Title 44, Revenue - Regulation of Activities
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-1001 Short title
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The short title of this part 10 is the Responsible Alcohol Beverage Vendor Act. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 1066, � 2, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-47-1001 as it existed prior to 2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-1002 Responsible vendors - standards
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(1) To be a responsible alcohol beverage vendor, a vendor shall comply with the server and seller training program established by the director of the liquor enforcement division of the department. (2) The director of the liquor enforcement division shall set standards for complia…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 3 is the Colorado Liquor Code. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 950, � 2, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-47-101 as it existed prior to 2018.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby declares that this article 3 shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the economic and social welfare and the health, peace, and morals of the people of this state and that no provisions of this article 3 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 3 and article 4 of this title 44, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Adult means a person lawfully permitted to purchase alcohol beverages. (2) Alcohol beverage means fermented malt beverage or malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors; except that alcoh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-104 Wine shipments - permits
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(1) (a) The holder of a winery direct shipper's permit may sell and deliver wine that is produced or bottled by the permittee to a personal consumer located in Colorado. (b) The holder of a winery direct shipper's permit may not sell or ship wine to a minor, as defined in section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-105 Local option
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The operation of this article 3 shall be statewide unless any municipality or city and county, by a majority of the registered electors of any municipality or city and county, voting at any regular election or special election called for that purpose in accordance with the electi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-106 Exemptions
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(1) The provisions of this article 3 shall not apply to the sale or distribution of sacramental wines sold and used for religious purposes. (2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 3 to the contrary, when permitted by federal law and rules and regulations promulgated…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-107 Permitted acts - auctions at special events - definition
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(1) Any person who has an interest in a liquor license may also be listed as an officer or director on a license owned by a municipality or governmental entity if the person does not individually manage or receive any direct financial benefit from the operation of such license. (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-201 State licensing authority - creation
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(1) For the purpose of regulating and controlling the licensing of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol beverages in this state, there is hereby created the state licensing authority, which shall be the executive director or the deputy director if the executive dire…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-203 Performance of duties
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(1) The performance of the functions or activities set forth in this article 3 and articles 4 and 5 of this title 44 shall be subject to available appropriations; but nothing in this section shall be construed to remove from the state licensing authority the responsibility for pe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-302 License renewal - rules
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(1) (a) Ninety days before the expiration date of an existing license, the state licensing authority and, for licenses issued by a local licensing authority, the local licensing authority shall notify the licensee of the expiration date by any method reasonably likely to actually…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-303 Transfer of ownership and temporary permits
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(1) (a) No license granted under the provisions of this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 shall be transferable except as provided in this subsection (1), but this shall not prevent a change of location as provided in section 44-3-301 (9). (b) When a license has been issued…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-305 Denial of application
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(1) The state licensing authority shall refuse a state license if the premises on which the applicant proposes to conduct its business do not meet the requirements of this article 3, or if the character of the applicant or its officers or directors is such that violations of this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-306 Inactive licenses
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The state or local licensing authority, in its discretion, may revoke or elect not to renew a retail license if it determines that the licensed premises has been inactive, without good cause, for at least one year or, in the case of a retail license approved for a facility that h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-307 Persons prohibited as licensees - definition
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(1) (a) No license provided by this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44 shall be issued to or held by: (I) Any person until the annual fee therefor has been paid; (II) Any person who is not of good moral character; (III) Any corporation, any of whose officers, directors,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-308 Unlawful financial assistance
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(1) (a) (I) It is unlawful for any person licensed pursuant to this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer, or any person, partnership, association, organization, or corporation interested financially in or with any of said licensees, to furnish, sup…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-310 Optional premises license - local option
