Section 30-6-A33 - Free samples of liquor(a) The furnishing of free samples of liquor is prohibited unless allowed by section 30-20 of the Connecticut General Statutes or section 30-6-B21a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or unless permission is secured from the department under this section, and such permission shall only be secured under this section where a new brand of liquor is introduced and where the sample or bottle of liquor is clearly marked "free sample" and where samples are given to permittees or employees or agents of permittees who are authorized to purchase alcoholic beverages of the kind given as samples. Such samples shall not exceed in quantity the following: distilled spirits, not more than 200 ml.; wine, not more than 1.00 liter; beer, not more than 16 ounces in bottles or cans. Only one sample of each grade, type, or quality shall be given at any one time.(b) Any wholesaler, out-of-state shipper, or manufacturer may furnish to a retail permittee or backer free samples of alcoholic liquor in connection with a tasting conducted in accordance with Section 30-6-B21 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, provided: (1) the samples are for an alcoholic product that the retail permittee has not sold within the previous twelve months;(2) the samples shall be provided to a permittee or backer, or an employee or agent of the permittee or backer who is authorized to purchase alcoholic beverages of the kind given as samples; and(3) the samples shall not exceed a single container of three liters.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 30-6-A33
Effective August 9, 1985; Amended October 1, 2001