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4 DE Code § 706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 706. Sale or service of alcoholic liquors to intoxicated person.

§ 706. Sale or service of alcoholic liquors to intoxicated person. Any licensee, or employee of a licensee, or person in charge of a licensed premises shall refuse to sell or serve alcoholic liquors to any individual if such individual is intoxicated or appears to be intoxicated. Such licensee, employee of a licensee or person in charge of the licensed premises shall not be liable to any individual for damages claimed to arise from the refusal to sell alcoholic liquors if such refusal is based upon this section. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  17;  Code 1935, §  6146;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  711;  52 Del. Laws, c. 181;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  53;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 707. Home manufacture of beer or wine for personal consumption.

§ 707. Home manufacture of beer or wine for personal consumption. (a) No license or special permit shall be required for the manufacture within homes, or other premises used in connection therewith, of beer in quantities of 200 gallons or less during any calendar year, or wine in quantities of 200 gallons or less during any calendar year, for the personal consumption only of the homeowner(s), their families or their guests; provided however, that such beer or wine shall not be offered for sale. (b) Such beer or wine, when manufactured and used as set forth above, shall not be subject to any taxes imposed by the Liquor Control Act. (c) Beer and wine manufactured pursuant to this section may be removed from the home and transported for personal or family use, and in addition may be transported for the purposes of participating in club-sponsored events and tasting competitions. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter or title, concentrated alcoholic beverages are not “home-manufactured beer or wine” for purposes of this section, and all Commissioner regulations and tax requirements concerning home-manufactured beer or wine shall not apply to concentrated alcoholic beverages. 4 Del. C. 1953, §  712;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  54;  65 Del. Laws, c. 50, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  71 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  2;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 708. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 708. Prohibition of sales to certain persons.

§ 708. Prohibition of sales to certain persons. (a) No person or licensee shall sell any alcoholic liquor to any:  (1) Individual who has not reached the age of 21 years, except that in any prosecution for an offense under this paragraph it shall be an affirmative defense that the individual, who has not reached the age of 21 years, presented to the accused identification, with a photograph of such individual affixed thereon, which identification sets forth information which would lead a reasonable person to believe such individual was 21 years of age or older; (2) Person to whom such sale is prohibited; (3) Individual who habitually drinks alcoholic liquor to excess, or to whom the Commissioner and/or Division has, after investigation, decided to prohibit the sale of such liquor because of an appeal to the Commissioner and/or Division by the husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, employer or other person depending upon, employing or in charge of such individual, or by the mayor or other competent representative of any city, town, or other incorporated place; the interdiction in such case shall last until removed by the Commissioner and/or Division. (b) No sale made to any person mentioned in this section, other than an individual who has not reached the age of 21 years, shall constitute a misdemeanor unless the Commissioner and/or Division has informed the seller, by registered letter, that it is forbidden to sell to such person or unless the fact is otherwise known to the seller. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  34;  Code 1935, §  6163;  41 Del. Laws, c. 249, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  715;  49 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 511, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  55;  61 Del. Laws, c. 493, §  2;  64 Del. Laws, c. 216, §§  1, 2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  10;  75 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  1;
4 DE Code § 710. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 710. Reports by importers.

§ 710. Reports by importers. The Commissioner shall require every importer to make a monthly report of his manufacture, purchases, stocks and sales of alcoholic liquor to the Commissioner. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  28;  Code 1935, §  6157;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  718;  57 Del. Laws, c. 680;  59 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  5;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 711. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 711. Refilling bottles.

§ 711. Refilling bottles. Alcoholic liquor in bottles, procured by the holder of a license to resell for the purpose of delivering the same to consumers, shall be kept in the bottles in which it was procured. As long as any such bottle bears the mark or label which it bore when delivered, no other alcoholic liquor, substance or liquid shall be put therein, and no holder of a license, nor anyone on his behalf, after the alcoholic liquor bottled in one of the bottles has been poured out, may refill the bottle, either wholly or in part, with intent to supply alcoholic liquor or any other substance or liquid to any consumer. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  32;  Code 1935, §  6161;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  719;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  60;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 712. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 712. Label on bottle.

