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Section 1Definitions
Section 2Manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
Section 3Manufacture and storage of alcoholic beverages for private use
Section 4Licensing boards; appointments; membership
Section 5Terms of office of licensing board; removal; review; notice; fee
Section 6Chairman; quorum; vacancies
Section 7Offices of board; salaries; expenses
Section 8Limitation of Sec. 7
Section 9Records; quarterly reports; sworn statements
Section 10Cities exempt from operation of six preceding sections; residency requirement of board or commission members
Section 10AAnnual report of local licensing authorities to commission
Section 10BAuthority to declare office of member of board vacant
Section 11Questions to be placed on ballot at biennial state election
Section 11ASubmission of question at special and regular municipal elections; petition; taverns
Section 12Licenses authorizing sale of beverages to be drunk on premises; license to farmer-winery to serve wine on premises of winery located on the premises of farm; veterans’ organizations, corporations, etc.; suspension or revocation; hours of sale; liqueurs and cordials; liquor legal liability insurance requirement
Section 12ARenewal of licenses to conduct restaurant; investigations
Section 12BOperation of premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages; nudity
Section 13Licensing of railroad or car and airline corporations; vessel owners and operators; shipping companies and ship chandlers
Section 14Special licenses to managers of indoor or outdoor activities; fees
Section 14ALicense for sale of wine at auction; fee; time for auction; sample wine tastings
Section 15Licensing authorizing sale of beverages not to be drunk on premises; applications; approval; price lists; renewals; fees; hours of sales; samples
Section 15AApplication for licenses; statement of beneficial interests; corporate stock transfers; filing notation; publication of notice; hearing; plan of premises; transfers; notice to abutting property owners; complaints; appeals; cancellation of licenses
Section 15BRepealed, 1990, 69, Sec. 2
Section 15CRepealed, 1991, 1, Sec. 2
Section 15D, 15ERepealed, 1993, 313, Sec. 2
Section 15FSpecial license for sale of wine produced by farmer-winery for off-premises consumption at indoor or outdoor agricultural event
Section 16Dilution, changing or tampering with alcoholic beverages; suspension of license; prima facie evidence
Section 16ARenewal of annual licenses; number limitation; rejection of application; appeal
Section 16BTime within which application for licenses shall be granted or dismissed; notice of approval; number of applications
Section 16CLicenses for premises near schools or churches
Section 16DRepealed, 2000, 64
Section 17Number of licenses quotas; licenses for wines and malt beverages per population unit; additional licenses; estimates of increased population; decrease in quota due to loss in population; determination of population of city or town
Section 17AGrant of additional licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages drunk on premises
Section 17BGrant of additional licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages drunk off premises
Section 17CGrant of additional licenses under former law for sale of alcoholic beverages drunk on premises
Section 18Wholesalers’ and importers’ licenses; compounding, blending, warehousing, and shipping of alcoholic beverages; fees; records
Section 18ALicenses for agents or brokers of foreign manufacturers and importers; records; fees
Section 18BIssuance of certificates of compliance to licensees authorized to export or sell alcoholic beverages to domestic licensees; information concerning shipments; issuance of certificates to immediate family; cancellation and revocation of certificates
Section 18CLicense to import alcoholic beverages in connection with manufacture of food products; fees
Section 19Licenses to manufacture alcoholic beverages; sale by manufacturer; blending of alcoholic beverages; marks to identify manufacturer; records of manufacturer; fees
Section 19APermits for salesmen to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages
Section 19BFarmer-winery licenses; hearing; appeal; notices to interested parties; operation of winery; records; fees
Section 19CFarmer-brewery licenses; hearing; appeal; notices to interested parties; operation of brewery; records; fees
Section 19DPub brewery licenses; hearings; records; fees
Section 19EFarmer-distillery licenses; applicants; requirements; evidentiary hearings; written notice of applications; schools and churches; fees
Section 19FShipment licenses for large and small wineries; regulation and enforcement by commission
Section 20Storage permits; special warehouse permits; special seasonal permits; fees; rules and regulations
Section 20AStorage permits for public warehousemen
Section 21Liability of manufacturer, winegrower, farmer-brewer, wholesaler, importer and licensee for excise; fines; administration of tax
Section 22Transportation of alcoholic beverages; permits; fees; railroads or vessels; trucking businesses; production of permit upon demand
Section 22APermits to holders or former holders of licenses authorizing sales to licensees; fees; excises; permits for researchers
Section 23Nature of licenses and permits; status as property rights; refusal to issue or reissue, revocation, etc.; refund of fee; transfers; death, receivership or bankruptcy of licensee; expiration; pledging for loans
Section 23ASuspension of license or permit for violation of fair trade laws
Section 23BRetention of license where premises of licensee taken by public authority; transfer application; reservation of license; rebate of fee; renewal application
Section 24Promulgation by commission; approval
Section 25Lending or borrowing money or receipt of credit by licensees
Section 25ADiscrimination in prices and discounts prohibited
Section 25BFiling of schedules; inspection
