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LIQUOR
(235 ILCS 5/) Liquor Control Act of 1934.

235 ILCS 5/6-22.5

    (235 ILCS 5/6-22.5)
    Sec. 6-22.5. Infusions.
    (a) For purposes of this Section, "infusion" means a spirit where ingredients, including, but not limited to, fruits, spices, or nuts, are added to naturally infuse flavor into the spirit.
    (b) A retail licensee that is preparing an infusion for consumption on the premises shall comply with the following requirements:
        (1) the infusion shall be mixed and stored on the
    
premises of the licensee;
        (2) the container that the infusion is stored in must
    
have a lid and be in sanitary condition;
        (3) the infusion shall not be aged for more than 14
    
days;
        (4) the infusion must be used or destroyed within 21
    
days after the end of the aging process;
        (5) cleaning records for the container that the
    
infusion is stored in must be available for inspection by agents of the State Commission; and
        (6) the container that the infusion is stored in must
    
have a label affixed to the container that provides the production date of the infusion, the base spirit of the infusion, the date the infusion will finish the aging process, and the date by which the infusion must be destroyed.
(Source: P.A. 99-46, eff. 7-15-15.)

235 ILCS 5/6-23

    (235 ILCS 5/6-23) (from Ch. 43, par. 138)
    Sec. 6-23. No manufacturer or distributor or importing distributor or foreign importer shall enter into any contract with any person licensed to sell at retail whereby such licensee agrees not to sell any alcoholic liquors manufactured or distributed by any other manufacturer or distributor or importing distributor or foreign importer, and any provision in any contract violative of this Section shall render the whole of such contract void and no action shall be brought thereon in any court. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Department of Agriculture from entering into contracts for exclusive facilities upon the State Fair Grounds on an equal basis.
(Source: P.A. 85-142.)

235 ILCS 5/6-24

    (235 ILCS 5/6-24) (from Ch. 43, par. 139)
    Sec. 6-24. Every licensee shall cause his license or licenses to be framed and hung in plain view in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. An airplane license shall be maintained at the licensee's business premises in Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

235 ILCS 5/6-24a

    (235 ILCS 5/6-24a) (from Ch. 43, par. 139a)
    Sec. 6-24a. Display of birth defects warning signs.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a need for public information about the risk of birth defects (specifically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) when women consume alcoholic liquor during pregnancy. The United States Surgeon General has recommended abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy. Since Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol effects are preventable, the General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest to provide warning about the risk of alcohol-related birth defects at places where alcoholic liquors are sold.
    (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee sells or offers for sale alcoholic liquors for use or consumption on or off the retail license premises, shall cause a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING: ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (OASA) AT 1-800-843-6154." to be framed and hung in plain view. These signs shall be no larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
    (c) In the event there is no warning sign posted on the retailer's premises, it shall be the responsibility of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to furnish the retailer with a warning sign. The retailer shall have 30 days from receipt of the warning sign to post it on the licensed premises. Thereafter, a retailer who violates this Section is subject to a written warning for the first violation. For a second or subsequent violation, the retailer shall pay a fine of at least $20 but not more than $100 for each such violation. For the third and subsequent violations, each day the activity continues shall be a separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 96-387, eff. 1-1-10.)

235 ILCS 5/6-25

    (235 ILCS 5/6-25) (from Ch. 43, par. 142)
    Sec. 6-25. No person shall receive a local license to sell alcoholic liquor upon any premises as a restaurant nor as a club unless it has the qualifications respectively described in Sections 1-3.23 and 1-3.24. No restaurant, licensed as such, shall sell alcoholic liquor except with meals.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

235 ILCS 5/6-26

    (235 ILCS 5/6-26) (from Ch. 43, par. 144a)
    Sec. 6-26. Minimum size of container for spirits. No unmixed spirits shall be sold or offered for sale at retail for consumption on the premises, except in a container having a minimum capacity of at least one fluid ounce and which contains at the time of sale at least one fluid ounce of the beverage being sold. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the sale of unmixed spirits on boats or railroad cars licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises in containers regularly used and having a smaller fluid capacity.
(Source: P.A. 89-250, eff. 1-1-96.)

