issued under this section is authorized to sell alcoholic liquor under subsection (d) of section 30-91 . No tasting shall be offered to any minor or intoxicated person, or from more than ten uncorked or open cans or bottles at any one time. Any town or municipality may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit the offering of such free samples by the holders of temporary auction permits issued under this section at events or functions held in such town or municipality.

(g) A temporary auction permit issued under this section shall allow for the delivery and shipment of any beer, spirits or wine sold at an auction conducted pursuant to such permit directly to the consumer who purchased such beer, spirits or wine. Any shipment to a consumer outside of this state is subject to all applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such consumer is located. When shipping such beer, spirits or wine directly to a consumer in this state, the holder of such permit shall: (1) Ensure that the shipping label on each container containing such beer, spirits or wine states the following: “CONTAINS ALCOHOL—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY”; (2) obtain the signature of a person who is at least twenty-one years of age at the delivery address prior to delivery, after requiring such person to demonstrate that such person is at least twenty-one years of age by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h ; (3) not ship such beer, spirits or wine to any address in this state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9 ; and (4) make any such shipment through the use of a person who holds an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f .

(h) The department may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-1 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-1
Sec. 30-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Airline” means any (A) United States airline carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil Aeronautics Board under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended from time to time, or (B) foreign flag carrier holding a permit under Section 402 of said act.

(2) “Alcohol” (A) means the product of distillation of any fermented liquid that is rectified at least once and regardless of such liquid's origin, and (B) includes synthetic ethyl alcohol which is considered nonpotable.

(3) “Alcoholic beverage” and “alcoholic liquor” include the four varieties of liquor defined in subdivisions (2), (5), (21) and (22) of this section (alcohol, beer, spirits and wine) and every liquid or solid, patented or unpatented, containing alcohol, beer, spirits or wine and at least one-half of one per cent alcohol by volume, and capable of being consumed by a human being as a beverage. Any liquid or solid containing more than one of the four varieties so defined belongs to the variety which has the highest percentage of alcohol according to the following order: Alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, except as provided in subdivision (22) of this section.

(4) “Backer” means, except in cases where the permittee is the proprietor, the proprietor of any business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor and in which business a permittee is associated, whether as an agent, employee or part owner.

(5) “Beer” means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of a decoction or infusion of barley, hops and malt in drinking water.

(6) “Boat” means any vessel that is (A) operating on any waterway of this state, and (B) engaged in transporting passengers for hire to or from any port of this state.

(7) “Business entity” means any incorporated or unincorporated association, corporation, firm, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership, trust or other legal entity.

(8) “Case price” means the price of a container made of cardboard, wood or any other material and containing units of the same class and size of alcoholic liquor. A case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, cocktails, cordials, prepared mixed drinks and wines, shall be in the quantity and number, or fewer, with the permission of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, of bottles or units as follows: (A) Six one thousand seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles, (B) six one thousand eight hundred milliliter bottles, (C) twelve seven hundred milliliter bottles, (D) twelve seven hundred twenty milliliter bottles, (E) twelve seven hundred fifty milliliter bottles, (F) twelve nine hundred milliliter bottles, (G) twelve one liter bottles, (H) twenty-four three hundred seventy-five milliliter bottles, (I) forty-eight two hundred milliliter bottles, (J) sixty one hundred milliliter bottles, or (K) one hundred twenty fifty milliliter bottles, except a case of fifty milliliter bottles may be in a quantity and number as originally configured, packaged and sold by the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper prior to shipment if the number of such bottles in such case is not greater than two hundred. The commissioner shall not authorize fewer quantities or numbers of bottles or units as specified in this subdivision for any one person or entity more than eight times in any calendar year. For the purposes of this subdivision, “class” has the same meaning as provided in 27 CFR 4.21 for wine, 27 CFR 5.22 for spirits and 27 CFR 7.24 for beer.

(9) “Club” has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22aa .

(10) “Coliseum” has the same meaning as provided in section 30-33a .

(11) “Commission” means the Liquor Control Commission established under this chapter.

(12) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Protection.

(13) “Dining room” means any room or rooms (A) located in premises operating under (i) a hotel permit issued under section 30-21 , (ii) a restaurant permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-22 , (iii) a restaurant permit for wine and beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-22 , (iv) a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a , or (v) a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g , and (B) where meals are customarily served to any member of the public who has means of payment and a proper demeanor.

(14) “Mead” means fermented honey (A) with or without additions or adjunct ingredients, and (B) regardless of (i) alcohol content, (ii) process, and (iii) whether such honey is carbonated, sparkling or still.

(15) “Minor” means any person who is younger than twenty-one years of age.

(16) “Noncommercial entity” means an academic institution, charitable organization, government organization, nonprofit organization or similar entity that is not primarily dedicated to obtaining a commercial advantage or monetary compensation.

(17) “Nonprofit club” has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22aa .

(18) (A) “Person” means an individual, including, but not limited to, a partner.

(B) “Person” does not include any business entity.

(19) (A) “Proprietor” includes all owners of a business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor, whether such owners are persons, fiduciaries, business entities, stockholders of corporations or otherwise.

(B) “Proprietor” does not include any person who, or business entity that, is merely a creditor, whether as a bond holder, franchisor, landlord or note holder, of a business or club, incorporated or unincorporated, that is engaged in manufacturing or selling alcoholic liquor.

(20) “Restaurant” has the same meaning as provided in section 30-22 .

(21) “Spirits” means any beverage that contains alcohol obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other substances in solution, including brandy, rum, whiskey and gin.

(22) “Wine” means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermenting the natural sugar content of fruits, such as apples, grapes or other agricultural products, containing such sugar, including fortified wines such as port, sherry and champagne.

The following cases decided prior to enactment of the Liquor Control Act of 1933: Complaint charging sale of “spirituous liquor, to wit: beer,” sufficient. 51 C. 1. Spirituous and intoxicating liquors include medicines prepared and sold by a druggist, of which a part is spirituous liquor. 61 C. 39. When lease contained provision that rental should be reduced one-half in case city wherein premises leased were located “should go no license”, passage of Volstead act operated to reduce rental one-half. 98 C. 751. Partially denatured alcohol readily made fit for beverage purposes held to be intoxicating liquor; any liquor specifically mentioned in former section or declared intoxicating by United States laws is intoxicating liquor; whether or not liquor is fit for beverage purposes is for the jury. 100 C. 645. Only such parts of statute defining intoxicating liquors as are relevant need be covered in charge. 102 C. 636. The following cases decided subsequent to enactment of Liquor Control Act: The definitions given of “alcohol”, “beer”, etc. are sufficiently broad to include medicinal compounds containing alcohol. 118 C. 252. It is not necessary that proof of alcoholic content in a given case be established only by an expert. 119 C. 439. Defendant not harmed by court's statement that it was undisputed that beer was “alcoholic liquor”. 120 C. 43. Under former statute, “regularly served” meals are meals served during hours restaurants are usually open; however, there must be a bona fide restaurant business. 121 C. 446. Whether or not place of business conformed to statutory definition is a question of fact. Id., 695. Commission did not abuse its discretion in refusing permits on ground restaurant business not bona fide. 123 C. 318. Cited. 124 C. 690. Action of commission must be tested by condition of club's premises at time of the hearing. 125 C. 106. A change from unincorporated to incorporated form not material to continuous existence of a club. Id., 108. Service of hot meals insufficient to afford assurance of bona fide restaurant business. 128 C. 115. Cited. 132 C. 665; 133 C. 151. Mere possession of supply of food sufficient to offer limited number and variety of meals would not make premises restaurant if there were so few food patrons or their demands for food were so insignificant that service of hot meals was not a regular part of permittee's business. 149 C. 511. Cited. 158 C. 362; 160 C. 4. An association operating under a club liquor permit which terminated the voting rights of its members and made its board of governors self-perpetuating does not come within the statutory definition of “club” as defined in the Liquor Control Act. 166 C. 97. Cited. 191 C. 528; 195 C. 18; 207 C. 88; 236 C. 670.

Discussed. 5 CS 234. Statutory requirements to be a club reviewed. 16 CS 60. Word “person” interpreted to allow a corporation to be eligible for a liquor permit. 18 CS 273. History of section reviewed. 20 CS 256. Cited. 22 CS 354. “Owner” means all persons who have combined in them both the title to and right of possession of the business and the owner shall be responsible for the conduct of the business; management does not mean ownership. Id., 420. Cited. 23 CS 281; Id., 474; 36 CS 305.

Purpose of act was to redefine and extend privilege of acquiring a grocery store beer permit to stores other than grocery stores; not determinative as to whether supermarket is grocery store for purposes of Sec. 53-290. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 682. Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 170. Chemical analysis is not only method by which jury may determine that beer sold to minor is alcoholic beverage within prohibition of statute; common knowledge of well-known and nationally advertised brands may establish fact for jury. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 373.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-39 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-39
Sec. 30-39. Applications for permits, renewals. Fees. Publication, remonstrance, hearing. Prohibited conduct by third parties, hearing, penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Any person desiring a liquor permit or a renewal of such a permit shall make an affirmed application therefor to the Department of Consumer Protection, upon forms to be furnished by the department, showing the name and address of the applicant and of the applicant's backer, if any, the location of the club or place of business which is to be operated under such permit and a financial statement setting forth all elements and details of any business transactions connected with the application. Such application shall include a detailed description of the type of live entertainment that is to be provided. A club or place of business shall be exempt from providing such detailed description if the club or place of business (A) was issued a liquor permit prior to October 1, 1993, and (B) has not altered the type of entertainment provided. The application shall also indicate any crimes of which the applicant or the applicant's backer may have been convicted. Applicants shall submit documents, only upon initial application, sufficient to establish that state and local building, fire and zoning requirements and local ordinances concerning hours and days of sale will be met, except that local building and zoning requirements and local ordinances concerning hours and days of sale shall not apply to a cafe permit issued under subsection (d) or (h) of section 30-22a . The State Fire Marshal or the marshal's certified designee shall be responsible for approving compliance with the State Fire Code at Bradley International Airport. Any person desiring a permit provided for in section 30-33b shall file a copy of such person's license with such application if such license was issued by the Department of Consumer Protection. The department may, at its discretion, conduct an investigation to determine (i) whether a permit shall be issued to an applicant or the applicant's backer, or (ii) the suitability of the proposed permit premises. Completion of an inspection pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-305 shall not be deemed to constitute a precondition to renewal of a permit that is subject to subsection (f) of section 29-305 .

(2) The applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable application fee, which fee shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in this chapter for the permit sought. An application fee shall not be charged for an application to renew a permit. The application fee shall be in the amount of ten dollars for the filing of each application for a permit by a nonprofit golf tournament permit under section 30-37g or a temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity under section 30-35 ; and in the amount of one hundred dollars for the filing of an initial application for all other permits. Any permit issued shall be valid only for the purposes and activities described in the application.

(3) The applicant, immediately after filing an application, shall give notice thereof, with the name and residence of the permittee, the type of permit applied for and the location of the place of business for which such permit is to be issued and the type of live entertainment to be provided, all in a form prescribed by the department, by publishing the same in a newspaper having a circulation in the town in which the place of business to be operated under such permit is to be located, at least once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be not more than seven days after the filing date of the application and the last publication not more than fourteen days after the filing date of the application. The applicant shall affix, and maintain in a legible condition upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of business is to be located and clearly visible from the public highway, the placard provided by the department, not later than the day following the receipt of the placard by the applicant. If such outer door of such premises is so far from the public highway that such placard is not clearly visible as provided, the department shall direct a suitable method to notify the public of such application. When an application is filed for any type of permit for a building that has not been constructed, such applicant shall erect and maintain in a legible condition a sign not less than six feet by four feet upon the site where such place of business is to be located, instead of such placard upon the outer door of the building. The sign shall set forth the type of permit applied for and the name of the proposed permittee, shall be clearly visible from the public highway and shall be so erected not later than the day following the receipt of the placard. Such applicant shall make a return to the department, under oath, of compliance with the foregoing requirements, in such form as the department may determine, but the department may require any additional proof of such compliance. Upon receipt of evidence of such compliance, the department may hold a hearing as to the suitability of the proposed location. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to applications for (A) airline permits issued under section 30-28a , (B) temporary liquor permits for noncommercial entities issued under section 30-35 , (C) concession permits issued under section 30-33 , (D) military permits issued under section 30-34 , (E) cafe permits issued under subsection (h) of section 30-22a , (F) warehouse permits issued under section 30-32 , (G) broker's permits issued under section 30-30 , (H) out-of-state shipper's permits for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18 , (I) out-of-state shipper's permits for beer issued under section 30-19 , (J) coliseum permits issued under section 30-33a , (K) nonprofit golf tournament permits issued under section 30-37g , (L) Connecticut craft cafe permits issued under section 30-22d to permittees who held a manufacturer permit for a brew pub or a manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 and a brew pub before July 1, 2020, (M) off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permits issued under section 30-16a , (N) out-of-state retailer shipper's permits for wine issued under section 30-18a , (O) out-of-state winery shipper's permits for wine issued under section 30-18a , (P) in-state transporter's permits for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-19f , including, but not limited to, boats operating under such permits, (Q) seasonal outdoor open-air permits issued under section 30-22e , (R) festival permits issued under section 30-37t , (S) temporary auction permits issued under section 30-37u , (T) outdoor open-air permits issued under section 30-22f , and (U) renewals of any permit described in subparagraphs (A) to (T), inclusive, of this subdivision, if applicable. The provisions of this subdivision regarding publication and placard display shall also be required of any applicant who seeks to amend the type of entertainment either upon filing of a renewal application or upon requesting permission of the department in a form that requires the approval of the municipal zoning official.

(4) In any case in which a permit has been issued to a partnership, if one or more of the partners dies or retires, the remaining partner or partners need not file a new application for the unexpired portion of the current permit, and no additional fee for such unexpired portion shall be required. Notice of any such change shall be given to the department and the permit shall be endorsed to show correct ownership. When any partnership changes by reason of the addition of one or more persons, a new application with new fees shall be required.

(c) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age, and are residents of the town within which the business for which the permit or renewal thereof has been applied for, is intended to be operated, or, in the case of a manufacturer's or a wholesaler's permit, any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age and are residents of the state, may file with the department, within three weeks from the last date of publication of notice made pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section for an initial permit, and in the case of renewal of an existing permit, at least twenty-one days before the renewal date of such permit, a remonstrance containing any objection to the suitability of such applicant or proposed place of business, provided any such issue is not controlled by local zoning. Upon the filing of such remonstrance, the department, upon written application, shall hold a hearing and shall give such notice as it deems reasonable of the time and place at least five days before such hearing is had. The remonstrants shall designate one or more agents for service, who shall serve as the recipient or recipients of all notices issued by the department. At any time prior to the issuance of a decision by the department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by the remonstrants or by such agent or agents acting on behalf of such remonstrants and the department may cancel the hearing or withdraw the case. The decision of the department on such application shall be final with respect to the remonstrance. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to festival permits issued under section 30-37t .

(d) No new permit shall be issued until the foregoing provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section have been complied with. If no new permit is issued within twelve months of the filing date, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, the application may, in the discretion of the department, be deemed withdrawn and shall then be returned to the applicant. Six months' or seasonal permits may be renewed, provided the renewal application and fee shall be filed at least twenty-one days before the reopening of the business, there is no change in the permittee, ownership or type of permit, and the permittee or backer did not receive a rebate of the permit fee with respect to the permit issued for the previous year.

(e) The department may renew a permit that has expired if the applicant pays to the department a nonrefundable late fee pursuant to subsection (c) of section 21a-4 , which fee shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in this chapter for the permit applied for. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to one-day permits, to any permit which is the subject of administrative or court proceedings, or where otherwise provided by law.

(f) No person who assists an applicant, backer or permittee in submitting an application for a liquor permit shall submit, or cause to be submitted, any false statement in connection with such application, or engage in any conduct which delays or impedes the department in processing such application. A violation of this subsection shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b . The commissioner, after providing an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with chapter 54, may impose on any person who violates the provisions of this subsection a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation, and may order such person to pay restitution to the applicant, backer or permittee. All civil penalties paid, collected or recovered under this subsection shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

The provision concerning finality of decision as to remonstrants is not binding on town which was not a remonstrant. 132 C. 212. Such provision refers only to matters of fact; it does not mean commission's decision is not open to attack by proper legal procedure. 133 C. 156. Cited. 135 C. 397; 150 C. 425. There is no direct appeal from action of commission in granting, suspending or revoking permits except by applicants and permittees but, where commission grants a permit in violation of express provision of law, its action may be attacked by a proper legal procedure. 153 C. 50. Where defendant had failed to specify in notices initially published and erected by him the type of permit applied for, plaintiffs were not entitled to injunction against him since they failed to prove they were substantially and irreparably injured by this violation or the granting of the permit. Id., 52. Requirement that permittee seeking renewal make sworn application is an act to be performed personally. 175 C. 279. Cited. Id., 409; 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528; 241 C. 180.

