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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Dumb Booze laws
Message-ID: <482@opus.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-May-84 03:33:49 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 16 03:33:49 1984
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Lemme see if I can get this mess right for Colorado.  We have a
distinction between "3.2 beer" (minimum age 18) and regular beer (no
strength constraint; minimum age 21).

An establishment needs separate licenses for:
	- 3.2 beer package sales (no consumption on premises)
	- wine/reg.beer/liquor package sales (no consumption on premises)
	- 3.2 beer served on premises
	- wine/beer served on premises
	- wine/beer/liquor served on premises
There are funny restrictions - I think that the liquor package sales can't
be combined with any sale on premises.  Hours differ - e.g., wine/beer/
liquor is for ->2 AM except Sunday which is ->midnight.  3.2 beer is
->midnight except Sunday which is 8 PM unless you have a modified form of
the license.  Package sales are not allowed on Sundays...AAAIIIEEE

There are places where I wouldn't mind seeing some Federal standardization
of the regulations - if perhaps they could make it simpler only out of
inability to administer one this messy.

And how about the odd laws that close bars and liquor stores on election
days.  Yes, I know why the laws exist WRT bars, but liquor stores????  I
guess if you're too damn stupid to buy your booze the day before the
election, you just have to stay sober.  Looking at this year's election
prospects, I'm gonna NEED a drink after I vote - and one or two beforehand
probably wouldn't hurt!
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