Title 04, Alcoholic Beverages

(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,…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

(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 …

(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 …

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 …

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…

(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 …

(a) If a licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee questions or has reason to question whether a person entering licensed premises, or ordering, purchasing, attempting to purchase, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure alcoholic beverages, (1) has attained the ag…

A licensee, an agent, or employee may refuse to sell, give, or serve alcoholic beverages to a person if the licensee, agent, or employee reasonably believes that the consumption of alcohol by that person may result in serious harm to that person or to others.

(a) A licensee may stock, warehouse, or otherwise store alcoholic beverages in a place elsewhere than premises indicated on the license if (1) the premises to be used for storage are inspected and approved by the board before their use; (2) the use of the premises for storage is …

(a) A holder of one of the following types of licenses or permits shall post on the licensed or designated premises three separate warning signs as described in (b) of this section: (1) brewery manufacturer license under AS 04.09.020 with a manufacturer sampling endorsement under…

Peace officers shall investigate and report to the board violations of this title.

(a) A violation under this title, unless otherwise specified in the provision of this title defining the offense, is punishable by a fine of $250. (b) A misdemeanor or felony under this title, unless otherwise specified in the provision of this title defining the offense, is puni…

The supreme court shall establish by rule or order a schedule of bail amounts for violations under this title that allow the disposition of a citation without a court appearance. The bail amount may not exceed the maximum penalty prescribed by law for the violation.

The court may not suspend a fine for an offense other than a misdemeanor or felony under this title, or suspend imposition or execution of sentence for an offense other than a misdemeanor or felony under this title, unless otherwise expressly provided in this title.

The Alaska Court System may not publish on a publicly available website the court records of a violation of AS 04.16.049, 04.16.050, 04.16.060(g), or a similar ordinance of a municipality, if the violation was charged separately and was not joined with any other minor offense or …

(a) In this title, (1) a person acts with “criminal negligence” with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumst…