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MO Rev Stat § 311.196 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.196 - Consumption off the premises, sale of beer permitted for restaurant bar without an on-site brewery, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories   311.196. Consumption off the premises, sale of beer permitted for restaurant bar without an on-site brewery, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any restaurant bar without an on-site brewery that serves twenty or more different types of draft beer may sell thirty-two fluid ounces or more of such beer to customers for consumption off the premises of such bar or tavern. As used in this section, the term "restaurant bar" means any establishment having a restaurant or similar facility on the premises at least fifty percent of the gross income of which is derived from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed on such premises. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 132, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1498)
MO Rev Stat § 311.197 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.197 - Samples, furnishing and acceptance of, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   311.197. Samples, furnishing and acceptance of, when. — 1. A wholesaler of malt liquor may furnish or give, and a retailer may accept, a sample of malt liquor as long as the retailer has not previously purchased the brand of malt liquor from that wholesaler if all of the following requirements are met:  (1) The sample shall not be more than seventy-two fluid ounces; except if a particular product is not available in a size of seventy-two fluid ounces or less, a wholesaler may furnish or give the next larger size to the retailer;  (2) The wholesaler shall keep a record of the name of the retailer and the quantity of each brand furnished or given to such retailer; and  (3) No samples of malt liquor provided shall be consumed or opened on the premises of the retailer except as provided by the retail license.  2. For purposes of this section, brands shall be differentiated by differences in the brand names of the products or the nature of the products, including products that differ in the designation of class, type, or kind. Differences in packaging, such as differences in the style, type, or size of the product container or the color or design of a label shall not be considered different brands. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 121)
MO Rev Stat § 311.202 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.202 - Sale of retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers for off-premises consumption, when — requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021   311.202. Sale of retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers for off-premises consumption, when — requirements. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for on-premises consumption may sell retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers, filled on such premises by any employee of the retailer who is twenty-one years of age or older, for off-premises consumption if all the following requirements are met:  (1) The container of the alcoholic beverage is rigid, durable, leakproof, sealable, and designed to prevent consumption without removal of the tamperproof cap or seal. A sealable container does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws;  (2) The contents of each container do not exceed one hundred twenty-eight ounces;  (3) The patron orders and purchases a meal from the licensee simultaneous with the alcoholic beverage purchase. For purposes of this subdivision, a "meal" is defined as food that has been prepared on-premises;  (4) The number of alcoholic beverages sold under this section by a licensee for off-premises consumption is limited to twice the number of meal servings sold by the licensee for off-premises consumption;  (5) The licensee provides the patron with a dated receipt or an electronic record for the meal and alcohol beverages; and  (6) The container is either:  (a) Placed in a one-time-use, tamperproof, transparent bag that is securely sealed; or  (b) The container opening is sealed with tamperproof tape. ­­For purposes of this subdivision, "tamperproof" means that a lid, cap, or seal visibly demonstrates when a bag or container has been opened.  2. Containers that are filled under subsection 1 of this section shall be affixed with a label or a tag that contains the name and address of the business that filled the container, in type not smaller than three millimeters in height and not more than twelve characters per inch, and states, "THIS BEVERAGE CONTAINS ALCOHOL.".  3. The filling of a container under this section shall be in compliance with Section 3-304.17(C) of the 2009 Food and Drug Administration Food Code.  4. No provision of law, or rule or regulation of the division of alcohol and tobacco control, shall be interpreted to allow any wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer of intoxicating liquor to furnish containers that are filled under subsection 1 of this section to any person who is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor at retail. ­­-------- (L. 2021 S.B. 126)
MO Rev Stat § 311.205 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.205 - Self-dispensing of beer permitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   *311.205. Self-dispensing of beer permitted, when. — 1. Any person licensed to sell liquor at retail by the drink for consumption on the premises where sold may use a self-dispensing system, which is monitored and controlled by the licensee and allows patrons of the licensee to self-dispense beer or wine. Before a patron may dispense beer or wine, an employee of the licensee must first authorize an amount of beer or wine, not to exceed thirty-two ounces of beer or sixteen ounces of wine per patron per authorization, to be dispensed by the self-dispensing system.  2. No provision of law or rule or regulation of the supervisor shall be interpreted to allow any wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer of intoxicating liquor to furnish self-dispensing or cooling equipment or provide services for the maintenance, sanitation, or repair of self-dispensing systems. ­­-------- (L. 2012 H.B. 1498, A.L. 2016 S.B. 919 merged with S.B. 994)  Effective 8-28-16 (S.B. 919); *10-14-16 (S.B. 994), see § 21.250  *S.B. 994 was vetoed July 1, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
