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AL SB237

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2012

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2012

AI Summary

  • Allows a person holding an alcoholic beverage license to permit a customer to remove one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption if the customer has purchased and consumed a portion of that bottle on the licensed premises.

  • Requires the licensee or licensee's agent to either recork the bottle with the original or similar cork that can only be removed by a corkscrew, or securely reseal it in a tamper-evident bag.

  • Mandates that a dated receipt be provided to the customer for any resealed bottle of wine.

  • Specifies that a wine bottle recorked or resealed under this section shall not be considered an open container under Section 32-5A-330.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Alcoholic beverages, wine, bottle opened on premises of licensee, recorking or resealing, patron may transport in vehicle, not considered an open container, Sec. 28-3A-20.1 added

Alcoholic Beverages

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

5/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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