Connecticut General Statutes Title 30. Intoxicating Liquors § 30-14a. Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises

(b)(1) The Department of Consumer Protection may (A) refuse to accept any incomplete application for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20, or (B) establish a deadline by which an applicant for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20 shall open to the public for continuous operation.

(2) If an applicant for a package store permit under subsection (b) of section 30-20 fails to open to the public for continuous operation on or before the deadline established by the Department of Consumer Protection under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may deem such applicant's application to have been withdrawn and expired for the purpose of preventing placeholding. For the purposes of this subdivision, “placeholding” means (A) applying for the last available package store permit in a town, and (B) failing to open to the public for continuous operation on or before the deadline established by the department under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.