235 ILCS 5/6-27

    (235 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 43, par. 144c)
    Sec. 6-27. Licensing of seller and server education programs.
    (a) Any program designed to educate or train employees who sell or serve alcoholic beverages at retail to identify and address persons displaying problems with alcohol misuse or abuse shall be licensed by the State Commission.
    (b) A seller and server education program license in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall remain in effect until June 30, 2000.
(Source: P.A. 91-922, eff. 7-7-00.)

235 ILCS 5/6-27.1

    (235 ILCS 5/6-27.1)
    Sec. 6-27.1. Responsible alcohol service server training.
    (a) Unless issued a valid server training certificate between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2015 by a certified Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training (BASSET) trainer, all alcohol servers in Cook County are required to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 98-939), by July 1, 2015 or within 120 days after the alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is later. All alcohol servers in a county, other than Cook County, with a population of 200,000 inhabitants or more are required to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 98-939), by July 1, 2016 or within 120 days after the alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is later. All alcohol servers in a county with a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants and less than 200,000 inhabitants are required to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 98-939), by July 1, 2017 or within 120 days after the alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is later. All alcohol servers in counties with a population of 30,000 inhabitants or less are required to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service as outlined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500, as those provisions exist on July 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 98-939), by July 1, 2018 or within 120 days after the alcohol server begins his or her employment, whichever is later.
    There is no limit to the amount of times a server may take the training. A certificate of training belongs to the server, and a server may transfer a certificate of training to a different employer, but shall not transfer a certificate of training to another server. Proof that an alcohol server has been trained must be available upon reasonable request by State law enforcement officials. For the purpose of this Section, "alcohol servers" means persons who sell or serve open containers of alcoholic beverages at retail, anyone who delivers mixed drinks under Section 6-28.8, and anyone whose job description entails the checking of identification for the purchase of open containers of alcoholic beverages at retail or for entry into the licensed premises. The definition does not include (i) a distributor or importing distributor conducting product sampling as authorized in Section 6-31 of this Act or a registered tasting representative, as provided in 11 Ill. Adm. Code 100.40, conducting a tasting, as defined in 11 Ill. Adm. Code 100.10; (ii) a volunteer serving alcoholic beverages at a charitable function; or (iii) an instructor engaged in training or educating on the proper technique for using a system that dispenses alcoholic beverages.
    (b) Responsible alcohol service training must cover and assess knowledge of the topics noted in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500.155.
    (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, but no later than October 1, 2015, all existing BASSET trainers who are already BASSET certified as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall be recertified by the State Commission and be required to comply with the conditions for server training set forth in this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
    (d) Training modules and certificate program plans must be approved by the State Commission. All documents, materials, or information related to responsible alcohol service training program approval that are submitted to the State Commission are confidential and shall not be open to public inspection or dissemination and are exempt from disclosure.
    The State Commission shall only approve programs that meet the following criteria:
        (1) the training course covers the content specified
    
in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3500.155;
        (2) if the training course is classroom-based, the
    
classroom training is at least 4 hours, is available in English and Spanish, and includes a test;
        (3) if the training course is online or
    
computer-based, the course is designed in a way that ensures that no content can be skipped, is interactive, has audio for content for servers that have a disability, and includes a test;
        (4) training and testing is based on a job task
    
analysis that clearly identifies and focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to responsibly serve alcoholic beverages and is developed using best practices in instructional design and exam development to ensure that the program is fair and legally defensible;
        (5) training and testing is conducted by any means
    
available, including, but not limited to, online, computer, classroom, or live trainers; and
        (6) the program must provide access on a
    
24-hour-per-day, 7-days-per-week basis for certificate verification for State Commission, State law enforcement officials, and employers to be able to verify certificate authenticity.
    (e) Nothing in subsection (d) of this Section shall be construed to require a program to use a test administrator or proctor.
    (f) A certificate issued from a BASSET-licensed training program shall be accepted as meeting the training requirements for all server license and permit laws and ordinances in the State.
    (g) A responsible alcohol service training certificate from a BASSET-licensed program shall be valid for 3 years.
    (h) The provisions of this Section shall apply beginning July 1, 2015. From July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, enforcement of the provisions of this Section shall be limited to education and notification of the requirements to encourage compliance.
    (i) The provisions of this Section do not apply to a special event retailer.
(Source: P.A. 101-631, eff. 6-2-20.)

