§ 311.010 Title of law
§ 311.015 Purpose clause
§ 311.020 Definition of intoxicating liquor
§ 311.025 Missouri bourbon and Missouri bourbon whiskey labels, use of name, criteria
§ 311.028 Ozark Highlands spirits, qualification as, requirements — Single Malt, ..
§ 311.030 Definition of person
§ 311.040 Application of law
§ 311.050 License required
§ 311.055 License to manufacture not required, personal or family use — limitation — ..
§ 311.060 Qualifications for licenses — resident corporation and financial interest ..
§ 311.061 Stock ownership not deemed financial interest, when
§ 311.070 Financial interest in retail businesses by certain licensees prohibited, ..
§ 311.071 Special events, not-for-profit organizations, contributions of money ..
§ 311.075 Financial interests in distillery in close proximity to a recreational resort
§ 311.080 Sale of liquor prohibited near schools and churches, exceptions
§ 311.082 Labeling of kegs sold at retail for off-premise consumption, procedures
§ 311.085 License for sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink in unincorporated ..
§ 311.086 Portable bars, entertainment district special license — definitions — ..
§ 311.088 Special permit for sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink from 6 a.m. to ..
§ 311.089 Sunday liquor sales by the drink, permitted when (St. Louis City, Kansas City)
§ 311.090 Sale of liquor by the drink, cities, requirements
§ 311.091 Boat or vessel, liquor sale by drink, requirements, fee
§ 311.092 Liquor by the drink on vessels regularly moored in city of St. Louis
§ 311.095 Resorts, seasonal resort restaurants, restaurants, sale of liquor by the ..
§ 311.096 Common eating and drinking area, defined — licenses for sale of liquor by ..
§ 311.099 Controlled access liquor cabinet system for qualified establishments — ..
§ 311.100 Sale by drink defined
§ 311.101 Unfinished bottles of wine may be carried out of a restaurant bar, when — ..
§ 311.110 Election to determine whether liquor may be sold by drink — procedure
§ 311.130 Form of ballot
§ 311.140 Result of election — favorable vote
§ 311.150 Result of election — unfavorable vote
§ 311.160 Question may be resubmitted, when — manner
§ 311.170 Local option provisions applicable only to sales for consumption on premises
§ 311.174 Convention trade area, Kansas City, North Kansas City, Jackson County, ..
§ 311.176 Convention trade area, St. Louis City, liquor sale by drink, extended hours ..
§ 311.178 Convention trade area, St. Louis County, liquor sale by drink, extended ..
§ 311.179 St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Kansas City International ..
§ 311.180 Manufacturers, wholesalers, solicitors — license fees — wholesalers, sale ..
§ 311.181 Wholesaler’s license to sell malt liquor, geographical area limitation — ..
§ 311.182 Exclusive areas for wholesales — violation of area limitations by ..
§ 311.185 Shipments of alcohol to residents permitted, when
§ 311.190 Wine or brandy manufacturer’s license, fee — use of materials produced ..
§ 311.191 Vintage wine, definition — sale of vintage wine through auction, authorized ..
§ 311.192 Wine manufacturer defined
§ 311.193 Vintage wine, municipalities may sell by sealed bids — issuance of license, ..
§ 311.195 Microbrewery, defined — license, fee — retail license allowed, procedure — ..
§ 311.196 Consumption off the premises, sale of beer permitted for restaurant bar ..
§ 311.197 Samples, furnishing and acceptance of, when
§ 311.198 Portable refrigeration units, lease to retail licensee, when — requirements ..
§ 311.200 Licenses — retail liquor dealers — fees — applications
§ 311.201 Draft beer, sale of 32 to 128 fluid ounces dispensed on premises for ..
§ 311.202 Sale of retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers ..
§ 311.205 Self-dispensing of beer permitted, when
§ 311.210 Application — remittance, made to whom, powers of supervisor
§ 311.211 Fishing skills contest, ticket sales to participants on premises not ground ..
§ 311.212 Licenses, suspension or revocation of, violations occurring more than three ..
§ 311.218 Fourth of July celebrations, temporary permits for wine and malt liquor for ..