§ 712. Label on bottle. No holder of a license shall use or allow the use of any mark or label on a bottle, in which alcoholic liquor is kept for sale, that does not precisely and clearly indicate the nature of the contents of the bottle, or which might in any way deceive any consumer as to the nature, composition or quality of the contents. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  32;  Code 1935, §  6161;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  720;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  61;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 713. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 713. Mixing unauthorized with authorized liquor.

§ 713. Mixing unauthorized with authorized liquor. No person shall, for any reason, mix or permit the mixing of or cause to be mixed any alcoholic liquor which is not authorized to be sold with any alcoholic liquor the sale of which is authorized to be sold. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  32;  Code 1935, §  6161;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  721;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  62;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 714. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 714. Places for keeping spirits, wines or beer.

§ 714. Places for keeping spirits, wines or beer. No person shall keep spirits, wines or beer in the State except:  (1) In an establishment licensed by the Commissioner to sell alcoholic liquor; (2) In an establishment where it is expressly permitted by the Commissioner to keep alcoholic liquor; (3) In an establishment where, by exception, it is permitted by law to keep alcoholic liquors; (4) In the residence of any person, provided the alcoholic liquor is not kept with intent to sell the same, but one sale shall suffice to establish such intent; (5) In the office of a physician, pharmacist or veterinarian for medicinal purposes only, and in the office of a clergyman for sacramental purposes only; (6) In the baggage of an individual who is transporting alcoholic liquor for his individual use; (7) In a church, chapel, or other place for religious worship or a dependence thereof where sacramental wine may be kept.38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  36;  Code 1935, §  6165;  41 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  63;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  19, 22;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 715. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 715. Places for keeping alcohol.

§ 715. Places for keeping alcohol. No person shall keep alcohol in the State, except:  (1) In the establishment of a pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, wholesale druggist, university, college, school or manufacturing plant where the alcohol is used in industrial or scientific work or for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products where it is expressly permitted by the Commissioner to keep alcohol; (2) In a distillery licensed by the Commissioner to manufacture alcohol.38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  36;  Code 1935, §  6165;  41 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  723;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  19, 23;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 716. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 716. Transportation of spirits, wines or beer.

§ 716. Transportation of spirits, wines or beer. No person shall transport spirits, wines or beer in this State, except:  (1) Directly from one establishment in this State to another establishment belonging to or leased by the same person, provided he or she holds a license to transport alcoholic liquor; or (2) Directly from the establishment of a holder of a license to sell and to deliver such alcoholic liquor to the establishment of a like holder of a license to sell; or (3) Directly from the establishment of a person who is the holder of a license to transport alcoholic liquor to a place outside this State; or (4) An individual who is transporting alcoholic liquor for his or her personal use or the use of his or her family or guests; or (5) An individual importing alcoholic liquors into the State, the daily quantity of which does not exceed the amount permitted by federal statutes governing the importation of alcoholic liquors into the United States.38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  36;  Code 1935, §  6165;  41 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  42 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  5;  44 Del. Laws, c. 203, §  6;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  724;  50 Del. Laws, c. 417, §  3;  55 Del. Laws, c. 82, §§  8, 9;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  64;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  19, 24;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 407, §  1;
4 DE Code § 717. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 717. Transportation of alcohol.

§ 717. Transportation of alcohol. No person shall transport alcohol in the State, except where it is expressly permitted by the Commissioner to transport such alcohol. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  36;  Code 1935, §  6165;  41 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  725;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  19, 25;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 718. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 718. Shipping and transporting alcoholic liquor.

§ 718. Shipping and transporting alcoholic liquor. (a) If alcoholic liquor is to be shipped to a point within the State by other than the manufacturer or importer thereof, the transportation thereof outside of the municipality in which the establishment of the seller is situated, shall be made only by a common carrier or, if not contrary to the rules of the Commissioner, by the purchaser on condition that it is transported in a vehicle owned or hired by the purchaser directly to the purchaser's residence or, if the purchaser is the holder of a license to sell, to the purchaser's establishment, but such transportation shall not be by the seller nor by any employee, agent or representative of the seller, nor by any other person interested in the sale. (b) If alcoholic liquor is to be shipped to a point within or without this State by the manufacturer or importer thereof, the shipment shall only be made by common carrier, by vehicle owned or hired by the manufacturer or importer, or employee thereof, under the rules of the Commissioner. “Shipped,” as used in this subsection, shall mean any movement of alcoholic beverage to any location other than the manufacturer's or importer's storage location. (c) If the transportation of alcoholic liquor be effected by a common carrier, the individual transporting or in charge of the transportation of such alcoholic liquor shall have in his possession and produce upon request a waybill or other evidence of authorized shipment containing the name and address of the shipper and the name and address of the consignee. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  37;  Code 1935, §  6166;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  726;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  68 Del. Laws, c. 54, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 719. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 719. Distillery and wine manufacturer.

§ 719. Distillery and wine manufacturer. (a) No provision of this title shall prevent any distillery or brewery, duly licensed by the United States or by this State to manufacture alcohol or spirits in this State, or any wine manufacturer in this State from having or keeping for sale in his establishment in this State the alcoholic liquor so licensed to be manufactured by him, or from selling or delivering the same in accordance with the provisions of this title. (b) If alcoholic liquor is to be shipped by a distillery or manufacturer to a place within this State, the distillery or manufacturer may sell it only to the Commissioner or under the published rules of the Commissioner and the distillery or manufacturer shall in every case comply with every other applicable provision of this title. (c) The Commissioner may, upon the conditions it determines, grant to any distillery, duly licensed by the United States or by this State to manufacture alcohol or spirits in this State, a special license authorizing the distillery to purchase and to import, from such persons as are entitled to sell the same, wines or spirits to be used for the sole purpose of blending with and flavoring such products. (d) No provision of this title shall prevent the Commissioner from agreeing to the sale and delivery of potable and non-potable alcohol from a distillery direct to a manufacturer of articles requiring such alcohol, if such sale and delivery be made subject to such conditions as the Commissioner publishes. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §§  40, 42;  Code 1935, §§  6168, 6170;  42 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  727;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  65;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;
4 DE Code § 720. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 720. Storage of alcoholic liquors.

§ 720. Storage of alcoholic liquors. All holders of licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor in a tavern, restaurant or taproom, and as to the public sale portions of the premises covered by holders of a hotel or club license, shall store all alcoholic liquor in adequate storage facilities and the premises, or the part of the premises where such alcoholic liquor is stored if a hotel or club, must be locked before the last person leaves the licensed premises. 59 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  3;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 721. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 721. Brewery.

§ 721. Brewery. No provision of this title shall prevent the Commissioner from authorizing any brewery to sell and to deliver beer to any person in this State who holds a license to receive and resell beer, if a duplicate bill of each sale is filed with or mailed to the Commissioner, provided that the Commissioner shall not authorize the resale and delivery of beer to licensees within this State by any brewery whose total domestic sales, when including all affiliated licenses whether in or out of this State, exceeds 6 million barrels of beer in a single calendar year. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  41;  Code 1935, §  6169;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  728;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;  82 Del. Laws, c. 22, § 2;
4 DE Code § 722. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 722. Physicians, dentists, veterinarians and pharmacists.

§ 722. Physicians, dentists, veterinarians and pharmacists. (a) No provision of this title shall prevent any individual who is licensed in this State to practice medicine, surgery or obstetrics, or dentistry, or veterinary medicine or surgery from purchasing alcoholic liquor in quantities larger than one bottle and keeping and using the same for purposes of solution or sterilization in his own practice, or in making a preparation for external application to be administered by himself, or from purchasing brandy, as defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia, or rum, for use in compounding his medicines. (b) No owner, lessee or manager conducting a pharmacy or drugstore shall sell or dispense, on the premises conducted as a pharmacy or drugstore, alcoholic liquor for any other purpose than medicinal, scientific and industrial purposes. No provision of this title shall prevent any holder of a license for a pharmacy under § 517 of this title from:  (1) Purchasing alcoholic liquor in quantities larger than 1 bottle, for use in medicinal, official or pharmaceutical preparations, but no such person may sell such alcoholic liquor except when contained in such preparations or when filling a prescription, or an order of an individual holder of license under § 518 of this title; or (2) Purchasing ethyl alcohol in quantities larger than 1 bottle, and selling the same for obstetrical or antiseptic purposes only, in quantities not exceeding 16 ounces, upon prescription of an individual practicing medicine, surgery or obstetrics and registered as such in this State, or upon the certificate of the latter if the sale be made to him or her personally.38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §§  17, 39;  Code 1935, §§  6146, 6167;  42 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  1;  42 Del. Laws, c. 192, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  729;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  19, 26;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
4 DE Code § 723. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 723. Disposition of stock of insolvent, deceased or former licensee.

