Sec. 30-47. Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permits; disqualification of applicant or permittee; alcohol seller and server training program; permittee participation.
Sec. 30-47. Discretionary suspension, revocation or refusal of permits; disqualification of applicant or permittee; alcohol seller and server training program;
permittee participation. (a) The Department of Consumer Protection may, in its discretion, suspend, revoke or refuse to grant or renew a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor
if it has reasonable cause to believe: (1) That the applicant or permittee appears to be
financially irresponsible or neglects to provide for his family, or neglects or is unable
to pay his just debts; (2) that the applicant or permittee has been provided with funds
by any wholesaler or manufacturer or has any forbidden connection with any other class
of permittee as provided in this chapter; (3) that the applicant or permittee is in the habit
of using alcoholic beverages to excess; (4) that the applicant or permittee has wilfully
made any false statement to the department in a material matter; (5) that the applicant
or permittee has been convicted of violating any of the liquor laws of this or any other
state or the liquor laws of the United States or has been convicted of a felony as such
term is defined in section 53a-25 or has such a criminal record that the department
reasonably believes he is not a suitable person to hold a permit, provided no refusal
shall be rendered under this subdivision except in accordance with the provisions of
sections 46a-80 and 46a-81; (6) that the applicant or permittee has not been delegated
full authority and control of the permit premises and of the conduct of all business on
such premises; or (7) that the applicant or permittee has violated any provision of this
chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter. Any backer shall be subject to the
same disqualifications as provided in this section in the case of an applicant for a permit
or a permittee.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in his or her discretion, require
a permittee who has had his or her permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor suspended or
revoked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to have such permittee's employees
participate in an alcohol seller and server training program approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may require proof of completion of the program from the
permittee prior to reactivation or reissuance of such permit.
(c) In lieu of suspending or revoking a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may require a permittee to have such
permittee's employees participate in an alcohol seller and server training program.
(1949 Rev., S. 4265; 1971, P.A. 135; P.A. 75-266, S. 1, 3; 75-641, S. 12; 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. 82-472, S. 105, 183; P.A. 86-151, S. 2; P.A. 95-195, S. 50, 83;
P.A. 97-175, S. 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-41, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act deleted provision which had allowed commission to refuse permit to female applicant "if the duties
of a permittee may interfere with the care of her family"; P.A. 75-266 allowed commission to refuse permit to a person
convicted of a felony in Subdiv. (5) and specified that any refusal under that Subdiv. must be rendered in accordance with
Secs. 4-61o to 4-61r; P.A. 75-641 deleted reference to Subdiv. (13) of Sec. 30-1; 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. 82-472 substituted reference to Secs. 46a-80 and 46a-81 for reference to Secs. 4-61o to 4-61r; P.A. 86-151 authorized
the department of liquor control to disqualify any backer, not just those backers who are persons as defined in Sec. 30-1;
P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995;
P.A. 97-175 added suspension, revocation or refusal to grant or renew a permit, made provisions applicable to permittees,
added new Subdiv. (7) re violation of chapter or regulation, and made technical changes; 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; P.A. 07-41 designated existing provisions
as Subsec. (a) and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re alcohol seller and server training program and permittee participation,
effective January 1, 2008.
Provides for discretionary refusal of permits by the liquor control commission. A person may be rendered unsuitable
to receive a wholesaler liquor permit if, in operating under it, he would be completely subject to the domination of another
who is an unsuitable person. 142 C. 569. See also note to section 30-45. Cited. 148 C. 649, 652. Cited. 150 C. 425. Cited.
156 C. 291, 301. Cited. 176 C. 428.
Partnership agreement was not offensive on its face, but had an illegal, ulterior purpose, namely, to evade the strictures
of the liquor control laws. 87 CA 235.
Cited. 16 CS 301. See note to section 30-14.