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...Each member of the liquor control commission shall devote the member's entire time to the duties of office and shall hold no other office of trust or profit. No member of the commission, nor the superintendent of liquor control, nor any of the employees of the commission or of the division of liquor control, shall have any direct financial interest in, or any interest otherwise prohibited by Chapter 102. or sec...

...Each member of the liquor control commission shall give bond to the state in the amount of ten thousand dollars, and the superintendent of liquor control shall give bond to the state in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars conditioned according to law with surety to the approval of the governor. Such bond shall be filed and kept in the office of the secretary of state. The commission may require any emplo...

...ll of the following: (1) Control the traffic in beer and intoxicating liquor in this state, including the manufacture, importation, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquor; (2) Grant or refuse permits for the manufacture, distribution, transportation, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquor and the sale of alcohol, as authorized or required by this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. A certificate,...

...The superintendent of liquor control may adopt and promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend, in the manner required by this section, rules, standards, requirements, and orders necessary to carry out the following: (A) Rules and regulations governing the management of the state liquor stores and the manner of conducting them; (B) Standards, not in conflict with those prescribed by any law of this state or the United...

...(A) The superintendent of liquor control shall collect the tax levied under section 307.697 or 4301.424 of the Revised Code on sales of spirituous liquor sold to liquor permit holders for resale, and sold at retail by the division of liquor control, in the county in which the tax is levied, and shall deposit the tax into the state treasury to the credit of the liquor control fund created by section 4301.12 of the Rev...

... entered 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 l...

...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. 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 JobsOhio dur...

...(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...

...rdinary 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 e...

... issued by the superintendent of liquor control in pursuance of section 4301.14 of the Revised Code.

...hall 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 ...

...as the 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 b...

...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 that allows the person to determine, by tasting only, the quality and character of the b...

...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 or from a state liquor store or agency store. 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 of spirituous liquor by...

...re prescribed by the division of liquor control; (C) The manufacture of cider from fruit for the purpose of making vinegar, and nonintoxicating cider and fruit juices for use and sale; (D) A licensed physician or dentist from administering or dispensing intoxicating liquor or alcohol to a patient in good faith in the actual course of the practice of the physician's or dentist's profession; (E) The sale of alcoh...

...rovide notice to the division of liquor control and the investigative unit of the department of public safety not later than ten days prior to the date of the event. (F) A person described under division (E) of this section who is hosting an event shall not do any of the following: (1) Sell any homemade beer or wine. (2) Unless the person is the homebrewer of the homemade beer or wine, acquire an ownership inte...

... a key, magnetic card, or other similar device necessary to obtain access to the contents of a controlled access alcohol and beverage cabinet in that guestroom. (2) The hotel shall comply with section 4301.22 of the Revised Code in connection with the handling, restocking, and replenishing of the beer and intoxicating liquor in the controlled access alcohol and beverage cabinet. (3) The hotel shall replenish or res...

... regulate the size and character of the devices provided for in this section. (G) The sale of gift certificates for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages shall be permitted for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for on- or off-premises consumption. Limitations on the use of a gift certificate for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for on- or off-premises consumption may be expressed...

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

...Notwithstanding section 4303.06 of the Revised Code, each manufacturer and supplier of beer shall assign to each of the manufacturer's or supplier's B-1 distributors a sales area or territory 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 ma...

...vided 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 wholesale distributor travel, lodging, food, and beverages. (2) A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may provide to a retail permit holder or the permit holder's employees or agents food, beverages, and recreational activities under eith...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 4303. of the Revised 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 bever...

...Beer, 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.