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2017 Statute



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41-2640. Certain sales practices prohibited; penalties. (a) No club, drinking establishment, caterer or holder of a temporary permit, nor any person acting as an employee or agent thereof, shall:

(1) Offer or serve any free cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor in any form to any person;

(2) offer or serve to any person an individual drink at a price that is less than the acquisition cost of the individual drink to the licensee or permit holder;

(3) sell, offer to sell or serve to any person an unlimited number of individual drinks during any set period of time for a fixed price, except at private functions not open to the general public or to the general membership of a club;

(4) encourage or permit, on the licensed premises, any game or contest which involves drinking alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage or the awarding of individual drinks as prizes;

(5) sell, offer to sell or serve free of charge any form of powdered alcohol, as defined in K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto; or

(6) advertise or promote in any way, whether on or off the licensed premises, any of the practices prohibited under subsections (a)(1) through (5).

(b) No public venue, nor any person acting as an employee or agent thereof, shall:

(1) Offer or serve any free cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor in any form to any person;

(2) offer or serve to any person a drink or original container of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage at a price that is less than the acquisition cost of the drink or original container of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage to the licensee;

(3) sell or serve alcoholic liquor in glass containers to customers in the general admission area;

(4) sell or serve more than two drinks per customer at any one time in the general admission area;

(5) encourage or permit, on the licensed premises, any game or contest which involves drinking alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage or the awarding of drinks as prizes;

(6) sell, offer to sell or serve free of charge any form of powdered alcohol, as defined in K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto; or

(7) advertise or promote in any way, whether on or off the licensed premises, any of the practices prohibited under subsections (b)(1) through (6).

(c) A public venue, club, drinking establishment, caterer or holder of a temporary permit may:

(1) Offer free food or entertainment at any time;

(2) sell or deliver wine by the bottle or carafe;

(3) sell, offer to sell and serve individual drinks at different prices throughout any day;

(4) sell or serve beer or cereal malt beverage in a pitcher capable of containing not more than 64 fluid ounces;

(5) offer samples of alcohol liquor free of charge as authorized by this act; or

(6) sell or serve margarita, sangria, daiquiri, mojito or other mixed alcoholic beverages as approved by the director in a pitcher containing not more than 64 fluid ounces.

(d) A hotel of which the entire premises is licensed as a drinking establishment may, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, distribute to its guests coupons redeemable on the hotel premises for drinks containing alcoholic liquor. The hotel shall remit liquor drink tax in accordance with the provisions of the liquor drink tax act, K.S.A. 79-41a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, on each drink served based on a price which is not less than the acquisition cost of the drink.

(e) (1) A public venue, club or drinking establishment may offer customer self-service of wine from automated devices on licensed premises so long as the licensee monitors and has the ability to control the dispensing of such wine from the automated devices.

(2) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(f) A hotel of which the entire premises is not licensed as a drinking establishment may, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, through an agreement with one or more clubs or drinking establishments, distribute to its guests coupons redeemable at such clubs or drinking establishments for drinks containing alcoholic liquor. Each club or drinking establishment redeeming coupons issued by a hotel shall collect from the hotel the agreed price, which shall be not less than the acquisition cost of the drink plus the liquor drink tax for each drink served. The club or drinking establishment shall collect and remit the liquor drink tax in accordance with the provisions of the liquor drink tax act, K.S.A. 79-41a01 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(g) Violation of any provision of this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided by K.S.A. 41-2633, and amendments thereto.

(h) Violation of any provision of this section shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the licensee's license as provided by K.S.A. 41-2609, and amendments thereto, and for imposition of a civil fine on the licensee or temporary permit holder as provided by K.S.A. 41-2633a, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1985, ch. 173, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 185, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 94; L. 2012, ch. 144, § 41; L. 2013, ch. 130, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 82, § 5; July 1.



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