HB2682sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 5/23/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2682

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2682 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Sections 5-5, 6-1, 6-5, and 6-27.1 and by adding
6Sections 5-7 and 6-28.8 as follows:
 
7    (235 ILCS 5/5-5)
8    Sec. 5-5. Late filing fees. In the event that a liquor
9license holder fails to submit a license renewal application to
10the Commission before or on the expiration date of the current
11license, the licensee will be assessed a late filing fee of
12$25. Late applications and instruments of payment will be
13returned to the licensee. Late filing fees will be in addition
14to any fines or penalties ordered for operating without a valid
15license.
16    Late filing fees shall not apply to a liquor license holder

 

 

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1whose business or business operations have been suspended in
2any capacity due to any executive order issued on or after
3March 16, 2020 or any subsequent rule established by the
4Department of Public Health or any other agency of the State as
5a result of COVID-19. The late filing fee waiver shall remain
6in effect for 6 months after whichever of the following dates
7occurs the latest:
8        (1) the day on which the region in which the liquor
9    licensee is located enters Phase 4 of the Governor's
10    Restore Illinois Plan as issued on May 5, 2020;
11        (2) the day after the expiration of the latest
12    executive order that limits or interrupts the business or
13    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
14    or
15        (3) the day after the expiration of any rules
16    established by the Department of Public Health or any other
17    agency of the State that limit or interrupt the business or
18    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
19(Source: P.A. 88-91.)
 
20    (235 ILCS 5/5-7 new)
21    Sec. 5-7. Temporary liquor license fee deferral. A liquor
22license holder whose business or business operations have been
23suspended in any capacity due to any executive order issued on
24or after March 16, 2020 or any subsequent rule established by
25the Department of Public Health or any other agency of the

 

 

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1State as a result of COVID-19 shall be allowed to defer liquor
2license fees under this Section. The liquor license holder
3shall be allowed to defer the payment of liquor license fees
4for 6 months after whichever of the following dates occurs the
5latest:
6        (1) the day on which the region in which the liquor
7    licensee is located enters Phase 4 of the Governor's
8    Restore Illinois Plan as issued on May 5, 2020;
9        (2) the day after the expiration of the latest
10    executive order that limits or interrupts the business or
11    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
12    or
13        (3) the day after the expiration of any rules
14    established by the Department of Public Health or any other
15    agency of the State that limit or interrupt the business or
16    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
17    (235 ILCS 5/6-1)  (from Ch. 43, par. 119)
18    Sec. 6-1. Privilege granted by license; nature as to
19property; transferability; tax delinquencies. A license shall
20be purely a personal privilege, good for not to exceed one year
21after issuance, except a non-beverage user's license, unless
22sooner revoked as in this Act provided, and shall not
23constitute property, nor shall it be subject to attachment,
24garnishment or execution, nor shall it be alienable or
25transferable, voluntarily or involuntarily, or subject to

 

 

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1being encumbered or hypothecated. Such license shall not
2descend by the laws of testate or intestate devolution, but it
3shall cease upon the death of the licensee, provided that
4executors or administrators of the estate of any deceased
5licensee, and the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt
6licensee, when such estate consists in part of alcoholic
7liquor, may continue the business of the sale or manufacture of
8alcoholic liquor under order of the appropriate court, and may
9exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or
10bankrupt licensee after the death of such decedent, or such
11insolvency or bankruptcy until the expiration of such license
12but not longer than six months after the death, bankruptcy or
13insolvency of such licensee. Except in the case of a
14non-beverage user's license, a refund shall be made of that
15portion of the license fees paid for any period in which the
16licensee shall be prevented from operating under such license
17in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.
18    Any licensee may renew his license at the expiration
19thereof, provided he is then qualified to receive a license and
20the premises for which such renewal license is sought are
21suitable for such purpose; and provided further that the
22renewal privilege herein provided for shall not be construed as
23a vested right which shall in any case prevent the city council
24or village president and board of trustees or county board, as
25the case may be, from decreasing the number of licenses to be
26issued within its jurisdiction. No retailer's license shall be

 

 

