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Alcohol Beverage Control history
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1869 - The Army openly sold confiscated liquor in Sitka.
In 1899, America's first liquor license is created.
The first one is thought to originate from California in 1933.
In 1933, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. commissioned a study to help map a path forward following the repeal of Federal prohibition.
The first alcoholic beverage regulations are adopted in 1934 subject to approval of the United States Congress.
In 1955, an amendment to the State Constitution became effective removing the duty of regulating the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages from the State Board of Equalization and placing it in the new Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The First Alaska State Legislature creates the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, on May 27, 1959 Governor Hugh Wade appointed the three members of the board, director and secretary of the board/liquor license clerk.
May 4, 1972 The term 'grocery store' is redefined, allowing gasoline stations selling a few grocery items to also sell beer for off-premises consumption.
1, 1972). Dram shop liability insurance becomes a precondition to the issuance of on-premises retail liquor licenses and beer permits.
1973 Press Release Summary Sunday sales privilege was proposed at 15%(Senate) and 20%(House) of current license, bars could not get a Sunday sales privilege, there was a food service requirement and 50% of sales needed to be goods/services other than alcohol.
The Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974 created the Department of Public Safety, changed the Department of Liquor Control to the Division of Liquor Control, and made the Division of Liquor Control a division of the Department of Public Safety.
The result was an expansion of the areas where the manufacture, distribution and retail sale of alcohol beverages was legal.In 1976, Minnesota government was restructured, resulting in the Liquor Control Department being merged into the Department of Public Safety.
May 1, 1979 Under a bottle deposit law, the Department begins collecting a 5-cent deposit on each bottle of liquor and wine sold to the general public.
7, 1980 with the successful bidder submitting an interest rate of 6.25% on the $4 million sale.
1981 Press Release Summary January 11, 1981 — August 1, 1981 Pickett Brewing Company in Dubuque was the only beer maker in Iowa.
1981 Iowa Code is amended to allow an Iowa brewer to obtain a single class “B” beer permit at its manufacturing location.
July 1, 1984 The Iowa Legislature appropriates funds for 'not less than six new mini stores.' Mini liquor stores are established in Johnston, southwest Des Moines, Pleasant Hill, Altoona, Eldridge and northwest Davenport, bringing the total number of stores to 220.
1985 Iowa's monopoly of the wholesale and retail sale of wine is ended.
The 10% occupational tax had been paid on liquor purchased in licensed establishments. (15% licensee tax repealed July 1, 1986.)
July 1, 1986 Iowa's legal drinking age is raised to 21 years.
1986 The Iowa Wine and Beer Promotion Board was created in 1986 for the purpose of promoting Iowa-made wine and beer.
March 1, 1987 221 state retail liquor stores close as 256 licensed private liquor outlets are established in the same market areas.
July 1, 1988 A $300 civil penalty replaces the 14-day suspension, which is imposed for a conviction of Iowa Code Section 123.49(2)(h) - selling, giving or otherwise supplying an alcoholic beverage or beer to a person under the legal-drinking age.
July 1, 1990 New five-day class "C" and special class "C" liquor licenses and class "B" beer permits are created for festivals, fairs and celebrations 'sponsored or authorized' by a local authority.
July 1, 1991 On-premises class "A," "B" and "C" liquor licensees are allowed to purchase limited quantities of wine (up to one case per wine brand within a 24-hour period) from off-premises class "E" liquor licensees that also hold an off-premises class "B" wine permit.
July 1, 1993 The Division's three-member hearing board is disbanded and a new appeal process is established.
May 29, 1998 Iowa Code Section 123.49 (2)(h) is amended to change sales-to-minors violations from a serious misdemeanor to a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled violation of $100 under section 805.8 as opposed to the previous fine of $500.
July 1, 2001 The Division releases initial I-PLEDGE statistics.
June 30, 2009 The Division transferred over $100 million to the General Fund for the first time in a single fiscal year.
January 1, 2011 The delivery of alcoholic beverages by licensees and permittees is codified.
July 1, 2013 Licensees are allowed to purchase a dram shop insurance policy written on an aggregate limit basis that meets the minimum coverage requirements as determined by the Division.
Beginning July 1, 2015, any new licensee was required to order electronically.
2015 Retailers with class “C” permits are allowed to fill, refill and sell beer ‘growlers’ of craft beer to go.
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