2023 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act
Section 30-16b. - Authorization to sell alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption. Sale with food. Delivery. Hours. Limits for order.

(a) From June 4, 2021, until three years after June 4, 2021, the holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 30-16, 30-21 or 30-22, or subsection (a), (g), (h) or (i) of section 30-22a may sell for off-premises consumption sealed containers of all such alcoholic liquor such permit holder is allowed to sell for on-premises consumption, subject to the requirements of this section and consistent with all local ordinances for the town in which the premises are located.

(b) Any alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by food prepared on the permit premises for off-premises consumption.

(c) Alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section may be sold in a container other than the manufacturer's original sealed container, unless sold by a permittee under section 30-16. All such alcoholic liquor sold for off-premises consumption shall be given to a consumer in a securely sealed container that prevents consumption without the removal of a tamper-evident lid, cap or seal. A securely sealed container does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws. Each securely sealed container shall be placed in a bag by the permittee's agent or employee prior to removal from the permit premises.

(d) If a permittee is delivering alcoholic liquor and food, such delivery shall be made only by a direct employee of the permittee and not by a third-party vendor or entity, unless such third-party vendor or entity holds an in-state transporter's permit.

(e) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section shall (1) be conducted only during the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 30-91, and (2) if sold by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22, comply with all applicable requirements of said sections and the limits imposed under subsection (g) of this section.

(f) A sealed container of alcoholic liquor sold pursuant to this section shall not be deemed an open container, provided the sealed container is unopened, the seal has not been tampered with, and the contents of the sealed container have not been partially removed.

(g) The sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption pursuant to this section by a permittee under section 30-21 or 30-22 shall comply with the following limits for any one order, per customer: (1) One hundred ninety-six ounces, for beer, (2) one liter, for spirits, and (3) one and one-half liters, for wine.

(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the retail sale of any alcoholic liquor manufactured by a manufacturer permittee under section 30-16 on its permit premises for off-premises consumption, which shall be subject to the requirements of said section, including, but not limited to, the volume limits and hours of sale set forth in said section.

(P.A. 21-37, S. 108.)

History: P.A. 21-37 effective June 4, 2021.