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1renewed if the Department of Revenue has reported to the
2Illinois Liquor Control Commission that such retailer is
3delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any
4amounts owed to the State of Illinois until the applicant is
5issued a certificate by the Department of Revenue stating that
6all delinquent returns or amounts owed have been paid by
7guaranteed remittance or the payment agreement to pay all
8amounts owed has been accepted by the Department. No retailer's
9license issued by a local liquor control commissioner shall be
10renewed unless the applicant provides documentation that any
11tax owed to (i) the municipality in which the applicant is
12located (in the case of a license issued by the mayor or
13president of the board of trustees of a city, village or
14incorporated town acting as local liquor control commissioner)
15or (ii) the county in which the applicant is located (in the
16case of a license issued by the president or chairman of a
17county board acting as local liquor control commissioner) by
18the applicant has been satisfied by payment in the form of a
19cashier's check, certified check, money order, or cash.
20    For a liquor license holder whose business or business
21operations have been suspended in any capacity due to any
22executive order issued on or after March 16, 2020 or any
23subsequent rule established by the Department of Public Health
24or any other agency of the State as a result of COVID-19,
25renewal of the license shall be automatically approved and the
26license shall be extended without limitation for 120 days after

 

 

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1whichever of the following dates occurs the latest:
2        (1) the day on which the region in which the liquor
3    licensee is located enters Phase 4 of the Governor's
4    Restore Illinois Plan as issued on May 5, 2020;
5        (2) the day after the expiration of the latest
6    executive order that limits or interrupts the business or
7    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
8    or
9        (3) the day after the expiration of any rules
10    established by the Department of Public Health or any other
11    agency of the State that limit or interrupt the business or
12    business operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
13The renewal shall be based upon the most recent liquor license
14application or application for renewal that was approved and
15received by the State Commission prior to the limitations or
16interruptions implemented by the Executive Order on March 16,
172020.
18    A negotiable instrument received as payment for a license
19fee, transfer fee, late fee, offer in compromise,
20pre-disciplinary conference settlement, or fine imposed by
21order that is dishonored on presentation shall not be
22considered payment and shall be cause for disciplinary action.
23(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
24    (235 ILCS 5/6-5)  (from Ch. 43, par. 122)
25    Sec. 6-5. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it

 

 

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1is unlawful for any person having a retailer's license or any
2officer, associate, member, representative or agent of such
3licensee to accept, receive or borrow money, or anything else
4of value, or accept or receive credit (other than merchandising
5credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to
6exceed 30 days) directly or indirectly from any manufacturer,
7importing distributor or distributor of alcoholic liquor, or
8from any person connected with or in any way representing, or
9from any member of the family of, such manufacturer, importing
10distributor, distributor or wholesaler, or from any
11stockholders in any corporation engaged in manufacturing,
12distributing or wholesaling of such liquor, or from any
13officer, manager, agent or representative of said
14manufacturer. Except as provided below, it is unlawful for any
15manufacturer or distributor or importing distributor to give or
16lend money or anything of value, or otherwise loan or extend
17credit (except such merchandising credit) directly or
18indirectly to any retail licensee or to the manager,
19representative, agent, officer or director of such licensee. A
20manufacturer, distributor or importing distributor may furnish
21free advertising, posters, signs, brochures, hand-outs, or
22other promotional devices or materials to any unit of
23government owning or operating any auditorium, exhibition
24hall, recreation facility or other similar facility holding a
25retailer's license, provided that the primary purpose of such
26promotional devices or materials is to promote public events

 

 

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1being held at such facility. A unit of government owning or
2operating such a facility holding a retailer's license may
3accept such promotional devices or materials designed
4primarily to promote public events held at the facility. No
5retail licensee delinquent beyond the 30 day period specified
6in this Section shall solicit, accept or receive credit,
7purchase or acquire alcoholic liquors, directly or indirectly
8from any other licensee, and no manufacturer, distributor or
9importing distributor shall knowingly grant or extend credit,
10sell, furnish or supply alcoholic liquors to any such
11delinquent retail licensee; provided that the purchase price of
12all beer sold to a retail licensee shall be paid by the retail
13licensee in cash on or before delivery of the beer, and unless
14the purchase price payable by a retail licensee for beer sold
15to him in returnable bottles shall expressly include a charge
16for the bottles and cases, the retail licensee shall, on or
17before delivery of such beer, pay the seller in cash a deposit
18in an amount not less than the deposit required to be paid by
19the distributor to the brewer; but where the brewer sells
20direct to the retailer, the deposit shall be an amount no less
21than that required by the brewer from his own distributors; and
22provided further, that in no instance shall this deposit be
23less than 50 cents for each case of beer in pint or smaller
24bottles and 60 cents for each case of beer in quart or
25half-gallon bottles; and provided further, that the purchase
26price of all beer sold to an importing distributor or

 

 