235 ILCS 5/6-27.5

    (235 ILCS 5/6-27.5)
    Sec. 6-27.5. Mandatory schedule of prices. All retail licensees shall maintain a schedule of the prices charged for all drinks of alcoholic liquor to be served and consumed on the licensed premises or in any room or part thereof. Whenever a hotel or multi-use establishment which holds a valid retailer's license operates on its premises more than one establishment at which drinks of alcoholic liquor are sold at retail, the hotel or multi-use establishment shall maintain at each such establishment a separate schedule of the prices charged for such drinks at that establishment.
(Source: P.A. 99-46, eff. 7-15-15.)

235 ILCS 5/6-28

    (235 ILCS 5/6-28) (from Ch. 43, par. 144d)
    Sec. 6-28. Prohibited happy hours.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) No retail licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall:
        (1) sell more than one drink of alcoholic liquor for
    
the price of one drink of alcoholic liquor;
        (2) sell, offer to sell or serve to any person an
    
unlimited number of drinks of alcoholic liquor during any set period of time for a fixed price, except at private functions not open to the general public or as provided in Section 6-28.5 of this Act;
        (3) (blank);
        (4) increase the volume of alcoholic liquor contained
    
in a drink, or the size of a drink of alcoholic liquor, without increasing proportionately the price regularly charged for the drink on that day;
        (5) encourage or permit, on the licensed premises,
    
any game or contest which involves drinking alcoholic liquor or the awarding of drinks of alcoholic liquor as prizes for such game or contest on the licensed premises; or
        (6) advertise or promote in any way, whether on or
    
off the licensed premises, any of the practices prohibited under paragraphs (1) through (5).
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) A violation of this Section shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the retailer's license as provided by this Act. The State Commission may not enforce any trade practice policy or other rule that was not adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-571, eff. 8-27-13; 99-46, eff. 7-15-15.)

235 ILCS 5/6-28.5

    (235 ILCS 5/6-28.5)
    Sec. 6-28.5. Permitted happy hours and meal packages, party packages, and entertainment packages.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Dedicated event space" means a room or rooms or other clearly delineated space within a retail licensee's premises that is reserved for the exclusive use of party package invitees during the entirety of a party package. Furniture, stanchions and ropes, or other room dividers may be used to clearly delineate a dedicated event space.
    "Meal package" means a food and beverage package, which may or may not include entertainment, where the service of alcoholic liquor is an accompaniment to the food, including, but not limited to, a meal, tour, tasting, or any combination thereof for a fixed price by a retail licensee or any other licensee operating within a sports facility, restaurant, winery, brewery, or distillery.
    "Party package" means a private party, function, or event for a specific social or business occasion, either arranged by invitation or reservation for a defined number of individuals, that is not open to the general public and where attendees are served both food and alcohol for a fixed price in a dedicated event space.
    (b) A retail licensee may:
        (1) offer free food or entertainment at any time;
        (2) include drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a
    
meal package;
        (3) sell or offer for sale a party package only if
    
the retail licensee:
            (A) offers food in the dedicated event space;
            (B) limits the party package to no more than 3
        
hours;
            (C) distributes wristbands, lanyards, shirts, or
        
any other such wearable items to identify party package attendees so the attendees may be granted access to the dedicated event space; and
            (D) excludes individuals not participating in the
        
party package from the dedicated event space;
        (4) include drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a
    
