beer licenses. No holder of a Retail Wine License or a Retail Beer License shall: 1. Purchase or receive any alcoholic beverage other than from a wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, winery or small brewer self-distribution licensee; 2. Suffer or permit any retail container to be opened, or any alcoholic beverage to be consumed on the licensed premises, except when serving samples as authorized by Section 2-109 of this title or as otherwise permitted by law; provided, the licensee shall not permit any alcoholic beverages content or retail container unsealed in connection with sampling authorized by Section 2-109 of this title to remain on the licensed premises at the close of the business on that day; 3. Sell any beer or wine at any hour other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the following day, Monday through Sunday. Retail wine and retail beer licensees shall be permitted to sell beer and wine on the day of any General, Primary, Runoff Primary or Special Election whether on a national, state, county or city election; 4. Sell any beer and wine on credit; except as follows: a. the acceptance by a grocery store, convenience store or drug store of a cash or debit card, or a nationally recognized credit card, in lieu of actual cash payment does not constitute the extension of credit; provided, further, as used in this section: (1) "cash or debit card" means any instrument or device whether known as a debit card or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or transferring funds from a consumer banking electronic facility, and (2) "nationally recognized credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value on credit which is accepted by over one hundred retail locations, and b. when the holder of a Retail Wine License, Retail Beer License or Mixed Beverage License is a private membership club, marina, golf course or country club that normally charges food, drinks and other purchases to the member's monthly dues account in the regular course of business, in lieu of actual cash payment at the time of purchase, such practice does not constitute the extension of credit; 5. Offer or furnish any prize, premium, gift or similar inducement to a consumer in connection with the sale of beer or wine, except that goods or merchandise included by the manufacturer in packaging with beer or wine or for packaging with beer or wine shall not be included in this prohibition, nor shall a retail wine or retail beer license holder selling wine or beer at a multiunit discount be included in this prohibition; but no retail wine or retail beer licensee shall sell any beer or wine prepackaged with other goods or merchandise at a price which is greater than the price at which the alcoholic beverage alone is sold; or 6. Pay for beer or wine by a check or draft which is dishonored by the drawee when presented to such drawee for payment; and the ABLE Commission may cancel or suspend the license of any retailer who has given a check or draft, as maker or endorser, which is so dishonored upon presentation. Added by Laws 2016, c. 366, § 148, eff. Oct. 1, 2018. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 84, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 306, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2020, c. 161, § 22, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 434, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. NOTE: Laws 2019, c. 431, § 4 repealed by Laws 2020, c. 161, § 23, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020. NOTE: Laws 2016, c. 366, was conditionally effective upon passage of State Question No. 792, Legislative Referendum No. 370, which was adopted at election held on Nov. 8, 2016.
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