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1distributor shall be paid by such importing distributor or
2distributor in cash on or before the 15th day (Sundays and
3holidays excepted) after delivery of such beer to such
4purchaser; and unless the purchase price payable by such
5importing distributor or distributor for beer sold in
6returnable bottles and cases shall expressly include a charge
7for the bottles and cases, such importing distributor or
8distributor shall, on or before the 15th day (Sundays and
9holidays excepted) after delivery of such beer to such
10purchaser, pay the seller in cash a required amount as a
11deposit to assure the return of such bottles and cases. Nothing
12herein contained shall prohibit any licensee from crediting or
13refunding to a purchaser the actual amount of money paid for
14bottles, cases, kegs or barrels returned by the purchaser to
15the seller or paid by the purchaser as a deposit on bottles,
16cases, kegs or barrels, when such containers or packages are
17returned to the seller. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit
18any manufacturer, importing distributor or distributor from
19extending usual and customary credit for alcoholic liquor sold
20to customers or purchasers who live in or maintain places of
21business outside of this State when such alcoholic liquor is
22actually transported and delivered to such points outside of
23this State.
24    A manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may
25furnish free social media advertising to a retail licensee if
26the social media advertisement does not contain the retail

 

 

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1price of any alcoholic liquor and the social media
2advertisement complies with any applicable rules or
3regulations issued by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
4Bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. A
5manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may list
6the names of one or more unaffiliated retailers in the
7advertisement of alcoholic liquor through social media.
8Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a retailer from
9communicating with a manufacturer, distributor, or importing
10distributor on social media or sharing media on the social
11media of a manufacturer, distributor, or importing
12distributor. A retailer may request free social media
13advertising from a manufacturer, distributor, or importing
14distributor. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
15manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor from
16sharing, reposting, or otherwise forwarding a social media post
17by a retail licensee, so long as the sharing, reposting, or
18forwarding of the social media post does not contain the retail
19price of any alcoholic liquor. No manufacturer, distributor, or
20importing distributor shall pay or reimburse a retailer,
21directly or indirectly, for any social media advertising
22services, except as specifically permitted in this Act. No
23retailer shall accept any payment or reimbursement, directly or
24indirectly, for any social media advertising services offered
25by a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor,
26except as specifically permitted in this Act. For the purposes

 

 

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1of this Section, "social media" means a service, platform, or
2site where users communicate with one another and share media,
3such as pictures, videos, music, and blogs, with other users
4free of charge.
5    No right of action shall exist for the collection of any
6claim based upon credit extended to a distributor, importing
7distributor or retail licensee contrary to the provisions of
8this Section.
9    Every manufacturer, importing distributor and distributor
10shall submit or cause to be submitted, to the State Commission,
11in triplicate, not later than Thursday of each calendar week, a
12verified written list of the names and respective addresses of
13each retail licensee purchasing spirits or wine from such
14manufacturer, importing distributor or distributor who, on the
15first business day of that calendar week, was delinquent beyond
16the above mentioned permissible merchandising credit period of
1730 days; or, if such is the fact, a verified written statement
18that no retail licensee purchasing spirits or wine was then
19delinquent beyond such permissible merchandising credit period
20of 30 days.
21    Every manufacturer, importing distributor and distributor
22shall submit or cause to be submitted, to the State Commission,
23in triplicate, a verified written list of the names and
24respective addresses of each previously reported delinquent
25retail licensee who has cured such delinquency by payment,
26which list shall be submitted not later than the close of the

 

 

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1second full business day following the day such delinquency was
2so cured.
3    Such written verified reports required to be submitted by
4this Section shall be posted by the State Commission in each of
5its offices in places available for public inspection not later
6than the day following receipt thereof by the Commission. The
7reports so posted shall constitute notice to every
8manufacturer, importing distributor and distributor of the
9information contained therein. Actual notice to manufacturers,
10importing distributors and distributors of the information
11contained in any such posted reports, however received, shall
12also constitute notice of such information.
13    The 30 day merchandising credit period allowed by this
14Section shall commence with the day immediately following the
15date of invoice and shall include all successive days including
16Sundays and holidays to and including the 30th successive day.
17    In addition to other methods allowed by law, payment by
18check during the period for which merchandising credit may be
19extended under the provisions of this Section shall be
20considered payment. All checks received in payment for
21alcoholic liquor shall be promptly deposited for collection. A
22post dated check or a check dishonored on presentation for
23payment shall not be deemed payment.
24    A retail licensee shall not be deemed to be delinquent in
25payment for any alleged sale to him of alcoholic liquor when
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1manufacturer, importing distributor or distributor with
2respect to the amount of indebtedness existing because of such
3alleged sale. A retail licensee shall not be deemed to be
4delinquent under this provision and 11 Ill. Adm. Code 100.90
5until 30 days after the date on which the region in which the
6retail licensee is located enters Phase 4 of the Governor's
7Restore Illinois Plan as issued on May 5, 2020.
8    A delinquent retail licensee who engages in the retail
9liquor business at 2 or more locations shall be deemed to be
10delinquent with respect to each such location.
11    The license of any person who violates any provision of
12this Section shall be subject to suspension or revocation in
13the manner provided by this Act.
14    If any part or provision of this Article or the application
15thereof to any person or circumstances shall be adjudged
16invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment
17shall be confined by its operation to the controversy in which
18it was mentioned and shall not affect or invalidate the
19remainder of this Article or the application thereof to any
20other person or circumstance and to this and the provisions of
21this Article are declared severable.
22(Source: P.A. 99-448, eff. 8-24-15.)
 
