Title 04 — Alcoholic Beverages
9 chapters · 210 sections in this title.
AS 04.11.680 Duration of licenses, endorsements, and permits.
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(a) Upon application, the board may issue a seasonal license under this title that is effective for the intervals stated on the license. Otherwise, a license or endorsement issued under this title and a conditional contractor's permit issued under AS 04.09.690 is effective for th…
AS 04.11.690 Discouragement of monopolies.
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(a) In a general sense, it is against the public interest that the issuance, renewal, or transfer of licenses issued under this title will create, or assist in the creation of, a monopoly. (b) The board may submit proposals to the governor and the legislature addressed to the dis…
AS 04.11.700 Renumbered as AS 04.21.055.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 04.16.010 Hours of sale and presence on licensed premises (standard closing hours).
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(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, give, furnish, deliver, or consume an alcoholic beverage on premises licensed under this title between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day. (b) A licensee, an agent, or employee may not permit a person to consume alcoholic beve…
AS 04.16.015 Pricing and marketing of alcoholic beverages.
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(a) On premises where alcoholic beverages are sold by the drink, a licensee or a licensee's agent or employee may not (1) offer or deliver, as a marketing device to the general public, free alcoholic beverages to a patron, except as provided for the holder of a manufacturer sampl…
AS 04.16.017 Trade practices.
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(a) A person holding a license under AS 04.09.020, 04.09.030, 04.09.040, 04.09.100, or 04.09.110 or engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry in another state or country as a brewer, vintner, distiller, or importer, or as an agent of a brewer, vintner, distiller, or importer, ma…
AS 04.16.020 Solicitation of alcoholic beverages; purchase on behalf of another.
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(a) A person may not pay or receive from another a salary, percentage, or commission to solicit or encourage a patron of licensed premises to purchase alcoholic or other beverages for a person other than the patron. (b) A licensee, an agent, or employee may not knowingly permit a…
AS 04.16.022 Online sale and purchase of alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.025 Illegal presence on premises involving alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.030 Prohibited conduct relating to drunken persons.
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(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…
AS 04.16.035 Possession of ingredients for homebrew in certain areas.
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(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…
AS 04.16.040 Access of drunken persons to licensed premises.
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(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.
AS 04.16.045 Obligation to enforce restrictions in licensed premises.
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(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…
AS 04.16.047 Access of persons with restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.049 Access of persons under the age of 21 to licensed premises.
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(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…
AS 04.16.050 Possession, control, or consumption by persons under 21 years of age.
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(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…
AS 04.16.051 Furnishing or delivery of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21.
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(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…
AS 04.16.052 Furnishing of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 by licensees.
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(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; (2) allow a person under the age of 21 years to enter an…
AS 04.16.055 Room rental for purposes of consuming alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.057 Permitting minor to illegally possess liquor in dwelling.
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(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…
AS 04.16.059 Aggravated penalties for certain violations involving a person under 21 years of age and committed by a sex offender or child kidnapper.
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(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…
AS 04.16.060 Purchase by or delivery to persons under the age of 21.
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(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…
AS 04.16.065 Civil penalty for violations of AS 04.16.060.
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(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…
AS 04.16.070 Sales on election day.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 04.16.080 Consumption at school events.
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(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…
AS 04.16.090 Prohibition of bottle clubs.
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(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…
AS 04.16.100 Restriction on size of containers.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 04.16.110 Sale of certain alcoholic beverages prohibited.
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(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…
AS 04.16.120 Removal or introduction of alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.125 Alcoholic beverages transported by common carrier.
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(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 …
AS 04.16.130 Stock confined to licensed premises.
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(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…
AS 04.16.140 Sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages in a warehouse.
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(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…
AS 04.16.150 Licensee responsible for violations.
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(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 …
AS 04.16.160 Restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages.
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(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…
AS 04.16.170 Source of alcoholic beverages.
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(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 …
AS 04.16.172 Restrictions on purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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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…
AS 04.16.175 Furnishing alcoholic beverages in aid of gambling enterprise.
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Article 2. Penalties and Forfeitures. (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…
AS 04.16.180 Penalties for violation.
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(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…
AS 04.16.200 Penalties for violations of AS 04.11.010 and 04.11.499.
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(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…
AS 04.16.205 Penalties for violations of AS 04.11.501 and related ordinances.
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(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 …
AS 04.16.210 Penalty for making false statement.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 04.16.220 Forfeitures and seizures.
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(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,…
AS 04.21.010 Municipal regulation and taxation.
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(a) A municipality may adopt ordinances governing the importation, barter, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages within the municipality and may ban possession of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(5). An ordinance adopted under this section may not be inconsistent …
AS 04.21.012 Keg registration.
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(a) A person may not purchase a keg or similar container holding four or more gallons of an alcoholic beverage unless the person provides proof that the person is over 21 years of age and completes and signs a registration form. The purchaser of a keg or similar container holding…
AS 04.21.015 Private manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the provisions of this title do not apply to the private manufacture of alcoholic beverages. (b) This section does not apply to AS 04.16.050, 04.16.051, 04.16.080; AS 04.21.010, 04.21.020; alcoholic beverages manufactured in a quanti…
AS 04.21.020 Civil liability of persons providing alcoholic beverages.
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(a) Except as provided under (b) and (d) of this section, a person who provides alcoholic beverages to another person may not be held civilly liable for injuries resulting from the intoxication of that person unless the person who provides the alcoholic beverages holds a license …
AS 04.21.025 Alcohol server education course.
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(a) Except as provided under (e) and (f) of this section, as a condition of issuance or renewal of a license or conditional contractor's permit and selling alcoholic beverages under a license or conditional contractor's permit, the board shall require a licensee or permittee who …
AS 04.21.030 Responsibility of licensees, agents, and employees.
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The licensee has a duty to exercise that degree of care that a reasonable person would observe to ensure that a business under the person's control is lawfully conducted. This duty of the licensee includes, but is not limited (1) to ensuring the compliance by agents or employees …
AS 04.21.035 Responsibility of partners of a limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of AS 32.06, a partner of a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership holding a license under this title is not relieved of the obligation or the liability otherwise imposed upon a holder of a liquor license under…
AS 04.21.040 Sales on federal reservations.
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(a) A wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may sell alcoholic beverages to a person who does not have a license under this title who has a fixed place of business on land in the state maintained by the United States government as a military or naval reservation, a national park, or …