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RSMo 311.205effective 28 Aug 2016

Self-dispensing of beer permitted, when

In plain English

A business that has a license to sell alcohol for drinking on-site can set up a machine that lets customers pour their own beer or wine. But before a customer uses it, an employee has to turn it on for that customer and can only allow up to 32 ounces of beer or 16 ounces of wine at a time. Also, the companies that make or sell alcohol in bulk are not allowed to provide, fix, or clean these self-pour machines.

Word-for-word law

*311.205. Self- of beer permitted, when. — 1. Any person licensed to sell liquor for where sold may use a , which is monitored and controlled by the and allows s of the licensee to self- beer or wine. Before a patron may dispense beer or wine, an employee of the licensee must first authorize an amount of beer or wine, not to exceed thirty-two ounces of beer or sixteen ounces of wine per patron per , to be by the self-dispensing system.

2. No of law or or of the shall be interpreted to allow any , , or of to furnish self-dispensing or cooling equipment or provide services for the , , or repair of self-dispensing systems.

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Source & history notes

(L. 2012 H.B. 1498, A.L. 2016 S.B. 919 merged with S.B. 994) Effective 8-28-16 (S.B. 919); *10-14-16 (S.B. 994), see § 21.250 *S.B. 994 was vetoed July 1, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.

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