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...red into by the division of liquor control shall be made in writing with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, after an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the community wherein it is proposed to establish such store. In determining the lowest responsive and responsible bid, the division shall consider the length of the lease, the locati...

...(A) The division of liquor control shall provide for the custody, safekeeping, and deposit of all moneys, checks, and drafts received by it or any of its employees or agents prior to paying them to the treasurer of state as provided by section 113.08 of the Revised Code. (B) A sum equal to three dollars and thirty-eight cents for each gallon of spirituous liquor sold by the division, JobsOhio, or a designee of Job...

...(A) The liquor control commission may adopt, promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend rules to regulate the manner of dealing in and distributing and selling bottled wine within the state. The commission may require out-of-state producers, shippers, bottlers, and holders of federal importers' permits shipping bottled wine into Ohio and holders of A-2, A-2f, B-5, B-3, and B-2 permits issued by the division of liquor con...

...ry trade, due to causes beyond the control of the superintendent of liquor control, the superintendent may establish rules which will insure the equitable distribution of such supplies of spirituous liquor as are available. The superintendent may institute and terminate such rules as conditions demand, and also make changes and alterations therein in accordance with specific needs. (B) No permit holder or his employ...

...No person shall violate any rule issued by the superintendent of liquor control in pursuance of section 4301.14 of the Revised Code.

...be paid to the division of liquor control subject to division (A)(2) of this section and shall be accounted for and paid over by the division to the treasurer of state as custodian, as provided by section 4301.12 of the Revised Code. (2) The division may allow or require a state liquor agency to establish and maintain bank accounts, at the discretion of the division either under the name of the state of Ohio ...

...e agent for the division of liquor control for the sale of spirituous liquor in a municipal corporation, in the unincorporated area of a township, or in an area designated and approved as a resort area under section 4303.262 of the Revised Code. The division shall fix the compensation for such an agent in the manner it considers best, but the compensation shall not exceed seven per cent of the gross sales made by the...

... in this section: (1) "Broker" and "solicitor" have the same meanings as in rules adopted by the superintendent of liquor control under section 4303.25 of the Revised Code. (2) "Tasting sample" means a small amount of spirituous liquor that is provided in a serving of not more than a quarter ounce of spirituous liquor and, if provided, not more than one ounce of nonalcoholic mixer to an authorized person and tha...

...If an agency contract holder is authorized to make sales of spirituous liquor on Sunday, those sales may occur during the same hours that the contract holder is authorized to sell spirituous liquor on Monday through Saturday.

...The division of liquor control may purchase spirituous liquor in barrels, casks, or other containers, and may establish plants for the manufacture of spirituous liquor or for the blending and bottling of such liquor. All spirituous liquors manufactured, blended, or bottled by the division shall be so labeled.

...The division of liquor control shall sell spirituous liquor only, whether from a warehouse, a state liquor store, an agency store, or an A-3a permit premises. All sales shall be in sealed containers and for resale as authorized by this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code or for consumption off the premises only. Except as otherwise provided in this section, sale of containers holding one-half pint or less o...

...of the Revised Code do not prevent the following: (A) The storage of intoxicating liquor in bonded warehouses, established in accordance with the acts of congress and under the regulation of the United States, located in this state, or the transportation of intoxicating liquor to or from bonded warehouses of the United States wherever located; (B) A bona fide resident of this state who is the owner of a warehouse...

...ssociation within this state, except a college or high school fraternity, to which all of the following apply: (a) It is not organized for profit. (b) It is a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state organization. (c) It exists exclusively for the common business or sodality of its members. (3) "Homebrewer" means a person who brews or ferments homemade beer or wine. (4) "Homemade beer or wine" mean...

...tion on the premises is subject to the following restrictions, in addition to those imposed by the rules and orders of the division of liquor control: (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, beer or intoxicating liquor may be served to a person not seated at a table unless there is reason to believe that the beer or intoxicating liquor so served will be consumed by a person under twenty-one years of age. ...

...state liquor stores are subject to the following restrictions, in addition to those imposed by the rules or orders of the division of liquor control: (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no beer or intoxicating liquor shall be sold to any person under twenty-one years of age. (2) No low-alcohol beverage shall be sold to any person under eighteen years of age. No permit issued by the division shall...

...ertified to the division of liquor control in such manner as the liquor control commission by rule prescribes.

...o manufacturer shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at wholesale, and no manufacturer or wholesale distributor shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at retail, by gift or loan of any money or property of any description or other valuable thing, or by giving premiums or rebates. Except as provided in sections 4301.242, 4301.245, and 4301.246 of the Revised Code, no holder of any such p...

...erritory within which each B-1 permit holder shall be the distributor of the brand or brands of the manufacturer or supplier, provided that, if the manufacturer or supplier manufactures or supplies more than one brand of beer, the manufacturer or supplier may assign sales areas or territories to additional B-1 distributors for the distribution and sale of the additional brand or brands, so long as not more than on...

...restrictions placed on manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and holders of permits for sale at retail or wholesale in section 4301.24 of the Revised Code, a manufacturer or wholesale distributor may engage in the following conduct, provided that the conduct does not lead to control of a permit holder by another person: (1) A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may accept from or provide to a manufacturer or whol...

...sed Code, a manufacturer, supplier, or solicitor registered pursuant to section 4303.25 of the Revised Code, or an agent or employee of a manufacturer or supplier, excluding a distributor or retail permit holder, may give merchandise or another thing of value to a personal consumer in connection with the purchase of an alcoholic beverage if both of the following apply: (1) The value of the merchandise or other thing...

...eer, regardless of the per cent of alcohol b y volume, is not intoxicating liquor for purposes of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under it.

...d in this section: (1) "Broker" and "solicitor" have the same meanings as in rules adopted by the superintendent of liquor control under section 4303.25 of the Revised Code. (2) "On-premises brand promotion" means a promotion of a brand of beer or intoxicating liquor by a distributor, manufacturer, trade marketing professional, solicitor, or broker of that brand at a retail permit premises. (3) "Product locatio...

... a glass container to which all of the following apply: (a) It has the brand name of a beer or the name of the manufacturer or supplier of the beer permanently affixed, embossed, or engraved on the container; (b) It has the brand name of the beer or the name of the manufacturer or supplier of the beer prominently displayed on the container; (c) It holds not more than twenty-four ounces of liquid. (3) "Receip...

...(A) The liquor control commission may suspend or revoke any permit issued under this chapter or Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code for the violation of any of the applicable restrictions of either chapter or of any lawful rule of the commission, for other sufficient cause, and for the following causes: (1) Conviction of the holder or the holder's agent or employee for violating division (B) of section 2907.39 of the ...

...1997, the superintendent of liquor control shall immediately and without a hearing suspend, for a period of not less than twenty-four hours nor more than seventy-two hours, any retail beer or liquor permit issued under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code and the retail sales of spirituous liquor by any state liquor store or agency for premises within any area where the director or superintendent designates t...