Cited. 4 CA 252; 6 CA 278; 42 CA 272; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 180. Partnership agreement was not offensive on its face, but had an illegal, ulterior purpose, namely, to evade strictures of liquor control laws; court found agreement to be illegal as against public policy and refused to enforce it. 87 CA 235.

Cited. 13 CS 206. Commission cannot stifle competition unless public welfare endangered. Id., 221. Cited. 14 CS 155. Court held date of filing as date application is approved for processing, not date received. 25 CS 195.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-35a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-35a
Sec. 30-35a. Nonprofit theater permit.
Status: in_force

(b) “Nonprofit theater” means an organization organized for nonprofit, charitable, literary and educational purposes to which has been issued a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service classifying it as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which carries on a program of performing arts for the general public at a theater located on its premises.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-63 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-63
Sec. 30-63. Registration of brands, fees. Posting and notice of prices. Brand registration of fortified wine. When departmental approval prohibited. Exception re infused beverages and legacy infused beverages.
Status: in_force

(b) No manufacturer, wholesaler or out-of-state shipper permittee shall discriminate in any manner in price discounts between one permittee and another on sales or purchases of alcoholic liquors bearing the same brand or trade name and of like age, size and quality, nor shall such manufacturer, wholesaler or out-of-state shipper permittee allow in any form any discount, rebate, free goods, allowance or other inducement for the purpose of making sales or purchases. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit beer manufacturers, beer wholesalers or beer out-of-state shipper permittees from differentiating in the manner in which their products are packaged on the basis of on-site or off-site consumption.

(c) For alcoholic liquor other than beer, each manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee shall post with the department, on a monthly basis, the bottle, can and case price of any brand of goods offered for sale in Connecticut, which price when so posted shall be the controlling price for such manufacturer, wholesaler or out-of-state permittee for the month following such posting. On and after July 1, 2005, for beer, each manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee shall post with the department, on a monthly basis, the bottle, can and case price, and the price per keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for any brand of goods offered for sale in Connecticut which price when so posted shall be the controlling price for such brand of goods offered for sale in this state for the month following such posting. Such manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee may also post additional prices for such bottle, can, case, keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for a specified portion of the following month which prices when so posted shall be the controlling prices for such bottle, can, case, keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for such specified portion of the following month. Notice of all manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee prices shall be given to permittee purchasers by direct mail, Internet web site or advertising in a trade publication having circulation among the retail permittees except a wholesaler permittee may give such notice by hand delivery. Price postings with the department setting forth wholesale prices to retailers shall be available for inspection during regular business hours at the offices of the department by manufacturers and wholesalers until three o'clock p.m. of the first business day after the last day for posting prices. A manufacturer or wholesaler may amend such manufacturer's or wholesaler's posted price for any month to meet a lower price posted by another manufacturer or wholesaler with respect to alcoholic liquor bearing the same brand or trade name and of like age, vintage, quality and unit container size; provided that any such amended price posting shall be filed before three o'clock p.m. of the fourth business day after the last day for posting prices; and provided further such amended posting shall not set forth prices lower than those being met. Any manufacturer or wholesaler posting an amended price shall, at the time of posting, identify in writing the specific posting being met. On and after July 1, 2005, all wholesaler postings, other than for beer, for the following month shall be provided to retail permittees not later than the twenty-seventh day of the month prior to such posting. All wholesaler postings for beer shall be provided to retail permittees not later than the twentieth day of the month prior to such posting.

(d) Monthly price schedules on a family brand case shall contain the bottle price for each item contained in the family brand case, the unit price and the case price. The bottle price posted for a family brand case shall be equal to the bottle price posted for the same month in a case containing the one class and specific brand of alcoholic liquor. For purposes of this subsection, “family brand” means a group of different products belonging to a single brand that are marketed under a parent brand. Family brand cases shall be assembled and packaged by the supplier or by a third party, on behalf of the supplier, and shall not be assembled by the wholesaler.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale or distribution of infused beverages or legacy infused beverages, as such terms are defined in section 21a-425 .

Cited. 130 C. 374. If sales of liquor were in violation of a zoning ordinance, any party whose interests were injured would in a proper case be entitled to seek redress by injunction. 133 C. 156. Commission is endowed with discretion in approving or disapproving of brand, trade name, etc. Id., 349. In seeking order requiring commission to approve brand, plaintiff was in the untenable position of seeking relief under a statute it claimed was unconstitutional. Id., 350. Cited. Id., 604. Constitutionality upheld; not essential that permittee or backer have actual knowledge of allowance. 140 C. 185. Cited. 194 C. 165; 213 C. 184; 239 C. 599.

Cited. 14 CS 51; 18 CS 62.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-86 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-86
Sec. 30-86. Sale or delivery to minors, intoxicated persons and habitual drunkards prohibited. Exceptions. Use of transaction scan devices. Immunity and indemnification of certain minors.
Status: in_force

(1) “Cardholder” means any person who presents a driver's license or an identity card to a permittee or permittee's agent or employee, to purchase or receive alcoholic liquor from such permittee or permittee's agent or employee;

(2) “Identity card” means an identification card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h ;

(3) “Transaction scan” means the process by which a permittee or permittee's agent or employee checks, by means of a transaction scan device, the validity of a driver's license or an identity card; and

(4) “Transaction scan device” means any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver's license or an identity card.

(b) (1) Any permittee or any servant or agent of a permittee who sells or delivers alcoholic liquor to any minor or any intoxicated person, or to any habitual drunkard, knowing the person to be such a habitual drunkard, shall be subject to the penalties of section 30-113 .

(2) Any person who sells, ships, delivers or gives alcoholic liquor to a minor, by any means, including, but not limited to, the Internet or any other on-line computer three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than eighteen months, or both.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply (A) to a sale, shipment or delivery made to a person over age eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a and where such sale, shipment or delivery is made in the course of such person's employment or business, (B) to a sale, shipment or delivery made in good faith to a minor who practices any deceit in the procurement of an identity card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h , who uses or exhibits any such identity card belonging to any other person or who uses or exhibits any such identity card that has been altered or tampered with in any way, or (C) to a shipment or delivery made to a minor by a parent, guardian or spouse of the minor, provided such parent, guardian or spouse has attained the age of twenty-one and provided such minor possesses such alcoholic liquor while accompanied by such parent, guardian or spouse.

(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to burden a person's exercise of religion under section 3 of article first of the Constitution of the state in violation of subsection (a) of section 52-571b .

(c) (1) A permittee or permittee's agent or employee may perform a transaction scan to check the validity of a driver's license or identity card presented by a cardholder as a condition for selling, giving away or otherwise distributing alcoholic liquor to the cardholder.

(2) If the information deciphered by the transaction scan performed under subdivision (1) of this subsection fails to match the information printed on the driver's license or identity card presented by the cardholder, or if the transaction scan indicates that the information so printed is false or fraudulent, neither the permittee nor any permittee's agent or employee shall sell, give away or otherwise distribute any alcoholic liquor to the cardholder.

(3) Subdivision (1) of this subsection does not preclude a permittee or permittee's agent or employee from using a transaction scan device to check the validity of a document presented as identification other than a driver's license or an identity card, if the document includes a bar code or magnetic strip that may be scanned by the device, as a condition for selling, giving away or otherwise distributing alcoholic liquor to the person presenting the document.

(d) (1) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall electronically or mechanically record or maintain any information derived from a transaction scan, except the following: (A) The name and date of birth of the person listed on the driver's license or identity card presented by a cardholder; and (B) the expiration date and identification number of the driver's license or identity card presented by a cardholder.

(2) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall use a transaction scan device for a purpose other than the purposes specified in subsection (c) of this section, subsection (d) of section 53-344 or subsection (e) of section 53-344b .

(3) No permittee or permittee's agent or employee shall sell or otherwise disseminate the information derived from a transaction scan to any third party for any purpose, including, but not limited to, any marketing, advertising or promotional activities, except that a permittee or permittee's agent or employee may release that information pursuant to a court order.

(4) Nothing in subsection (c) of this section or this subsection relieves a permittee or permittee's agent or employee of any responsibility to comply with any other applicable state or federal laws or rules governing the sale, giving away or other distribution of alcoholic liquor.

(5) Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55 .

(e) (1) In any prosecution of a permittee or permittee's agent or employee for selling alcoholic liquor to a minor in violation of subsection (b) of this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that all of the following occurred: (A) A cardholder attempting to purchase or receive alcoholic liquor presented a driver's license or an identity card; (B) a transaction scan of the driver's license or identity card that the cardholder presented indicated that the license or card was valid; and (C) the alcoholic liquor was sold, given away or otherwise distributed to the cardholder in reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan.

(2) In determining whether a permittee or permittee's agent or employee has proven the affirmative defense provided by subdivision (1) of this subsection, the trier of fact in such prosecution shall consider that reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan may require a permittee or permittee's agent or employee to exercise reasonable diligence and that the use of a transaction scan device does not excuse a permittee or permittee's agent or employee from exercising such reasonable diligence to determine the following: (A) Whether a person to whom the permittee or permittee's agent or employee sells, gives away or otherwise distributes alcoholic liquor is twenty-one years of age or older; and (B) whether the description and picture appearing on the driver's license or identity card presented by a cardholder are those of the cardholder.

(f) Any minor who participates in an investigation or enforcement action initiated by, or operated in conjunction with, the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a state officer, afforded the legal protections set forth in section 4-165 and indemnified by the state under section 5-141d for any action taken pursuant to a directive by the department related to such minor's participation in such investigation or action.

See Sec. 30-102 re liability of liquor seller for damage caused by intoxicated persons.

Restriction against permittee furnishing liquor to minor cannot be removed by word or act of parent or guardian. 120 C. 44. Knowledge is not an element of the offense as regards sales to intoxicated persons or minors. 122 C. 441. It is not necessary that the condition of the intoxicated persons comply with some definite criteria of intoxication. Id., 442. The responsibility for making effective the prohibition against sale to minors rests upon the holders of permits. 124 C. 690. Revocation for selling to intoxicated person not done illegally or without evidence. 128 C. 304. Illegal sale or delivery by employee acting within scope of his authority made permittee liable; criminal intent is not an essential element in a sale to a minor. 130 C. 376. Reversal of commission for revocation under former statute. Id., 696. Master is criminally liable for a sale by his employee to a minor only when the employee acts within scope of his employment. 141 C. 430. Cited. 144 C. 241. Where beer was consumed by minors on permit premises in booths to which it had been brought by their companions, all over twenty-one, who had obtained the same at service counter, companions were not agents of permittee and his permit could not be revoked by commission on grounds of delivery to minors. 149 C. 65. Dismissal of charge under statute not res judicata re liquor commission hearing. 151 C. 524. Cited. 154 C. 407. Sale in violation of section does not give rise to common law cause of action against seller. Id., 432. Statute does not change common law rule that proximate cause of intoxication is voluntary consumption of liquor, not furnishing of it as to 16-year-old minor; he may be presumed to have consumed liquor voluntarily. Id., 644. Cited. 170 C. 356. Common law rule upheld that driver's voluntary consumption of liquor, not defendant's furnishing of it in violation of statute, was the proximate cause of driver's intoxication and plaintiff's injuries. 180 C. 252. Cited. 200 C. 400; 201 C. 385; 207 C. 88; 216 C. 667; 236 C. 670.

Cited. 11 CA 122; 14 CA 333. Status of defendant as care provider assigned by Department of Children and Families was not the equivalent of a guardian relationship for exception purposes of section. 69 CA 400.

Cited. 10 CS 283. Sale of alcohol to minor by employee sufficient to warrant permittee an unsuitable person. 12 CS 388. Permittee not declared unsuitable where it was proved he had instructed employee not to serve minor. 17 CS 442. Limitations to rule that violation of statute is negligence per se. 19 CS 310. Cited. 22 CS 300. Naked assertion of principal witness as to his age held of insufficient probative value, without corroboration from an available dependable source of proof, to convict defendant of crime of selling alcoholic liquor to a minor. Id., 353. Cited. 23 CS 195; Id., 459; 24 CS 75; 39 CS 20.

Containers offered as exhibits and identified positively by minor held admissible. 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 457. Sale to fraternity, whose social chairman was a minor and who ordered liquor, held to be violation of statute. Id., 476. Court held delivery of liquor to minors within private residence not exempt from proscription of statute; where language of statute is unambiguous, there is no need to construe it. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 181. Cited. Id., 565. Seller's conviction upheld although she produced statement under Sec. 30-86a, where prior statement was forged and no statement required by her for instant purchase. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 170. Whether beer defendant sold to minor was alcoholic liquor within prohibition of statute was question of fact for jury. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 373.

Subsec. (b):

Language of Subsec. is clear and unambiguous and applies to minors. 49 CS 168.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-76 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-76
Sec. 30-76. Purchase for resale.
Status: in_force

Cited. 148 C. 649. Where beer was borrowed for resale, title passed to borrower and, although repayment was to be made in kind, transaction was a purchase within meaning of statute. Id., 652. Cited. 158 C. 362; 176 C. 428.

Regulation suspending package store permit for selling liquor to restaurant for resale is within the intent of statute. 15 CS 410.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-103 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-103
Sec. 30-103. Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.
Status: in_force

If inducements to purchase were given in contravention of regulation, the sales were rendered void. 128 C. 436.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-17c — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-17c
Sec. 30-17c. Wholesaler and manufacturer permittees to inventory and unload alcoholic liquor prior to sale and delivery. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 42-110b .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-7
Sec. 30-7. Regulations to be furnished upon request.
Status: in_force

Cited. 123 C. 35; 126 C. 454; 128 C. 358; Id., 435; 140 C. 185.

Purpose of statute. 15 CS 410. Cited. 16 CS 61.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-22a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-22a
Sec. 30-22a. Cafe permit. Off-premises consumption of wine purchased with meal. Compliance provisions.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A cafe patron may remove one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption, provided the patron has purchased a full course meal and consumed a portion of the wine with such meal on the cafe premises. For purposes of this section, “full course meal” means a diversified selection of food which (A) ordinarily cannot be consumed without the use of tableware, and (B) cannot be conveniently consumed while standing or walking.

(2) A partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be removed from the premises under this subsection shall be securely sealed and placed in a bag by the permittee or the permittee's agent or employee prior to removal from the premises.

(c) As used in this section, “cafe” means space in a suitable and permanent building, vessel or structure, kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place where alcoholic liquor and food is served for sale at retail for consumption on the premises but which does not necessarily serve hot meals; it shall have no sleeping accommodations for the public and need not necessarily have a kitchen or dining room but shall have employed therein at all times an adequate number of employees.

(d) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes any location in a passenger terminal complex of any airport, as defined in section 15-34 , or any location adjacent to and attached by common partition to such complex, which is open to the public or to airline club members or their guests, with or without the sale of food, for consumption on the premises.

(e) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes all of the land and buildings in which the principal business conducted is racing or jai alai exhibitions, with pari-mutuel betting licensed by the Department of Consumer Protection.

(f) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes any commercial bowling establishment containing ten or more lanes, or any commercial racquetball or tennis facility containing five or more courts, with or without food, for consumption on the premises.