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(1) No optional premises license, or optional premises permit for a hotel and restaurant license, as defined in section 44-3-103 (33)(a), shall be issued within any municipality or the unincorporated portion of any county unless the governing body of the municipality has adopted …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-311 Public notice - posting and publication - definition
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(1) Upon receipt of an application, except an application for renewal or for transfer of ownership, a local licensing authority may schedule a public hearing upon the application not less than thirty days after the date of the application and shall post and publish the public not…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-312 Results of investigation - decision of authorities
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(1) Not less than five days prior to the date of hearing, the local licensing authority shall make known its findings based on its investigation in writing to the applicant and other interested parties. The local licensing authority has authority to refuse to issue any licenses p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-313 Restrictions for applications for new license
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(1) An application for the issuance of any license specified in section 44-3-309 (1) or 44-4-107 (1) shall not be received or acted upon: (a) (I) If the application for a license described in section 44-3-309 (1) concerns a particular location that is the same as or within five h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-401 Classes of licenses and permits - rules
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(1) For the purpose of regulating the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol beverages, the state licensing authority in its discretion, upon application in the prescribed form made to it, may issue and grant to the applicant a license or permit from any of the following …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-402 Manufacturer's license - rules
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(1) A manufacturer's license shall be issued by the state licensing authority to persons distilling, rectifying, or brewing within this state for the following purposes only: (a) To produce, manufacture, or rectify malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors; (b) To sell malt or vinous l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-403 Limited winery license - rules
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(1) A Colorado limited winery license shall be granted by the state licensing authority to an applicant that certifies that it will manufacture not more than one hundred thousand gallons, or the metric equivalent thereof, of vinous liquors within Colorado. Each limited winery lic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-404 Festival permit - rules
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(1) (a) A person listed in subsection (9) of this section may file a festival permit application with the state licensing authority. The applicant must: (I) Specify the licensed premises for the first of the festivals to be held; (II) File the application at least thirty calendar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-405 Importer's license
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(1) (a) An importer's license shall be issued to persons importing vinous or spirituous liquors into this state for the following purposes only: (I) To import and sell such liquors to wholesale liquor licensees; (II) To solicit orders from retail licensees and fill such orders th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-406 Nonresident manufacturers and importers of malt liquor
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(1) A nonresident manufacturer's license shall be issued to persons brewing malt liquor outside the state of Colorado for the purposes listed in subsection (3) of this section. (2) A malt liquor importer's license shall be issued to persons importing malt liquor into this state f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-408 Termination of wholesalers - remedies - definitions
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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, no supplier shall terminate an agreement with a wholesaler unless all of the following occur: (I) The wholesaler fails to comply with a provision of a written agreement between the wholesaler and the supplier; …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-409 Retail liquor store license - rules - definitions
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(1) (a) (I) A retail liquor store license shall be issued to persons selling only malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors in sealed containers not to be consumed at the place where sold. Malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors in sealed containers shall not be sold at retail other than…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-411 Beer and wine license
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(1) A beer and wine license shall be issued to persons selling malt and vinous liquors for consumption on the premises. Beer and wine licensees shall have sandwiches and light snacks available for consumption on the premises during business hours, but need not have meals availabl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-412 Bed and breakfast permit
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(1) In lieu of a hotel and restaurant license, a person operating a bed and breakfast with not more than twenty sleeping rooms that offers complimentary alcohol beverages for consumption only on the premises and only by overnight guests may be issued a bed and breakfast permit. A…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-413 Hotel and restaurant license - definitions - rules
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a hotel and restaurant license shall be issued to persons selling alcohol beverages in the place where the alcohol beverages are to be consumed, subject to the following restrictions: (a) Restaurants shall sell a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-414 Tavern license
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(1) A tavern license shall be issued to persons selling alcohol beverages by the drink only to customers for consumption on the premises. A tavern licensee shall have sandwiches and light snacks available for consumption on the premises during business hours, but need not have me…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-415 Optional premises license
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(1) An optional premises license shall be granted for optional premises approved by the state and local licensing authorities to persons selling alcohol beverages by the drink only to customers for consumption on the optional premises and for storing alcohol beverages in a secure…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-416 Retail gaming tavern license
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(1) A retail gaming tavern license shall be issued to persons who are licensed pursuant to section 44-30-501 (1)(c), who sell alcohol beverages by individual drink for consumption on the premises, and who sell sandwiches or light snacks or who contract with an establishment that …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-417 Brew pub license - definitions
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(1) (a) A brew pub license may be issued to any person operating a brew pub and also selling alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises. (b) A brew pub licensed pursuant to this section to manufacture malt liquors upon its licensed premises may, upon approval of the state …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-418 Club license - legislative declaration
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(1) A club license shall be issued to persons selling alcohol beverages by the drink only to members of the club and guests and only for consumption on the premises of the club. (2) (a) Every person selling alcohol beverages as provided in this section shall purchase the alcohol …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-419 Arts license - definition
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(1) (a) An arts license may be issued to any nonprofit arts organization that sponsors and presents productions or performances of an artistic or cultural nature, and the arts license permits the licensee to sell alcohol beverages only to patrons of the productions or performance…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-420 Racetrack license
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(1) A racetrack licensee may sell alcohol beverages by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises only to customers of the racetrack and shall serve food as well as alcohol beverages. (2) (a) Every person selling alcohol beverages as provided in this section shall purchas…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-421 Public transportation system license
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(1) The state licensing authority shall issue a public transportation system license to every person operating a public transportation system that sells alcohol beverages by the drink to be served and consumed in or upon any dining, club, or parlor car; plane; bus; or other conve…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-422 Vintner's restaurant license
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(1) (a) A vintner's restaurant license may be issued to a person operating a vintner's restaurant and also selling alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises. (b) A vintner's restaurant licensed pursuant to this section to manufacture vinous liquors upon its licensed premi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-423 Removal of vinous liquor from licensed premises
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 3 to the contrary, a licensee described in subsection (2) of this section may permit a customer of the licensee to reseal and remove from the licensed premises one opened container of partially consumed vinous liquor purchased on …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-424 Retail establishment permit - definitions
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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(c) of this section, a person operating a retail establishment may offer and serve complimentary alcohol beverages for consumption only on the premises if the retail establishment has been issued a retail establishment permit, which mus…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-425 Wine packaging permit - limitations - rules
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(1) (a) The state licensing authority may issue a wine packaging permit to a winery licensed under section 44-3-402, a limited winery licensed under section 44-3-403, or a wholesaler licensed under section 44-3-407 that allows the licensed winery, limited winery, or wholesaler to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-426 Distillery pub license - legislative declaration - definition
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(1) The general assembly finds and determines that: (a) Colorado is a state that welcomes and encourages entrepreneurs and new business opportunities; (b) Currently, manufacturing of spirituous liquors by persons licensed as manufacturers pursuant to section 44-3-402 is a thrivin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-427 Liquor-licensed drugstore manager's permit
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(1) The state licensing authority may issue a manager's permit to an individual who is employed by a liquor-licensed drugstore licensed under section 44-3-410 and who will be in actual control of the liquor-licensed drugstore's alcohol beverage operations. (2) An individual seeki…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-428 Entertainment facility license - repeal
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(1) An entertainment facility license may be issued to an entertainment facility selling alcohol beverages by the drink only to customers for consumption on the premises. An entertainment facility licensee shall have sandwiches and light snacks available for consumption on the li…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-432 Lodging facility license - rules
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(1) A lodging facility license may be issued to a lodging facility that sells alcohol beverages by the drink only to customers for consumption on the licensed premises. A lodging facility's licensed premises does not include the facility's sleeping rooms. A lodging facility licen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-501 State fees - rules
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(1) An applicant shall pay the following license and permit fees to the department annually in advance: (a) For each resident and nonresident manufacturer's license, the fee shall be: (I) For each brewery, three hundred dollars; (II) For each winery, three hundred dollars; (III) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-502 Fees and taxes - allocation
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(1) (a) All state license fees and taxes provided for by this article 3 and all fees provided for by section 44-3-501 (3) and (4) for processing applications, reports, and notices shall be paid to the department, which shall transmit the fees and taxes to the state treasurer. The…