Sec. 30-20. Package store permits; grocery store beer permits.
Sec. 30-20. Package store permits; grocery store beer permits. (a) A package
store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor not to be consumed on the
premises, such sales to be made only in sealed bottles or other containers. 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, offer free samples
of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the premises, conduct demonstrations and conduct
tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or backer of a package store for a
nominal charge to charitable nonprofit organizations. Any offering, tasting or demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted only during the hours a package
store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under section 30-91. No store operating under
a package store permit shall sell any commodity other than alcoholic liquor except
that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such store may sell (1) cigarettes, (2)
publications, (3) bar utensils, which shall include, but need not be limited to, corkscrews,
beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume or related to the
consumption of alcoholic liquor, (4) gift packages of alcoholic liquor shipped into the
state by a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, which may include a nonalcoholic item
in the gift package that may be any item, except food or tobacco products, provided the
dollar value of the nonalcoholic items does not exceed the dollar value of the alcoholic
items of the package, (5) nonalcoholic beverages, (6) concentrates used in the preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (7) beer and wine-making kits and products related
to beer and wine-making kits, (8) ice in any form, (9) articles of clothing imprinted with
advertising related to the alcoholic liquor industry, (10) gift baskets or other containers
of alcoholic liquor, (11) multiple packages of alcoholic liquors, as defined in subdivision
(3) of section 30-1, provided in all such cases the minimum retail selling price for such
alcoholic liquor shall apply, and (12) lottery tickets authorized by the Division of Special
Revenue, if licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by said division. 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 Division of Special Revenue. The annual fee for a package store permit
shall be four hundred dollars plus the sum required by section 30-66.
(b) 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 premises.
A 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 said retail price shall include
all applicable federal and state taxes including the applicable state sales taxes. The annual
fee for a grocery store beer permit shall be eighty dollars plus the sum required by section
30-66.
(c) "Grocery store" means any store commonly known as a supermarket, food store,
grocery store or delicatessen, primarily engaged in the retail sale of all sorts of canned
goods and dry goods such as tea, coffee, spices, sugar and flour, either packaged or in
bulk, with or without fresh fruits and vegetables, and with or without fresh, smoked and
prepared meats, fish and poultry, except that no store primarily engaged in the retail
sale of seafood, fruits and vegetables, candy, nuts and confectioneries, dairy products,
bakery products or eggs and poultry shall be included in the definition of "grocery store".
(1949 Rev., S. 4242; 1951, S. 2157d; 1963, P.A. 274, S. 2; 485; February, 1965, P.A. 479; 1967, P.A. 230, S. 1; 347,
S. 1; 1969, P.A. 294; 1971, P.A. 747, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 41, S. 1; P.A. 73-300; P.A. 75-259, S. 2, 8; 75-641, S. 4; P.A. 78-49; P.A. 79-404, S. 39, 45; P.A. 80-482, S. 342, 343, 345, 348; P.A. 81-367, S. 3, 9; P.A. 82-332, S. 2, 13; P.A. 84-78; 84-350, S. 1; P.A. 87-69, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-32; P.A. 91-353, S. 2, 7; P.A. 93-52; 93-139, S. 14; P.A. 95-115, S. 1; 95-195, S.
23, 83; P.A. 96-7, S. 4, 5; P.A. 00-24; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1963 acts reworded Subsec. (c) substituting "grocery store as defined in subdivision (21) of section 30-1" for
"store which is chiefly engaged in the sale of groceries" and specified that sale of "gift baskets or other containers of
alcoholic liquor" is allowed in Subsec. (a); 1965 act substituted "alcoholic liquor and nonalcoholic beverages" for "alcoholic
and nonalcoholic liquor" in Subsec. (a); 1967 acts specified that sale of concentrates used in mixed drinks and ice is allowed
and that taking and transmitting of orders for delivery of merchandise in other states is allowed under package store permit
in Subsec. (a); 1969 act permitted sale of multiple packages of still and sparkling wines in Subsec. (a); 1971 act changed
wording in Subsec. (a) for clarity; 1972 act permitted sale of lottery tickets by stores operating under package store permits
in Subsec. (a); P.A. 73-300 required posting of beer prices in Subsec. (c); P.A. 75-259 added references to containers sized
by milliliters in Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-641 deleted reference to "subdivision (2)" of Sec. 30-1 in Subsec. (c); P.A. 78-49
added provision authorizing sale of cigarettes, bar utensils and gift packages in Subsec. (a); P.A. 79-404 replaced reference
to state lottery division of commission on special revenue with reference to division of special revenue within the department
of business regulation in Subsec. (a); P.A. 80-482 placed division of special revenue within the department of revenue
services for administrative purposes only, deleting reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 81-367
deleted Subsec. (b) re package store beer permit and relettered Subsec. (c) accordingly; P.A. 82-332 eliminated minimum
container sizes; P.A. 84-78 allowed package stores to sell publications; P.A. 84-350 amended Subsec. (a) by allowing
holders of package store permits to offer free samples of wine, cordials and new products, and to conduct demonstrations
and tastings; P.A. 87-69 amended Subsec. (a) by removing the time limitation on conducting tastings and certain demonstrations; P.A. 90-32 amended section to allow holders of permits to sell articles of clothing with advertising related to alcohol;
P.A. 91-353 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize package store permittees to offer free samples of beer brewed in this state
by a holder of a manufacturer permit as defined in Sec. 30-16; P.A. 93-52 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute reference to
sales of multiple packages of alcoholic liquors as defined in Sec. 30-1 for sales of multiple packages of still and sparkling
wines; P.A. 93-139 made technical changes, added the annual fee for a package store permit and grocery store beer permit
and added Subsec. (c) defining "grocery store"; P.A. 95-115 amended Subsec. (a) to permit the sale of beer and wine-making kits and products related to such kits, inserted revised Subdiv. indicators, and added provision authorizing holders
of package store permits to participate in lottery ticket promotions and giveaways; P.A. 95-195 amended Subsec. (a) to
substitute Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-7 amended
Subsec. (a) to broaden range of samples package store permit holders may offer, substituting "alcoholic liquor" for specified
types of beverages, effective April 2, 1996; P.A. 00-24 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to allow gift packages to contain certain
nonalcoholic items; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June
1, 2004.
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. Cited. 123 C. 35. Cited. 127 C. 275. "Grocery store beer permit" not a package store permit within
meaning of ordinance. 139 C. 379. Cited. 140 C. 582. Cited. 148 C. 412, 443. Cited. 184 C. 75.
Subsec. (a):
Cited. 148 C. 723.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 373.
Subsec. (c):
Cited. 148 C. 721.
Cited. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 674, 682.