(g) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes the premises and grounds of a golf country club, defined as: (1) An association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, that has been in existence as a bona fide organization for at least one year prior to applying for a permit issued as provided by this chapter, or that at the time of applying for the permit is in existence as a bona fide organization and has not less than twenty members who have paid annual membership fees or dues and have signed affidavits of their intention to remain members of the association for not less than one year after that time, not including associations organized for any commercial or business purpose the object of which is money profit, which maintains a golf course of not less than eighteen holes and a course length of at least fifty-five hundred yards and a club house with facilities that include locker rooms, a dining room and a lounge; provided the club shall file with the department, upon request, within ten days of February first in each year, a list of the names and residences of its members, and shall similarly file, within ten days of the election of any additional member, his name and address, and provided its aggregate annual membership fees or dues and other income, exclusive of any proceeds of the sale of alcoholic liquor, shall be sufficient to defray the annual rental of its leased or rented premises, or, if the premises are owned by the club, shall be sufficient to meet the taxes, insurance and repairs and the interest on any mortgage thereof; and provided, further, its affairs and management shall be conducted by a board of directors, executive committee or similar body chosen by the members at their annual meeting, and no member or any officer, agent or employee of the club shall be paid or, directly or indirectly, shall receive in the form of salary or other compensation any profits from the disposition or sale of alcoholic liquor to the club or to the members of the club or its guests introduced by members, beyond the amount of such salary as may be fixed and voted at annual meetings by the members or by its directors or other governing body and as reported by the club to the department, within three months after the annual meeting, and as is, in the judgment of the department, reasonable and proper compensation for the services of such member, officer, agent or employee; or (2) an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which has been in existence as a bona fide organization for at least one year prior to applying for a permit issued as provided by this chapter, or which at the time of applying for the permit is in existence as a bona fide organization and has not less than twenty members who have paid annual membership fees or dues and is directly or indirectly wholly owned by a corporation which is and continues to be nonprofit and to which the Internal Revenue Service has issued a ruling classifying it as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, which maintains a golf course of not less than eighteen holes and a course length of at least fifty-five hundred yards and a club house with facilities which include locker rooms, a dining room and a lounge; provided the club shall file with the department, upon request, within ten days of February first in each year, a list of the names and residences of its members, and shall similarly file, within ten days of the admission of any additional member, his name and address. The nonprofit corporation shall demonstrate to the commission an ability to pay any operating deficit of the golf country club, exclusive of any proceeds of the sale of alcoholic liquor; and provided, further, the affairs and the management of the nonprofit corporation are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee or similar body at least forty per cent of the members of which are chosen by the members of the nonprofit corporation at their annual meeting and the balance of the members of the board of directors are professionals chosen for their knowledge of the business of the nonprofit corporation, and all moneys earned by the golf country club shall be used to defray its expenses of operation or for charitable purposes, and any balance shall be directly or indirectly remitted to the nonprofit corporation.

(h) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes any corporation that operates a railway in this state or that operates club, parlor, dining, buffet or lounge cars upon the lines of any such railway in this state. It shall allow the sale and public consumption of alcoholic liquor in any club, parlor, dining, buffet or lounge car of a passenger train operated in this state. It shall be subject to all the privileges, obligations and penalties provided for in this chapter except that it shall be issued to a corporation instead of to a person and, if it is revoked, another application may be made by the corporation for the issuance of another railroad permit at any time after the expiration of one year after such revocation.

(i) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes a facility designed, constructed and used for corporate and private parties, sporting events, concerts, exhibitions, trade shows, entertainment presentations, conventions, banquets, meetings, dances, fund-raising events and similar functions, located on a tract of land of not less than twenty acres containing an enclosed roofed pavilion constructed to seat not less than two hundred fifty people, where hot meals are regularly served in an adequate and sanitary dining area, such meals having been prepared in an adequate and sanitary kitchen on the premises, and employing an adequate number of employees who shall serve only persons who are at such outing facility to attend an event, function, private party or banquet.

(j) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes: (1) A room or building that is subject to the care, custody and control of The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; (2) land and buildings which are subject to the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34 , which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or is authorized by the Office of Higher Education to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34 ; or (3) on land or in a building situated on or abutting a golf course which is subject to the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34 , which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or is authorized by the Office of Higher Education to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34 .

(k) For purposes of compliance with this section, “cafe” includes a tobacco bar that: (1) During the calendar year ending December 31, 2002, generated at least ten per cent of the tobacco bar's total annual gross income from on-site sales of tobacco products and rentals of on-site humidors; or (2) commenced operations during the period beginning January 1, 2003, and ending December 31, 2022, and (A) generates at least sixty per cent of the tobacco bar's total annual gross sales from on-site sales of tobacco products, as defined in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 19a-342 and subparagraph (F) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 19a-342a , as determined in an annual audit conducted by an independent certified public accountant, (B) is located in a municipality that has a population of at least eighty thousand and does not contain another tobacco bar, (C) does not allow cigarettes or cigarette tobacco on the premises, (D) contains a walk-in or stand-up humidor as a built-in feature on the premises, (E) is located in a building (i) in which no other owner-occupant, lessee or tenant has a right to utilize the same space as the tobacco bar, or (ii) that uses the tobacco bar's own heating, ventilation or air conditioning system to prevent commingling of air, (F) is located in premises equipped with a ventilation system that (i) provides local mechanical exhaust with no recirculation, (ii) circulates at least sixty cubic feet of outdoor air per person per minute to provide adequate indoor air quality, and (iii) satisfies the requirements established in ANSI/ASHRAE 62-2001, “ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality”, as amended from time to time, and (G) provides health coverage to the tobacco bar's employees and their dependents in accordance with other applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, P.L. 111-152, as both may be amended from time to time, and regulations adopted thereunder.

See Sec. 30-22c re operation of juice bar.

Cited. 158 C. 362.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-95 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-95
Sec. 30-95. Advertising and bottling.
Status: in_force

Regulation restricting display of manufacturer's brand or trademark within scope of powers. 126 C. 451. It was the duty of commission to withhold approval of deceptive labels; whether or not labels were deceptive is a question of fact. 133 C. 349. Cited. 226 C. 418.

Constitutionality of provision prohibiting the use of electric signs. 5 CS 418. Commission refused to register brand “Private Stock Whiskey”. 14 CS 51.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-68m — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-68m
Sec. 30-68m. Retail permittees; sales below cost prohibited; exception.
Status: in_force

(1) “Cost” for a retail permittee means (A) for alcoholic liquor other than beer, the posted bottle price from the wholesaler plus any charge for shipping or delivery to the retail permittee's place of business paid by the retail permittee in addition to the posted price, and (B) for beer, the lowest posted price during the month in which the retail permittee is selling plus any charge for shipping or delivery to the retail permittee's place of business paid by the retail permittee in addition to the price originally paid by the retail permittee;

(2) “Retail permittee” means the holder of a permit allowing the sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption; and

(3) “Bottle price” means the price per unit of the contents of any case of alcoholic liquor, other than beer, and shall be arrived at by dividing the case price by the number of units or bottles making up such case price and adding to the quotient an amount that is not less than the following: A unit or bottle one-half pint or two hundred milliliters or less, two cents; a unit or bottle more than one-half pint or two hundred milliliters but not more than one pint or five hundred milliliters, four cents; and a unit or bottle greater than one pint or five hundred milliliters, eight cents.

(b) No retail permittee shall sell alcoholic liquor at a price below his or her cost.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a retail permittee may sell one beer item identified by a stock-keeping unit number or one item of alcoholic liquor other than beer identified by a stock-keeping unit number below his or her cost each month, provided the item is not sold at less than ninety per cent of such retail permittee's cost. A retail permittee who intends to sell an item below cost pursuant to this subsection shall notify the Department of Consumer Protection of such sale not later than the second day of the month such item will be offered for sale.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-86b — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-86b
Sec. 30-86b. Photographing a person whose age is in doubt, or photocopying such person's driver's license or identity card. Use of photograph or photocopy. Regulations. Affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

(b) No permittee or agent or employee of a permittee shall use a photograph taken or a photocopy made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for a purpose other than the purpose specified in said subsection (a).

(c) No permittee or agent or employee of a permittee shall sell or otherwise disseminate a photograph taken or a photocopy made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or any information derived from such photocopy, to any third party for any purpose including, but not limited to, any marketing, advertising or promotional activities, except that a permittee or an agent or employee of a permittee may release such photograph, photocopy or information pursuant to a court order.

(d) The Department of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish guidelines and specifications for the photographic equipment to be used and the format of the photograph to be taken by a permittee or an agent or employee of a permittee.

(e) In any prosecution of a permittee or an agent or employee of a permittee for selling or delivering alcoholic liquor to a minor in violation of subsection (b) of section 30-86 , it shall be an affirmative defense that such permittee, agent or employee sold or delivered alcoholic liquor to such minor in good faith and in reasonable reliance upon the identification presented by such minor and, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, photographed the minor and made a photocopy of such identification. In support of such defense, such permittee, agent or employee may introduce evidence of such photograph and photocopy.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-102 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-102
Sec. 30-102. Dram Shop Act; liquor seller liable for damage by intoxicated person. No negligence cause of action for sale to person twenty-one years of age or older.
Status: in_force

Prior to 1957 amendment, statute governed by a 3-year statute of limitations. 142 C. 452. It is not necessary to prove a causal connection between the sale of the intoxicating liquor and the injury; the delict defined is not the sale of liquor to create the condition of intoxication but sale to one already intoxicated. 143 C. 53. The word “sell” is used in the sense of purvey or furnish; the dispensing of food in a restaurant for consumption on the premises does not constitute a sale but rather a service; a permit to sell liquor is a matter of privilege and not of right; by engaging in the liquor business, the permittee assumes the risk of a variety of situations which could impose liability on him; it is not an unconstitutional exercise of the police power for a permittee who sells in violation of the law to be prevented from defending on the ground that the particular drink which he sold did not cause or contribute to the buyer's intoxication; the furnishing of intoxicants for a price to a group of 2 or more in one company may be considered a sale to each member of that group. 144 C. 241. 1959 act limiting recovery to $25,000 held substantive in nature and not applicable to pending action. 149 C. 402. Requirement of written notice to seller does not require plaintiff to give a “signed” written notice. Id., 405. Dram Shop Act modifies common law rule that the proximate cause of intoxication is consumption of liquor, not furnishing of it, and is restricted to its terms; history of section. 154 C. 432. As a matter of law, negligent act of seller or donor of intoxicating beverages is not a substantial factor in recipient's injury of third party. 170 C. 356. Cited. 176 C. 676; 180 C. 252. There is no common law right of action in negligence against one who furnishes intoxicating liquor to another who becomes intoxicated and causes injury; however, an individual may be liable for the injurious consequences of wanton and reckless conduct in furnishing alcoholic beverages to another. 181 C. 355. Cited. 187 C. 147. To recover under statute, an essential element is proof that patron was intoxicated; to be intoxicated is something more than to be merely under the influence of, or affected to some extent by, liquor; it means an abnormal or physical condition due to the influence of intoxicating liquors, a visible excitation of the passions and impairment of the judgment, or a derangement or impairment of physical functions and energies. 196 C. 341. Cited. 201 C. 385. Payments under this section not encompassed by set off provisions of Sec. 38-175c(b)(1). 205 C. 178. Cited. 207 C. 88; 211 C. 67. Neither common law negligence action nor a public nuisance action exist against commercial vendor selling intoxicating liquor to an adult who because of his intoxication thereafter injures another. 213 C. 343. Cited. 214 C. 1; 223 C. 22. Section creates cause of action; does not require insurance coverage. Id., 31. Cited. 233 C. 174; 236 C. 670. Dram Shop Act does not occupy the field so as to preclude a common-law action in negligence against purveyor of alcoholic beverages for service of alcoholic liquor to an adult patron who, as a result of intoxication, injures another. 262 C. 312. Intoxication under section requires both an internal effect and an external manifestation; plaintiff not entitled to judgment in his favor without proving that patron was visibly or otherwise perceivably intoxicated when sold alcoholic liquor. 307 C. 231.

Cited. 6 CA 491; 11 CA 122; Id., 420; 15 CA 392; 16 CA 497; 22 CA 384; 26 CA 509; 31 CA 757; 34 CA 655. 60-day notice requirement is a condition precedent to maintaining an action that alleges only a violation of Dram Shop Act. 53 CA 282. Bar and restaurant owners may be liable for harm caused by employees consuming liquor on the job. 82 CA 186. To prove intoxication pursuant to section, plaintiff must present evidence showing visible or perceivable intoxication. 128 CA 794; judgment affirmed in part, see 307 C. 231. Award of interest pursuant to Sec. 52-192a for an unaccepted offer of compromise, in addition to judgment award of $250,000 as limited by this section, did not undermine the legislative purpose of limiting recoverable damages under Dram Shop Act. 136 CA 805.

Under former section, 1-year limitation period under statute enumerating classes of torts did not apply. 18 CS 224. Corporation is liable as seller; history of section reviewed. Id., 271. Statute is compensatory as well as criminal; public policy not against a liquor seller insuring against his liability. 19 CS 222. Permittee not liable under statute for injuries to the intoxicated person himself. Id., 311. Connecticut will enforce provisions of the New York Dram Shop Act where injury occurred in this state. 20 CS 165. Court could not enlarge upon the cause of action created by the legislature. Id., 183. By “just damages” is meant compensatory, rather than exemplary or punitive, damages. 22 CS 297. Notice provision is mandatory and not excused by death of person injured. 23 CS 104. Statute does not specify no action shall be maintained unless requirement of notice is met, only limitation being that action be brought within 1 year from date of act or omission complained of. Id., 146. Dram Shop Act does not give remedy to one who joins and participates in and contributes to its violation. Id., 193. The 60-day notice is a condition precedent to bringing of action. 25 CS 1. Notice which contained no information relative to the names of the persons to whom the sale was made, held invalid. 31 CS 405. Contributory negligence and assumption of risk not defenses to dram shop action; participation defense discussed. 35 CS 91. “Participation” and “assumption of risk” are not applicable defenses. 39 CS 20. Sufficiency of notice discussed. 40 CS 48. Cited. Id., 331.

Constitutionality of act no longer an open question. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 89.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-64 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-64
Sec. 30-64. Fair trade; schedule of suggested prices to be filed with Department of Consumer Protection.
Status: in_force

(2) Such schedule shall be filed by (A) the out-of-state shipper, manufacturer or wholesaler who owns such brand, if licensed by the department, or (B) a wholesaler, selling such brand, who is appointed as exclusive agent in writing by the brand owner for the purpose of filing such schedule, if the brand owner is not licensed by the department, or (C) any wholesaler, with the approval of the department, if the owner of such brand does not file or is unable to file a schedule or designate an agent for such purpose.

(3) Such schedule shall be in writing, duly verified, and filed in the number of copies and in the form required by the department and shall contain, with respect to each brand, the brand or trade name, capacity of container, nature of contents, age and proof where stated on the label, percentage and type of spirits where stated on the label, the suggested consumer resale price of a bottle, a can, a case, a keg and a barrel or fraction thereof, but not a multiple of a bottle or can price or a case price or a fraction of a case price. Such prices shall be uniform throughout the state.

(4) Schedules of suggested prices shall be filed at the times and remain in effect for the periods fixed by the department, such periods not to exceed four months each. Within ten days after the filing of such schedules, the department shall make them or a composite thereof available for inspection by permittees. All schedules so filed shall be subject to public inspection, from the time that they are required to be made available for inspection to permittees. Each out-of-state shipper, manufacturer or wholesaler permittee shall retain in such permittee's permit premises a copy of such permittee's filed schedules. Notice of all out-of-state shipper, manufacturer or wholesaler permittee prices, together with suggested consumer resale prices, shall be given by the out-of-state shipper, manufacturer or wholesaler permittee to permittee purchasers, either by direct mail or advertising in a trade publication having a circulation among the retail permittees.

(b) Any permittee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor at retail for off-premises consumption may sell, or offer to sell, solicit an order for or advertise any alcoholic liquor at a price less than a suggested consumer resale price then in effect.

Constitutionality upheld. 140 C. 176.

Constitutionality upheld. 18 CS 59.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-13 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-13
Sec. 30-13. Previous town action to remain in effect.
Status: in_force

Cited. 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-100 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-100
Sec. 30-100. Bottle clubs.
Status: in_force

(b) A violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be punishable as provided in section 30-113 .

(c) Any town may provide by ordinance that the provisions of this section shall not be effective in the town.

Regulation is constitutionally valid exercise of police power, both as to its purpose in regulating business which could be dangerous to public health, safety and morals and in the reasonable provisions adopted to accomplish the purpose; putting the risk of knowing the facts on defendant is permissible. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 565.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37j — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37j
Sec. 30-37j. Caterer liquor permit. Notice requirements. Exemptions. Exclusive catering services contracts.
Status: in_force

(b) The holder of a caterer liquor permit shall, on a form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection or electronically, notify the department, in writing, of the date, location and hours of each event at which alcohol is served under such permit at least one business day in advance of such event. If the holder of a caterer liquor permit is unable to provide the written notice required under this section due to exigent circumstances, such holder may provide notice to the department by telephone of the date, location and hours of each event at which alcohol is served under such permit.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 30-48 , a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit may be a backer or holder of any other permit issued under the provisions of this chapter, except that a backer or holder of a caterer liquor permit may not be a backer or holder of any other manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16 or a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17 .

