Senate Bill 189 Summary

• Creates a supplemental dealer's permit allowing holders of beer, wine, or liquor dealer permits to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. the following day.

• Allows package liquor store and farm winery permit holders to sell carryout alcoholic beverages on Sundays without requiring a supplemental permit; supplements fees are deposited into the alcohol and tobacco commission's enforcement and administration fund.

• Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for dealers or their employees to sell carryout alcoholic beverages without first requiring proof of age (driver's license, government-issued ID, or government document with photograph and birth date), with a defense if the purchaser appeared to be at least 50 years old.

• Permits minors to be on licensed premises of package liquor stores if accompanied by a parent or guardian who is at least 21 years old.

• Allows beer dealers to sell cold beer and repeals restrictions limiting the commodities that package liquor stores may sell.

• Effective July 1, 2010.