C.R.S. Section 44-3-910
Common consumption areas


(1)

A promotional association or attached licensed premises shall not:

(a)

Employ a person to serve alcohol beverages or provide security within the common consumption area unless the server has completed the server and seller training program established by the director of the liquor enforcement division of the department;

(b)

Sell or provide an alcohol beverage to a customer for consumption within the common consumption area but not within the licensed premises in a container that is larger than sixteen ounces;

(c)

Sell or provide an alcohol beverage to a customer for consumption within the common consumption area but not within the licensed premises unless the container is disposable and contains the name of the vendor in at least twenty-four-point font;

(d)

Permit customers to leave the licensed premises with an alcohol beverage unless the beverage container complies with subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c) of this section;

(e)

Operate the common consumption area during hours the licensed premises cannot sell alcohol under this article 3 or the limitations imposed by the local licensing authority;

(f)

Operate the common consumption area in an area that exceeds the maximum authorized by this article 3 or by the local licensing authority;

(g)

Sell, serve, dispose of, exchange, or deliver, or permit the sale, serving, giving, or procuring of, an alcohol beverage to a visibly intoxicated person or to a known habitual drunkard;

(h)

Sell, serve, dispose of, exchange, or deliver, or permit the sale, serving, or giving of an alcohol beverage to a person under twenty-one years of age; or

(i)

Permit a visibly intoxicated person to loiter within the common consumption area.

(2)

The promotional association shall promptly remove all alcohol beverages from the common consumption area at the end of the hours of operation.

(3)

A person shall not consume an alcohol beverage within the common consumption area unless it was purchased from an attached, licensed premises.

(4)

This section does not apply to a special event permit issued under article 5 of this title 44 or the holder thereof unless the permit holder desires to use an existing common consumption area and agrees in writing to the requirements of this article 3 and the local licensing authority concerning the common consumption area.

Source: Section 44-3-910 — Common consumption areas, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

44‑3‑101
Short title
44‑3‑102
Legislative declaration
44‑3‑103
Definitions
44‑3‑104
Wine shipments - permits
44‑3‑105
Local option
44‑3‑106
Exemptions
44‑3‑107
Permitted acts - auctions at special events - definition
44‑3‑201
State licensing authority - creation
44‑3‑202
Duties of state licensing authority
44‑3‑203
Performance of duties
44‑3‑301
Licensing in general
44‑3‑302
License renewal - rules
44‑3‑303
Transfer of ownership and temporary permits
44‑3‑304
State licensing authority - application and issuance procedures - definitions - rules
44‑3‑305
Denial of application
44‑3‑306
Inactive licenses
44‑3‑307
Persons prohibited as licensees - definition
44‑3‑308
Unlawful financial assistance
44‑3‑309
Local licensing authority - applications - optional premises licenses
44‑3‑310
Optional premises license - local option
44‑3‑311
Public notice - posting and publication - definition
44‑3‑312
Results of investigation - decision of authorities
44‑3‑313
Restrictions for applications for new license
44‑3‑401
Classes of licenses and permits - rules
44‑3‑402
Manufacturer’s license
44‑3‑403
Limited winery license - rules
44‑3‑404
Festival permit - rules
44‑3‑405
Importer’s license
44‑3‑406
Nonresident manufacturers and importers of malt liquor
44‑3‑407
Wholesaler’s license - discrimination in wholesale sales prohibited
44‑3‑408
Termination of wholesalers - remedies - definitions
44‑3‑409
Retail liquor store license - rules
44‑3‑410
Liquor-licensed drugstore license - multiple licenses permitted - requirements - rules
44‑3‑411
Beer and wine license
44‑3‑412
Bed and breakfast permit
44‑3‑413
Hotel and restaurant license - definitions - rules
44‑3‑414
Tavern license
44‑3‑415
Optional premises license
44‑3‑416
Retail gaming tavern license
44‑3‑417
Brew pub license - definitions
44‑3‑418
Club license - legislative declaration
44‑3‑419
Arts license - definition
44‑3‑420
Racetrack license
44‑3‑421
Public transportation system license
44‑3‑422
Vintner’s restaurant license
44‑3‑423
Removal of vinous liquor from licensed premises
44‑3‑424
Retail establishment permit - definitions
44‑3‑425
Wine packaging permit - limitations - rules
44‑3‑426
Distillery pub license - legislative declaration - definition
44‑3‑427
Liquor-licensed drugstore manager’s permit
44‑3‑428
Lodging and entertainment license
44‑3‑429
Purchasing alcohol from a surrendered license of common ownership - definition
44‑3‑501
State fees - rules
44‑3‑502
Fees and taxes - allocation
44‑3‑503
Excise tax - records - rules - definition
44‑3‑504
Lien to secure payment of taxes - exemptions - recovery
44‑3‑505
Local license fees
44‑3‑601
Suspension - revocation - fines - rules
44‑3‑701
Inspection procedures
44‑3‑801
Civil liability - legislative declaration - definitions
44‑3‑802
Judicial review
44‑3‑901
Unlawful acts - exceptions - definitions
44‑3‑902
Testing for intoxication by law enforcement officers - when prohibited
44‑3‑903
Alcohol-without-liquid devices - legislative declaration - definition - unlawful acts
44‑3‑904
Violations - penalties
44‑3‑905
Duties of inspectors and police officers
44‑3‑906
Warrants - searches and seizures
44‑3‑907
Return on warrant - sale of liquor seized
44‑3‑908
Loss of property rights
44‑3‑909
Colorado state fair - common consumption area - national western center - consumption on premises
44‑3‑910
Common consumption areas
44‑3‑911
Takeout and delivery of alcohol beverages - permit - on-premises consumption licenses - requirements and limitations - rules - definition - repeal
44‑3‑912
Communal outdoor dining areas - permit required - rules
44‑3‑1001
Short title
44‑3‑1002
Responsible vendors - standards
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