(d) The holder of a caterer liquor permit and any other permit issued under the provisions of this chapter that prohibits the off-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor shall be exempt from such prohibition for the purposes of conducting such holder's catering business only.

(e) The holder of a caterer liquor permit shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 30-38 , 30-52 and 30-54 and from the requirements to affix and maintain a placard, as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 30-39 .

(f) The holder of a caterer liquor permit may enter into a contract with another business entity to provide exclusive catering services at a specific venue, provided the holder of the caterer liquor permit is available for hire at other venues and is using the permit at other venues. No holder or member of the backer of the caterer liquor permit, nor the holder's or member's spouse or child, shall have an ownership interest in the venue that is subject to the exclusivity agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16e — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16e
Sec. 30-16e. Contract manufacturing agreements. Requirements. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Certificate of label approval” has the same meaning as provided in 27 CFR 4.10, as amended from time to time;

(2) “Contract manufacturing agreement” or “agreement” means a written agreement, including, but not limited to, a custom crush agreement, in which a primary manufacturer agrees to produce an alcoholic beverage on behalf of a contracting party;

(3) “Contracting party” means the holder of a manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16 , a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17 or an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18 that owns the recipe for an alcoholic beverage;

(4) “Custom crush agreement” means a contract manufacturing agreement under which a primary manufacturer that holds a manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16 for the production of wine produces wine on behalf of a contracting party by using grapes or other fruit provided by the contracting party; and

(5) “Primary manufacturer” means a manufacturer who produces an alcoholic beverage on behalf of a contracting party on the manufacturer's permit premises pursuant to a contract manufacturing agreement.

(b) A contracting party may enter into a contract manufacturing agreement with a primary manufacturer, provided:

(1) The primary manufacturer shall:

(A) Maintain, at all times during the term of such agreement, exclusive control and possession of all premises on which the primary manufacturer produces alcoholic beverages on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(B) Bear sole responsibility for production of all alcoholic beverages on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(C) Label with the primary manufacturer's business name and address all alcoholic beverages the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(D) Maintain title to (i) all ingredients that the primary manufacturer uses during the production process for an alcoholic beverage that the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement unless such agreement is a custom crush agreement, (ii) all machinery and supplies that the primary manufacturer uses during the production process for an alcoholic beverage that the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement, and (iii) each alcoholic beverage the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement until such alcoholic beverage is removed from such primary manufacturer's permit premises;

(E) Maintain appropriate production records concerning all alcoholic beverages the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(F) Obtain from the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau any certificate of label approval required for an alcoholic beverage that the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(G) File any registration required under section 30-63 for an alcoholic beverage that the primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement;

(H) Pay any tax due on the alcoholic beverages the primary manufacturer has produced on behalf of the contracting party pursuant to such agreement, which agreement may require the contracting party to reimburse the primary manufacturer for the cost of such tax;

(I) Provide to the department, upon inspection or request, an up-to-date list and copies of all contract manufacturing agreements to which the primary manufacturer is a party and production records concerning such agreements, which list, copies and records shall be provided to the department in an electronic format unless it is commercially impractical; and

(J) Not sell at retail for off-premises consumption or at wholesale any alcoholic beverage such primary manufacturer produces on behalf of the contracting party if any wholesaler permittee under section 30-17 has the distribution rights for such alcoholic beverage; and

(2) The contracting party shall not produce any alcoholic beverage on the primary manufacturer's permit premises.

(c) The department may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-24b — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-24b
Sec. 30-24b. Auxiliary club members.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 52-571d re revocation of permit to sell alcoholic liquor where country club found to discriminate in classes of membership or access to facilities or services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-15 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-15
Sec. 30-15. Issuance of permits.
Status: in_force

Cited. 118 C. 252; 119 C. 437; 134 C. 557; 148 C. 412; Id., 721; 150 C. 69; 184 C. 75.

Cited. 15 CS 290; 28 CS 186.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37s — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37s
Sec. 30-37s. Religious wine retailer permit.
Status: in_force

(1) “Religious organization” means (A) any religious corporation, society or organization that is formed or recognized under chapter 598, or (B) any religious organization that is eligible for an exemption under section 12-412 ; and

(2) “Sacramental wine” means any wine that is (A) exclusively used for religious or sacramental purposes, and (B) exempt from taxation under regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Revenue Services pursuant to section 12-449 .

(b) A religious wine retailer permit shall allow the holder of such permit to import and sell, at retail, sacramental wine to religious organizations. Such sacramental wine shall not be consumed on the permit premises and any sale of such sacramental wine shall only take place during the hours a religious wine retailer may sell alcoholic liquor under subsection (d) of section 30-91 . The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section shall operate at least one retail location in this state, be primarily engaged in the business of selling religious supplies that do not contain alcohol and not hold any other permit issued under chapter 545. The annual fee for a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section shall be two hundred fifty dollars.

(c) The holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section may purchase sacramental wine directly from a manufacturer, out-of-state shipper or wholesaler. All shipments of sacramental wine to the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section shall be conspicuously labeled “for sacramental or religious purposes only”. If the holder of a religious wine retailer permit issued under this section imports into this state a supply of any brand of sacramental wine directly from a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, such brand need not comply with the provisions of sections 30-63 and 30-64 for such directly imported supply.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-6a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-6a
Sec. 30-6a. Adoption of regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) More specifically, with respect to part V of this chapter, the Department of Consumer Protection may adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 regulations that are necessary to: (1) Carry out the purposes of section 30-64 and prevent the circumvention thereof by the offering or giving of any rebate, allowance, free goods, discount or any other thing or service of value; (2) permit the withdrawal of, an addition to, a deletion from or an amendment of any schedule, or a modification of prices therein, when not inconsistent with the purposes of section 30-64 , whenever necessary to avoid practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships to any permittee affected by section 30-64 or because of acts or circumstances beyond the control of such permittee and under such terms and conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of section 30-64 ; (3) permit the sale by a retailer of a brand of alcoholic liquor or wine for which a schedule of suggested consumer resale prices has not been and cannot be filed, whenever necessary to avoid practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships to any permittee affected by section 30-64 or because of acts or circumstances beyond the control of such permittee, and under such terms and conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of section 30-64 ; (4) subject to the provisions of section 30-63e , permit the closeout of a brand for the purpose of discontinuing its sale, under such terms and conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of section 30-64 ; (5) carry out the purposes of sections 30-68k to 30-68m , inclusive, and section 30-76a and prevent their circumvention; (6) on verified application, and for good cause shown, permit any adjustment or change of any item on the schedule required to be filed under sections 30-63 and 30-64 ; and (7) permit the sale at a price which is less than cost by a supplier, wholesaler or retailer for any item of alcoholic liquor, except beer, that is damaged or deteriorated in quality, or, subject to the provisions of section 30-63f , permit the closeout of a brand or size for the purpose of discontinuing its sale, under such terms and conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 30-68k to 30-68m , inclusive, and section 30-76a .

(c) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Department of Consumer Protection shall amend such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to: (1) Allow for the use of self-pour automated systems by permittees and employees of permittees for the dispensing of beer, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume and wine pursuant to section 30-62d ; (2) ensure that such beer, cider and wine is not initially dispensed from any such system in servings of more than thirty-two ounces of beer or cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, or ten ounces of wine, to any one person for such person's own consumption at any one time; and (3) ensure that second and subsequent servings of such beer, cider and wine from any such system is allowed only after the first serving has been substantially disposed of or consumed by such person.

(d) Not later than October 1, 2023, the Department of Consumer Protection shall amend such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide that: (1) Beer or wine pipe lines and barrel tubes used to dispense alcoholic beverages in places where such dispensing is carried on shall be cleaned, at least once every two weeks, by the use of a hydraulic pressure mechanism, hand pump suction, a force cleaner or any other system approved by the department for such purpose; and (2) after cleaning such lines or tubes, such lines or tubes shall be rinsed with clear water until all chemicals used to clean such lines or tubes, if chemicals were used to clean such lines or tubes, are removed from such lines or tubes.

(e) The department shall not adopt any regulation: (1) Requiring prior approval of alterations or changes in the interior or exterior of permit premises; (2) requiring prior approval for live entertainment or the installation of amusement devices or games; (3) requiring registration of employees or agents of permittees; (4) requiring the presence of retail permittees on permit premises during hours of sale or prohibiting employment of such permittees in another occupation or business except as provided in section 30-45 ; (5) establishing a mandated minimum price above which a permittee must sell; or (6) requiring effective separation for restaurants and cafes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-62a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-62a
Sec. 30-62a. Consumer bars and consumer service bars.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Consumer Protection, subject to such regulations as said department may adopt, may permit more than one consumer service bar in any premises for which a permit has been issued under this part for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on such premises. A consumer service bar is a counter, without seats, at which a patron may purchase alcoholic liquor, but for which the primary function is to facilitate the purchase of food. Alcoholic liquor may be served to a patron across the consumer service bar, but no patron shall sit or consume alcoholic liquor or food at the consumer service bar. Minors may stand at a consumer service bar for the purpose of ordering and receiving food. No premises shall have both a self-pour endorsement and a consumer service bar endorsement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-9 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-9
Sec. 30-9. Status of towns as to sale of alcoholic liquor.
Status: in_force

(b) In all cases in which a town acted on the sale of alcoholic liquor prior to June 4, 2021, such action shall remain in effect until further action is taken in accordance with this chapter.

Cited. 118 C. 270; 134 C. 292. Sale of liquor could not be absolutely prohibited in town otherwise than by a vote of a town meeting. 136 C. 286; 156 C. 291. Cited. 191 C. 528.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-21 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-21
Sec. 30-21. Hotel permit.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A patron of a dining room, restaurant or other dining facility in a hotel may remove one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption provided the patron has purchased a full course meal and consumed a portion of the bottle of wine with such meal on the hotel premises. For purposes of this section, “full course meal” means a diversified selection of food which ordinarily cannot be consumed without the use of tableware and which cannot be conveniently consumed while standing or walking.

(2) A partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be removed from the dining facility premises within the hotel pursuant to this subsection shall be securely sealed and placed in a bag by the permittee or permittee's agent or employee prior to removal from such premises.

(c) “Hotel” means every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where food is served or is available at all times when alcoholic liquor is served or is available where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests and not less than five rooms are used for the sleeping accommodations of transient guests and where food is served or is available at least seven days a week and, in any case, having one or more dining rooms where meals are served to transient guests, such sleeping accommodations and dining rooms being conducted in the same building or buildings in connection therewith, and such building or buildings, structure or structures being provided, in the judgment of the department, with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity, and having employed therein such number and kinds of servants and employees as the department may, by regulation, prescribe for preparing, cooking and serving suitable food for its guests. Golf facilities and swimming pools within the confines of the entire property owned by and under the control of the permittee or backer shall also be considered part of the hotel premises.

Cited. 119 C. 437; 121 C. 443; 157 C. 315; 158 C. 362; 184 C. 75.

Cited. 36 CS 305.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-22aa — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-22aa
Sec. 30-22aa. Club and nonprofit club permits.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall determine which clubs it finds to be bona fide and for such clubs as the department finds to be bona fide and which offer facilities and privileges in addition to the privileges of the club building, such as golf, tennis, bathing or beach facilities, hunting or riding, the three-year requirement of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply. Any such club shall be required to (1) file with the department, upon request, within ten days of February first in each year, a list of the names and residences of its members, and shall similarly file, within ten days of the election of any additional member, the member's name and address, (2) have aggregate annual membership fees or dues and other income, exclusive of any proceeds of the sale of alcoholic liquor, that is sufficient to defray the annual rental of its leased or rented premises, or, if such premises are owned by the club, sufficient to meet the taxes, insurance and repairs and the interest on any mortgage thereof, and (3) have its affairs and management be conducted by a board of directors, executive committee or similar body chosen by the members at their annual meeting. No member or any officer, agent or employee of the club shall be paid or, directly or indirectly, shall receive in the form of salary or other compensation any profits from the disposition or sale of alcoholic liquor to the club or to the members of the club or its guests introduced by members, beyond the amount of such salary as may be fixed and voted at annual meetings by the members or by its directors or other governing body and as reported by the club to the department, within three months after such annual meeting, and as, in the judgment of the department, is reasonable and proper compensation for the services of such member, officer, agent or employee.

(c) As used in this subsection, “nonprofit club” means a club that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and is described in Section 501(c) of the code. A nonprofit club permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises of a nonprofit club by members or their guests and by persons other than members or their guests, provided the total receipts of such club in any year, including receipts from the sale of alcoholic liquor, derived from making its facilities and services available to such persons in furtherance of such club's recreational or other nonprofit purpose, shall not exceed fifteen per cent of such club's gross receipts for such year. The annual fee for a nonprofit club permit shall be eight hundred fifteen dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-90 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-90
Sec. 30-90. Loitering on permit premises. Unaccompanied minors and intoxicated persons prohibited. Exception.
Status: in_force

Cited. 154 C. 644.

Cited. 10 CS 283. “Loiter” defined; proof beyond a reasonable doubt is required that liquor or beer contained more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume. 23 CS 473.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-89 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-89
Sec. 30-89. Purchasing liquor or making false statement to procure liquor by person forbidden to purchase prohibited. Possessing liquor by minor on public street or highway or other public or private location prohibited; exceptions; when immune from prosecution.
Status: in_force

(b) Any minor who possesses any alcoholic liquor (1) on any public street or highway, or (2) in any other public or private location, shall, for a first offense, have committed an infraction and for any subsequent offense, be fined not less than two hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to (1) a person over age eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a and who possesses alcoholic liquor in the course of such person's employment or business, (2) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor on the order of a practicing physician, or (3) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor while accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse of the minor, who has attained the age of twenty-one. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to burden a person's exercise of religion under section 3 of article first of the Constitution of the state in violation of subsection (a) of section 52-571b .

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a minor who possesses alcohol shall not be criminally prosecuted for the commission of an offense of subsection (b) of this section when:

(1) A law enforcement officer first became aware of the minor's violation of subsection (b) of this section after the minor placed a 9-1-1 call to a law enforcement agency requesting emergency medical assistance based on the minor's reasonable belief that another individual was in need of immediate medical assistance to prevent death or serious bodily injury;

(2) The minor placing the 9-1-1 call was the first person to make the 9-1-1 call requesting immediate medical assistance to prevent the death or serious bodily injury of another individual;

(3) The minor provided his or her own full name and any other relevant information requested by the law enforcement agency during the 9-1-1 call; and

(4) The minor remained at the scene with the individual needing immediate medical assistance until a law enforcement officer and emergency medical personnel arrived, and thereafter the minor fully cooperated with the law enforcement officer and emergency medical personnel at the scene.

Cited. 207 C. 88; 236 C. 670.

Cited. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 224; 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 172.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-21b — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-21b
Sec. 30-21b. Resort permit.
Status: in_force

(b) “Resort” means those premises upon which a hotel with other facilities, such as, but not limited to, a golf course, tennis courts, ski slopes or trails, riding stables or swimming facilities, is operated on a seasonal basis.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-10 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-10
Sec. 30-10. Vote on liquor permit question.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 30-91 re hours and days of closing.

Cited. 149 C. 680; 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-22d — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-22d
Sec. 30-22d. Connecticut craft cafe permit.
Status: in_force

(1) “Collaboration” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (b) of section 30-16 ; and

(2) “Craft cafe” means a space that (A) is located in a suitable and permanent building, (B) is kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place where alcoholic liquor and food are served at retail for consumption on the premises, (C) at all times has employed therein an adequate number of employees, (D) does not include public sleeping accommodations, and (E) need not necessarily have a dining room or kitchen.