Section 25CFiling of schedule of minimum consumer prices; verification; filing and effective dates; inspection; rules and regulations
Section 25DPrice discrimination
Section 25ERefusal to sell brand name alcoholic beverages to wholesalers as unfair trade practice; exception for good cause; discontinuance notice and procedure
Section 25FProvision of free wine, malt beverages, liqueurs, cordials and alcoholic beverages for tastings; limits; requirements
Section 26Issuance of license and permit to aliens; appointment of local manager or principal representative by foreign corporations
Section 27Crediting of fees for licenses and permits to general fund; payment of fees for licenses and permits granted by local authorities into local treasuries
Section 28Sale of alcoholic beverage to churches, religious societies, hospitals, homes for aged people and to manufacturers of food products
Section 29Use and sale of alcoholic beverages by registered pharmacists; prescriptions; prescription books; sales in original sealed packages
Section 30Issuance of certificate of fitness to registered pharmacist; fee; revocation
Section 30ARegistered pharmacists’ licenses to sell alcoholic beverages without prescription; hours of sales
Section 30BKinds of licenses issued to druggists under Sec. 30A; transfers
Section 30CTermination of druggist’s license upon cessation of business
Section 30DPurpose of sale of alcoholic beverages; certificate of purchaser
Section 30ERecord book of registered pharmacists of sales of alcoholic beverages; form of certificate
Section 30FInspection of books, certificates and prescriptions
Section 30GIllegal sale of alcoholic beverages in name of registered pharmacist
Section 30HPossession or transportation of alcoholic beverages not authorized to be sold as prima facie evidence of violation of chapter
Section 31Repealed, 1962, 333
Section 32Hawking or peddling of alcoholic beverages
Section 33Sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages on election days, Sundays and legal holidays
Section 33ASales of alcoholic beverages by on-premise licensees on Sundays and certain legal holidays; sales between 1:00 A.M. and 2:00 A.M.
Section 33BSales of alcoholic beverages by on-premise licensees on Sundays and certain legal holidays; sales between 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 noon
Section 34Sale, delivery or furnishing alcoholic beverages to persons under twenty-one years of age; employment of persons under eighteen years of age
Section 34APersons under twenty-one years; purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages
Section 34BLiquor purchase identification cards
Section 34CMinors; operation of motor vehicle containing alcoholic beverage; suspension of driver’s license
Section 34DPosting notices of penalties for driving while under influence and driving while drinking from open container of alcohol
Section 35Sales of alcoholic beverages outside limits of reservations or boulevards
Section 36Analysis of alcoholic beverages by department of public health
Section 37Certificate accompanying sample of beverages to be analyzed; contents
Section 38Forms of commission
Section 39Tampering with samples of alcoholic beverages
Section 40Analysis of alcoholic beverages by court order; fee
Section 41Delivery of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale
Section 42Issuance of search warrant
Section 43Search of dwelling house
Section 44Sufficiency of complaint and warrant
Section 45Search of premises; seizure of alcoholic beverages
Section 46Searches and seizures without warrant
Section 47Notice to keeper of alcoholic beverages to appear and answer complaint
Section 48Notice; contents; service
Section 49Postponement of trial
Section 50Admission of claimant of alcoholic beverages as party to trial; forfeiture of alcoholic beverages unlawfully kept; sale of motor vehicle held to be implement or container of alcoholic beverages
Section 51Disposition of forfeited alcoholic beverages and vessels
Section 52Return of alcoholic beverages not forfeited; order; endorsement
Section 53Forfeiture and disposition of implements and furniture
Section 54Cost of proceedings
Section 55Appeal
Section 56Arrest without warrant of persons found in act of illegally manufacturing or selling alcoholic beverages; seizures
Section 57Notification of licensing authorities of conviction of holder of license, permit or certificate
Section 58Notice of conviction of tenant to owner of building used for illegal keeping or sale
Section 59Forms used in prosecutions
Section 60Common nuisances
Section 61Buildings used by clubs for selling and distributing alcoholic beverages as common nuisances
Section 62Penalty
Section 63Entry of licensing authorities upon licensed premises; taking of samples
Section 63AHindering or delaying investigator, inspector or agent of commission
Section 64Suspension or revocation of license; hearing; notice; disqualification; surrender of license; refunds
Section 64ASale of alcohol to person under 21 or intoxicated person; sanctions; liability insurance
Section 64BInsurance policy required by licensing authority; disclosure to insurer; proof of new insurance
Section 65Delivery of license upon suspension, revocation, cancellation or forfeiture
Section 66Separability of provisions of chapter
Section 67Appeals on refusal to grant or revocation of license; hearing; notice of approval; revocation by commission; reappeal
Section 68Sales or deliveries of alcoholic beverages in times of riot or great public excitement
Section 69Sale or delivery to intoxicated persons
Section 70Issuance of license or permit upon payment of fee; bond
Section 71Effective date of rules; approval of governor
Section 72 to 75Repealed, 1934, 372, Sec. 1
Section 76Licenses for manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing or chemical purposes; fees
Section 77Cancellation of license upon cessation of licensed business
Section 78Book entries at time of sale of alcohol; form