§ 311.220 Counties and cities may charge for licenses — amount — display of license
§ 311.230 Application for license to manufacture or sell made to supervisor
§ 311.240 Period of license — federal license required — contents of license — renewals
§ 311.250 Licenses nontransferable — exceptions
§ 311.260 More than five licenses by any one person prohibited, exception
§ 311.265 Retailer going out of business in debt to wholesaler, procedure — new ..
§ 311.270 License for sale of malt liquor only — certain restrictions — penalty for ..
§ 311.275 Wholesale-solicitors registration required — primary American source of ..
§ 311.280 Unlawful for licensed retailer to purchase from other than licensed ..
§ 311.290 Time fixed for opening and closing premises — closed place defined — penalty
§ 311.293 Sunday sales, package liquor licensee allowed, hours, fee — city or county ..
§ 311.294 Wine and malt beverages, permit to allow tasting on premises — limitations
§ 311.297 Alcohol samples for tasting on and off licensed retail premises, when
§ 311.298 Certain holidays, sale by the drink on Sunday allowed
§ 311.299 Warning sign displayed, liquor licenses — violations
§ 311.300 Persons eighteen years of age or older may sell or handle intoxicating ..
§ 311.310 Sale to minor — certain other persons, misdemeanor — exceptions — ..
§ 311.315 Manufacturing a false identification, offense of — penalty
§ 311.320 Misrepresentation of age by minor to obtain liquor — use of altered ..
§ 311.325 Purchase or possession by minor, penalty — container need not be opened and ..
§ 311.326 Expungement of record permitted, when
§ 311.328 Identification, acceptable forms
§ 311.329 Reproduction or alteration of identification card, penalty
§ 311.330 Unauthorized liquors prohibited on premises licensed for sale by drink, ..
§ 311.332 Wholesale price regulation, discrimination prohibited — delivery to certain ..
§ 311.333 Wholesalers, returns of alcoholic beverages to, supervisor to regulate — ..
§ 311.335 Liquor sales by wholesalers, delivery price — delayed shipment — sale of ..
§ 311.338 Violation of wholesale price regulations, misdemeanor — suspension of license
§ 311.340 Mixing liquor with drugs prohibited
§ 311.355 Manufacturer rebate coupons by wholesalers, regulation of
§ 311.360 Misrepresentation of brand of liquor unlawful, penalty — exceptions
§ 311.370 Liquor in storage — report to supervisor, when — contents of report
§ 311.373 Beer required to be in possession of licensed wholesaler prior to sale at ..
§ 311.380 Warehouse receipts — unlawful to sell or give away — penalty
§ 311.390 Duty of carriers to furnish certain information — penalty for failure — ..
§ 311.400 Unclaimed shipments of liquor may be sold
§ 311.401 Repossessed liquor, sale by lending institution, when — no license required
§ 311.410 Transportation of intoxicating liquor into or through state, when permitted
§ 311.420 Transporter’s license — fee — bond — qualifications — certain carriers exempt
§ 311.430 Revocation of transporter’s license
§ 311.440 Transporter’s license to be exhibited to officers, when
§ 311.450 Bill of lading to accompany transported alcoholic liquors — contents — ..
§ 311.460 Violation of sections 311.410 to 311.450, penalty
§ 311.480 Eating places, drinking of intoxicating liquor on premises, license ..
§ 311.482 Temporary permit for sale by drink may be issued to certain organizations, ..
§ 311.483 Festivals, temporary permit to sell liquor by the drink, procedure
§ 311.485 Temporary location for liquor by the drink, caterers — permit and fee ..
§ 311.486 Special license, drink at retail for consumption on the premises, when — ..
§ 311.487 Annual license for beer and wine sales at state fair, issued when, fee — ..
§ 311.490 Ingredients of beer — intoxicating malt liquor
§ 311.500 Inspection of breweries — by whom
§ 311.510 Inspection of malt liquors — duty of supervisor — product samples not ..
§ 311.520 Fee for inspecting and gauging malt liquors
§ 311.530 Inspection of beer — exported out of state
§ 311.540 Liquor inspection, labeling and gauging — requirements
§ 311.550 Additional revenue charges — fines and penalties
§ 311.553 Monthly returns and payment of additional charges required — failure to ..
§ 311.554 Privilege of selling wine, additional revenue charges — purpose — Missouri ..
