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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
liquor; sales; delivery; identification information
Purpose
Exempts, from the requirement to include a prescribed label on spirituous liquor for delivery, a retail licensee with off-sale privileges who delivers a container of spirituous liquor if certain requirements are met.
Background
The Department of Liquor Licenses and
Control issues licenses to regulate the production, distribution and sale of
alcoholic beverages. Certain liquor licenses are categorized as having
off-sale and on-sale privileges. A licensee with off-sale privileges may sell
spirituous liquor for consumption off of the premises, subject to the
limitations of the license (A.R.S.
Title 4).
A retail licensee with off-sale privileges may take orders through the internet or by telephone, mail, fax, catalog or other means for the sale and delivery of spirituous liquor off of the licensed premises to a person in Arizona. The licensee may maintain a delivery service and may contract with an independent contractor or a common carrier for delivery of spirituous liquor. An employee of a licensee or other authorized person must verify the age of the person accepting the delivery through the display of an identification document and receive the person's signature. A licensee must label containers of spirituous liquor for delivery with the words, "contains alcohol, signature of person who is twenty-one years of age or older is required for delivery." The licensee is responsible for any violations of the requirements for the sale and delivery of spirituous liquor (A.R.S. § 4-203).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Exempts, from the delivered spirituous liquor labeling requirement, a retail licensee with off‑sale privileges who delivers a container of spirituous liquor within Arizona if:
a) the person delivering the order personally retrieved and bagged or packaged the container for delivery; and
b) the licensee records or requires to be recorded electronically, the identification information for each delivery.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 22, 2021
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