Connecticut General Statutes/Title 30/Chapter 545/Section 30-35

CGS § 30-35. Temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity.

(a) A temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity shall allow the sale of beer, spirits or wine at any fundraising event, outing, picnic or social gathering conducted by a bona fide noncommercial entity, club or golf country club, as described in subsection (g) of section 30-22a, which noncommercial entity, club or golf country club shall be the backer of the permittee under such permit. No for-profit business entity may be the backer of any such permittee. Each temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity shall also allow the retail sale of beer, spirits or wine at an in-person or online auction, provided such auction is held as part of a fundraising event to benefit the tax-exempt activities of the noncommercial entity, club or golf country club. All profits from the auction or sale of such beer, spirits or wine shall be retained by the backer or permittee conducting such fundraising event, outing, picnic, social gathering or auction, and no portion of such profits shall be paid, directly or indirectly, to any person or business entity. Such permit shall be issued subject to the approval of the Department of Consumer Protection and shall be effective only for specified dates and times limited by the department. The combined total of fundraising events, outings, picnics, social gatherings or auctions, for which a temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity is issued under this section, shall not exceed twelve in any calendar year and the approved dates and times for each such fundraising event, outing, picnic, social gathering or auction shall be displayed on such permit. Each temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity issued under this section shall be subject to the hours of sale established in subsection (a) of section 30-91 and the combined total of days for which such permit is issued shall not exceed twenty days in any calendar year. The holder of a temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity issued under this section shall display such permit, and the days for which such permit has been issued, in a prominent location adjacent to the entrance to the fundraising event, outing, picnic, social gathering or auction. The fee for a temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity shall be fifty dollars per day.

(b) The holder of a manufacturer permit issued under section 30-16, a wholesaler permit issued under section 30-17, an out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor issued under section 30-18, an out-of-state retail shipper's permit for wine or out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under section 30-18a, an out-of-state shipper's permit for beer issued under section 30-19, a package store permit issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20, a restaurant permit issued under section 30-22 or a cafe permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-22a may offer tastings for, and donate to, the holder of a temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity issued under this section any beer, spirits or wine such manufacturer permittee manufactures, for which such wholesaler permittee holds distribution rights or which such package store permittee sells at retail.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 4255; P.A. 76-370, S. 1; 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. 35; P.A. 95-195, S. 38, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; 04-230, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 354; P.A. 14-111, S. 1; P.A. 23-50, S. 14; P.A. 24-142, S. 61.)

Long History

History: P.A. 76-370 created temporary liquor permits where previously temporary permits allowed sale of beer only; 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, added the fees for temporary permits and clarified the maximum number of temporary permits to be issued to an organization; 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. 04-230 increased the number of temporary beer permits and temporary liquor permits that may be issued to an organization from four to six per calendar year; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees; P.A. 14-111 increased combined total of outings, picnics or social gatherings for which temporary permit may be issued from 6 to 12 in any calendar year, added provision requiring dates and times be displayed on permit and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 23-50 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), substantially amended Subsec. (a) to substitute temporary liquor permit for a noncommercial entity for temporary beer and liquor permits and added Subsec. (b) re donations by manufacturer, wholesaler and package store permittees, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-142 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting reference to person or business entity for reference to individual or other corporation, amended Subsec. (b) by adding references to out-of-state shipper's permit for alcoholic liquor issued under Sec. 30-18, out-of-state shipper's permit for wine and out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine issued under Sec. 30-18a, out-of-state shipper's permit for beer issued under Sec. 30-19, restaurant permit issued under Sec. 30-22 and cafe permit issued under Sec. 30-22a(c) and adding provision re offering tastings for holder of temporary liquor permit for noncommercial entity, and made technical and conforming changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective June 6, 2024.

Citations

Cited. 184 C. 75.