§ 311.555 Bond — failure to file — forfeiture
§ 311.557 License, revocation
§ 311.561 Charges, how paid and collected
§ 311.580 Possession of illegal or untaxed liquor prohibited — manufacturers, ..
§ 311.600 Unlawful to sell unlabeled liquor — penalty
§ 311.610 Supervisor of liquor control — appointment, bond, duties, assistants — ..
§ 311.615 Division of liquor control established, duties
§ 311.620 Qualification and requirements of agent, assistant, deputy, or inspector
§ 311.630 Peace officers — authorized to make arrests for certain violations — method ..
§ 311.640 Supervisor — employees not permitted to have interest in liquor business
§ 311.650 Offices of supervisor
§ 311.660 Powers of supervisor — regulations — subpoenas
§ 311.665 Sales and use tax must be paid to renew license — statement required
§ 311.670 Failure of supervisor and employees to perform duties
§ 311.680 Disorderly place, warning, probation, suspension or revocation of license, ..
§ 311.685 Civil actions permitted, when
§ 311.691 Review by administrative hearing commission
§ 311.710 Additional complaints — by whom made — procedure
§ 311.720 License automatically revoked upon conviction — exceptions
§ 311.722 Alcohol and tobacco control, minors not to be used in enforcement, ..
§ 311.730 Fees paid into general revenue fund and division of alcohol and tobacco ..
§ 311.735 Division of alcohol and tobacco control fund created, use of moneys
§ 311.740 Maintaining public nuisance — penalty
§ 311.750 Action to enjoin nuisance — procedure
§ 311.760 Penalty for violation of terms of injunction
§ 311.770 Duty of prosecuting attorney — failure to perform
§ 311.780 List of complaints, revocations, suspensions to prosecuting attorneys — ..
§ 311.790 Prosecution of violations, by whom — fees and expenses
§ 311.800 Attorney general may direct prosecuting attorneys to conduct prosecutions
§ 311.810 Search warrants, how issued — search and seizure — procedure — arrests — ..
§ 311.820 Search of vehicles for contraband liquor — use of evidence found
§ 311.830 Transported liquor and vehicle to be seized as contraband, when
§ 311.840 Action to forfeit seized liquor as contraband — notice — intervention — ..
§ 311.850 Action to replevin seized liquor, limitations, procedure — damages — ..
§ 311.860 Fees and mileage of officers executing search warrants
§ 311.868 Fines for violations by manufacturers and distillers to supersede other ..
§ 311.870 Execution on default by corporation in payment of fine
§ 311.880 Violation a misdemeanor — penalty
§ 311.915 Special permit for festivals — limit on shipment in state — excise taxes — ..
§ 311.950 Entertainment facilities, purchase through mobile applications — ..

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 311 - Liquor Control Law

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • financial interest: as used in this chapter is defined to mean all interest, legal or beneficial, direct or indirect, in the capital devoted to the licensed enterprise and all such interest in the net profits of the enterprise, after the payment of reasonable and necessary operating business expenses and taxes, including interest in dividends, preferred dividends, interest and profits, directly or indirectly paid as compensation for, or in consideration of interest in, or for use of, the capital devoted to the enterprise, or for property or money advanced, loaned or otherwise made available to the enterprise, except by way of ordinary commercial credit or bona fide bank credit not in excess of credit customarily granted by banking institutions, whether paid as dividends, interest or profits, or in the guise of royalties, commissions, salaries, or any other form whatsoever. See Missouri Laws 311.060
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: if used in a section in a context relating to property rights or obligations, means conservator of the estate as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • In vacation: includes any adjournment of court for more than one day whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a court, or judge thereof in vacation, or whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a clerk of any court in vacation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • intoxicating liquor: as used in this chapter shall mean and include alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, or fermented, and all preparations or mixtures for beverage purposes, containing in excess of one-half of one percent by volume. See Missouri Laws 311.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: as used in this chapter shall mean and include any individual, association, joint stock company, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, conservator, or other officer appointed by any state or federal court. See Missouri Laws 311.030
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • voter: is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter. See Missouri Laws 1.035
  • wine manufacturer: as used in this chapter shall mean any person, partnership, association of persons, or corporation who has procured a license under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 311. See Missouri Laws 311.192
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.