Alcohol Awareness

Following is a list of the most common unlawful bartending acts; note that it does not cover all violations of the law ... Check with your state's Liquor Control Board.

• Serving to minors and others: It is unlawful to sell, furnish, or give any liquor or malt/brewed beverages to minors, insane or visibly intoxicated persons, habitual drunkards, or persons of known excessive indulgence.
  
• Adulteration: It is unlawful to adulterate, fortify, contaminant, or in any way change the character or purity of liquor or malt/brewed beverages from that as originally marketed at the place of manufacturer.
• Beer Spigot-Identification: It is unlawful to furnish or serve any malt/brewed beverages from any faucet, spigot, or other dispensing apparatus unless the trade name or brand of the product served shall appear in full sight of the customer and in legible lettering upon sale.
• Clean Coils: It is unlawful to fail to clean coils, tap rods, etc., used in the dispensing of malt/brewed beverages every ten days.
• Refilling Liquor Bottles: It is unlawful to refill wholly or in part, with any liquor or substance whatsoever, any liquor bottle or other liquor container.
• Employment of Criminals: It is unlawful to employ any known criminal in a liquor-licensed establishment.
• Gambling: Check with your state's Liquor Control Board before you maintain gambling devices or permit gambling.
• Purchase of Liquor: It is unlawful to purchase for resale any liquor, except from a licensed Liquor Store or Distributor.
• Marrying Liquor: It is unlawful to combine two or more bottles of the same product into one for inventory purposes.