No person who is declared, under any provision of the general statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, to be an unsuitable person to hold a permit to sell alcoholic liquor shall be allowed to have a financial interest in any business that is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under any provision of the general statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies. Except as provided in section 30-90a, no minor shall be employed in handling any alcoholic liquor upon, delivering any alcoholic liquor to or carrying or conveying any alcoholic liquor from any permit premises.

See Secs. 30-45, 30-46 and 30-47 re mandatory and discretionary refusal of permits, respectively.

(1949 Rev., S. 4288; 1971, P.A. 137; P.A. 75-642, S. 1; P.A. 81-367, S. 7, 9; P.A. 82-68, S. 2, 11; P.A. 93-139, S. 64; P.A. 21-37, S. 74; P.A. 22-104, S. 28.)

History: 1971 act deleted provision which had prohibited employment of women in taverns unless they are wives or daughters of proprietors; P.A. 75-642 deleted provision which had prohibited persons declared to be unsuitable as permit holder from being employed in drawing or preparing alcoholic liquor at any bar and deleted exception re electorship requirement in Sec. 30-45(3) as condition of employment in force unless employee is an elector in another state; P.A. 81-367 changed exception for package store beer permit to exception for grocery store beer permit as of May 29, 1981; P.A. 82-68 added an exception to the prohibition against employment of minors in a tavern and eliminated the exception for establishments operating under a grocery store beer permit; P.A. 93-139 made technical changes; P.A. 21-37 changed “tavern permit” to “cafe permit”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-104 amended provisions to specify that, except as provided in Sec. 30-90a, no minor shall be employed in handling any alcoholic liquor upon, delivering any alcoholic liquor to or carrying or conveying any alcoholic liquor from any permit premises, and made technical and conforming changes, effective May 24, 2022.