AL HB325

Adds Section 28-3A-20.1 to the Alabama Code to authorize customers of on-premises alcoholic beverage licensees to remove one partially consumed bottle of wine from the premises.

Requires the licensee or agent to either recork the bottle with the original or similar cork that requires a corkscrew to remove, or securely reseal it in a tamper-evident bag and provide a dated receipt.

A properly recorked or resealed wine bottle is not considered an open container under Alabama law, though it remains subject to other applicable requirements under Section 32-5A-330.

Took effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor; passed by the House on April 17, 2012 and the Senate on May 2, 2012.