hotel package;
        (5) negotiate drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of a
    
hotel package;
        (6) provide room service to persons renting rooms at
    
a hotel;
        (7) sell pitchers (or the equivalent, including, but
    
not limited to, buckets of bottled beer), carafes, or bottles of alcoholic liquor which are customarily sold in such manner, or sell bottles of spirits;
        (8) advertise events permitted under this Section;
        (9) include drinks of alcoholic liquor as part of an
    
entertainment package where the licensee is separately licensed by a municipal ordinance that (A) restricts dates of operation to dates during which there is an event at an adjacent stadium, (B) restricts hours of serving alcoholic liquor to 2 hours before the event and one hour after the event, (C) restricts alcoholic liquor sales to beer and wine, (D) requires tickets for admission to the establishment, and (E) prohibits sale of admission tickets on the day of an event and permits the sale of admission tickets for single events only; and
        (10) discount any drink of alcoholic liquor during a
    
specified time period only if:
            (A) the price of the drink of alcoholic liquor is
        
not changed during the time that it is discounted;
            (B) the period of time during which any drink of
        
alcoholic liquor is discounted does not exceed 4 hours per day and 15 hours per week; however, this period of time is not required to be consecutive and may be divided by the licensee in any manner;
            (C) the drink of alcoholic liquor is not
        
discounted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and the licensed premises' closing hour; and
            (D) notice of the discount of the drink of
        
alcoholic liquor during a specified time is posted on the licensed premises or on the licensee's publicly available website at least 7 days prior to the specified time.
    (c) A violation of this Section shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the retailer's license as provided by this Act. The State Commission may not enforce any trade practice policy or other rule that was not adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
    (d) All licensees affected by this Section must also comply with Sections 6-16, 6-21, and 6-27.1 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-46, eff. 7-15-15; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

235 ILCS 5/6-28.8

    (235 ILCS 5/6-28.8)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 1, 2028)
    Sec. 6-28.8. Delivery and carry out of mixed drinks permitted.
    (a) In this Section:
    "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether brewed, fermented, or distilled, with ingredients non-alcoholic in nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream, or a carbonated beverage.
    "Original container" means, for the purposes of this Section only, a container that is (i) filled, sealed, and secured by a retail licensee's employee at the retail licensee's location with a tamper-evident lid or cap or (ii) filled and labeled by the manufacturer and secured by the manufacturer's original unbroken seal.
    "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a mixed drink or a single serving of wine, is new, has never been used, has a secured lid or cap designed to prevent consumption without removal of the lid or cap, and is tamper-evident. "Sealed container" includes a manufacturer's original container as defined in this subsection. "Sealed container" does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws or a container made of plastic, paper, or polystyrene foam.
    "Tamper-evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax dip or heat shrink wrap.
    (b) A cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine placed in a sealed container by a retail licensee at the retail licensee's location or a manufacturer's original container may be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the following requirements are met:
        (1) the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of
    
wine is transferred within the licensed premises, by a curbside pickup, or by delivery by an employee of the retail licensee who:
            (A) has been trained in accordance with Section
        
6-27.1 at the time of the sale;
            (B) is at least 21 years of age; and
            (C) upon delivery, verifies the age of the person
        
to whom the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine is being delivered;
        (2) if the employee delivering the cocktail, mixed
    
drink, or single serving of wine is not able to safely verify a person's age or level of intoxication upon delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of alcohol and return the product to the retail license holder;
        (3) the sealed container is placed in the trunk of
    
the vehicle or if there is no trunk, in the vehicle's rear compartment that is not readily accessible to the passenger area;
        (4) except for a manufacturer's original container, a
    
container filled and sealed at a retail licensee's location shall be affixed with a label or tag that contains the following information:
            (A) the cocktail or mixed drink ingredients,
        
type, and name of the alcohol;
            (B) the name, license number, and address of the
        
retail licensee that filled the original container and sold the product;
            (C) the volume of the cocktail, mixed drink, or
        
