AB 66

Under current law, with specific exceptions, no person may sell alcohol

beverages at retail unless the person possesses a license or permit authorizing the

sale. Class "B" licenses, issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of

fermented malt beverages (beer) for consumption on or off the retail premises. "Class

B" licenses, also issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of intoxicating

liquor for consumption on or off the retail premises, which authorization is subject

to certain limitations, some of which depend on whether the issuing municipality has

adopted an ordinance related to "Class B" licenses. Under limited circumstances, the

Department of Revenue may issue Class "B" and "Class B" permits that authorize

the retail sale of, respectively, beer or intoxicating liquor for on-premises

consumption.

Under this bill, no Class "B" or "Class B" licensee or permittee may, for a fixed

price, provide to a customer an unlimited or undefined quantity of beer or

intoxicating liquor. A retailer that violates this prohibition is subject to the general

penalty for alcohol beverages violations, which is a fine of not more than $1,000 or

imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both. The retailer's license or permit may

also be revoked.