Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Laws and
Procedures
Nontaxpaid Alcoholic Beverage - answer✔Taxes not paid on alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverages - answer✔Any beverage 0.5% or greater ABV. Includes malts, wines, spirits
and mixed drinks.
Malt Beverage - answer✔Brewed/fermented beverages with 0.5% to 15% ABV. If over 6%, must
have label showing alcohol content.
Unfortified Wine - answer✔16% or less ABV wine. Made by fermentation of pure grapes, fruits,
berries, rice or honey; or addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original
source.
Fortified Wine - answer✔Wine between 16% and 24% ABV. Made by fermentation of pure
grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same
original source.
Good Acronym for the different types of drinks. - answer✔"AMUFS"
Alcoholic beverages: 0.5%+
Malts: 0.5%-15%, 6%+ requires label
Unfortified wine: Up to 16%
Fortified Wine: 16%-24%
Spirituous liquour i.e. "Spirits": spirits/ghosts are very mysterious; therefore, there is no given
percentage of alcohol.
Mixed Beverage - answer✔(1) A drink composed in whole or in part of spirituous liquor and
served in a quantity less than the quantity contained in a closed package. (2) A premixed
cocktail served from a closed package containing only one serving.
[Think of how mixed drinks are actually made. It's a mixture of different alcohols/flavors from
larger containers of alcohol, such as vodka or rum. Or, they also sell frozen mixed drinks in
Walmart that is premixed in a factory.]
Premises - answer✔All areas, whether inside or outside the licensed premises, where the
permittee has control of the property through a lease, deed, or other legal process.
Sale - answer✔Any transfer, trade, exchange, or barter, in any manner or by any means, for
consideration. Consideration is something of value received by a person who sells, from a
person to whom a sale is made.
Can you give alcohol to someone who is under 21? - answer✔No. It is unlawful to sell or give
alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age.
Can you give alcohol to an intoxicated person? - answer✔It is unlawful to knowingly sell or give
alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person or to someone who has been refused the right to
purchase alcohol.
Keyword: KNOWINGLY.
You work for Sheetz. Sheetz sells alcoholic beverages. A man is clearly drunk and wants to
purchase a 12 pack of beer. Can you refuse the sale of alcohol to him? - answer✔Yes. Any
employee of a permittee may refuse the sale or service of alcohol to an intoxicated person.
What law determines the purchases, possession, and consumption of malt beverages and
unfortified wines to those 21 and older? - answer✔Chapter 18B. "B" for "Beer"
If you are 21 or older, how many fortified wines and spirituous liquor ("Spirits") can you keep at
your residence? - answer✔Any amount. It is LAWFUL for any person 21 and older to possess for
lawful purposes ANY amount of fortified wine and spirituous liquor at his home or temporary
residence, such as a hotel room.
On licensed premises, what are the hours of consumption for Monday through Saturday? -
answer✔7AM-230AM.
SALES must STOP at 2AM, but consumption may continue on the premises until 230AM.
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