CT Gen Stat § 30-62c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors|Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act|Section 30-62c - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Furnishing of water without charge. Offering of nonalcoholic beverages for sale. Exemptions. Requirements. Penalty.

 (a) The holder of an alcoholic liquor permit issued by the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of section 30-16, or an agent of such permit holder, shall furnish potable water without charge to any person on the permit premises requesting such water or shall offer nonalcoholic beverages for sale to such person.(b) A permittee or such permittee's agent shall not be required to furnish such water or offer nonalcoholic beverages for sale during the hours and days that the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor is prohibited pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-91. Such potable water shall meet all federal and state requirements concerning purity of drinking water and shall be supplied in a receptacle suitable to permit the individual consumption of not less than six ounces per serving.(c) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in its discretion, suspend, revoke or refuse to grant or renew an alcoholic liquor permit pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-47 if the department has reasonable cause to believe a permittee has violated any provision of this section.(P.A. 15-24, S. 7; P.A. 17-160, S. 5.)*Note: On and after July 1, 2020, this section, as amended by section 14 of public act 19-24, is to read as follows:“Sec. 30-62c. Furnishing of water without charge. Offering of nonalcoholic beverages for sale. Exemptions. Requirements. Penalty. (a) The holder of an alcoholic liquor permit issued by the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 30-16, or an agent of such permit holder, shall furnish potable water without charge to any person on the permit premises requesting such water or shall offer nonalcoholic beverages for sale to such person.(b) A permittee or such permittee's agent shall not be required to furnish such water or offer nonalcoholic beverages for sale during the hours and days that the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor is prohibited pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-91. Such potable water shall meet all federal and state requirements concerning purity of drinking water and shall be supplied in a receptacle suitable to permit the individual consumption of not less than six ounces per serving.(c) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in its discretion, suspend, revoke or refuse to grant or renew an alcoholic liquor permit pursuant to subsection (a) of section 30-47 if the department has reasonable cause to believe a permittee has violated any provision of this section.”(P.A. 15-24, S. 7; P.A. 17-160, S. 5; P.A. 19-24, S. 14.)History: P.A. 15-24 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 17-160 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to Sec. 30-16(g) with reference to Sec. 30-16(h), effective July 7, 2017; P.A. 19-24 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “subsections (b) to (h)” with “subsections (a) to (d)”, effective July 1, 2020.