Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-6-.21

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 20-X-6-.21 - Delivery Service Licenses

(1) Delivery service licensees may only deliver alcoholic beverages during the retailer's regular hours of operation and shall also abide by all applicable laws.

(2) There shall be no discounts on alcoholic beverages purchased through a delivery service unless those discounts are simultaneously offered at the physical location of the licensee with off-premises retail privileges. Discounts on alcoholic beverages not simultaneously offered at the licensee's physical location are prohibited.

(3) Manufacturers and/or Brewpubs that have a delivery service license:

(a) Manufacturers and/or Brewpubs that produce beer must allocate beer intended for retail sales in accordance with § 28-3A-6 and § 28-4A-4 before delivery.

(b) Wine manufacturers must report for excise taxes all wine purchased for delivery.

(c) Liquor manufacturers must allocate spirits intended for retail sales in accordance with § 28-3A-6 before delivery.

(4) Manufacturers and/or Brewpubs with a delivery service license must abide by the off-premises consumption sales limits under § 28-3A-6 and/or § 28-4A-3.

(5) A delivery service licensee shall return any beer, wine and/or spirits to the licensed location where the purchase originated if the delivery is unable to be completed. In no event shall a delivery service licensee leave an alcoholic beverage unattended.

(6) As per ACT 2021-188, Spirits purchased with a meal order, which is delivered by a restaurant licensee holding a delivery service license or on behalf of a licensed restaurant by a delivery service licensee, cannot exceed 375 milliliters per customer. For the purposes of this section, a customer is the individual or entity that pays for and completes the transaction for the meal purchase regardless of the number of meals contained within the order.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-6-.21

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021.

Author: ABC Board

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-49; 28-3A-6; 28-4A-4; 28-4A-3.