4301:1-1-50 Limitations on happy hours and similar retail price reductions.

 

 

 

4301:1-1-50                 Limitations on happy hours and similar retail price reductions.

 

 

 

(A)  No liquor permit holder, and no agent or employee of a liquor permit holder, shall:

 

(1)  Offer to sell, furnish, or deliver to any person or group of persons:

 

(a)   Two or more servings of any an alcoholic beverage upon the placing of an order for an individual drink serving of any an alcoholic beverage;

 

(b)    An unlimited number of servings of alcoholic beverages during any set period of time for a fixed price;

 

(c)   Any alcoholic beverage after nine p.m. at a price less than that charged to other patrons the regularly-charged price, as established by the schedule of prices required in paragraph (B) of this rule.

 

(2)    Encourage or permit allow any game or contest that involves the drinking of alcoholic beverages or the awarding of alcoholic beverages as a prize.

 

(3)    Increase the volume of alcoholic beverages contained in a serving without increasing proportionately the price charged for such serving.

 

(B)   All permit holders authorized to sell for on-premises consumption shall maintain on their permit premises a schedule of prices for all drinks of alcoholic beverages to be served sold, furnished, delivered, or consumed thereon. Scheduled prices shall be effective for not less than one calendar month, dating from twelve p.m. on the first day of each month. Prior to nine p.m., permit holders may sell, furnish, or deliver, or allow the consumption of any of these alcoholic beverages beverage at a lower price less than the regularly-charged price, as established by the aforementioned schedule of prices. Permit holders who do so may designate this time as during happy hour periods. After nine p.m., no permit holder shall offer to sell, furnish, or deliver to any person any alcoholic beverages at a price less than the regularly-charged price, as established by the aforementioned schedule of prices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4301:1-1-50                                                                                                                           2

Effective:                                                     08/08/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         05/18/2005 and 06/30/2010

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

07/26/2005

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           ORC 4301.03

Rule Amplifies:                                  ORC 4301.03, 4301.22, 4303.13 through 4303.20

Prior Effective Dates:                         9/20/84, 4/15/88, 4/6/01