(b) A Connecticut craft cafe permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor manufactured in this state to be consumed on the premises of such craft cafe. If the holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit also holds a manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , such holder may sell, at retail for consumption on the permit premises, any brand of beer that such holder manufactured in collaboration with at least one other holder of such a manufacturer permit, provided not more than one such brand of beer may be sold from the permit premises at any time. The holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit shall also hold a manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16 , and shall keep food available during the majority of the hours such permit premises are open under this subsection for sale to, and consumption by, customers on such permit premises. The availability of food from outside vendors located on or near the permit premises, delivered either directly by such outside vendors or indirectly through a third party, is sufficient to satisfy such requirement. The permit premises shall at all times comply with all regulations of the local department of health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that any food be sold or purchased with any alcoholic liquor, and no rule, regulation or standard shall be promulgated or enforced to require that sales of food be substantial or that the business's receipts from sales of alcoholic liquor equal any set percentage of total receipts from all sales made on the permit premises. A Connecticut craft cafe permit shall allow, with the Department of Consumer Protection's prior approval and if allowed under fire, zoning and health regulations, alcoholic liquor to be served at tables in outside areas that are screened or not screened from public view. If fire, zoning or health regulations do not require that such areas be enclosed by a fence or wall, the department shall not require that such areas be so enclosed. No such fence or wall shall be less than thirty inches high. A Connecticut craft cafe permit shall also authorize the sale, at retail from the permit premises for consumption off the permit premises, of sealed containers supplied by the permittee of draught beer, including, but not limited to, beer manufactured in collaboration with at least one other holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , provided not more than one collaboratively manufactured brand of beer may be sold from the permit premises at any time. Such sales shall be conducted only during the hours that the holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 . Not more than nine gallons of such beer shall be sold to any person on any day on which the sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 30-91 . The annual fee for each Connecticut craft cafe permit shall be three hundred dollars.

(c) The holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit may purchase, for resale on such permit holder's premises, alcoholic liquor manufactured by the holder of a manufacturer permit for: (1) Spirits issued under subsection (a) of section 30-16 ; (2) beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 ; (3) a farm winery issued under subsection (c) of section 30-16 ; or (4) wine, cider and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 30-16 . Such purchase for resale may be made from the original manufacturer of the alcoholic liquor or from the holder of a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17 with distribution rights to such alcoholic liquor. The holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit shall not purchase the same type of alcoholic liquor such permit holder manufactures from any holder of a manufacturer permit specified in subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection, except any holder of a Connecticut craft cafe permit that also holds the manufacturer permit specified in subdivision (2) of this subsection may purchase from another holder of such a manufacturer permit beer that the Connecticut craft cafe permit holder manufactured in collaboration with another holder of such a manufacturer permit. The sale of such alcoholic liquor shall not comprise more than twenty per cent of the Connecticut craft cafe permit holder's gross annual sales of all alcoholic liquor sold for on-premises consumption.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-39b — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-39b
Sec. 30-39b. Adoption of ordinance re written notice of liquor permit renewal application. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to local government, public safety and security and alcoholic beverages. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The number of written comments submitted by chief law enforcement officials or their designees under subsection (a) of this section, (2) copies of such written comments, if any, (3) a summary of actions taken by the Department of Consumer Protection regarding the granting or denial of any liquor permit renewal applications subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and (4) the commissioner's conclusions and recommendations, after consultation with such chief law enforcement officials or their designees, regarding the notice requirement contained in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-12 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-12
Sec. 30-12. Liquor permit contrary to vote void. Exception.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 30-44 re mandatory refusal of permit when sale prohibited.

Cited. 138 C. 178; 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-59 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-59
Sec. 30-59. Posting of notice of revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 30-53 re recording of permits with town clerks.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37t — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37t
Sec. 30-37t. Festival permit.
Status: in_force

(1) “Eligible manufacturer” means the holder of a manufacturer permit for (A) spirits issued under subsection (a) of section 30-16 , (B) beer issued under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , (C) a farm winery issued under subsection (c) of section 30-16 , or (D) wine, cider and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 30-16 ; and

(2) “Festival sponsor” means an entity (A) operating on a nonprofit basis in this state, including, but not limited to, (i) an association, or a subsidiary of an association, that promotes manufacturing and selling alcoholic liquor in this state, (ii) a civic organization operating in this state, and (iii) a municipality in this state, or (B) operating on a for-profit basis in this state that (i) is registered with the Secretary of the State to do business in this state, and (ii) does not hold any other permit issued under this chapter.

(b) A festival permit shall allow a festival sponsor to organize and sponsor a festival in this state in accordance with the provisions of this section by inviting eligible manufacturers to participate in such festival. Each festival permit issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection under this section shall be effective for not more than four consecutive days, and shall allow the festival sponsor to hold the festival on the days and times permitted under subsection (j) of section 30-91 . The fee for a festival permit issued to a festival sponsor under this section shall be (1) seventy-five dollars if the festival sponsor is operating on a nonprofit basis in this state, or (2) two hundred seventy-five dollars if the festival sponsor is operating on a for-profit basis in this state.

(c) The commissioner shall not issue a festival permit under this section unless the festival sponsor has received all approvals required under local fire and zoning regulations.

(d) The festival sponsor shall disclose to each person who purchases admission to the festival, at the time such person purchases such admission, any and all restrictions or limitations of such admission, including, but not limited to, the maximum number of glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor such person is entitled to receive by virtue of purchasing such admission.

(e) Any municipality may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit festivals in such municipality.

(f) Any eligible manufacturer may participate in a festival organized and sponsored by a festival sponsor that invites such eligible manufacturer to participate in such festival.

(g) Each participating eligible manufacturer may, during the festival and for the alcoholic liquor such participating eligible manufacturer has manufactured:

(1) Offer to festival visitors free or paid samples or tastings of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the festival premises, in accordance with the provisions of section 30-16 ;

(2) Sell and directly ship to festival visitors, if allowed under section 30-16 , alcoholic liquor that such participating eligible manufacturer sells to festival visitors at such festival;

(3) Sell, at retail, for consumption off the festival premises and in accordance with the provisions of section 30-16 , bottles and other sealed containers of alcoholic liquor; and

(4) Sell, at retail, alcoholic liquor by the glass or receptacle for consumption on the festival premises, provided each such glass or receptacle is embossed or otherwise permanently labeled with the name and date of the festival.

(h) No participating eligible manufacturer may give, offer or sell to any person or entity any alcoholic liquor that such participating eligible manufacturer has not manufactured.

(i) A municipality may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, require festival sponsors to ensure that:

(1) Restrooms, or enclosed portable toilets, are available either on or near the festival premises; and

(2) Food is available to festival visitors for consumption on the festival premises during all operating hours, provided no such ordinance or zoning regulation shall require that food be purchased with an alcoholic beverage.

(j) Festival sponsors shall be exempt from the requirements to affix and maintain a placard, as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 30-39 . The provisions of subsection (c) of section 30-39 shall not apply to festival permits.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-81 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-81
Sec. 30-81. Unsuitable persons prohibited from having financial interest in permit businesses. Employment of minors restricted.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 30-45, 30-46 and 30-47 re mandatory and discretionary refusal of permits, respectively.

Statute did not prohibit employment of minor in package store. 123 C. 36. Meaning of the word “employ” is not limited to services rendered for wages. 128 C. 653. Regulation of commission held a “declaration” that an employee was “unsuitable”. 131 C. 700. Cited. 150 C. 425.

Statute should be strictly construed since it is in derogation of one's right to employ. 4 CS 60. Former statute held in direct conflict with U.S. treaty with Italy. Id., 343. Commission must establish violation. Id., 350. Cited. 10 CS 122. First sentence construed; statute addressed to employers and not to employees, and a regulation requiring all persons intending to sell liquor to obtain a certificate of approval was an attempt to legislate rather than regulate and is not sanctioned by section. Id., 489. Mere revocation of employee's tavern permit constituted a declaration of unsuitability within the intendment of section. 12 CS 429.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-91 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-91
Sec. 30-91. Hours and days of closing. Exemption.
Status: reserved

(b) Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which sales under subsection (a) of this section, except sales under a cafe permit issued under subsection (d) of section 30-22a , shall be permissible. In all cases when a town, either by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, has acted on the sale of alcoholic liquor or the reduction of the number of hours when such sale is permissible, such action shall become effective on the first day of the month succeeding such action and no further action shall be taken until at least one year has elapsed since the previous action was taken.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses in places operating under a cafe permit issued under subsection (f) of section 30-22a shall be unlawful before eleven o'clock a.m. on any day, except in that portion of the permit premises which is located in a separate room or rooms entry to which, from the bowling lane area of the establishment, is by means of a door or doors which shall remain closed at all times except to permit entrance and egress to and from the lane area. Any alcoholic liquor sold or dispensed in a place operating under a cafe permit issued under subsection (f) of section 30-22a shall be served in containers such as, but not limited to, plastic or glass. Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which sales under this subsection shall be permissible.

(d) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption in places operating under package store permits issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20 , druggist permits issued under section 30-36 , manufacturer permits issued under section 30-16 , grocery store beer permits issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20 , religious wine retailer permits issued under section 30-37s or temporary auction permits issued under section 30-37u shall be unlawful on Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and Christmas; and such sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption in places operating under package store permits, druggist permits, manufacturer permits for beer, grocery store beer permits, religious wine retailer permits and temporary auction permits shall be unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after six o'clock p.m. and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. Any town may, by a vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which such sale shall be permissible.

(e) (1) In the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-22a , a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g or a Connecticut craft cafe permit issued under section 30-22d , and wherein, under the provisions of this section, the sale of alcoholic liquor is forbidden on certain days or hours of the day, or during the period when such permit is suspended, it shall likewise be unlawful to keep such premises open to, or permit such premises to be occupied by, the public on such days or hours.

(2) In the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g , it shall be unlawful to keep such premises open to, or permit such premises to be occupied by, the public between the hours of one o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and six o'clock a.m. on Saturday and Sunday or during any period of time when such permit is suspended, provided the sale, dispensing or consumption of alcohol on such premises operating under such cafe permit or cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall be prohibited beyond the hours authorized for the sale, dispensing or consumption of alcohol for such premises under this section.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, in the case of any premises operating under a cafe permit issued under section 30-22a or a cafe permit for wine, beer and cider issued under section 30-22g , it shall be lawful for such premises to be open to, or be occupied by, the public when such premises is being used as a site for film, television, video or digital production eligible for a film production tax credit pursuant to section 12-217jj , provided the sale, dispensing or consumption of alcohol on such premises operating under such cafe permit or cafe permit for wine, beer and cider shall be prohibited beyond the hours authorized for the sale, dispensing or consumption of alcohol for such premises under this section.

(f) The retail sale and the tasting of free samples of wine, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, apple brandy, eau-de-vie and mead by visitors and prospective retail customers of a permittee holding a manufacturer permit for a farm winery issued under subsection (c) of section 30-16 or a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead issued under subsection (d) of section 30-16 on the premises of such permittee shall be unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which sales and the tasting of free samples of products under this subsection shall be permissible.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) and subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (e) of this section, food or nonalcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed or consumed in places operating under a cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (d) of section 30-22a , at any time, as allowed by agreement between the Connecticut Airport Authority and its lessees or concessionaires. In the case of premises operating at Bradley International Airport under a cafe permit, the sale, dispensing or consumption or the presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor by an individual shall be unlawful on any day between the hours of twelve o'clock a.m. and four o'clock a.m. and after eleven o'clock p.m.

(h) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under a nonprofit golf tournament permit issued under section 30-37g shall be unlawful on any day prior to nine o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m.

(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any permittee to continue the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor until the closing hour established under this section.

(j) The retail sale of alcoholic liquor, and the provision of samples or tastings of alcoholic liquor, to festival visitors at a festival organized and sponsored under a festival permit issued under section 30-37t shall be unlawful on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. and after six o'clock p.m., and on any other day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m. Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which the retail sale, tasting or sampling of alcoholic liquor under this subsection shall be permissible.

(k) The sale of products at a farmers' market by a permittee holding a farmers' market sales permit pursuant to section 30-37o shall be unlawful on any day before eight o'clock a.m. and after ten o'clock p.m., provided such permittee shall not sell such products at a farmers' market at any time during such hours that the farmers' market is not open to the public. Any town may, by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, reduce the number of hours during which sales of products under this subsection shall be permissible.

(l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-37k , to allow the presence of alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k , provided such alcoholic liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section. For purposes of this section, “receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor” does not include bottles of distilled spirits or bottles of wine.

See Sec. 30-10 re vote on liquor permit question by towns.

See Sec. 30-36 re druggists' permits.

Cited. 118 C. 252. Proof of alcoholic content discussed. 119 C. 439. Cited. 121 C. 445. Beer consumed at a forbidden hour given as a favor instead of being sold was held a violation. 127 C. 710. Cited. Id., 722. Town may permit Sunday sales in hotels only. 138 C. 172. Evidence concerning glass and its contents was legally obtained and therefore admissible to prove violation of section. 160 C. 1. Board of zoning appeals may not limit the hours of a liquor outlet; that power is reserved to the town. 161 C. 297. Held unconstitutional insofar as statute pertains to prohibition on sale of alcoholic liquor on Good Friday. 183 C. 552. Cited. 191 C. 528; 226 C. 418.

Condition imposed by defendant board of zoning appeals on plaintiff's special exception, which limited the hours of operation with respect to the sale of alcoholic liquor, was authorized by a local zoning regulation that was not in conflict with the provisions of section. 169 CA 598.

Legislative intent discussed. 3 CS 388. Cited. 5 CS 51. Legislature intended that permittee assume the responsibility to see to it that no liquor is sold on the days and during the hours prescribed by statute. Id., 118. History of statute; sale of liquor by a holder of a package store beer permit prior to 8 a.m. held not to be a violation of statute. 15 CS 290. The fact that plaintiff was acquitted on a criminal charge did not affect propriety of commission's decision to suspend his permit. 17 CS 156. Cited. 23 CS 281.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-57 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-57
Sec. 30-57. Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Cited. 118 C. 269; 124 C. 690; 128 C. 163; 149 C. 66; 150 C. 427; Id., 477.

Since commission has power to revoke a permit for violation of the statute, it is implied that they are not required to renew a permit where the law was being violated. 5 CS 420.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-46 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-46
Sec. 30-46. Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permit; location or character of premises; other grounds.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The existence of a coliseum permit issued under section 30-33a shall not be a factor to be taken into consideration under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to issuance of a coliseum permit under section 30-33a .

Section constitutional. 133 C. 556. Unsuitability of place not restricted to plot or structure. Id., 562. In determining number of outlets, commission may draw the line somewhere; and if it does so on sufficient evidence, its action not arbitrary or illegal. Id.; 134 C. 144. Cited. Id., 292. The fact that commission had previously found premises suitable for a permit did not prevent it from later finding them unsuitable. 135 C. 713. Permit does not attach as a right to any particular location; it is purely personal privilege. 137 C. 20. Provides for discretionary refusal of permits by liquor control commission. 142 C. 569. Permit refused where venture found probably not profitable. 144 C. 550. In action for an injunction restraining defendant from using certain premises for the sale of liquor because of its proximity to a prior liquor outlet, the validity of the permit of such prior liquor outlet cannot be collaterally attacked. 148 C. 412. Denial of permit in area where allowable and where there were no other outlets within two miles held an abuse of discretion; 146 C. 416 distinguished. 151 C. 362. Determination of factual matters and a liberal discretion in determining suitability of the location of proposed liquor-permit premises, powers vested in liquor control commission. 164 C. 537.

Cited. 41 CA 83.

Cited. 5 CS 207. Where commission reasoned that the “granting of another permit in this locale would be detrimental to the public interest”, it was held to be an abuse of discretion. 14 CS 155. If club's or association's charter prohibited intoxicating liquor, commission cannot grant permit. 15 CS 69. Cited. 16 CS 301.

Subsec. (a):

Subdiv. (3): Section rests liberal discretion in commission to determine suitability of location of proposed liquor-permit premises. 175 C. 295. Court cannot substitute its discretion for that of commission. Id., 409.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-60 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-60
Sec. 30-60. Appeal.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 30-55 and 30-56 re revocation and suspension of permits.

