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1 | AN ACT concerning liquor.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 6-28.8 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-28.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 3, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 6-28.8. Delivery and carry out of mixed drinks | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | permitted. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) In this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether brewed, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | fermented, or distilled, with ingredients non-alcoholic in | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream, or a carbonated | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | beverage. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Original container" means, for the purposes of this | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section only, a container that is (i) filled, sealed, and | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | secured by a retail licensee's employee at the retail | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | licensee's location with a tamper-evident lid or cap or (ii)
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20 | filled and labeled by the manufacturer and secured by the
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21 | manufacturer's original unbroken seal. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | mixed drink or a single serving of wine, is new, has never been |
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1 | used, has a secured lid or cap designed to prevent consumption | ||||||
2 | without removal of the lid or cap, and is tamper-evident. | ||||||
3 | "Sealed container" includes a manufacturer's
original | ||||||
4 | container as defined in this subsection. "Sealed container" | ||||||
5 | does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or | ||||||
6 | openings for straws or a container made of plastic, paper, or | ||||||
7 | polystyrene foam. | ||||||
8 | "Tamper-evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed | ||||||
9 | with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax | ||||||
10 | dip or heat shrink wrap. | ||||||
11 | (b) A cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine | ||||||
12 | placed in a sealed container by a retail licensee at the retail | ||||||
13 | licensee's location or a manufacturer's original container may | ||||||
14 | be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the | ||||||
15 | following requirements are met: | ||||||
16 | (1) the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of
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17 | wine is transferred within the licensed premises, by a | ||||||
18 | curbside pickup, or by delivery by an employee of the | ||||||
19 | retail licensee who: | ||||||
20 | (A) has been trained in accordance with Section | ||||||
21 | 6-27.1 at the time of the sale; | ||||||
22 | (B) is at least 21 years of age; and | ||||||
23 | (C) upon delivery, verifies the age of the person | ||||||
24 | to whom the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving | ||||||
25 | of wine is being delivered; | ||||||
26 | (2) if the employee delivering the cocktail, mixed |
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1 | drink, or single serving of wine is not able to safely | ||||||
2 | verify
a person's age or level of intoxication upon | ||||||
3 | delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of alcohol | ||||||
4 | and return the product to the retail license holder; | ||||||
5 | (3) the sealed container is placed in the trunk of the | ||||||
6 | vehicle or if there is no trunk, in the vehicle's rear | ||||||
7 | compartment that is not readily accessible to the | ||||||
8 | passenger area; | ||||||
9 | (4) except for a manufacturer's original container, a | ||||||
10 | container filled and sealed at a
retail licensee's | ||||||
11 | location shall be affixed with a label or tag that | ||||||
12 | contains the following information: | ||||||
13 | (A) the cocktail or mixed drink ingredients, type, | ||||||
14 | and name of the alcohol; | ||||||
15 | (B) the name, license number, and address of the | ||||||
16 | retail licensee that filled the original container and | ||||||
17 | sold the product; | ||||||
18 | (C) the volume of the cocktail, mixed drink, or | ||||||
19 | single serving of wine in the sealed container; and | ||||||
20 | (D) the sealed container was filled less than 7 | ||||||
21 | days before the date of sale; and | ||||||
22 | (5) a manufacturer's original container shall be
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23 | affixed with a label or tag that contains the name,
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24 | license number, and address of the retail licensee that
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25 | sold the product. | ||||||
26 | (c) Third-party delivery services are not permitted to |
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1 | deliver cocktails and mixed drinks under this Section. | ||||||
2 | (d) If there is an executive order of the Governor in | ||||||
3 | effect during a disaster, the employee delivering the mixed | ||||||
4 | drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine must comply with | ||||||
5 | any requirements of that executive order, including, but not | ||||||
6 | limited to, wearing gloves and a mask and maintaining | ||||||
7 | distancing requirements when interacting with the public. | ||||||
8 | (e) Delivery or carry out of a cocktail, mixed drink, or | ||||||
9 | single serving of wine is prohibited if: | ||||||
10 | (1) a third party delivers the cocktail or mixed | ||||||
11 | drink; | ||||||
12 | (2) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single | ||||||
13 | serving of wine is not tamper-evident and sealed; | ||||||
14 | (3) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single | ||||||
15 | serving of wine is transported in the passenger area of a | ||||||
16 | vehicle; | ||||||
17 | (4) a mixed drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine | ||||||
18 | is delivered by a person or to a person who is under the | ||||||
19 | age of 21; or | ||||||
20 | (5) the person delivering a mixed drink, cocktail, or | ||||||
21 | single serving of wine fails to verify the age of the | ||||||
22 | person to whom the mixed drink or cocktail is being | ||||||
23 | delivered. | ||||||
24 | (f) Violations of this Section shall be subject to any | ||||||
25 | applicable penalties, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
26 | penalties specified under Section 11-502 of the Illinois |
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1 | Vehicle Code. | ||||||
2 | (f-5) This Section is not intended to prohibit or preempt | ||||||
3 | the ability of a brew pub, tap room, or distilling pub to | ||||||
4 | continue to temporarily deliver alcoholic liquor pursuant to | ||||||
5 | guidance issued by the State Commission on March 19, 2020 | ||||||
6 | entitled "Illinois Liquor Control Commission, COVID-19 Related | ||||||
7 | Actions, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor". | ||||||
8 | This Section shall only grant authorization to holders of | ||||||
9 | State of Illinois retail liquor licenses but not to licensees | ||||||
10 | that simultaneously hold any licensure or privilege to | ||||||
11 | manufacture alcoholic liquors within or outside of the State | ||||||
12 | of Illinois. | ||||||
13 | (g) This Section is not a denial or limitation of home rule | ||||||
14 | powers and functions under Section 6 of Article VII of the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
16 | (h) This Section is repealed on January 3, 2024.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 101-631, eff. 6-2-20; 102-8, eff. 6-2-21.)
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