single serving of wine in the sealed container; and
            (D) the sealed container was filled less than 7
        
days before the date of sale; and
        (5) a manufacturer's original container shall be
    
affixed with a label or tag that contains the name, license number, and address of the retail licensee that sold the product.
    (c) Third-party delivery services are not permitted to deliver cocktails and mixed drinks under this Section.
    (d) If there is an executive order of the Governor in effect during a disaster, the employee delivering the mixed drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine must comply with any requirements of that executive order, including, but not limited to, wearing gloves and a mask and maintaining distancing requirements when interacting with the public.
    (e) Delivery or carry out of a cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine is prohibited if:
        (1) a third party delivers the cocktail or mixed
    
drink;
        (2) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single
    
serving of wine is not tamper-evident and sealed;
        (3) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single
    
serving of wine is transported in the passenger area of a vehicle;
        (4) a mixed drink, cocktail, or single serving of
    
wine is delivered by a person or to a person who is under the age of 21; or
        (5) the person delivering a mixed drink, cocktail, or
    
single serving of wine fails to verify the age of the person to whom the mixed drink or cocktail is being delivered.
    (f) Violations of this Section shall be subject to any applicable penalties, including, but not limited to, the penalties specified under Section 11-502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
    (f-5) This Section is not intended to prohibit or preempt the ability of a brew pub, tap room, or distilling pub to continue to temporarily deliver alcoholic liquor pursuant to guidance issued by the State Commission on March 19, 2020 entitled "Illinois Liquor Control Commission, COVID-19 Related Actions, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor". This Section shall only grant authorization to holders of State of Illinois retail liquor licenses but not to licensees that simultaneously hold any licensure or privilege to manufacture alcoholic liquors within or outside of the State of Illinois.
    (g) This Section is not a denial or limitation of home rule powers and functions under Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
    (h) This Section is repealed on August 1, 2028.
(Source: P.A. 102-8, eff. 6-2-21; 103-4, eff. 5-31-23.)

235 ILCS 5/6-29

    (235 ILCS 5/6-29) (from Ch. 43, par. 144e)
    Sec. 6-29. Winery shipper's license.
    (a) The General Assembly declares that the following is the intent of this Section:
        (1) To authorize direct shipment of wine by an
    
out-of-state maker of wine on the same basis permitted an in-state maker of wine pursuant to the authority of the State under the provisions of Section 2 of the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution and in conformance with the United States Supreme Court decision decided on May 16, 2005 in Granholm v. Heald.
        (2) To reaffirm that the General Assembly's findings
    
and declarations that selling alcoholic liquor through various direct marketing means such as catalogs, newspapers, mailings, and the Internet directly to consumers of this State poses a serious threat to the State's efforts to further temperance and prevent youth from accessing alcoholic liquor and the expansion of youth access to additional types of alcoholic liquors.
        (3) To maintain the State's broad powers granted by
    
Section 2 of the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution to control the importation or sale of alcoholic liquor and its right to structure its alcoholic liquor distribution system.
        (4) To ensure that the General Assembly, by
    
authorizing limited direct shipment of wine to meet the directives of the United States Supreme Court, does not intend to impair or modify the State's distribution of wine through distributors or importing distributors, but only to permit limited shipment of wine for personal use.
        (5) To provide that, in the event that a court of
    
