(a) The sale of alcoholic liquor or the sale of alcoholic liquor in one or more classes of permits under the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted in any town in the state until by vote of the town, taken by vote of its legislative body or, in a town where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, a contrary preference has been indicated; and nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to permit the sale of alcoholic liquor in any town which has voted to the contrary.
(b) In all cases in which a town acted on the sale of alcoholic liquor prior to June 4, 2021, such action shall remain in effect until further action is taken in accordance with this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4231, 4319; P.A. 21-37, S. 102.)
History: P.A. 21-37 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re town action taken on sale of alcoholic liquor prior to June 4, 2021, and amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to sale of alcoholic liquor in 1 or more classes of permit and replace reference to Sec. 30-10 with reference to vote of legislative body or board of selectmen, effective June 4, 2021.
Cited. 118 C. 270; 134 C. 292. Sale of liquor could not be absolutely prohibited in town otherwise than by a vote of a town meeting. 136 C. 286; 156 C. 291. Cited. 191 C. 528.
Notes of Decisions
Town of Greenwich v. Liquor Control Comm'n, 469 A.2d 382 (Conn. 1983).
· cites it 4× “claim that the trial court erred: (1) on the issue of whether the commission is required to deny an application for a liquor license which lacks local zoning compliance certification or whether the commission is empowered by statute to render its separate and independent…”
Modern Cigarette, Inc. v. Town of Orange, 774 A.2d 969 (Conn. 2001).
· cites it 3× “In General Statutes § 30-9, the legislature granted municipalities the power to prohibit within their boundaries the sale of alcoholic beverages, a state regulated activity.”
State v. Sawyer, 904 A.2d 101 (Conn. 2006).
“, Practice Book § 25-35 (admissibility of recommendation of family relations counselor); Practice Book § 30-9 (admissibility of information allowed at juvenile detention hearing); Practice Book § 40-25 (inadmissibility of withdrawn alibi defense in criminal matters).”
Karp v. Zoning Bd., 240 A.2d 845 (Conn. 1968).
· cites it 4× “General Statutes § 30-9. The town has the power, through its zoning authority, to restrict the use of buildings for the sale of alcoholic liquor to certain zones or districts but cannot, on the other hand, limit the number of liquor outlets in a town since this authority has…”
Parillo Food Grp., Inc. v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals of New Haven, 151 A.3d 864 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016).
· cites it 2× “General Statutes § 30-9. Additionally, the Department of Consumer Protection must refuse to grant permits for the sale of alcoholic liquor in no-permit towns and where prohibited by the zoning ordinance of any city or town.”
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