Colorado § 44-3-909 - Colorado state fair - common consumption area - national western center - consumption on premises.
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§ 44-3-909. Colorado state fair - common consumption area - national western center - consumption on premises.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 3, a person who purchases an alcohol beverage for consumption from a vendor licensed under this article 3 that is either attached to a common consumption area or licensed for the fairgrounds of the Colorado state fair authority may leave the licensed premises with the alcohol beverage and possess and consume the alcohol beverage at any place within the common consumption area or fairgrounds if the person does not remove the alcohol beverage from the common consumption area or fairgrounds. This subsection (1) does not authorize a person to bring into the common consumption area or fairgrounds an alcohol beverage purchased outside of the common consumption area or fairgrounds.
(2) When and where specifically authorized by an ordinance adopted by the city and county of Denver and notwithstanding any other provision of this article 3, a person who purchases an alcohol beverage for consumption from a vendor licensed under this article 3 for the national western center may leave the licensed premises with the alcohol beverage and possess and consume the alcohol beverage at any place within the national western center if the person does not remove the alcohol beverage from the national western center. This subsection (2) does not authorize a person to bring into the national western center an alcohol beverage purchased outside the national western center.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 1065, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-200), ch. 307, p. 2798, § 2, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-47-908 as it existed prior to 2018.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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