§ 723. Disposition of stock of insolvent, deceased or former licensee. (a) In the case of a seizure of alcoholic liquor under any judgment rendered against the holder of any license or in the case of insolvency of such person, the officer seizing such alcoholic liquor or the trustee in bankruptcy of such license holder shall provide the Commissioner an inventory of the alcoholic liquor found in the possession of the judgment debtor or bankrupt. The Commissioner shall cause notice to be delivered to all importers who sell product on the inventory. All importers shall pick up all saleable products (as determined by the Commissioner in the event of a dispute) that they sell at that time. (b) The importer shall determine the value of the saleable inventory by determining the cost to a retail licensee on the same day as the alcoholic liquor is picked up. (c) The importer may retain up to 5% of the value of the saleable inventory as a handling or restocking fee. (d) In the event the licensee from whom the alcoholic liquor was seized owes the Importer an amount equal to or greater than the net of subsections (b) and (c) of this section above, the importer shall advise the Commissioner, the debtor or bankrupt, and the seizing authority of its calculations and credit the debtor's or bankrupt's account appropriately. (e) In the event the licensee from whom the alcoholic liquor was seized owes the importer less than the net of subsections (b) and (c) of this section above, the importer shall, within 10 days of seizure, pay the difference of the net of subsections (b) and (c) of this section above and the licensee's obligation to the importer to the officer or the trustee, and shall advise the Commissioner, the debtor or bankrupt, and the seizing authority of its calculations and credit the debtor's or bankrupt's account appropriately. (f) No payment shall be made for illegally acquired alcoholic liquor so delivered. (g) Any dispute as to the value or saleable condition of the alcohol shall be determined by the Commissioner. Any dispute as to the amount of the obligations of the parties to each other shall be determined by the court or its designee. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  29;  Code 1935, §  6158;  41 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  42 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  2;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  730;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  11;  77 Del. Laws, c. 137, §  1;
4 DE Code § 726. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 726. Liability for price of illegal sale of alcoholic liquors.

§ 726. Liability for price of illegal sale of alcoholic liquors. No action to recover the price of any alcoholic liquor sold in contravention of this title may be maintained. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  53;  Code 1935, §  6181;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  733;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  19;
4 DE Code § 727. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 7. Regulatory Provisions|§ 727. Sale at last call/closing hour of an establishment.

§ 727. Sale at last call/closing hour of an establishment. No more than 1 alcoholic beverage may be sold to a person less than 15 minutes prior to closing each day that a license is open pursuant to this title. Any server who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be fined $100 for a first offense, and $250 for a second or subsequent offense accruing within 1 year and shall be further required to take a course of instruction pursuant to Chapter 12 of this title (Delaware Responsible Alcoholic Beverage Server Training Program) within 90 days. 71 Del. Laws, c. 438, §  1;
4 DE Code § 901. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 9. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|§ 901. Offenses carrying penalty of imprisonment for 3 to 6 months.

§ 901. Offenses carrying penalty of imprisonment for 3 to 6 months. Whoever:  (1) Peddles any alcoholic liquor; or (2) Keeps, sells or dispenses alcoholic liquor in a disorderly house; or (3) Being an employee of the Commissioner and/or Division, infringes any of the provisions of this title; or (4) Not being the holder of a proper and valid license, or not being so authorized by this title, sells any alcoholic liquor in this State; or (5) Not being the holder of a license under this title, claims or represents that he is the holder of a license or exhibits a document purporting to be a license under this title; or (6) Sells, offers for sale, or keeps with the intent to sell for beverage purposes, denatured alcohol, perfume, lotion, tincture, fluid extract or essence, or other liquid or solid not originally manufactured or intended for use as a beverage, containing more than one half of 1 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume, shall, in addition to the payment of costs, be imprisoned not less than 3 nor more than 6 months. Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try, and finally determine alleged violations of this section. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §§  44, 45;  Code 1935, §§  6172, 6173;  41 Del. Laws, c. 250, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  901;  58 Del. Laws, c. 239, §  43;  67 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  27;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  10;