Connecticut § 30-35a Nonprofit theater permit.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 30-35a — Nonprofit theater permit.

Connecticut § 30-35a

Title 30Intoxicating Liquors

Ch. 545Liquor Control Act

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-35a (2026).

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(a)A nonprofit theater permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by a nonprofit theater to be consumed on its premises by patrons on any day on which a performance is given and twelve other days per year; provided the proceeds derived from such sales, except for reasonable operating costs, shall be used in furtherance of the charitable, literary and educational activities of such theater. The annual fee for a nonprofit theater permit shall be two hundred fifty dollars.

(b)“Nonprofit theater” means an organization organized for nonprofit, charitable, literary and educational purposes to which has been issued a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service classifying it as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which carries on a program of

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(a) A nonprofit theater permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by a nonprofit theater to be consumed on its premises by patrons on any day on which a performance is given and twelve other days per year; provided the proceeds derived from such sales, except for reasonable operating costs, shall be used in furtherance of the charitable, literary and educational activities of such theater. The annual fee for a nonprofit theater permit shall be two hundred fifty dollars. (b) “Nonprofit theater” means an organization organized for nonprofit, charitable, literary and educational purposes to which has been issued a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service classifying it as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which carries on a program of performing arts for the general public at a theater located on its premises.

Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 725, S. 3; P.A. 93-139, S. 36; P.A. 99-54; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 355.) History: P.A. 93-139 added the annual fee for a nonprofit theater permit and added the definition of “nonprofit theater” as Subsec. (b); P.A. 99-54 allowed nonprofit theater permits to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on premises on 12 additional days per year; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee in Subsec. (a) from $200 to $250.