§1055. Liquor samples at restaurants

1.  Liquor samples at restaurants.  A restaurant licensed by the bureau as a Class A restaurant or a Class A restaurant/lounge may offer complimentary samples of malt liquor, wine or spirits to a customer, subject to the following conditions:

A. A sample may not be given to a person under 21 years of age;   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

B. A person may not be provided more than 3 samples per day, and samples are subject to the following size limits:

(1) A sample of malt liquor may not exceed 3 ounces;

(2) A sample of wine may not exceed one ounce; and

(3) A sample of spirits may not exceed 1/2 of one ounce;   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

C. A person who is visibly intoxicated may not be served;   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

D. The sampling must be conducted during regular business hours of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge and must take place on the licensed premises only in areas of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge where liquor is normally served to customers;   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

E. Samples may be provided only by employees of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge;   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

F. Wine or malt liquor served as a sample must be purchased from a wholesale licensee; and   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

G. Spirits served as a sample must be purchased from the State or the State's contracted wholesaler.   [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

[PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).