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| 1 | AN ACT concerning liquor.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 6-28.8 as follows:
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| 6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-28.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 3, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sec. 6-28.8. Delivery and carry out of mixed drinks | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | permitted. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (a) In this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether brewed, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | fermented, or distilled, with ingredients non-alcoholic in | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream, or a carbonated | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | beverage. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | "Original container" means, for the purposes of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Section only, a container that is (i) filled, sealed, and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | secured by a retail licensee's employee at the retail | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | licensee's location with a tamper-evident lid or cap or (ii)
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| 20 | filled and labeled by the manufacturer and secured by the
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| 21 | manufacturer's original unbroken seal. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | mixed drink or a single serving of wine, is new, has never been | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | used, has a secured lid or cap designed to prevent consumption | ||||||
| 2 | without removal of the lid or cap, and is tamper-evident. | ||||||
| 3 | "Sealed container" includes a manufacturer's
original | ||||||
| 4 | container as defined in this subsection. "Sealed container" | ||||||
| 5 | does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or | ||||||
| 6 | openings for straws or a container made of plastic, paper, or | ||||||
| 7 | polystyrene foam. | ||||||
| 8 | "Tamper-evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed | ||||||
| 9 | with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax | ||||||
| 10 | dip or heat shrink wrap. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) A cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine | ||||||
| 12 | placed in a sealed container by a retail licensee at the retail | ||||||
| 13 | licensee's location or a manufacturer's original container may | ||||||
| 14 | be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the | ||||||
| 15 | following requirements are met: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of
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| 17 | wine is transferred within the licensed premises, by a | ||||||
| 18 | curbside pickup, or by delivery by an employee of the | ||||||
| 19 | retail licensee who: | ||||||
| 20 | (A) has been trained in accordance with Section | ||||||
| 21 | 6-27.1 at the time of the sale; | ||||||
| 22 | (B) is at least 21 years of age; and | ||||||
| 23 | (C) upon delivery, verifies the age of the person | ||||||
| 24 | to whom the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving | ||||||
| 25 | of wine is being delivered; | ||||||
| 26 | (2) if the employee delivering the cocktail, mixed | ||||||
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| 1 | drink, or single serving of wine is not able to safely | ||||||
| 2 | verify
a person's age or level of intoxication upon | ||||||
| 3 | delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of alcohol | ||||||
| 4 | and return the product to the retail license holder; | ||||||
| 5 | (3) the sealed container is placed in the trunk of the | ||||||
| 6 | vehicle or if there is no trunk, in the vehicle's rear | ||||||
| 7 | compartment that is not readily accessible to the | ||||||
| 8 | passenger area; | ||||||
| 9 | (4) except for a manufacturer's original container, a | ||||||
| 10 | container filled and sealed at a
retail licensee's | ||||||
| 11 | location shall be affixed with a label or tag that | ||||||
| 12 | contains the following information: | ||||||
| 13 | (A) the cocktail or mixed drink ingredients, type, | ||||||
| 14 | and name of the alcohol; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) the name, license number, and address of the | ||||||
| 16 | retail licensee that filled the original container and | ||||||
| 17 | sold the product; | ||||||
| 18 | (C) the volume of the cocktail, mixed drink, or | ||||||
| 19 | single serving of wine in the sealed container; and | ||||||
| 20 | (D) the sealed container was filled less than 7 | ||||||
| 21 | days before the date of sale; and | ||||||
| 22 | (5) a manufacturer's original container shall be
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| 23 | affixed with a label or tag that contains the name,
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| 24 | license number, and address of the retail licensee that
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| 25 | sold the product. | ||||||
| 26 | (c) Third-party delivery services are not permitted to | ||||||
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| 1 | deliver cocktails and mixed drinks under this Section. | ||||||
| 2 | (d) If there is an executive order of the Governor in | ||||||
| 3 | effect during a disaster, the employee delivering the mixed | ||||||
| 4 | drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine must comply with | ||||||
| 5 | any requirements of that executive order, including, but not | ||||||
| 6 | limited to, wearing gloves and a mask and maintaining | ||||||
| 7 | distancing requirements when interacting with the public. | ||||||
| 8 | (e) Delivery or carry out of a cocktail, mixed drink, or | ||||||
| 9 | single serving of wine is prohibited if: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) a third party delivers the cocktail or mixed | ||||||
| 11 | drink; | ||||||
| 12 | (2) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single | ||||||
| 13 | serving of wine is not tamper-evident and sealed; | ||||||
| 14 | (3) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single | ||||||
| 15 | serving of wine is transported in the passenger area of a | ||||||
| 16 | vehicle; | ||||||
| 17 | (4) a mixed drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine | ||||||
| 18 | is delivered by a person or to a person who is under the | ||||||
| 19 | age of 21; or | ||||||
| 20 | (5) the person delivering a mixed drink, cocktail, or | ||||||
| 21 | single serving of wine fails to verify the age of the | ||||||
| 22 | person to whom the mixed drink or cocktail is being | ||||||
| 23 | delivered. | ||||||
| 24 | (f) Violations of this Section shall be subject to any | ||||||
| 25 | applicable penalties, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
| 26 | penalties specified under Section 11-502 of the Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 2 | (f-5) This Section is not intended to prohibit or preempt | ||||||
| 3 | the ability of a brew pub, tap room, or distilling pub to | ||||||
| 4 | continue to temporarily deliver alcoholic liquor pursuant to | ||||||
| 5 | guidance issued by the State Commission on March 19, 2020 | ||||||
| 6 | entitled "Illinois Liquor Control Commission, COVID-19 Related | ||||||
| 7 | Actions, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor". | ||||||
| 8 | This Section shall only grant authorization to holders of | ||||||
| 9 | State of Illinois retail liquor licenses but not to licensees | ||||||
| 10 | that simultaneously hold any licensure or privilege to | ||||||
| 11 | manufacture alcoholic liquors within or outside of the State | ||||||
| 12 | of Illinois. | ||||||
| 13 | (g) This Section is not a denial or limitation of home rule | ||||||
| 14 | powers and functions under Section 6 of Article VII of the | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
| 16 | (h) This Section is repealed on January 3, 2024.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 101-631, eff. 6-2-20; 102-8, eff. 6-2-21.)
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