Function of court upon appeal; receipt of additional testimony; form of judgment file when denial of permit overturned by court. 114 C. 550. Cited. 118 C. 252. Trial court could not sustain appeal unless it could find that the commission acted arbitrarily, illegally or in abuse of its discretion. 121 C. 705; 122 C. 445; Id., 525; 123 C. 320. Under 1933 statute, on appeal, the court could only by hearing the evidence or by reference determine the facts and assume the commission had those facts before it. 122 C. 526. Cited. 123 C. 35; 124 C. 276. Legislature may commit issuance of licenses to either executive or judicial branch. 129 C. 644. The court cannot on appeal substitute its judgment for that of commission; it can go no further than to make commission's decision conform to law or to a conclusion which is the only reasonable one on the facts proven. Id., 646. Under 1941 amendment, which provided for a trial de novo, the court was not confined to such facts; it conducted an independent inquiry. Id., 645; 130 C. 697; 132 C. 428; Id., 667; quaere as to effect of 1945 amendment on this question. Id., 668. Under former statute, finding of the trial court on appeal should conform to the usual principles governing findings. 130 C. 698. Revocation of license constituted a finding that person was “unsuitable”. 131 C. 700. Town properly admitted to appeal proceedings. 132 C. 213. For court's conclusion, under former statute, that commission acted arbitrarily. Id., 426. Cited. 133 C. 153. Under present statute, where court heard no additional testimony, finding not necessary. Id., 557. Before additional testimony can be received, court must find there was sufficient cause for failure to offer testimony before commission or that reception of additional testimony is necessary for a just determination of the issues. 138 C. 614. Cited. 148 C. 649. Liquor control commission represents public interest in such matters as issuance, renewal, revocation and suspension of liquor permits; when action of commission with respect to such a matter is reversed by a court, commission is a party aggrieved by such decision and, as such, may appeal to Supreme Court; Court of Common Pleas cannot disturb decision of commission unless that decision was arbitrary, illegal or so unreasonable as to constitute an abuse of discretion. 150 C. 68. Cited. Id., 422. Court held commission acted unreasonably in suspending permittee's license. 151 C. 537. There is no direct appeal from action of commission in granting, suspending or revoking permits except by applicants and permittees; but, where commission grants a permit in violation of express provision of law, its action may be attacked by proper legal procedure; where such attack is by way of injunctive proceeding, redress may be sought only by those whose justiciable interests were injured. 153 C. 48. Reviewing court must extract from record certified to it legally admissible evidence pertinent to issue on appeal. 160 C. 1. Reviewing court may remand or modify a commission decision only after it determines that commission acted improperly. 165 C. 26. Where hearsay evidence was introduced without objection at a commission hearing and corroborated by original evidence, commission findings and order sustained. 168 C. 74. Cited. 177 C. 610; Id., 616.

Cited. 4 CA 252.

Cited. 5 CS 51; 13 CS 206; Id., 221. De novo aspect of former statute discussed. 10 CS 307; 13 CS 248; 14 CS 155. Appeal does not affect a transfer of jurisdiction from commission to Court of Common Pleas. 12 CS 388. Plaintiff has burden to show commissioner's decision is unwarranted. 13 CS 273. Where commission issued a removal permit on a mistaken interpretation of the law, court may modify the decision. 16 CS 356. Cited. 31 CS 197.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-62e — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-62e
Sec. 30-62e. Franchisor or landlord receipt of profits from alcoholic liquor sales.
Status: in_force

(1) Control the operations of the permit premises;

(2) Direct sales of alcoholic liquor from the permit premises; or

(3) Otherwise engage in activities indicating ownership or proprietorship of the franchisee or tenant.

(b) The Department of Consumer Protection may require a franchisor or landlord to obtain approval as a backer in order for the franchisor or landlord to receive profits as set forth in subsection (a) of this section. In determining whether to require a franchisor or landlord to receive such approval, the department shall:

(1) Consider the percentage of such profits that the franchisor or landlord receives; and

(2) Evaluate whether the franchisor or landlord may (A) supervise, hire, retain or discharge persons employed on the permit premises, (B) set menu selections or prices for the permit premises, (C) establish hours or days of operation for the permit premises, (D) decide whether or when a patio may be used in connection with the operations of the permit premises, (E) order or accept alcoholic liquor deliveries for the permit premises, (F) arrange advertising for the permit premises, including, but not limited to, advertising on the Internet or through social media, (G) dictate decorations for the permit premises, (H) access banking accounts related to the permit premises, (I) incur debt on behalf of a backer for the permit, and (J) enter into agreements with other entities on behalf of a backer for the permit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-75 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-75
Sec. 30-75. Prima facie evidence of intent to sell.
Status: in_force

Cited. 137 C. 328. Prima facie evidence discussed. 148 C. 481.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16
Sec. 30-16. Manufacturer permit for spirits. Manufacturer permit for beer. Manufacturer permit for a farm winery. Manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead.
Status: in_force

(2) A holder of a manufacturer permit for spirits issued under this subsection may sell and offer free tastings of spirits manufactured by such permittee at a farmers' market, as defined in section 22-6r , that is operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association, provided such farmers' market invites such holder to sell spirits at such farmers' market and such holder has a farmers' market sales permit issued by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 30-37o .

(b) (1) A manufacturer permit for beer shall allow the manufacture of beer and the storage, bottling and wholesale distribution and sale of beer manufactured or bottled on the premises of the permittee to permittees in this state and without the state as may be permitted by law, but no such permit shall be granted unless the place or the plan of the place of manufacture has received the approval of the Department of Consumer Protection. A holder of a manufacturer permit for beer who sells beer brewed on such premises at wholesale to retail permittees within this state shall make such beer available to all holders of a package store permit issued pursuant to section 30-20 and to all holders of a grocery store beer permit held pursuant to said section in the geographical region in which the holder of the manufacturer permit for beer self distributes, subject to reasonable limitations, as determined by the Department of Consumer Protection. Such permit shall also allow: (A) The retail sale of such beer, and beer brewed in collaboration with at least one other holder of such a permit, to be consumed on the premises with or without the sale of food; (B) the selling at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of beer brewed on such premises, or in collaboration with at least one other holder of such a permit, for consumption off the premises; and (C) the sale of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of beer brewed on such premises to the holder of a wholesaler permit issued pursuant to section 30-17 , provided the holder of such permit produces at least five thousand gallons of beer on the premises annually. Such selling at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or other sealed containers shall comply with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 and shall permit not more than nine gallons of beer to be sold to any person on any day on which such sale is authorized under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 . The annual fee for a manufacturer permit for beer shall be one thousand four hundred dollars. For the purposes of this subdivision and section 30-22d , “collaboration” means an arrangement, other than contract brewing or an alternating proprietorship, under which the holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued under this subsection works together with at least one other such permit holder to manufacture beer by, among other things, sharing the beer recipe or at least forty-nine per cent of the ingredients or labor necessary to manufacture such beer.

(2) A holder of a manufacturer permit for beer issued under this subsection may sell and offer free tastings of beer manufactured by such permittee at a farmers' market, as defined in section 22-6r , that is operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association, provided such farmers' market invites such holder to sell beer at such farmers' market and such holder has a farmers' market sales permit issued by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 30-37o .

(c) (1) A manufacturer permit for a farm winery shall be in all respects the same as a manufacturer permit, except that the scope of operations of the holder shall be limited to wine and brandies distilled from grape products or other fruit products, including grappa and eau-de-vie. As used in this section, “farm winery” means any place or premises that is located on a farm in the state in which wine is manufactured and sold.

(2) Such permit shall, at the single principal premises of the farm winery, authorize: (A) The sale in bulk by the holder thereof from the premises where the products are manufactured pursuant to such permit; (B) as to a manufacturer who produces one hundred thousand gallons of wine or less per year, the sale and shipment by the holder thereof to a retailer of wine manufactured by the farm winery permittee in the original sealed containers of not more than fifteen gallons per container; (C) the sale and shipment by the holder thereof of wine manufactured by the farm winery permittee to persons outside the state; (D) the offering and tasting of free samples of such wine or brandy, dispensed out of bottles or containers having capacities of not more than two gallons per bottle or container, to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the premises of the farm winery permittee; (E) the sale at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of such wine or brandy for consumption off the premises; (F) the sale at retail from the premises of wine or brandy by the glass and bottle to visitors on the premises of the farm winery permittee for consumption on the premises; and (G) subject to the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the sale and delivery or shipment of wine manufactured by the permittee directly to a consumer in this state. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (D), (E) and (F) of this subdivision, a town may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit any such offering, tasting or selling at retail at premises within such town for which a manufacturer permit for a farm winery has been issued.

(3) A permittee, when selling and shipping wine directly to a consumer in this state, shall: (A) Ensure that the shipping labels on all containers of wine shipped directly to a consumer in this state conspicuously state the following: “CONTAINS ALCOHOL—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY”; (B) obtain the signature of a person age twenty-one or older at the address prior to delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that such signer is age twenty-one or older by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h ; (C) not ship more than five gallons of wine in any two-month period to any person in this state; (D) pay, to the Department of Revenue Services, all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes due under chapters 219 and 220 on sales of wine to consumers in this state, and file, with said department, all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax returns relating to such sales; (E) report to the Department of Consumer Protection a separate and complete record of all sales and shipments to consumers in the state, on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily presents a chronological account of such permittee's dealings with each such consumer; (F) not ship to any address in the state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9 ; and (G) hold an in-state transporter's permit pursuant to section 30-19f or make any such shipment through the use of a person who holds such an in-state transporter's permit.

(4) No licensed farm winery may sell any such wine or brandy not manufactured by such winery, except a licensed farm winery may sell from the premises: (A) Wine manufactured by another farm winery located in this state; and (B) brandy manufactured from fruit harvested in this state and distilled off the premises in this state.

(5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the farm winery permittee shall grow on the premises of the farm winery or on property under the same ownership and control of said permittee or leased by the backer of a farm winery permit or by said permittee within the farm winery's principal state an average crop of fruit equal to not less than twenty-five per cent of the fruit used in the manufacture of the farm winery permittee's wine. An average crop shall be defined each year as the average yield of the farm winery permittee's two largest annual crops out of the preceding five years, except that during the first seven years from the date of issuance of a farm winery permit, an average crop shall be defined as three tons of grapes for each acre of vineyard farmed by the farm winery permittee. Such seven-year period shall not begin anew if the property for which the farm winery permit is held is transferred or sold during such seven-year period. In the event the farm winery consists of more than one property, the aggregate acreage of the farm winery shall not be less than five acres.

(B) If a farm winery permittee sustains a significant loss of the farm winery permittee's crop of fruit, such farm winery permittee shall, not later than December thirty-first of the year in which such farm winery permittee sustains such significant loss, certify to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, that such farm winery permittee has sustained such significant loss. If the commissioner determines, in the commissioner's discretion, that such farm winery permittee sustained such significant loss through no fault of such farm winery permittee, such farm winery permittee's lost crop of fruit shall, for the year in which such farm winery permittee sustained such significant loss, be deemed to satisfy the average crop requirement established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the commissioner shall, in the commissioner's discretion, determine whether a qualitative or quantitative reduction in crop yield suffered by a farm winery permittee constitutes a significant loss.

(6) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery, when advertising or offering wine for direct shipment to a consumer in this state via the Internet or any other on-line computer network, shall clearly and conspicuously state such liquor permit number in its advertising.

(7) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery may sell and offer free tastings of wine manufactured from such winery at a farmers' market, as defined in section 22-6r , that is operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association, provided such farmers' market invites such holder to sell wine at such farmers' market and such holder has a farmers' market wine sales permit issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 30-37o .

(8) A holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery may, with the prior approval of the Department of Consumer Protection, sell wine, brandies, grappa and eau-de-vie manufactured by such farm winery permittee at not more than three retail outlets in addition to such farm winery permittee's permit premises, provided (A) each such retail outlet is located on land that is leased or owned by the backer of the farm winery permit and such farm winery permittee utilizes such land to grow fruit and produce alcoholic beverages manufactured exclusively by the farm winery, and (B) no such retail outlet is located within a grocery store, as defined in section 30-20 , or any other retail outlet unless otherwise permitted under the general statutes.

(9) The annual fee for a manufacturer permit for a farm winery shall be three hundred dollars.

(d) (1) A manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead shall allow the manufacture of wine, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, apple brandy, eau-de-vie and mead and the storage, bottling and wholesale distribution and sale of wine, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, apple brandy, eau-de-vie and mead manufactured or bottled by the permit holder to permittees in this state and without the state as may be permitted by law; but no such permit shall be granted unless the place or the plan of the place of manufacture has received the approval of the Department of Consumer Protection.

(2) Such permit shall, at a single principal premises, authorize: (A) The sale in bulk by the holder thereof from the premises where the products are manufactured pursuant to such permit; (B) as to a manufacturer who produces one hundred thousand gallons or less per year of products manufactured pursuant to such permit, the sale and shipment by the holder thereof to a retailer of such products manufactured by the permittee in the original sealed containers of not more than fifteen gallons per container; (C) the sale and shipment by the holder thereof of such products manufactured by the permittee to persons outside the state; (D) the offering and tasting of free samples of such products, dispensed out of bottles or containers having capacities of not more than two gallons per bottle or container, to visitors and prospective retail customers for consumption on the premises of the permittee; (E) subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 , the sale at retail from the premises of sealed bottles or other sealed containers of such products for consumption off the premises; (F) the sale at retail from the premises of such products by the glass and bottle to visitors on the premises of the permittee for consumption on the premises; and (G) subject to the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the sale and delivery or shipment of such products manufactured by the permittee directly to a consumer in this state. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (D), (E) and (F) of this subdivision, a town may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit any such offering, tasting or selling at retail at premises within such town for which a manufacturer permit has been issued.

(3) A permittee, when selling and shipping a product produced pursuant to this permit, directly to a consumer in this state, shall: (A) Ensure that the shipping labels on all containers of such products shipped directly to a consumer in this state conspicuously state the following: “CONTAINS ALCOHOL—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY”; (B) obtain the signature of a person age twenty-one or older at the address prior to delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that such signer is age twenty-one or older by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h ; (C) not ship more than five gallons of product produced pursuant to this permit in any two-month period to any person in this state; (D) pay, to the Department of Revenue Services, all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes due under chapters 219 and 220 on sales of products produced pursuant to this permit to consumers in this state, and file, with said department, all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax returns relating to such sales; (E) report to the Department of Consumer Protection a separate and complete record of all sales and shipments to consumers in the state, on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily presents a chronological account of such permittee's dealings with each such consumer; (F) not ship to any address in the state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9 ; and (G) hold an in-state transporter's permit pursuant to section 30-19f or make any such shipment through the use of a person who holds such an in-state transporter's permit.

(4) No holder of a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead may sell any product not manufactured by such permit holder, except such permittee may sell from the premises: (A) Wine, cider not exceeding six per cent alcohol by volume, apple wine not exceeding fifteen per cent alcohol by volume, apple brandy and eau-de-vie and mead manufactured by another such permit holder located in this state; and (B) brandy manufactured from fruit harvested in this state and distilled off the premises in this state.

(5) A holder of a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead, when advertising or offering products for direct shipment to a consumer in this state via the Internet or any other on-line computer network, shall clearly and conspicuously state such liquor permit number in its advertising.

(6) A holder of a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead may sell and offer free tastings of products produced pursuant to such permit that are manufactured by such permit holder at a farmers' market, as defined in section 22-6r , that is operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association, provided such farmers' market invites such holder to sell such products at such farmers' market and such holder has a farmers' market sales permit issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 30-37o .

(7) The annual fee for a manufacturer permit for wine, cider and mead shall be two hundred dollars.

See Sec. 30-38 re storage facilities for liquor.

Cited. 134 C. 557; 148 C. 652; 184 C. 75; 194 C. 165; 213 C. 184.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-18a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-18a
Sec. 30-18a. Out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine. Out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine.
Status: in_force

(2) An out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine shall allow the sale and shipment of wine directly to a consumer in this state.

(b) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the permits under subsection (a) of this section shall allow the sale and delivery or shipment of wine manufactured or sold by the permittee directly to a consumer in this state. Such permittee, when selling and shipping wine directly to a consumer in this state, shall: (1) Ensure that the shipping labels on all containers of wine shipped directly to a consumer in this state conspicuously state the following: “CONTAINS ALCOHOL—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY”; (2) obtain the signature of a person age twenty-one or older at the address prior to delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that he or she is age twenty-one or older by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h ; (3) not ship more than five gallons of wine in any two-month period to any person in this state and not ship any wine until such permittee is registered, with respect to the permittee's sales of wine to consumers in this state, for purposes of the taxes imposed under chapters 219 and 220, with the Department of Revenue Services; (4) pay, to the Department of Revenue Services, all sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes due under chapters 219 and 220 on sales of wine to consumers in this state, and file, with said department, all sales tax returns and alcoholic beverage tax returns relating to such sales, with the amount of such taxes to be calculated as if the sale were in this state at the location where delivery is made; (5) report to the Department of Consumer Protection a separate and complete record of all sales and shipments to consumers in the state, on a ledger sheet or similar form which readily presents a chronological account of such permittee's dealings with each such consumer; (6) permit the Department of Consumer Protection and Department of Revenue Services, separately or jointly, to perform an audit of the permittee's records upon request; (7) not ship to any address in the state where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option pursuant to section 30-9 ; (8) hold an in-state transporter's permit pursuant to section 30-19f or make any such shipment through the use of a person who holds such an in-state transporter's permit; (9) execute a written consent to the jurisdiction of this state, its agencies and instrumentalities and the courts of this state concerning the enforcement of this section and any related laws, rules, or regulations, including tax laws, rules or regulations; and (10) comply with the provisions of section 30-68m regarding the prohibition of selling wine below cost.

