Section 1055 - Liquor samples at Class A restaurants and Class A restaurant/lounges1.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; [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; [2015, c. 142, §3(NEW).]C. A person who is visibly intoxicated may not be served; [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; [2015, c. 142, §3(NEW).]E. Samples may be provided only by employees of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge; [2015, c. 142, §3(NEW).]F. Wine or malt liquor served as a sample must be purchased from a wholesale licensee; and [2015, c. 142, §3(NEW).]G. Spirits served as a sample must be purchased from a reselling agent. [2021, c. 658, §174(AMD).] [2021, c. 658, §174(AMD).]
Amended by 2022, c. 658,§ 174, eff. 8/8/2022.Amended by 2022, c. 658,§ 173, eff. 8/8/2022.Added by 2015, c. 142,§ 3, eff. 10/15/2015.