(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall issue an off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit to a holder of a manufacturer permit for a farm winery upon the holder's submission of proof to the commissioner that the holder is in compliance with the requirements of subsection (e) of section 30-16. An off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit shall authorize the sale and offering of free samples of wine manufactured from the farm winery during a total of not more than seven events or functions per year held pursuant to a temporary liquor permit issued pursuant to section 30-35, a charitable organization permit issued pursuant to section 30-37b or a nonprofit corporation permit issued pursuant to section 30-37h, at locations outside the manufacturer permit for a farm winery holder's permit premises, provided such holder: (1) Notifies the Department of Consumer Protection, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, not less than five business days prior to the date of the event or function, of the date, hours and location of each event or function, (2) sells only wine by the bottle at the event or function, and (3) is present, or has an authorized representative present, at the time of the sale of any bottle of wine or the offering of a free sample of wine from the farm winery at the event or function. An off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. The annual fee for such permit shall be two hundred fifty dollars. There shall be a one-hundred-dollar nonrefundable filing fee for any such permit.

(b) Any town or municipality may, by ordinance or zoning regulation, prohibit the sale or offering of free samples of wine by the holder of an off-site farm winery sales and tasting permit at an event or function held in such town or municipality.

(P.A. 14-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 14-189 effective July 1, 2014.