23    (235 ILCS 5/6-27.1)
24    Sec. 6-27.1. Responsible alcohol service server training.
25    (a) Unless issued a valid server training certificate

 

 

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1between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2015 by a certified Beverage
2Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training (BASSET)
3trainer, all alcohol servers in Cook County are required to
4obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol
5service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those
6provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public
7Act 98-939), by July 1, 2015 or within 120 days after the
8alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is
9later. All alcohol servers in a county, other than Cook County,
10with a population of 200,000 inhabitants or more are required
11to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol
12service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those
13provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public
14Act 98-939), by July 1, 2016 or within 120 days after the
15alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is
16later. All alcohol servers in a county with a population of
17more than 30,000 inhabitants and less than 200,000 inhabitants
18are required to obtain and complete training in basic
19responsible alcohol service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code
203500, as those provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective
21date of Public Act 98-939), by July 1, 2017 or within 120 days
22after the alcohol server begins his or her employment,
23whichever is later. All alcohol servers in counties with a
24population of 30,000 inhabitants or less are required to obtain
25and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service as
26outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those provisions exist

 

 

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1on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 98-939), by
2July 1, 2018 or within 120 days after the alcohol server begins
3his or her employment, whichever is later.
4    There is no limit to the amount of times a server may take
5the training. A certificate of training belongs to the server,
6and a server may transfer a certificate of training to a
7different employer, but shall not transfer a certificate of
8training to another server. Proof that an alcohol server has
9been trained must be available upon reasonable request by State
10law enforcement officials. For the purpose of this Section,
11"alcohol servers" means persons who sell or serve open
12containers of alcoholic beverages at retail, anyone who
13delivers mixed drinks under Section 6-28.8, and anyone whose
14job description entails the checking of identification for the
15purchase of open containers of alcoholic beverages at retail or
16for entry into the licensed premises. The definition does not
17include (i) a distributor or importing distributor conducting
18product sampling as authorized in Section 6-31 of this Act or a
19registered tasting representative, as provided in 11 Ill. Adm.
20Code 100.40, conducting a tasting, as defined in 11 Ill. Adm.
21Code 100.10; (ii) a volunteer serving alcoholic beverages at a
22charitable function; or (iii) an instructor engaged in training
23or educating on the proper technique for using a system that
24dispenses alcoholic beverages.
25    (b) Responsible alcohol service training must cover and
26assess knowledge of the topics noted in 77 Ill. Adm. Code

 

 

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13500.155.
2    (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 98th General Assembly, but no later than October 1,
42015, all existing BASSET trainers who are already BASSET
5certified as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 98th General Assembly shall be recertified by the State
7Commission and be required to comply with the conditions for
8server training set forth in this amendatory Act of the 98th
9General Assembly.
10    (d) Training modules and certificate program plans must be
11approved by the State Commission. All documents, materials, or
12information related to responsible alcohol service training
13program approval that are submitted to the State Commission are
14confidential and shall not be open to public inspection or
15dissemination and are exempt from disclosure.
16    The State Commission shall only approve programs that meet
17the following criteria:
18        (1) the training course covers the content specified in
19    77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500.155;
20        (2) if the training course is classroom-based, the
21    classroom training is at least 4 hours, is available in
22    English and Spanish, and includes a test;
23        (3) if the training course is online or computer-based,
24    the course is designed in a way that ensures that no
25    content can be skipped, is interactive, has audio for
26    content for servers that have a disability, and includes a

 

 