MO Rev Stat § 311.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.210 - Application — remittance, made to whom, powers of supervisor.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   311.210. Application — remittance, made to whom, powers of supervisor. — 1. All applications for all licenses mentioned in this chapter shall be made to the supervisor of liquor control and shall be accompanied by a proper remittance made payable to the director of revenue.  2. The supervisor of liquor control shall have the power and duty to determine whether each application for such license shall be approved or disapproved. Upon disapproval of any application for a license, the supervisor of liquor control shall so notify the applicant in writing, setting forth therein the grounds and reasons for disapproval, and shall return therewith the applicant's remittance. Upon approval of any application for a license, the supervisor of liquor control shall issue to the applicant the appropriate license and contemporaneously with such issuance shall file a notice of the issuance of such license together with the applicant's remittance in payment of the same with the director of revenue. The director of revenue shall immediately issue a receipt in duplicate for such payment, one copy of which shall be filed with the supervisor of liquor control and one copy retained by the director of revenue. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4888, A.L. 1945 p. 1043)
MO Rev Stat § 311.211 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.211 - Fishing skills contest, ticket sales to participants on premises not ground to deny license.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   311.211. Fishing skills contest, ticket sales to participants on premises not ground to deny license. — Sales of tickets for participation in fishing contests wherein the skill of the participant is an element shall not be construed as gambling or participation in gambling activities for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations made pursuant thereto. The division of liquor control shall not deny, suspend or revoke any license issued under those chapters because of the sale of such tickets on the licensed premises. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 419 § 1, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 311.212 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.212 - Licenses, suspension or revocation of, violations occurring more than three years prior, not valid grounds.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   311.212. Licenses, suspension or revocation of, violations occurring more than three years prior, not valid grounds. — The division of liquor control shall not suspend, revoke, refuse to renew or refuse to grant a license issued under the provisions of this chapter based on a violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the supervisor of liquor control, when such violation occurred more than three years prior to the division's decision to suspend, revoke, refuse to renew or refuse to grant such license. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 150 § 2, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 311.218 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.218 - Fourth of July celebrations, temporary permits for wine and malt liquor for certain organizations, fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   311.218. Fourth of July celebrations, temporary permits for wine and malt liquor for certain organizations, fee. — 1. Other provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a permit for the sale of wine and malt liquor for consumption on the premises where sold may be issued to any church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political, or charitable club or organization for sale of such wine and malt liquor at any picnic, bazaar, fair, festival or similar gathering or event held to commemorate the annual anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Such permit shall be issued only during the period from June fifteenth to July fifteenth annually and only for the day or days named therein and it shall not authorize the sale of wine and malt liquor except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. and for not more than seven days by any such organization. The permit may be issued to cover more than one place of sale within the general confines of the place where the gathering or event is held; provided, however, no permit shall be issued to any organization which selects or restricts the membership thereof on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, or place of national origin. For the permit, the holder thereof shall pay to the director of revenue the sum of one hundred dollars. No provision of law or rule or regulation of the supervisor shall prevent any wholesaler or distributor from providing customary storage, cooling or dispensing equipment for use by the holder of the permit at such gathering or event.  2. As used in this section the term "wine" means a beverage containing not in excess of fourteen percent of alcohol by weight. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 460, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132, A.L. 2021 S.B. 126)
MO Rev Stat § 311.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.230 - Application for license to manufacture or sell made to supervisor.

