Off-Premises Permit Types

Date: October 06, 2025
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Below is a list that briefly summarizes permits, and what each allows and special application requirements. For more information, click the name of each permit:

Permit Type	General Description	Special Requirements
Druggist	Allows use of alcoholic liquors for compounding prescriptions Allows sale and delivery of alcoholic liquor in specified container amounts No consumption on premise at all May purchase from a wholesaler	Must be appropriately licensed by Department of Consumer Protection as a pharmacy Requires secure locking of alcohol
Gift Basket Retailer	Allows the sale of wine, mead, cider and beer in gift baskets with limits: max 4 bottles of wine/mead per basket; max 72 oz of beer/cider per basket May only add: food items, nonalcoholic beverages, concentrates, wine/beer making kits, ice, alcohol-branded clothing, flowers/plants/garden items, glasses, bottle openers, alcohol-related literature, and gift certificates May only purchase alcohol from a package store or the holder of a manufacturer permit May deliver using own employees or a licensed third-party transporter No consumption on premise	Must demonstrate that alcohol can be stored and monitored to ensure sales only in gift baskets
Grocery Store	Allowed to sell malt beverages (e.g., beer) and cider No consumption on premise at all May purchase from a wholesaler	Must be primarily engaged in the sale of grocery items (lines 1–6 of the breakdown of sales form) totaling > 50% of overall sales No consumption on premise at all Must have lockable storage and prevent sales of alcohol outside allowable hours
Package Store	Allowed to sell beer, cider, wine, and hard spirits No consumption on premise at all May deliver using own employees or a licensed third-party transporter May purchase from a wholesaler	Must be a package store permit available in town at time of application; review the town roster May only sell select other items in the store (see full list in statute: Sec. 30-20)
Off-Premises Caterer	Allowed to serve beer, cider, wine and spirits for consumption at an event the caterer was hired to attend Must be a contract in place for catering services Must be “regularly engaged in the business of providing food and beverages to others for service at private gatherings” Not a mobile bar; applicant must be able to demonstrate some food offerings	Does not have to provide food at every hired event Cannot self-generate events or be engaged in self-dealing For more information

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