Title 04, Alcoholic Beverages

(a) A licensee or a licensee's agent or employee may not sell or offer to sell alcoholic beverages to the public online unless the licensee holds a manufacturer direct shipment license issued under AS 04.09.370 or a package store shipping endorsement under AS 04.09.460. (b) A per…

(a) A person may not knowingly enter or remain on premises (1) in which alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, offered for sale, possessed for sale or barter, trafficked in, or bartered in violation of (A) AS 04.09.060, AS 04.09.800, or AS 04.11.010; or (B) a municipal ordin…

(a) A licensee, an agent, or employee may not with criminal negligence (1) sell, give, or barter alcoholic beverages to a drunken person; (2) allow another person to sell, give, or barter an alcoholic beverage to a drunken person within licensed premises; (3) allow a drunken pers…

(a) A person residing in an area that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491 may not possess sugar, artificial sugar, malt, yeast, or any other material or equipment with the intent to use the material or equipment to create an alcoholic beverage. (b) A person who knowingl…

(a) A drunken person may not knowingly enter or remain on premises licensed under this title. (b) A person who violates this section commits the offense of prohibited access by a drunken person. (c) Prohibited access by a drunken person is a violation.

(a) A licensee, an agent, or employee may not permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any person within licensed premises unless it is permitted by the license. (b) A person who violates this section commits the offense of permitting consumption not authorized under a li…

(a) A person who is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160 may not knowingly enter or remain in premises licensed under this title to obtain or consume alcoholic beverages. (b) A licensee may bring a civil action against a person who violates this secti…

(a) A person under 21 years of age may not knowingly enter or remain in premises licensed under this title unless (1) accompanied by a parent, guardian, or spouse who has attained 21 years of age; (2) the person is allowed to enter and remain on the premises under a restaurant or…

(a) A person under 21 years of age may not knowingly consume, possess, or control alcoholic beverages except those furnished to persons under AS 04.16.051(b). (b) A person under 21 years of age who knowingly consumes, possesses, or controls an alcoholic beverage other than an alc…

(a) A person may not furnish or deliver an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years. This subsection does not apply to a licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee while working on licensed premises. (b) This section does not prohibit the furnishing or deliver…

(a) A licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee may not with criminal negligence (1) allow another person to sell, barter, or give an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years within licensed premises, except as provided in AS 04.16.049(d); (2) allow a perso…

(a) A person may not rent a room in a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business for the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 years. (b) A person who knowingly rents a room in a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business for the purpose of provid…

(a) Except as provided by AS 04.16.051, a person who is physically in possession and exercising dominion and control over a dwelling may not knowingly permit a person under 21 years of age to possess an alcoholic beverage in the dwelling. (b) A person who violates this section is…

(a) Notwithstanding AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055, 04.16.057, and 04.16.180, the penalty for a violation of AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055, or 04.16.057 that involved a person under 21 years of age and that was committed by a person who is required to register as a sex offender or child kidna…

(a) A person under the age of 21 years may not purchase alcoholic beverages or solicit another to purchase alcoholic beverages for the person under the age of 21. (b) A person may not influence the sale, gift, or service of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 ye…

(a) A person who has attained 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, who violates AS 04.16.060 is, in addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, liable in a civil action to the licensee for a penalty of $1,500 plus costs and reasonable attorney fees. (b) A person, havin…

(a) A person who is 21 years of age or older may not consume alcoholic beverages during a school event at the site of the event if the event is expected to attract attendees under 21 years of age. (b) A person who is 21 years of age or older who consumes an alcoholic beverage dur…

(a) A person may not maintain a place in which alcoholic beverages are received or kept, or to which alcoholic beverages are brought, for consumption by members of the public or by members of a club, corporation, or association, unless the person is authorized to do so under this…

(a) A person may not sell an alcoholic beverage if it (1) is intended for human consumption and is in powdered form; or (2) contains more than 76 percent alcohol by volume. (b) A person who knowingly sells an alcoholic beverage in violation of (a) of this section commits the crim…

(a) A person may not remove from licensed premises alcoholic beverages that have been sold or furnished for consumption only on the premises. (b) Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not bring an alcoholic beverage into licensed premises for use or consumption by o…

(a) A person may not use a common carrier to transport alcoholic beverages into an area that has restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (2), or (3) or (b)(1) or (2) unless (1) the shipping container holding the alcoholic beverages is clearly labeled …

(a) Unless authorized under AS 04.21.060, a licensee may not store before sale any alcoholic beverages elsewhere than on the premises indicated on the license. (b) This section does not apply to stocks of beer carried on a delivery truck by a licensed wholesaler if carried for th…

(a) Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed on premises approved for storage under AS 04.21.060. (b) A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section commits the offense of sale or consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a warehouse. (c) Sale or consumption of an alcoh…

(a) A licensee may neither knowingly allow agents or employees to violate this title or regulations adopted under this title nor recklessly or with criminal negligence fail to act in accordance with the duty prescribed under AS 04.21.030 with the result that an agent or employee …

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who is 21 years of age or older may not purchase alcoholic beverages if the person has been ordered to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages under AS 12.55.015(a)(13) or as part of a sentence for conviction of a crime under A…

(a) Alcoholic beverages for consumption by the purchaser may not be sold unless obtained from a person licensed under this title. (b) A person transporting alcoholic beverages into the state may not sell those alcoholic beverages to a person not licensed under this title, unless …

A person licensed under AS 04.09.200, 04.09.210, 04.09.220, 04.09.230, 04.09.270, 04.09.280, 04.09.290, 04.09.300, 04.09.310, 04.09.320, 04.09.330, 04.09.340, 04.09.350, or 04.09.360 not purchase, sell, or offer for sale an alcoholic beverage unless the alcoholic beverage being p…

(a) An agent or employee of a gambling enterprise may not furnish an alcoholic beverage to a player. (b) In this section, “gambling enterprise” and “player” have the meanings given them in AS 11.66.280. (c) A person who knowingly furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a player in vio…

(a) [Repealed, § 164 ch 8 SLA 2022.] (b) A suspension or revocation of a license ordered by the board under AS 04.11.370(a)(4) and (5) shall be as follows: (1) on first conviction, the license of the premises involved may not be revoked, but, except as provided in AS 04.16.030 an…

(a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a person who violates AS 04.11.010 is, upon conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates AS 04.11.010 in an area that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491 is, upon conviction, guilty of a class C…

(a) A person who possesses alcoholic beverages in a municipality or established village in violation of AS 04.11.501 or an ordinance adopted under AS 04.11.501 may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and shall forfeit the seized alcoholic beverages. When …

(a) The following are subject to forfeiture: (1) alcoholic beverages manufactured, sold, offered for sale, possessed for sale, or bartered or exchanged for goods and services in this state in violation of AS 04.09.060, AS 04.09.800, or AS 04.11.010; alcoholic beverages possessed,…