Ohio § 4301.22

§ 4301.22.

Sales of beer and intoxicating liquor under all classes of permits and from state

liquor stores are subject to the following restrictions, in addition to those imposed

by the rules or orders of the division of liquor control: (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no beer or intoxicating liquor shall

be sold to any person under twenty-one years of age. (2) No low-alcohol beverage shall be sold to any person under eighteen years of age.  No permit issued by the division shall be suspended, revoked, or canceled because

of a violation of division (A)(2) of this section. (3) Except as provided in division (A)(4) of this section, all of the following apply

to the handling, serving, and selling of beer and intoxicating liquor by a person

employed by a permit holder: (a) No person under nineteen years of age shall sell beer across a bar. (b) No person under twenty-one years of age shall sell wine, mixed beverages, or spirituous

liquor across a bar. (c) No person under eighteen years of age shall otherwise handle, serve, or sell beer

or intoxicating liquor. (4) Any person employed by a permit holder may handle beer or intoxicating liquor in

sealed containers in connection with manufacturing, storage, warehousing, placement,

stocking, bagging, loading, or unloading, and may handle beer or intoxicating liquor

in open containers in connection with cleaning tables or handling empty bottles or

glasses. (B) No permit holder and no agent or employee of a permit holder shall sell or furnish

beer or intoxicating liquor to an intoxicated person. (C) No sales of intoxicating liquor shall be made after two-thirty a.m. on Sunday except

under either of the following circumstances: (1) Intoxicating liquor may be sold on Sunday under authority of a permit that authorizes

Sunday sale. (2) Spirituous liquor may be sold on Sunday by any person awarded an agency contract

under section 4301.17 of the Revised Code if the sale of spirituous liquor is authorized in the applicable precinct as the

result of an election on question (B)(1) or (2) of section 4301.351 of the Revised Code and if the agency contract authorizes the sale of spirituous liquor on Sunday. This section does not prevent a municipal corporation from adopting a closing hour

for the sale of intoxicating liquor earlier than two-thirty a.m. on Sunday or to provide

that no intoxicating liquor may be sold prior to that hour on Sunday. (D) No holder of a permit shall give away any beer or intoxicating liquor of any kind

at any time in connection with the permit holder's business.  However, with the exception of an A-1-A permit holder that also has been issued

an A-2 or A-2f permit, an A-1-A, A-1c, or D permit holder may provide to a paying

customer not more than a total of four tasting samples of beer, wine, or spirituous

liquor, as authorized by the applicable permit, in any twenty-four-hour period.  The permit holder shall provide the tasting samples free of charge, at the permit

holder's expense, only to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older.  The person shall consume the tasting samples on the premises of the permit holder.  A distributor is not responsible for the costs of providing tasting samples authorized

under division (D) of this section. As used in division (D) of this section: (1) “ Tasting sample ” means one of the following, as applicable: (a) An amount not to exceed two ounces of beer; (b) An amount not to exceed two ounces of wine; (c) An amount not to exceed a quarter ounce of spirituous liquor. (2) “ D permit holder ” means a person that has been issued a D-1, D-2, D-2x, D-3, D-3a, D-3x, D-4, D-5,

D-5a, D-5c, D-5d, D-5e, D-5f, D-5g, D-5h, D-5i, D-5j, D-5k, D-5l, D-5m, D-5n, D-5o,

D-6, or D-7 permit. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no retail permit holder shall display

or permit the display on the outside of any licensed retail premises, or on any lot

of ground on which the licensed premises are situated, or on the exterior of any building

of which the licensed premises are a part, any sign, illustration, or advertisement

bearing the name, brand name, trade name, trade-mark, designation, or other emblem

of or indicating the manufacturer, producer, distributor, place of manufacture, production,

or distribution of any beer or intoxicating liquor.  Signs, illustrations, or advertisements bearing the name, brand name, trade name,

trade-mark, designation, or other emblem of or indicating the manufacturer, producer,

distributor, place of manufacture, production, or distribution of beer or intoxicating

liquor may be displayed and permitted to be displayed on the interior or in the show

windows of any licensed premises, if the particular brand or type of product so advertised

is actually available for sale on the premises at the time of that display.  The liquor control commission shall determine by rule the size and character of

those signs, illustrations, or advertisements. (F) No retail permit holder shall possess on the licensed premises any barrel or other

container from which beer is drawn, unless there is attached to the spigot or other

dispensing apparatus the name of the manufacturer of the product contained in the

barrel or other container, provided that, if the beer is served at a bar, the manufacturer's

name or brand shall appear in full view of the purchaser.  The commission shall regulate the size and character of the devices provided for

in this section. (G) The sale of gift certificates for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages

shall be permitted for the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages for on- or off-premises

consumption.  Limitations on the use of a gift certificate for the purchase of beer, wine, or

mixed beverages for on- or off-premises consumption may be expressed by clearly stamping

or typing on the face of the certificate that the certificate may not be used for

the purchase of beer, wine, or mixed beverages.