A temporary beer permit shall allow the sale of beer and a temporary liquor permit shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor at any outing, picnic or social gathering conducted by a bona fide noncommercial organization, which organization shall be the backer of the permittee under such permit. The profits from the sale of such beer or alcoholic liquor shall be retained by the organization conducting such outing, picnic or social gathering and no portion of such profits shall be paid, directly or indirectly, to any individual or other corporation. 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 outings, picnics or social gatherings, for which a temporary beer permit or temporary liquor permit is issued pursuant to this section, shall not exceed twelve in any calendar year and the approved dates and times for each such outing, picnic or social gathering shall be displayed on such permit. The fee for a temporary beer permit shall be thirty dollars per day and for a temporary liquor permit shall be fifty dollars per day.

(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.)

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of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.

See Sec. 30-25 re special club permit for picnics.

Cited. 184 C. 75.