La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § VII-337

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-337 - Online Grocery Pickup

A. Retail dealers shall not operate an online grocery pickup of alcoholic beverage products except where expressly authorized in writing by the commissioner.

B. A retail dealer shall designate a special area for online grocery pickup whereby orders placed online that includes any alcoholic beverage products shall be placed in a bin located within the designated OGP holding area.

C. All online orders containing alcoholic beverage and non-alcoholic beverage items must be segregated whereby all alcoholic beverage products are to be placed in separate bags distinctly labeled "ALCOHOL."

D. A server who is solely responsible for completing online grocery pick-up shall be 21 years of age or older and shall be required to attend an approved server training course prior to employment. Server shall be designated as a curbside associate.

E. A retail dealer shall provide proper training to any and all curbside associate(s). Such training shall require a curbside associate to verify online orders, retrieve purchased products from the bin located in the OGP designated area, and verify proper identification prior to completion of OGP transaction.

F. Server or curbside associate shall make direct contact with customer and verify the customers age with the customers identification card which shall on its face establish the age of the person as 21 years old or older and that there is no reason to doubt the authenticity or correctness of the identification.

G. Retail dealer shall maintain an ATC-approved handheld identification device that shall by utilized by the server or curbside associate to assist in identifying the customers proper age prior to completion of all OGP orders.

H. The OGP hours shall be limited only during retail dealers regular hours of operation. Online ordering and pickup shall only be available between 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

I. OGP orders with alcoholic beverage products shall have a minimum total OGP purchase price of $30 and shall not be comprised solely of alcoholic beverage products.

J. Holder of a class A or class C permit is prohibited from providing OGP services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § VII-337

Promulgated by the Department of Revenue, Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, LR 43 1557 (8/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:541.1.