Effective - 28 Aug 1967   311.230. Application for license to manufacture or sell made to supervisor. — Application for license to manufacture or sell intoxicating liquor, under the provisions of this law, shall be made to the supervisor of liquor control. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4896, A.L. 1967 p. 424)
MO Rev Stat § 311.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.240 - Period of license — federal license required — contents of license — renewals.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   311.240. Period of license — federal license required — contents of license — renewals. — 1. On approval of the application and payment of the license tax provided in this chapter, the supervisor of liquor control shall grant the applicant a license to conduct business in the state for a term to expire with the thirtieth day of June next succeeding the date of such license. A separate license shall be required for each place of business. Of the license tax to be paid for any such license, the applicant shall pay as many twelfths as there are months (part of a month counted as a month) remaining from the date of the license to the next succeeding July first.  2. No such license shall be effective, and no right granted thereby shall be exercised by the licensee, unless and until the licensee shall have obtained and securely affixed to the license in the space provided therefor an original stamp or other form of receipt issued by the duly authorized representative of the federal government, evidencing the payment by the licensee to the federal government of whatever excise or occupational tax is by any law of the United States then in effect required to be paid by a dealer engaged in the occupation designated in said license. Within ten days from the issuance of said federal stamp or receipt, the licensee shall file with the supervisor of liquor control a photostat copy thereof, or such duplicate or indented and numbered stub therefrom as the federal government may have issued to the taxpayer with the original.  3. Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall particularly describe the premises at which intoxicating liquor may be sold thereunder, and such license shall not be deemed to authorize or permit the sale of intoxicating liquor at any place other than that described therein.  4. Applications for renewal of licenses must be filed on or before the first day of May of each calendar year.  5. In case of failure to submit the completed renewal application required under subsection 4 of this section on or before the first day of May, there shall be added to the amount of the renewal fee a late charge of one hundred dollars from the second day of May to the last day of May; a late charge of two hundred dollars if the renewal application is submitted on the first day of June to the last day of June; or a late charge of three hundred dollars if the renewal application is submitted after the last day of June. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4897, A.L. 2007 S.B. 299 & S.B. 616)
MO Rev Stat § 311.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.250 - Licenses nontransferable — exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1947   311.250. Licenses nontransferable — exceptions. — 1. No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable except as herein provided. In the event of the death of the licensee, the widow or widower or the next of kin of such deceased licensee, who shall meet the other requirements of this law may make application and the supervisor of liquor control may transfer such license to permit the operation of the business of the deceased for the remainder of the period for which a license fee has been paid by the deceased.  2. Whenever one or more members of a partnership withdraws from the partnership the supervisor of liquor control, upon being requested, shall permit the remaining partner, or partners, originally licensed, to continue to operate for the remainder of the period for which the license fee has been paid, without obtaining a new license. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4893, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 372)
MO Rev Stat § 311.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.260 - More than five licenses by any one person prohibited, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   311.260. More than five licenses by any one person prohibited, exception. — 1. No person, corporation, employee, officer, agent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, shall:  (1) Have more than five licenses; or  (2) Be directly or indirectly interested in any business of any other person, corporation, or employee, officer, agent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, who sells intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for consumption on the premises described in any license; or  (3) Sell intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for consumption at the place of sale at more than five places in this state.  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or municipal ordinance to the contrary, for the purpose of determining whether a person, corporation, employee, officer, agent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof has a disqualifying interest in more than five licenses pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, there shall not be counted any license to sell intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for consumption on the following premises:  (1) Restaurants where at least fifty percent of the gross income of which is derived from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed on the premises where sold; or  (2) Establishments which have an annual gross income of at least two hundred thousand dollars from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed on the premises where sold; or  (3) Facilities designed for the performance of live entertainment and where the receipts for admission to such performances exceed one hundred thousand dollars per calendar year; or  (4) Any establishment having at least forty rooms for the overnight accommodation of transient guests. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4907, A.L. 1971 S.B. 18, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1180, A.L. 1995 S.B. 43, A.L. 2003 S.B. 298, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 311.265 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.265 - Retailer going out of business in debt to wholesaler, procedure — new license prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   311.265. Retailer going out of business in debt to wholesaler, procedure — new license prohibited. — When a retailer licensed under this chapter is delinquent beyond the permissible ordinary commercial credit period, the wholesaler shall notify the supervisor of liquor control in writing of the debt and no new or renewal license shall be issued to the retailer until the reported debt is satisfied. The wholesaler shall immediately notify the supervisor of liquor control in writing when the debt is satisfied. As used in this section, the term "retailer" shall include an individual, corporation, partnership or limited liability company, all officers and directors of such person or entity and all stockholders owning, legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of the stock of such person or entity. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 166, A.L. 1995 S.B. 43, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 311.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.280 - Unlawful for licensed retailer to purchase from other than licensed wholesaler — prohibited acts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   311.280. Unlawful for licensed retailer to purchase from other than licensed wholesaler — prohibited acts. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in this state holding a retail liquor license to purchase any intoxicating liquor except from, by or through a duly licensed wholesale liquor dealer in this state. It shall be unlawful for such retail liquor dealer to sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor purchased in violation of the provisions of this section. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.  2. Any retailer licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not:  (1) Sell intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent by weight to the consumer in an original carton received from the wholesaler that has been mutilated, torn apart, or cut apart; or  (2) Repackage intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five percent by weight in a manner misleading to the consumer or that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4913, A.L. 2003 S.B. 298, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 311.290 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XX - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law|Section 311.290 - Time fixed for opening and closing premises — closed place defined — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories   311.290. Time fixed for opening and closing premises — closed place defined — penalty. — No person having a license issued pursuant to this chapter, nor any employee of such person, shall sell, give away, or permit the consumption of any intoxicating liquor in any quantity between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 1:30 a.m. Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday, upon or about his or her premises. If the person has a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink, his premises shall be and remain a closed place as defined in this section between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 1:30 a.m. Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday. Where such licenses authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink are held by clubs, hotels, or bowling alleys, this section shall apply only to the room or rooms in which intoxicating liquor is dispensed; and where such licenses are held by restaurants or bowling alleys whose business is conducted in one room only, then the licensee shall keep securely locked during the hours and on the days specified in this section all refrigerators, cabinets, cases, boxes, and taps from which intoxicating liquor is dispensed. A "closed place" is defined to mean a place where all doors are locked and where no patrons are in the place or about the premises. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale or delivery of any intoxicating liquor during any of the hours or on any of the days specified in this section by a wholesaler licensed under the provisions of section 311.180 to a person licensed to sell the intoxicating liquor at retail. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 4891, A.L. 1941 p. 412, A.L. 1951 p. 16, A.L. 1957 p. 27, A.L. 1967 p. 424, A.L. 1979 S.B. 192, A.L. 1981 S.B. 128, A.L. 1987 S.B. 150, A.L. 2003 S.B. 298, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132, A.L. 2013 S.B. 59, A.L. 2013 S.B. 121)  (1954) Where customer placed groceries and illegally purchased whiskey in his car which was parked on driveway of grocery store, a search of his care cannot be objected to by store owner on prosecution for illegal sale of liquor. State v. Egan (A.), 272 S.W.2d 719. (1968) The opening and closing hours of liquor establishments under this section are fixed according to the system or method generally used by the people of Missouri, its business and commerce, its public agencies, and its political subdivisions, at the time when the method of computation or the meaning of the statute is brought into question. Playboy Club, Inc. v. Myers (Mo.), 431 S.W.2d 221.