Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 30-47 , and section 30-51, a permittee of premises operating under a grocery store beer permit issued under subsection (c) of section 30-20 may lease up to fifty per cent of the total square footage of the premises to any person for lawful purposes. The Department of Consumer Protection shall not issue a permit allowing the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor on any such leased premises, and the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor shall be unlawful on any such leased premises.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-51a
( P.A. 04-42 , S. 1 .)