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1    test;
2        (4) training and testing is based on a job task
3    analysis that clearly identifies and focuses on the
4    knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to responsibly
5    serve alcoholic beverages and is developed using best
6    practices in instructional design and exam development to
7    ensure that the program is fair and legally defensible;
8        (5) training and testing is conducted by any means
9    available, including, but not limited to, online,
10    computer, classroom, or live trainers; and
11        (6) the program must provide access on a
12    24-hour-per-day, 7-days-per-week basis for certificate
13    verification for State Commission, State law enforcement
14    officials, and employers to be able to verify certificate
15    authenticity.
16    (e) Nothing in subsection (d) of this Section shall be
17construed to require a program to use a test administrator or
18proctor.
19    (f) A certificate issued from a BASSET-licensed training
20program shall be accepted as meeting the training requirements
21for all server license and permit laws and ordinances in the
22State.
23    (g) A responsible alcohol service training certificate
24from a BASSET-licensed program shall be valid for 3 years.
25    (h) The provisions of this Section shall apply beginning
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1enforcement of the provisions of this Section shall be limited
2to education and notification of the requirements to encourage
3compliance.
4    (i) The provisions of this Section do not apply to a
5special event retailer.
6(Source: P.A. 98-939, eff. 7-1-15; 99-46, eff. 7-15-15.)
 
7    (235 ILCS 5/6-28.8 new)
8    Sec. 6-28.8. Delivery and carry out of mixed drinks
9permitted.
10    (a) In this Section:
11    "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by
12combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether brewed,
13fermented, or distilled, with ingredients non-alcoholic in
14nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream, or a carbonated
15beverage.
16    "Original container" means, for the purposes of this
17Section only, a container that is filled, sealed, and secured
18by a retail licensee's employee at the retail licensee's
19location with a tamper-evident lid or cap.
20    "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a
21mixed drink, is new, has never been used, has a secured lid or
22cap designed to prevent consumption without removal of the lid
23or cap, and is tamper-evident. "Sealed container" does not
24include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings
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1polystyrene foam.
2    "Tamper-evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed
3with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax
4dip or heat shrink wrap.
5    (b) A cocktail or mixed drink placed in a sealed container
6by a retail licensee at the retail licensee's location may be
7transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the
8following requirements are met:
9        (1) the cocktail is transferred within the licensed
10    premises, by a curbside pickup, or by delivery by an
11    employee of the retail licensee who:
12            (A) has been trained in accordance with Section
13        6-27.1 at the time of the sale;
14            (B) is at least 21 years of age; and
15            (C) upon delivery, verifies the age of the person
16        to whom the cocktail is being delivered;
17        (2) if the employee delivering the cocktail is not able
18    to safely verify a person's age or level of intoxication
19    upon delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of
20    alcohol and return the product to the retail license
21    holder;
22        (3) the sealed container is placed in the trunk of the
23    vehicle or if there is no trunk, in the vehicle's rear
24    compartment that is not readily accessible to the passenger
25    area;
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1    or tag that contains the following information:
2            (A) the cocktail or mixed drink ingredients, type,
3        and name of the alcohol;
4            (B) the name, license number, and address of the
5        retail licensee that filled the original container and
6        sold the product;
7            (C) the volume of the cocktail or mixed drink in
8        the sealed container; and
9            (D) the sealed container was filled less than 7
10        days before the date of sale.
11    (c) Third-party delivery services are not permitted to
12deliver cocktails and mixed drinks under this Section.
13    (d) If there is an executive order of the Governor in
14effect during a disaster, the employee delivering the mixed
15drink or cocktail must comply with any requirements of that
16executive order, including, but not limited to, wearing gloves
17and a mask and maintaining distancing requirements when
18interacting with the public.
19    (e) Delivery or carry out of a cocktail or mixed drink is
20prohibited if:
21        (1) a third party delivers the cocktail or mixed drink;
22        (2) a container of a mixed drink or cocktail is not
23    tamper-evident and sealed;
24        (3) a container of a mixed drink or cocktail is
25    transported in the passenger area of a vehicle;
26        (4) a mixed drink or cocktail is delivered by a person

 

 

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1    or to a person who is under the age of 21; or
2        (5) the person delivering a mixed drink or cocktail
3    fails to verify the age of the person to whom the mixed
4    drink or cocktail is being delivered.
5    (f) Violations of this Section shall be subject to any
6applicable penalties, including, but not limited to, the
7penalties specified under Section 11-502 of the Illinois
8Vehicle Code.
9    (f-5) This Section is not intended to prohibit or preempt
10the ability of a brew pub, tap room, or distilling pub to
11continue to temporarily deliver alcoholic liquor pursuant to
12guidance issued by the State Commission on March 19, 2020
13entitled "Illinois Liquor Control Commission, COVID-19 Related
14Actions, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor".
15This Section shall only grant authorization to holders of State
16of Illinois retail liquor licenses but not to licensees that
17simultaneously hold any licensure or privilege to manufacture
18alcoholic liquors within or outside of the State of Illinois.
19    (g) This Section is not a denial or limitation of home rule
20powers and functions under Section 6 of Article VII of the
21Illinois Constitution.
22    (h) This Section is repealed one year after the effective
23date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.".