Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.660 (2026)

Powers of supervisor

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  311.660.  Powers of supervisor — regulations — subpoenas. — 1.  The supervisor of liquor control shall have the authority to suspend or revoke for cause all such licenses; and to make the following regulations, without limiting the generality of provisions empowering the supervisor of liquor control as in this chapter set forth as to the following matters, acts and things:

  (1)  Fix and determine the nature, form and capacity of all packages used for containing intoxicating liquor of any kind, to be kept or sold under this law;

  (2)  Prescribe an official seal and label and determine the manner in which such seal or label shall be attached to every package of intoxicating liquor so sold under this law; this includes prescribing different official seals or different labels for the different classes, varieties or brands of intoxicating liquor;

  (3)  Prescribe all forms, applications and licenses and such other forms as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that when a licensee substantially complies with all requirements for the renewal of a license by the date on which the application for renewal is due, such licensee shall be permitted at least an additional ten days from the date notice is sent that the application is deficient, in which to complete the application;

  (4)  Prescribe the terms and conditions of the licenses issued and granted under this law;

  (5)  Prescribe the nature of the proof to be furnished and conditions to be observed in the issuance of duplicate licenses, in lieu of those lost or destroyed;

  (6)  Establish rules and regulations for the conduct of the business carried on by each specific licensee under the license, and such rules and regulations if not obeyed by every licensee shall be grounds for the revocation or suspension of the license;

  (7)  The right to examine books, records and papers of each licensee and to hear and determine complaints against any licensee;

  (8)  To issue subpoenas and all necessary processes and require the production of papers, to administer oaths and to take testimony;

  (9)  Prescribe all forms of labels to be affixed to all packages containing intoxicating liquor of any kind; and

  (10)  To make such other rules and regulations as are necessary and feasible for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, as are not inconsistent with this law.

  2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section, the supervisor of liquor control shall not prohibit persons from participating in the sale of intoxicating liquor within the scope of their employment solely on the basis of being found guilty of any felony offense, except for prohibitions set forth in sections 311.191 and 311.193.

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(RSMo 1939 § 4889, A.L. 1989 S.B. 429, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1957–2000 · leading case: Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. Stewart, 520 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1975).
Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. Stewart, 520 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1975). · cites it 22× “660, RSMo,' because `it may be reasonably inferred from the use of the term "other" in subsection (10), that the limitation, that such other rules be necessary, reasonable and consistent with this law, also applies to the other nine subsections of the statute including…”
State Ex Rel. 807, Inc. v. Wiggins, 425 S.W.2d 96 (Mo. 1968). · cites it 9× “That Section 311.660, RSMo. 1959, authorizes the Supervisor of Liquor Control to establish Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the business carried on by each specific licensee * * * under Chapter 311, RSMo.”
Crooms v. Ketchum, 379 S.W.2d 580 (Mo. 1964). · cites it 9× “The evidence further tended to show that the Supervisor had duly adopted Rules and Regulations, as authorized by Section 311.660 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and particularly Regulation 15, subsection (a) to the effect that: “Licensees are at all times responsible for the conduct of…”
State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Beer Nuts, Ltd., 29 S.W.3d 828 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Section 311.660. A primary purpose of Missouri’s licensing requirements for those who sell alcoholic beverages is to provide the Division with a concrete method for inspecting, testing and approving beers before they are offered for sale in Missouri.”
Milgram Food Stores, Inc. v. Ketchum, 384 S.W.2d 510 (Mo. 1964). · cites it 3× “It is also expressed in Section 311.660, RSMo,” because “it may be reasonably inferred from the use of the term ‘other’ in subsection (10), that the limitation, that such other rules be necessary, reasonable and consistent with this law, also applies to the other nine…”
State ex rel. Glendinning Companies of Connecticut v. Letz, 591 S.W.2d 92 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “The power of the Supervisor to make the regulation now under consideration must be found, if at all, in § 311.660, which provides: “The supervisor of liquor control shall have the authority .”
Mid-state Distrib., Co. v. City of Columbia, 617 S.W.2d 419 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “Appellants say that this feature of the ordinance, as applied to alcoholic beverages — beer and other malt beverages — is invalid because in conflict with § 311.660 and § 312.360, RSMo 1978. The latter section provides that “the Supervisor of Liquor Control shall have the…”
In Re Jacobsmeyer, 13 B.R. 298 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 1981). · cites it 2× “While the question here is one of the application of a state regulation rather than state statute, for all practical purposes the regulation has the force of law, Cf.”
State Ex Rel. Favazza v. Ketchum, 367 S.W.2d 542 (Mo. 1963). · cites it 3× “See Sections 311.660 and 311.700 RSMo 1959. All the evidence heard was offered in support of or in defense of each and all of the charges made by the Supervisor of Liquor Control against respondent.”
Passler v. Johnson, 304 S.W.2d 903 (Mo. 1957). · cites it 2× “” The supervisor of liquor control, pursuant to the authority heretofore noted, contained in Sections 311.660 and 312.360, promulgated regulation 1 (g) defining "ordinary commercial credit” and prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor and malt beer by a wholesaler to a…”
Pinzino v. Supervisor of Liquor Control, 334 S.W.2d 20 (Mo. 1960). · cites it 2× “Section 311.660 provides that among other powers the supervisor shall have authority and power to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of the business-carried on by each specific licensee under each license issued and that violation of the rules and regulations shall…”
Chilton v. Wright, 480 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1972). · cites it 3× “550(5), supra, and with Section 311.660(6), RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., which gives the Supervisor power to “Establish rules and regulations for the conduct of the business carried on by each specific licensee under the license, and such rules and regulations if not obeyed * * * shall…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.660(6) — 6 cases
Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. Stewart, 520 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1975). “660, RSMo,' because `it may be reasonably inferred from the use of the term "other" in subsection (10), that the limitation, that such other rules be necessary, reasonable and consistent with this law, also applies to the other nine subsections of the statute including…”
State Ex Rel. 807, Inc. v. Wiggins, 425 S.W.2d 96 (Mo. 1968). “That Section 311.660, RSMo. 1959, authorizes the Supervisor of Liquor Control to establish Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the business carried on by each specific licensee * * * under Chapter 311, RSMo.”
State Ex Rel. Favazza v. Ketchum, 367 S.W.2d 542 (Mo. 1963). “See Sections 311.660 and 311.700 RSMo 1959. All the evidence heard was offered in support of or in defense of each and all of the charges made by the Supervisor of Liquor Control against respondent.”
Chilton v. Wright, 480 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. 1972). “550(5), supra, and with Section 311.660(6), RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., which gives the Supervisor power to “Establish rules and regulations for the conduct of the business carried on by each specific licensee under the license, and such rules and regulations if not obeyed * * * shall…”
Hacienda Enter. 2, Inc. v. Smarr, 841 S.W.2d 807 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992).
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