2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act
Section 30-20a - University permit.
(a)(1) A university permit for beer shall allow the retail sale of beer on land and in a building which is subject to the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34. Such beverages shall be available for consumption on the premises by students, faculty and staff of the institution or their guests. Such permits shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of Consumer Protection. The annual fee for a university permit for beer shall be three hundred dollars.
(2) A university permit for wine and beer shall allow the retail sale of wine and beer on land and in a building which is subject to the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34. Such beverages shall be available for consumption on the premises by students, faculty and staff of the institution or their guests. Such permits shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of Consumer Protection. The annual fee for a university permit for beer and wine shall be seven hundred dollars.
(b) A university liquor permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor: (1) In a room that is subject to the care, custody and control of The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, or (2) on land or in a building situated on or abutting a golf course which is subject to the care, custody and control of an institution offering a program of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34, which has been accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34. Such permits shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of Consumer Protection. The annual fee for a university liquor permit shall be three hundred dollars.
(1972, P.A. 68, S. 1; P.A. 73-19, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-279, S. 3, 4, 6; 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 193, 345, 348; P.A. 81-119, S. 1, 3; 81-194; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-139, S. 15; P.A. 95-195, S. 24, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-146, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 335; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-156, S. 55; P.A. 13-118, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 73-19 reworded provision deleting reference to building “in the town of Mansfield” and deleting specific mention of The University of Connecticut board of trustees; P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher education; 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. 78-279 added Subsec. (b) re university liquor permits; 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. 81-119 established two types of university permits in Subsec. (a), a university permit for beer only and a university permit for wine and beer only; P.A. 81-194 eliminated provision limiting sales to Thursday, Friday and Saturday and prohibiting use of room for private parties in Subsec. (b); P.A. 82-218 authorized substitution of board of governors for board of higher education, effective March 1, 1983, pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 93-139 added the annual fee for each university permit and made technical changes; P.A. 95-195 substituted 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; P.A. 07-146 added “or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to section 10a-34” in Subsec. (a) and added language in Subsec. (b) allowing sale of alcoholic liquor on land or in building on or abutting golf course under care, custody and control of institution offering a program of higher learning which has been accredited by Board of Governors of Higher Education or otherwise is authorized to award a degree pursuant to Sec. 10a-34; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-156 added references to State Board of Education re accreditation, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-118 replaced “State Board of Education” with “Office of Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2013.
