Section R. 436.1403 - Hours and days of operationRule 3.
(1) Except as provided in subrule (7) of this rule, an on-premises licensee shall not sell, give away, or furnish alcoholic liquor between the hours of 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. on any day nor between the hours of 2 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday and shall not sell, give away, or furnish spirits between the hours of 2 a.m. and 12 midnight on Sunday, unless issued a Sunday sales permit by the commission which allows the licensee to sell spirits on Sunday between the hours of 12 noon and 12 midnight.(2) Between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 12 noon on any Sunday, or from 2:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on any other day, an on-premises licensee shall not allow the licensed premises to be occupied by anyone except the on-premises licensee, the bona fide employees of the on-premises licensee who are working, or bona fide contractors and employees thereof who are working, except as provided in subrule (8) of this rule or unless such on-premises licensee first obtains a permit approved by the liquor control commission and by the chief of police, sheriff, or other chief law enforcing officer in the community which authorizes the on-premises licensee to remain open for a stated specific purpose for such other hours and during such periods of time as the commission may determine. The permit shall be displayed adjacent to the license. In the case of a class A hotel, a class B hotel, and a club licensee with bedrooms or suites for bona fide club members and their guests, this subrule shall apply only to the following portions of the licensed premises: (a) Rooms open to the general public or club members and their guests for eating, drinking, or amusement where alcoholic liquor is served.(b) Rooms used for wedding parties and similar activities where alcoholic liquor is served.(3) An on-premises licensee shall not allow the consumption of any alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. on any day, except as provided in subrule (7) of this rule.(4) An on-premises licensee shall not allow the consumption of any alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises between the hours of 9:30 p.m. on December 24 to 7 a.m. on December 26. This prohibition shall extend to 12 noon on December 26 if December 26 falls on Sunday.(5) An on-premises licensee shall not allow the consumption of spirits on the licensed premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 12 midnight on Sunday. This subrule does not apply to the consumption of spirits on the licensed premises between the hours of 12 noon and 12 midnight on Sunday if the on-premises licensee possesses a Sunday sales permit issued by the commission.(6) An on-premises licensee shall not allow the consumption of any alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday.(7) An on-premises licensee shall not sell alcoholic liquor on January 1 after 4 a.m. or before the legal hour of sale as provided in subrule (1) of this rule, and alcoholic liquor shall not be consumed on the licensed premises on January 1 after 4:30 a.m. or before the legal hour for consumption as provided in subrules (3), (5), and (6) of this rule.(8) From 4:30 a.m. on January 1 to the legal hour of sale as provided in subrule (1) of this rule, an on-premises licensee shall not allow the licensed premises to be occupied by anyone other than the on-premises licensee, the bona fide employees of the licensee who are working, or bona fide contractors and employees thereof who are working, unless the on-premises licensee has been granted a specific purpose permit authorized by subrule (2) of this rule. In the case of a class A hotel, a class B hotel, and a club licensee with bedrooms or suites for bona fide club members and their guests, this subrule applies only to the following portions of the licensed premises:(a) Rooms open to the general public or club members and their guests for eating, drinking, or amusement where alcoholic liquor is served.(b) Rooms used for wedding parties and similar activities where alcoholic liquor is served.(9) The provisions of subrules (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this rule do not apply to the consumption of alcoholic liquor in the bedrooms or suites of registered guests of licensed hotels or in the bedrooms or suites of bona fide members of licensed clubs.Mich. Admin. Code R. 436.1403