(c) The Department of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Department of Revenue Services, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to assure compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A holder of a permit under subsection (a) of this section, when advertising or offering wine for direct shipment to a consumer in this state via the Internet or any other on-line computer network, shall clearly and conspicuously state such liquor permit number in its advertising.

(e) (1) For purposes of chapter 219, the holder of a permit under subsection (a) of this section, when shipping wine directly to a consumer in this state, shall be deemed to be a retailer engaged in business in this state as defined in chapter 219 and shall be required to be issued a seller's permit pursuant to chapter 219.

(2) For purposes of chapter 220, the holder of a permit under subsection (a) of this section, when shipping wine directly to a consumer in this state, shall be deemed to be a distributor as defined in chapter 220 and shall be required to be licensed pursuant to chapter 220.

(f) Any person who applies for an out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine or for the renewal of such permit shall furnish an affidavit to the Department of Consumer Protection, in such form as may be prescribed by the department, affirming whether the out-of-state winery that is the subject of such permit produced more than one hundred thousand gallons of wine during the most recently completed calendar year.

(g) The annual fee for an out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine shall be three hundred fifteen dollars and the annual fee for an out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine shall be six hundred dollars.

(h) As used in this section, “out-of-state” means any state other than Connecticut, any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, but does not include any foreign country.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-20 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-20
Sec. 30-20. Package store permit. Grocery store beer permit.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in sealed bottles or containers not to be consumed on the permit premises. The holder of a package store permit may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, (A) offer free samples of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the permit premises, (B) conduct fee-based wine or spirits education and tasting classes and demonstrations, and (C) conduct tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or backer of the package store for a nominal charge to charitable nonprofit organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine or spirits education and tasting class or demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted only during the hours the package store may sell alcoholic liquor under section 30-91 . No tasting of wine on the permit premises shall be offered from more than ten uncorked bottles at any one time. No holder, backer or permittee shall offer or provide to any customer (i) more than one-half ounce of any single spirit for sampling or tasting per day, or (ii) a total of more than two ounces of spirits for sampling or tasting per day. No tasting shall be provided below cost.

(2) No store operating under a package store permit shall sell any commodity other than alcoholic liquor except, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such store may sell (A) cigarettes and cigars, (B) publications, (C) bar utensils, including, but not limited to, corkscrews, beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume, or related to the consumption of, alcoholic liquor, (D) gift packages of alcoholic liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, which gift packages may include nonalcoholic items, other than food or tobacco products, if the dollar value of the nonalcoholic items in such gift package does not exceed the dollar value of the alcoholic items in such gift package, (E) complementary fresh fruits used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (F) cheese, crackers or both, (G) olives, (H) nonalcoholic beverages, (I) concentrates used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (J) beer and wine-making kits and products related to such kits, (K) ice in any form, (L) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic liquor industry, (M) gift baskets or other containers of alcoholic liquor, (N) multiple packages of alcoholic liquors, provided in all such cases the minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor shall apply, (O) lottery tickets authorized by the Department of Consumer Protection, if licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by the department, (P) devices and related accessories designed primarily for accessing and extracting a beverage containing alcohol from prepackaged containers, including, but not limited to, pods, pouches or similar containers, but excluding devices, including, but not limited to, household blenders, that are not designed primarily for such purposes, (Q) alcohol-infused confections containing not more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by weight and which the commissioner has approved for sale under section 21a-101 , (R) gift baskets containing only containers of alcoholic liquor and commodities authorized for sale under subparagraphs (A) to (Q), inclusive, of this subdivision, (S) infused beverages, as defined in section 21a-425 , provided (i) the package store permittee (I) paid to the department the annual fee for an infused beverage endorsement pursuant to this subdivision, and (II) purchased such infused beverages from the holder of a wholesaler permit or a wholesaler permit for beer issued under section 30-17 , and (ii) such sales are made in accordance with the provisions of section 21a-425b , and (T) legacy infused beverages, as defined in section 21a-425d , provided all such sales shall be made (i) during the period beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2024, and (ii) in accordance with (I) a waiver issued pursuant to section 21a-425d , and (II) the requirements set forth in section 21a-425d . A package store permit shall also allow the taking and transmitting of orders for delivery of such merchandise in other states. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a package store permit shall allow the participation in any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway sponsored by the department. The annual fee for a package store permit shall be five hundred thirty-five dollars. The annual fee for an infused beverage endorsement to a package store permit shall be five hundred dollars, and shall be deposited by the department in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

(c) A grocery store beer permit may be granted to any grocery store and shall allow the retail sale of beer in standard size containers not to be consumed on the permit premises. The holder of a grocery store beer permit shall post, in a prominent location adjacent to the beer display, the retail price for each brand of beer and such retail price shall include all applicable federal and state taxes, including, but not limited to, the applicable state sales taxes. The annual fee for a grocery store beer permit shall be one hundred seventy dollars, or, for a grocery store that has annual sales of food and grocery items of at least two million dollars, one thousand five hundred dollars.

(d) The holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit issued under this section may allow curbside pick-up of previously purchased alcoholic liquor by (1) the consumer who purchased such alcoholic liquor, or (2) the holder of an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f or such holder's agent. Such curbside pick-up shall be limited to the space immediately adjacent to, or in a parking lot abutting, the permit premises. The holder of such package store permit or grocery store beer permit may allow such curbside pick-up only during the hours the package store or grocery store is allowed to sell alcoholic liquor under subsection (d) of section 30-91 unless a more restrictive municipal ordinance limits such curbside pick-up hours.

See Sec. 30-6b re prohibition on regulation requiring that certain beer coolers be locked.

See Sec. 30-51a re leasing of part of premises operating under a grocery store beer permit.

Cited. 118 C. 252; 123 C. 35; 127 C. 275. “Grocery store beer permit” not a package store permit within meaning of ordinance. 139 C. 379. Cited. 140 C. 582; 148 C. 412; Id., 443; Id., 721; 184 C. 75.

Cited. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 674, 682; 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 373.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-52 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-52
Sec. 30-52. Permit to specify location and revocability. Removal to another location.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section or section 30-14a , shall be construed as prohibiting the department from permitting the removal of such permit premises to any location, including a location in another town, for any reason, provided: (1) Removal to the proposed location complies with local zoning laws as required by section 30-44 , (2) the proposed location is not found to be unsuitable or prohibited by any other provision of this chapter, except that a removal to a location in another town may be authorized only if such removal complies with the provisions of section 30-14a provided, in any case in which the department finds that the permittee has provided evidence satisfactory to the department that the permittee is unable to secure a renewal or extension of his lease and that the premises are to be demolished by their owner, and that the permittee is unable to find, after reasonable efforts, a suitable location for removal of the permit premises within the town in which the permit premises are located, have created a hardship, the department may waive the maximum permit limit provided by said section 30-14a and allow the removal of the permit premises to an adjacent town.

(c) Any action taken by the department authorizing the removal of such permit premises prior to June 27, 1985, is hereby validated.

Cited. 127 C. 722; 137 C. 23; 150 C. 427. In order to receive injunctive relief, taxpayers must allege and prove irreparable injury, not mere aggrievement; constitutionality upheld. 151 C. 414. Cited. 153 C. 314. Plaintiff's appeal sustained where defendant board granted variance without stating reasons for permitting liquor store within 1,500 feet of fifteen other liquor stores contrary to Bridgeport zoning regulations. 155 C. 500. Regulations of town zoning authority may adopt more liberal standard where hardship, such as redevelopment taking of existing locations, exists. 156 C. 287. Cited. 163 C. 240; 189 C. 153; 191 C. 528.

Cited. 2 CA 628; 5 CA 432; 8 CA 12.

Violation must be affirmatively established. 4 CS 350. Cited. 5 CS 418; 16 CS 355.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-17d — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-17d
Sec. 30-17d. Assessment and remittance of infused beverage fee by wholesaler permittees.
Status: in_force

(1) “Container” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-425 ; and

(2) “Infused beverage” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-425 .

(b) A fee of one dollar shall be assessed by the holder of a wholesaler permit or a wholesaler permit for beer issued under section 30-17 on each infused beverage container sold to the holder of a package store permit issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20 . Such fee shall not be subject to any sales tax or treated as income pursuant to any provision of the general statutes.

(c) On January 2, 2025, and every six months thereafter, each holder of a wholesaler permit or a wholesaler permit for beer issued under section 30-17 shall remit payment to the department for each infused beverage container sold during the preceding six-month period. The funds received by the department from infused beverage sales shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a for the purposes of (1) protecting public health and safety, (2) educating consumers and licensees, and (3) ensuring compliance with cannabis and liquor control laws.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-58 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-58
Sec. 30-58. Revocation of permit obtained by fraud.
Status: in_force

Cited. 150 C. 424.

Requirement of proof of fraud bears out the legislative intent that commission has the burden to affirmatively establish the violation. 4 CS 350.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16d — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16d
Sec. 30-16d. Alternating proprietorship agreements. Requirements. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Alternating proprietorship agreement” or “agreement” means a written agreement between a host manufacturer and at least one tenant manufacturer under which the host manufacturer agrees to share permit premises with, or rent permit premises to, a tenant manufacturer for the purpose of producing alcoholic beverages;

(2) “Certificate of label approval” has the same meaning as provided in 27 CFR 4.10, as amended from time to time;

(3) “Host manufacturer” means a manufacturer who enters into an alternating proprietorship agreement with a tenant manufacturer and agrees to share permit premises with, or rent permit premises to, the tenant manufacturer pursuant to such agreement;

(4) “Manufacturer” means the holder of a manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16 ;

(5) “Permit premises” means the location where alcoholic beverages are produced under an alternating proprietorship agreement; and

(6) “Tenant manufacturer” means a manufacturer who enters into an alternating proprietorship agreement with a host manufacturer and agrees to share permit premises with, or rent permit premises from, the host manufacturer pursuant to such agreement.

(b) (1) A host manufacturer and a tenant manufacturer may enter into an alternating proprietorship agreement, provided:

(A) If the host manufacturer is sharing permit premises with the tenant manufacturer pursuant to such agreement, the host manufacturer or tenant manufacturer shall be deemed to be in exclusive control and possession of those portions of the permit premises which such host manufacturer or tenant manufacturer is actively using to produce and store alcoholic beverages pursuant to such agreement.

(B) (i) Each manufacturer shall separately hold title to (I) all ingredients, packaging supplies and raw materials that such manufacturer uses to produce alcoholic beverages pursuant to such agreement, and (II) all alcoholic beverages such manufacturer produces on the permit premises pursuant to such agreement until such alcoholic beverages are removed from such permit premises.

(ii) All alcoholic beverages, ingredients, packaging supplies and raw materials described in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision shall be conspicuously labeled in a manner that identifies the manufacturer who is in possession of such alcoholic beverages, ingredients, packaging supplies or raw materials.

(iii) Nothing in subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii) of this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a tenant manufacturer from purchasing ingredients, packaging supplies or raw materials from the host manufacturer before the tenant manufacturer begins producing an alcoholic beverage pursuant to such agreement.

(C) During all stages of the production process, each alcoholic beverage that a manufacturer produces pursuant to such agreement shall be maintained (i) separately from the alcoholic beverages produced by all other manufacturers pursuant to such agreement, and (ii) in a manner in which such manufacturer's alcoholic beverages are readily identifiable as such manufacturer's alcoholic beverages.

(D) Each manufacturer who is a party to such agreement shall assume any risk of loss of an alcoholic beverage that such manufacturer produces pursuant to such agreement, and no tenant manufacturer shall return to the host manufacturer any alcoholic beverage that such tenant manufacturer produces pursuant to such agreement.

(E) (i) Each manufacturer who is a party to such agreement shall (I) separately maintain control and responsibility over the alcoholic beverages that such manufacturer produces pursuant to such agreement as well as the production quantity of, and formula development and quality control standards for, such alcoholic beverages, and (II) ensure the independence of such manufacturer's brands, marketing, product registrations, sales and trademarks.

(ii) Nothing in subparagraph (E)(i) of this subdivision shall be construed to preclude a tenant manufacturer from paying a host manufacturer for any service rendered by a host manufacturer's employee for the purpose of assisting the tenant manufacturer with any aspect of such tenant manufacturer's operations.

(F) Each manufacturer who is a party to such agreement shall (i) maintain separate records concerning such manufacturer's production pursuant to such agreement, sales and any other matter required by other applicable law, (ii) file separate licensing, production and sales reports with federal and state authorities as required by other applicable law, and (iii) separately pay any tax due on the alcoholic beverages such manufacturer has produced pursuant to such agreement.

(G) Each manufacturer who is a party to such agreement shall (i) be approved, licensed or qualified by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau as required by federal law, (ii) be responsible for obtaining such manufacturer's (I) certificates of label approval, and (II) brand registrations from the department under section 30-63 , and (iii) label each alcoholic beverage that such manufacturer produces pursuant to such agreement with such manufacturer's business name and the address of the permit premises.

(H) No manufacturer who is a party to such agreement may be owned by any person who owns any other manufacturer who is a party to such agreement, except if such manufacturers are producing different classes of alcoholic beverage.

(2) Nothing in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be construed to prohibit (A) multiple manufacturers from equally sharing the ownership or use of any permit premises, or (B) an out-of-state manufacturer from entering into an alternating proprietorship agreement with a host manufacturer as a tenant manufacturer, provided the out-of-state manufacturer applies for a manufacturer permit under section 30-16 .

(c) The department may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-114 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-114
Sec. 30-114. Beer keg identification and receipt requirements. Restrictions on keg deposit refunds. Grounds for permit revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

(b) Any holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20 , or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , that sells kegs for consumption off the permit premises shall, at the time of sale, (1) place an identification tag on all kegs sold by the permittee, (2) require each purchaser of any such keg to sign a receipt for the keg, and (3) inform such purchaser that any deposit paid by the purchaser for the keg, if required, shall be forfeited if the keg is returned without the original identification tag intact and readable.

(c) (1) The identification tag required under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall be in the form of a numbered label, prescribed and furnished by the department, that clearly identifies the seller of the keg. Such tags shall be fabricated and made attachable in such a manner as to make the tag easily removable by a beer manufacturer for the purpose of cleaning and reusing the keg.

(2) The receipt required under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and shall include the name, address and signature of the purchaser of the keg and the purchaser's motor vehicle operator's license number or such other identifying information as the department may prescribe by regulation under section 30-6a . The permittee shall retain a copy of all such receipts on the permit premises for a period of six months. Such receipts shall be available for inspection and copying by the department or any authorized criminal justice agency.

(3) The information required under subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section may be given verbally to each purchaser of a keg or may be provided by means of a sign conspicuously posted at the point of sale in such form and containing such disclosures as the department may require by regulation under section 30-6a .

(4) The department may charge a reasonable fee for furnishing the forms required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing such forms.

(d) No holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20 , or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , may refund any deposit upon the return of any keg that (1) does not have an identification tag required under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, or (2) has an identification tag that has been defaced to the extent that the information contained on the tag cannot be read.

(e) The violation by any holder of a package store permit or a grocery store beer permit under section 30-20 , or of a manufacturer permit for beer under subsection (b) of section 30-16 , of any provision of this section shall be cause for revocation or suspension of such permit under section 30-55 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-62 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-62
Sec. 30-62. Substitution of permittees. Fee.
Status: in_force

Cited. 137 C. 23; 150 C. 425; 213 C. 184.

