Posted: Thursday, 18 June 2009 9:55AM
State: Stores Can Sell Alcohol on July 4
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Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. announced Thursday that state package stores may remain open and grocery stores with a beer permit may sell beer this year on the 4th of July. Farrell cited a 1982 statute that amended a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol on some holidays.
“As with any major holiday, retailers are placing their orders and formulating their staffing schedules in advance, so we’ve been getting numerous calls asking us to clarify this statute, passed by the state legislature in 1982,” Farrell said. “Public Act 82-33 provides for the sale of liquor on July 4th when it falls on Saturday, so for only the fourth time since 1982, the answer is, liquor can be sold in stores this year on the 4th of July.”
Liquor stores are not required to be open, however, the Department of Consumer protection said.
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WTIC, Hartford CT
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