Alaska Statutes Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages § 04.09.490. Package store sampling endorsement

(a) A package store sampling endorsement authorizes the holder of a package store license to offer for consumption on the licensed premises at no charge a small sample of an alcoholic beverage from its inventory during the package store's stated hours of business, but not between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m.

(b) The biennial fee for a package store sampling endorsement is $200.

(c) Only the license holder or an agent or employee of the license holder may serve a sample.

(d) The holder of a package store sampling endorsement may serve a total volume of samples to a person on a licensed premises each day that does not exceed

(e) The holder of a package store sampling endorsement may not publicly advertise, including through printed news, radio, or television, sampling activities conducted under the endorsement. However, the holder of a package store sampling endorsement may notify existing customers of sampling activities, including by electronic means.

(f) A person who offers a sample of an alcoholic beverage for consumption on the licensed premises of a package store without an endorsement under this section commits the offense of unendorsed package store sampling.

(g) Unendorsed package store sampling is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.

(h) The holder of a package store sampling endorsement who fails to comply with the requirements of (a) and (c)--(e) of this section commits the offense of failure to comply with the terms of a package store sampling endorsement.

(i) Failure to comply with the terms of a package store sampling endorsement is a violation.