Prohibitions on sale, storage, etc.
 35. (1) The licensee may not keep for sale, sell or serve liquor unless the liquor was, (a) purchased from the LCBO or from the holder of the Brewers Retail Inc. licence; (b) purchased from the holder of a brewery licence, in the case of beer; or (c) transferred to the licensed premises from another licensed premises in accordance with the conditions set out in subsection (3). O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (1). (2) The licensee shall provide their licence number to the LCBO or to the holder of the Brewers Retail Inc. licence or the brewery licence before purchasing any liquor from them. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (2). (3) The conditions for the transfer of liquor referred to in clause (1) (c) are as follows: 1. The licences for both premises must be held by the same licensee, or by a licensee and an affiliate of the licensee, and the transfer of the liquor must only be carried out or supervised by the licensee or, if applicable, the affiliate. 2. Neither of the licences may be under suspension, and no proposal to revoke or suspend either licence may have been issued. 3. The licensed premises from which the liquor is to be transferred must no longer be in operation or must be scheduled to imminently cease to operate on either a temporary or permanent basis. 4. The liquor that is to be transferred must have been previously purchased or transferred in accordance with subsection (1). 5. Before the liquor is transferred, the licensee or, if applicable, affiliate must give written notice of the transfer to the Registrar containing the information listed in the standards established by the Registrar within the time and in the form and manner specified by the Registrar. 6. No remuneration may be provided for the transferred liquor. 7. The liquor must be transferred in securely closed containers. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (3). (4) The licensee shall not possess liquor or permit any person to possess liquor at the licensed premises or in any place used in connection with the sale and service of liquor by the licensee, including the food preparation and storage areas, other than liquor that the licensee purchased or transferred in accordance with subsection (1). O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (4). (5) Despite subsections (1) to (4), a licensee with a bring-your-own-wine endorsement may permit patrons to possess sealed, unopened containers of commercially-made wine that the patrons brought into the restaurant or banquet room to which the licence applies for their own consumption and may serve the wine if, (a) the wine is served to the patrons who brought the wine onto the premises; and (b) in the case of an endorsement that applies to a banquet room, the wine is served while the patrons are seated at tables in the banquet room consuming a meal. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (5). (6) Despite subsection (4), the licensee may permit a manufacturer or a person acting on the manufacturer’s behalf to possess liquor on the licensed premises for the purpose of having the licensee or the licensee’s employees sample the liquor in the presence of the manufacturer or the person acting on the manufacturer’s behalf. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (6). (7) If sampling occurs under subsection (6), the licensee shall ensure that any sampled liquor remaining at the end of the sampling is immediately removed from the licensed premises. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (7). (8) Despite subsection (4), the licensee may permit sealed, unopened liquor purchased from a retail store, from the holder of a liquor sales licence or from the holder of a by-the-glass endorsement to be possessed on the licensed premises if the liquor is intended for personal use elsewhere than on or adjacent to the licensed premises. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (8); O. Reg. 352/22, s. 2. (9) Despite subsection (4), liquor may be possessed on licensed premises for the purpose of being awarded as a prize at a lottery scheme conducted and managed in accordance with paragraph 207 (1) (b) of the Criminal Code
(Canada). O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (9). (10) Despite subsection (4), the licensee may permit sealed, unopened liquor, other than liquor referred to in subsection (1), to be possessed on the licensed premises for the purpose of an auction held under an auction permit. O. Reg. 746/21, s. 35 (10).