competent jurisdiction declares or finds that this Section, which is enacted to conform Illinois law to the United States Supreme Court decision, is invalid or unconstitutional, the Illinois General Assembly at its earliest general session shall conduct hearings and study methods to conform to any directive or order of the court consistent with the temperance and revenue collection purposes of this Act.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a wine shipper licensee may ship, for personal use and not for resale, not more than 12 cases of wine per year to any resident of this State who is 21 years of age or older.
    (b-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sale and shipment by a winery shipper licensee pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to constitute a sale in this State.
    (b-5) The shipping container of any wine shipped under this Section shall be clearly labeled with the following words: "CONTAINS ALCOHOL. SIGNATURE OF A PERSON 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY. PROOF OF AGE AND IDENTITY MUST BE SHOWN BEFORE DELIVERY.". This warning must be prominently displayed on the packaging. A licensee shall require the transporter or common carrier that delivers the wine to obtain the signature of a person 21 years of age or older at the delivery address at the time of delivery. At the expense of the licensee, the licensee shall receive a delivery confirmation from the express company, common carrier, or contract carrier indicating the location of the delivery, time of delivery, and the name and signature of the individual 21 years of age or older who accepts delivery. The Commission shall design and create a label or approve a label that must be affixed to the shipping container by the licensee.
    (c) No broker within this State shall solicit consumers to engage in direct wine shipments under this Section.
    (d) It is not the intent of this Section to impair the distribution of wine through distributors or importing distributors, but only to permit shipments of wine for personal use.
(Source: P.A. 95-634, eff. 6-1-08.)

235 ILCS 5/6-29.1

    (235 ILCS 5/6-29.1)
    Sec. 6-29.1. Direct shipments of alcoholic liquor.
    (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:
        (1) The General Assembly of Illinois, having reviewed
    
this Act in light of the United States Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Granholm v. Heald, has determined to conform that law to the constitutional principles enunciated by the Court in a manner that best preserves the temperance, revenue, and orderly distribution values of this Act.
        (2) Minimizing automobile crashes and fatalities,
    
domestic violence, health problems, loss of productivity, unemployment, and other social problems associated with dependency and improvident use of alcoholic beverages remains the policy of Illinois.
        (3) To the maximum extent constitutionally feasible,
    
Illinois desires to collect sufficient revenue from excise and use taxes on alcoholic beverages for the purpose of responding to such social problems.
        (4) Combined with family education and individual
    
discipline, retail validation of age, and assessment of the capacity of the consumer remains the best pre-sale social protection against the problems associated with the abuse of alcoholic liquor.
        (5) Therefore, the paramount purpose of this
    
amendatory Act is to continue to carefully limit direct shipment sales of wine produced by makers of wine and to continue to prohibit such direct shipment sales for spirits and beer.
    For these reasons, the Commission shall establish a system to notify the out-of-state trade of this prohibition and to detect violations. The Commission shall request the Attorney General to extradite any offender.
    (b) Pursuant to the Twenty-First Amendment of the United States Constitution allowing states to regulate the distribution and sale of alcoholic liquor and pursuant to the federal Webb-Kenyon Act declaring that alcoholic liquor shipped in interstate commerce must comply with state laws, the General Assembly hereby finds and declares that selling alcoholic liquor from a point outside this State through various direct marketing means, such as catalogs, newspapers, mailers, and the Internet, directly to residents of this State poses a serious threat to the State's efforts to prevent youths from accessing alcoholic liquor; to State revenue collections; and to the economy of this State.
    Any person manufacturing, distributing, or selling alcoholic liquor who knowingly ships or transports or causes the shipping or transportation of any alcoholic liquor from a point outside this State to a person in this State who does not hold a manufacturer's, distributor's, importing distributor's, or non-resident dealer's license issued by the Liquor Control Commission, other than a shipment of sacramental wine to a bona fide religious organization, a shipment authorized by Section 6-29, subparagraph (17) of Section 3-12, or any other shipment authorized by this Act, is in violation of this Act.
    The Commission, upon determining, after investigation, that a person has violated this Section, shall give notice to the person by certified mail to cease and desist all shipments of alcoholic liquor into this State and to withdraw from this State within 5 working days after receipt of the notice all shipments of alcoholic liquor then in transit. A person who violates the cease and desist notice is subject to the applicable penalties in subsection (a) of Section 10-1 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)

235 ILCS 5/6-30

    (235 ILCS 5/6-30) (from Ch. 43, par. 144f)
    Sec. 6-30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Illinois Gaming Board shall have exclusive authority to establish the hours for sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat during riverboat gambling excursions and in a casino conducted in accordance with the Illinois Gambling Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)