Commission ought not to change permittee unless all parties unite to accept the responsibilities of either permittee or backer. 5 CS 234.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-94 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-94
Sec. 30-94. Gifts, loans and discounts prohibited between permittees. Tie-in sales. Floor stock allowance. Depletion allowance.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (b) of section 30-63 , a holder of a manufacturer permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-16 or an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor other than beer issued under section 30-18 may offer and provide to a holder of a wholesaler permit issued under subsection (a) of section 30-17 a floor stock allowance or a depletion allowance, or both, with the prior approval of the department or upon written notice to the department in advance. Such allowances shall be offered and provided on a nondiscriminatory basis to all such wholesaler permittees authorized to distribute the products of any such manufacturer or out-of-state shipper permittee in accordance with such requirements as the department may prescribe by regulation adopted under chapter 54, provided (1) no such manufacturer or out-of-state shipper permittee may require any such wholesaler permittee to participate in any program providing such allowances, and (2) the rate or percentage used to calculate any such allowance may not vary based on the quantity of alcoholic liquor other than beer that is sold. As used in this subsection, “floor stock allowance” means any rebate, discount or other inducement that is given to a wholesaler permittee to be used for the sales promotion or the destruction of any alcoholic liquor other than beer that is stored in the wholesaler permittee's warehouse or other storage facilities at the time such rebate, discount or other inducement is given, and “depletion allowance” means any rebate, discount or other inducement used for the sales promotion of any alcoholic liquor other than beer that is given to a wholesaler permittee based on the amount of such alcoholic liquor subject to such promotion that is sold at wholesale by the wholesaler permittee.

Cited. 194 C. 165; 213 C. 184; 239 C. 599.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16b — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16b
Sec. 30-16b. Authorization to sell alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption. Sale with food. Delivery. Hours. Limits for order.
Status: in_force

(b) Any alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption under this section shall be accompanied by food prepared on the permit premises for off-premises consumption.

(c) Alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption under this section may be sold in a container other than the manufacturer's original sealed container, unless sold by a permittee under section 30-16 . All such alcoholic liquor shall be given to a consumer in a securely sealed container that prevents consumption without the removal of a tamper-evident lid, cap or seal. A securely sealed container does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws. Each securely sealed container shall be placed in a bag by the permittee's agent or employee prior to removal from the permit premises.

(d) If a permittee is delivering alcoholic liquor and food, such delivery shall be made only by a direct employee of the permittee and not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such third-party vendor or entity holds an in-state transporter's permit issued under section 30-19f .

(e) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption under this section shall: (1) Be conducted only during the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 , and (2) if such alcoholic liquor is sold by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22 , subsection (c) or (g) of section 30-22a , section 30-22g or 30-22aa , comply with all applicable requirements of said sections and the limits imposed under subsection (g) of this section.

(f) A sealed container of alcoholic liquor sold under this section shall not be deemed an open container, provided the sealed container is unopened, the seal has not been tampered with and the contents of the sealed container have not been partially removed.

(g) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption under this section by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22 , subsection (c) or (g) of section 30-22a , section 30-22g or 30-22aa shall comply with the following limits for any one order, per customer: (1) One hundred ninety-six ounces for beer; (2) one liter for spirits; and (3) one and one-half liters for wine.

(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the retail sale of any alcoholic liquor manufactured by a manufacturer permittee under section 30-16 on the manufacturer's permit premises for off-premises consumption, which shall be subject to the requirements of section 30-16 , including, but not limited to, the volume limits and hours of sale set forth in section 30-16 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-14a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-14a
Sec. 30-14a. Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises. Prohibition re placeholding.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Department of Consumer Protection may (A) refuse to accept any incomplete application for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20 , or (B) establish a deadline by which an applicant for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20 shall open to the public for continuous operation.

(2) If an applicant for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20 fails to open to the public for continuous operation on or before the deadline established by the Department of Consumer Protection under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may deem such applicant's application to have been withdrawn and expired for the purpose of preventing placeholding. For the purposes of this subdivision, “placeholding” means (A) applying for the last available package store permit in a town, and (B) failing to open to the public for continuous operation on or before the deadline established by the department under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

Cited. 5 CA 432.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-48 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-48
Sec. 30-48. Limitations of permits; exceptions. Loans. Period of credit. Resolution of credit disputes. Relationship of permittee to backer.
Status: in_force

(b) No permittee or backer thereof and no employee or agent of such permittee or backer shall borrow money or receive credit in any form for a period in excess of thirty days, directly or indirectly, from any manufacturer permittee, or backer thereof, or from any wholesaler permittee, or backer thereof, of alcoholic liquor or from any member of the family of such manufacturer permittee or backer thereof or from any stockholder in a corporation manufacturing or wholesaling such liquor, and no manufacturer permittee or backer thereof or wholesaler permittee or backer thereof or member of the family of either of such permittees or of any such backer, and no stockholder of a corporation manufacturing or wholesaling such liquor shall lend money or otherwise extend credit, directly or indirectly, to any such permittee or backer thereof or to the employee or agent of any such permittee or backer. A wholesaler permittee or backer, or a manufacturer permittee or backer, that has not received payment in full from a retailer permittee or backer within thirty days after the date such credit was extended to such retailer or backer or to an employee or agent of any such retailer or backer, shall give a written notice of obligation to such retailer within the five days following the expiration of the thirty-day period of credit. The notice of obligation shall state: The amount due; the date credit was extended; the date the thirty-day period ended; and that the retailer is in violation of this section. A retailer who disputes the accuracy of the “notice of obligation” shall, within the ten days following the expiration of the thirty-day period of credit, give a written response to notice of obligation to the department and give a copy to the wholesaler or manufacturer who sent the notice. The response shall state the retailer's basis for dispute and the amount, if any, admitted to be owed for more than thirty days; the copy forwarded to the wholesaler or manufacturer shall be accompanied by the amount admitted to be due, if any, and such payment shall be made and received without prejudice to the rights of either party in any civil action. Upon receipt of the retailer's response, the chairman of the commission or such chairman's designee shall conduct an informal hearing with the parties being given equal opportunity to appear and be heard. If the chairman or such chairman's designee determines that the notice of obligation is accurate, the department shall forthwith issue an order directing the wholesaler or manufacturer to promptly give all manufacturers and wholesalers engaged in the business of selling alcoholic liquor to retailers in this state, a “notice of delinquency”. The notice of delinquency shall identify the delinquent retailer, and state the amount due and the date of the expiration of the thirty-day credit period. No wholesaler or manufacturer receiving a notice of delinquency shall extend credit by the sale of alcoholic liquor or otherwise to such delinquent retailer until after the manufacturer or wholesaler has received a “notice of satisfaction” from the sender of the notice of delinquency. If the chairman or such chairman's designee determines that the notice of obligation is inaccurate, the department shall forthwith issue an order prohibiting a notice of delinquency. The party for whom the determination by the chairman or such chairman's designee was adverse, shall promptly pay to the department a part of the cost of the proceedings as determined by the chairman or such chairman's designee, which shall not be less than fifty dollars. The department may suspend or revoke the permit of any permittee who, in bad faith, gives an incorrect notice of obligation, an incorrect response to notice of obligation, or an unauthorized notice of delinquency. If the department does not receive a response to the notice of obligation within such ten-day period, the delinquency shall be deemed to be admitted and the wholesaler or manufacturer who sent the notice of obligation shall, within the three days following the expiration of such ten-day period, give a notice of delinquency to the department and to all wholesalers and manufacturers engaged in the business of selling alcoholic liquor to retailers in this state. A notice of delinquency identifying a retailer who does not file a response within such ten-day period shall have the same effect as a notice of delinquency given by order of the chairman or such chairman's designee. A wholesaler permittee or manufacturer permittee that has given a notice of delinquency and that receives full payment for the credit extended, shall, within three days after the date of full payment, give a notice of satisfaction to the department and to all wholesalers and manufacturers to whom a notice of delinquency was sent. The prohibition against extension of credit to such retailer shall be void upon such full payment. The department may revoke or suspend any permit for a violation of this section. An appeal from an order of revocation or suspension issued in accordance with this section may be taken in accordance with section 30-60 .

(c) If there is a proposed change or change in ownership of a retail permit premises, no application for a permit shall be approved until the applicant files with the department an affidavit executed by the seller of the retail permit premises stating that all obligations of the predecessor permittee for the purchase of alcoholic liquor at such permit premises have been paid or that such applicant did not receive direct or indirect consideration from the predecessor permittee. The commissioner may waive the requirement of such seller's affidavit upon finding that (1) the predecessor permittee abandoned the premises prior to the filing of the application, and (2) such permittee did not receive any consideration, direct or indirect, for such permittee's abandonment. For the purposes of this subsection, “consideration” means the receipt of legal tender or goods or services for the purchase of alcoholic liquor remaining on the premises of the predecessor permittee, for which bills remain unpaid.

(d) A permittee may file a designation of an authorized agent with the department to issue or receive all notices or documents provided for in this section. The permittee shall be responsible for the issuance or receipt of such notices or documents by the agent.

(e) The period of credit permitted under this section shall be calculated as the time elapsing between the date of receipt of the alcoholic liquors by the purchaser and the date of full legal discharge of the purchaser through the payment of cash or its equivalent from all indebtedness arising from the transaction except that, if the last day for payment falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the last day for payment shall then be the next business day.

(f) A permittee shall be a director, employee, member, officer, partner or shareholder of the backer. For the purposes of this subsection, “employee” means an individual whose (1) manner and means of work performance are subject to the right of control of, or are controlled by, the backer, and (2) compensation is reported, or required to be reported, on a federal Form W-2 issued by, or caused to be issued by, the backer.

Statute aimed at “tied house”. 128 C. 162; 132 C. 152. Revocation mandatory in case of violation. 128 C. 163. Designed to place definite restrictions upon nonpermittees as well as permittees and, read together with Sec. 30-113, provides a penalty against stockholder in brewing company. Id., 164. Not so indefinite or discriminatory as to violate due process. Id., 165. Includes extension of credit by notes which are to run after permits are granted. Id., 168. Backer could not be held as a matter of law to have such control of corporation as to justify disregarding corporate entities. 132 C. 155. Refusal based on suspicion that owner of another class would have an interest. Id., 426. Holder of out-of-state shipper's permit for beer only properly denied wholesaler beer permit. 134 C. 556. This is a constitutional exercise of the police power and not discrimination between residents and nonresidents. 138 C. 669. Cited. 148 C. 652; 156 C. 287; 175 C. 279; 226 C. 418.

Denial of wholesaler permit because members of applicant's family who were partners, backers or permittees would have an interest in the permit was overruled. 13 CS 248.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16a
Sec. 30-16a. Off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit.
Status: in_force

(b) Any town or municipality may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit the sale or offering of free samples by the holder of an off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit at an event or function held in such town or municipality.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-68n — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-68n
Sec. 30-68n. Advertisement of manufacturers' rebates.
Status: in_force

(b) A retail permittee may advertise the existence of a manufacturer's rebate or the net price of an alcoholic liquor product provided such permittee makes all of the following disclosures in such advertisement in type that is the same color, style and size: (1) The sales price of the alcoholic liquor product before the manufacturer's rebate; (2) the amount and expiration date of the manufacturer's rebate; and (3) the net price of the alcoholic liquor product.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37p — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37p
Sec. 30-37p. Gift basket retailer permit.
Status: in_force

(b) The holder of a gift basket retailer permit may sell gift baskets which may include (1) a maximum of four bottles of wine or mead per basket or a maximum of seventy-two ounces of beer per basket, (2) food items, (3) nonalcoholic beverages, (4) concentrates used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (5) wine-making kits and beer-making kits and products related to such kits, (6) ice in any form, (7) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising related to the alcoholic liquor industry or the permittee's gift basket business, (8) flowers, plants and garden-related items, (9) drinking glasses, bottle opening devices and literature related to wine, mead or beer, or (10) gift certificates. The sale of such gift baskets shall only take place during the times permitted for the sale of alcoholic liquor in places operating under package store permits pursuant to section 30-91 . The holder of a gift basket retailer permit shall not sell such gift baskets on premises operating under any other permit issued pursuant to this title. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the holder of a package store permit issued pursuant to section 30-20 from selling any item permitted for sale by such permittee pursuant to said section.

(c) The annual fee for a gift basket retailer permit shall be two hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37q — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37q
Sec. 30-37q. Sale, delivery or shipment of gift baskets containing wine or beer. Requirements. Audit. Advertising. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) A holder of a gift basket retailer permit, when advertising or offering wine or beer for direct shipment to a consumer in this or another state via the Internet or any other on-line computer network, shall clearly and conspicuously state its gift basket retailer permit number in its advertising.

(c) The Department of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Department of Revenue Services, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to assure compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-107 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-107
Sec. 30-107. Arrest and seizure without warrant. Disposition of illegal liquor.
Status: in_force

Articles not excluded as evidence because seized in violation of prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. 120 C. 573.

Cited. 24 CS 32.

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 127.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-16c — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-16c
Sec. 30-16c. Delivery of alcoholic liquor manufactured by holder of manufacturer permit.
Status: in_force

(b) Any alcoholic liquor delivered by a permittee under section 30-16 for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section need not be accompanied by food.

(c) The delivery of alcoholic liquor by a permittee under section 30-16 for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section shall (1) be conducted only during the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 , and (2) comply with all applicable requirements of section 30-91 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-22f — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-22f
Sec. 30-22f. Outdoor open-air permit.
Status: in_force

(b) Tents, mobile units and other temporary fixtures may be included within the permitted premises. A permittee under this section shall maintain the permitted premises in a manner consistent with all applicable local zoning, health and fire requirements.

(c) The outdoor open-air permit shall be issued by the department subject to the limitations on hours of operation for a restaurant permittee, as specified in subsection (a) of section 30-91 . No such permit shall be renewable. Any backer of the permittee may apply for only one outdoor open-air permit per calendar year. The provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) and subsection (c) of section 30-39 shall not apply to outdoor open-air permits. The annual fee for each outdoor open-air permit shall be four thousand dollars.

(d) The outdoor open-air permit shall allow the sale at retail of draught beer for off-premises consumption in sealed containers supplied by the permittee. Such sales shall be conducted only during the hours in which a package store may sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 . Not more than four liters of such beer shall be sold to any person on any day on which the sale of alcoholic liquor is authorized under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-115 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-115
Sec. 30-115. Possession of beer keg lacking required identification. False information on beer keg receipt. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who possesses any keg containing beer that is required to have an identification tag pursuant to section 30-114 , knowing that such keg does not have such required identification tag, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. This subsection shall not apply to any manufacturer, shipper, wholesaler or retail seller of beer, or to any person who finds a discarded keg containing beer on such person's property.

(c) Any person who purchases any keg containing beer and who knowingly provides false information on any receipt required by section 30-114 at the time of such purchase shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-55a — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-55a
Sec. 30-55a. Suspension of permit for failure to pay unemployment compensation contributions. Suspension of permit for violation of noise standards.
Status: in_force

(b) When any permit premises where alcoholic liquor is consumed on the premises emits noise which, when measured at a radius of two hundred feet from the premises, as described in the permittee's application for a liquor permit, exceeds the ambient noise standard for the land use classification for the location at which such measurement is made, as established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-69 , the Department of Consumer Protection may suspend the permit to sell alcoholic liquor for three days for a first violation, five days for a second violation and fourteen days for any subsequent violation.

Cited. 226 C. 418.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-93 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-93
Sec. 30-93. Containers to be sealed.
Status: in_force

Statute does not give right to sell whiskey to be consumed off the premises so long as seals are broken. 130 C. 377. Cited. 158 C. 362.

Cited. 13 CS 273.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-82 — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-82
Sec. 30-82. Sale pending renewal of permit.
Status: in_force

Continued operation when permitted pending appeal, is not a renewal of a permit. 167 C. 442. Cited. 176 C. 428.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-37k — Connecticut Code / Title 30 / Chapter 545 / Section 30-37k
Sec. 30-37k. Casino permit.
Status: in_force

(b) A casino permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises of a casino.

(c) A casino permit shall allow the manufacture, storage and bottling of beer to be consumed on the premises with or without the sale of food, provided the holder of a casino permit produces at least five thousand gallons of beer on the premises annually.

(d) A casino permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by means of a guest bar located in hotel guest rooms provided such guest bar is: (1) Accessible only by key, magnetic card or similar device provided by the hotel to a registered guest twenty-one years of age or older; and (2) restocked no earlier than nine o'clock a.m. and no later than one o'clock a.m.

(e) The annual fee for a casino permit shall be two thousand six hundred fifty dollars plus an additional one hundred dollars for each guest room containing a guest bar.