Sec. 30-25. Special club permit for picnics.
Sec. 30-25. Special club permit for picnics. (a) A special club permit shall allow
the sale of alcoholic liquor by the drink at retail to be consumed at the grounds of an
outdoor picnic conducted by a club or golf country club. Such permits shall be issued
only to holders of club or golf country club permits and shall be issued on a daily basis
subject to the hours of sale in section 30-91, and shall be the same as provided therein
for clubs and golf country clubs. The exception that applies to railroad and boat permits
in section 30-48 shall apply to such a special club permit. No such club or golf country
club shall be granted more than four such special club permits during any one calendar year.
(b) The Department of Consumer Protection shall have full discretion in the issuance of such special club permits as to suitability of place and may make any regulations
with respect thereto.
(c) The fee for such a special club permit shall be twenty-five dollars per day.
(June, 1955, S. 2166d; February, 1965, P.A. 553, S. 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A.
80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 93-139, S. 24; P.A. 95-195, S. 31, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A.
04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1965 act added references to golf country clubs in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced liquor
control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979;
P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation,
overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 93-139 made technical changes; P.A. 95-195 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting Department of Consumer Protection for
Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; 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repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 30-35 re temporary permit for outings, picnics or social gatherings.
Cited. 184 C. 75.